The starting point of the First World War wasconsider the moment when the heir to the throne of Austria was eliminated by the Serbian conspirators. For this reason, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany - Russia, and over time France, England and thirty-two states took part in it.
Russia in the First World War fought forsphere of influence and redivision of the world, it extended its interests to Constantinople, the Balkans and the Black Sea straits, as possession of them facilitated a free access to the Mediterranean Sea. There was also a struggle against the economic influence of Germany.
The declaration by Germany of the war in August 1914contributed to the rise of patriotic sentiment in Russian society, which led to the unification of power and the people, as well as the decline of the revolutionary movement, which was started in 1912. However, this truce did not last long, and soon (after numerous defeats of the Soviet army) clashes again began between the opposition and the authorities.
Russia in the First World War, saving itsAllies (Antanta and France), began an offensive in Prussia. At first it developed quite successfully, since Germany, for its suppression from the Western Front, withdrew part of its corps, but the Soviet troops were defeated, the armed forces of France won the battle on the river. Marne. The military operations on the Russian-Austrian front were somewhat more successful, and by the end of 1914 the enemy had lost half of its troops.
As a result of the same year it became clear that allies of Russia in the First World War managedto destroy Germany's plans for fighting, and forced her to fight on two fronts. However, even then the Soviet army began to feel a shortage of equipment and ammunition. Taking advantage of this situation, the Austrian and German troops began offensive operations, and in 1915 Galicia, Lithuania, Volhynia and Poland were lost. But, despite Germany's military victories, it was never able to achieve the surrender of the Soviet army.
At this time, discontent is beginning to growpower in Russia. The war took a protracted character, so the anti-war sentiments increased, it contributed to the disruption of trade relations, which led to a drop in industrial production, to a halt in the development of the transport system.
Russia in the First World War could not provide for the needs of the front. All this became the reasons for the growth of social tension in the country and the political activity of various groups, the authority of the authorities was undermined.
During the war, the tsar was replaced by a largethe number of ministers, which indicated the inability of the monarch to find a way out of the current situation in the country. By the end of 1916, workers' movements began to appear, which had an anti-war character. So, there were strikes, street demonstrations and rallies, and in February 1917 there was a mass uprising, as a result of which Nicholas I abdicated, the Provisional Government was created.
This Provisional Government organizedfront offensive, however, it ended in failure. Due to the inability to conduct military operations, in March 1918, the Brest agreement was concluded with Germany, Russia in the First World War no longer participated.
Summarizing, it should be said that the militaryThe hardships only aggravated the contradictions that were not resolved after the 1907 revolution. Insolvency in the conduct of hostilities contributed to the destruction of the authority of the Manarch, and also to an increase in discontent in society. Thanks to all this, the imperialist war turned into a civil war.
Defining the role of Russia in the First World War, it should be noted that she concentrated on herself most of the enemy's forces, which influenced the course of military operations in the allied countries.
