1914 in Russia

none 1914 Events from the year 1914 in Russia. Incumbents Monarch – Nicholas II Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Vladimir Kokovtsov (until 12 February), Ivan Goremykin (starting 12 February) Events April 2025 8 April–9 May - St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournament 10 May - opening of Yevpatoria tram ru Евпаторийский трамвай 29 June - world's first high-speed long-range flight of a heavy aircraft Ilya Muromets started, on the route Saint Petersburg - Orsha - Kopys - Kiev - Saint Petersburg 8 July - Government suppression of striking oil workers in Baku triggers a short but intensive wave of strikes in St Petersburg, lasting almost a week. 28 July - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. World War I begins 29 July - In connection with the difficult international situation, Russia begins mobilization in the areas bordering Austria-Hungary. General mobilization is announced the next day. Emperor Nicholas II of Russia sent a telegram to Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II with a proposal to "transfer the Austria/Serbia question to the Hague Conference." The Kaiser did not reply to this telegram. 30 July - Prince Georgy Lvov creates the All-Russian Zemstvo Union for the Relief of Sick and Wounded Soldiers. 1 August - German Empire declares war on Russia 6 August - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia 10 August - Austria-Hungary invades RussiaTimeline (1914 - 1921) A World at War Articles and Essays Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 Digital Collections Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/stars-and-stripes/articles-and-essays/a-world-at-war/timeline-1914-1921/ 2024-09-04 Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA 17 August - The Battle of Tannenberg ends 18 August - St Petersburg is renamed Petrograd 26–30 August - Battle of Tannenberg: German victory 29 August - Abschwangen massacre 31 August - Emperor Nicholas II renamed St. Petersburg to Petrograd as a response to the rise of anti-German sentiment. 1 September - The Battle of the Masurian Lakes ends 3 September - the Southern Russian Army captured Lemberg, the capital of GalaciaGlossary of Events: WWI: Russia https://www.marxists.org/glossary/events/w/ww1/russia.htm 2024-09-04 www.marxists.org 9 September - Allied forces halt German advance into France during First Battle of the Marne. 22 October - The five Bolshevik deputies in the Duma are arrested. They are put on trial in February 1915 and all are sentenced to exile in Siberia.alphahis 2019-02-04 Russian Revolution timeline 1914-16 https://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/russian-revolution-timeline-1914-1916/ 2024-09-03 Russian Revolution en-AU 1 November - Russia declares war on Ottoman Turkey 25 December - Battle of Ardahan begins Births thumb|100px|Paul March 6 – Kirill Kondrashin, Russian conductor (d. 1981)Daniel Jaffé Historical Dictionary of Russian Music https://books.google.com/books?id=65ZrAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 8 March 2012 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-7980-5 183 April 14, 2021 December 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231207131554/https://books.google.com/books?id=65ZrAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA183#v=onepage&q&f=false live March 16 – Arkady Chernyshev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992)Anatoly Tarasov Tarasov: The Father of Russian Hockey : Hockey's Rise to International Prominence Through the Eyes of a Coaching Legend https://books.google.com/books?id=a9LZAAAAMAAJ 1997 Griffin Publishing Group 978-1-882180-74-5 165 15 June - Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the CPSU (1982–84), Chairman of the KGB (1967–82) (d. 1984) 23 August - Lev Ozerov, translator August 28 – Paul, Finnish Orthodox archbishop (d. 1988) 2 October - Yuri Levitan, radio announcer 24 December – Zoya Bulgakova, actress (d. 2017) Deaths January 3 – Nadezhda Rykalova, actress (born 1824) 8 September - Pyotr Nesterov, pilot and aircraft designer References 1914 1914 Category:Years of the 20th century in the Russian Empire Category:1914 by country Category:1914 in Europe Category:1914 in Asia Category:1910s in the Russian Empire