1914 in Russia
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Events from the year 1914 in Russia.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Nicholas II
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Vladimir Kokovtsov (until 12 February), Ivan Goremykin (starting 12 February)
Events[edit]
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- 8 April–9 May - St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournament
- 10 May - opening of Yevpatoria tram
- 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
- 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 Wilhelm II with a proposal to "transfer the Austria/Serbia question to the Hague Conference." Wilhelm did not reply to this telegram.
- 1 August - German Empire declares war on Russia
- 6 August - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
- 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 November - Russia declares war on Ottoman Turkey
- 25 December - Battle of Ardahan begins
Births[edit]
- March 16 – Arkady Chernyshev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992)[1]
- 15 June - Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the CPSU (1982–84), Chairman of the KGB (1967–82)
- 23 August - Lev Ozerov, translator
- August 28 – Paul, Finnish Orthodox archbishop (d. 1988)
- 2 October - Yuri Levitan, radio announcer
Deaths[edit]
- January 3 – Nadezhda Rykalova, actress (born 1824)
- 8 September - Pyotr Nesterov, pilot and aircraft designer
References[edit]
- ^ Anatoly Tarasov (1997). Tarasov: The Father of Russian Hockey : Hockey's Rise to International Prominence Through the Eyes of a Coaching Legend. Griffin Publishing Group. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-882180-74-5.
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