On Russian Front, German Eyes Set on Petrograd The Kaiser Celebrated with Champagne Special to The Great War Project. (25 February) It’s a crucial moment in the war for all sides. The peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and Russia fundamentally redrew the map of Europe. “The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin,” reports historian…
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RUSSIA COLLAPSING ON LAND AND SEA
by Mike Shuster
Million Railway Workers on Strike, Block Movement of Troops to the Front Germans Using Storm-Troop Tactics Special to The Great War Project. (9 October) More turmoil in Russia these days a century ago. At this moment, the Germans are expecting the entire Eastern Front to collapse. On October 8th, more than a million Russian railway…
RUSSIA OUT? THE U.S. IN?
by Mike Shuster
Turmoil Among the Allies Who Will Fight the War Now? Special to The Great War project. (13-18 March) On March15th a century ago, under intense pressure and with no possibility of retaining his crown, Tsar Nicholas the Second of Russia abdicates the throne. He turns over the monarchy to his son. “I request all to…
ALL EYES ON RUSSIA
by Mike Shuster
Strikes, Violence, Martial Law Hit Russian Capital. The First Russian Revolution Begins. Special to The Great War Project. (9-12 March) On March 10th a century ago, Russia is facing a real revolution. “As a general strike began in Russia,” writes historian Martin Gilbert, “Martial Law was declared in Petrograd.” Tsar Nicholas faces heavy pressure to abdicate…
BITTER RECRIMINATIONS AMONG THE ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
Russia In Turmoil; Alarm in Paris and London. Special to The Great War Project (8-12 February) The Germans are now preparing “to face the might of the United States,” writes historian Martin Gilbert. But at the same time, their defensive actions on the Western Front – where the German war effort is potentially at serious…