Fact Sheet on Imperial Russia in 1914

Most of the terrain on the Europe side is a plain Ural mountain range and several big rivers (Volga, Ordos, Ennisi, and Rena) extending north and south, the Asian side (West of Ural) is mainly located in the high mountain range of Tundra region It is located. The climate of the Mongolian border and the Far East is the largest in the world. Extreme temperate climate: Summer may get very hot, but the temperature will be below freezing for several months Most ports are frozen in winter and access to important seas is restricted. Local coal and iron available in Europe

The concept of Russia's "Eurasia" initially almost corresponds to the land area of ​​the Russian Empire in 1914, including a part of Eastern Europe. One of Russia's major geopolitical benefits is to more closely integrate with the countries considered "Eurasia". This concept is further integrated with the writer's communistist Alexandre Duquin's eschatological theory as a guideline for "large space self-sufficiency". In extended ancient times, the Greeks classified Europe (from mythical Phoenician Europe) and Asia (Asian, Greek mythical woman) as "independent" land. The place where the boundary line is drawn between the two areas is still controversial. In particular, it is controversial whether the depression of Kuma-Manych and the Caucasus mountains form a southeast boundary. In the latter case, Mount Elbrus becomes a part of Europe and is the highest in Europe (not Mont Blanc). Mountain peak

Before the decision to enter the war with Germany, the Austrian-Hungarian empire and the Ottoman ally in 1914, the collapsed Empire government was ready to accept the ashes of history. As a result, there was a series of humiliating defeats in the battlefield that led to the destruction of the Russian economy, exhaustion of the population, and rebellion, a two-step revolution occurred. In February 1917, Tour Nicholas II abstained and endorsed the interim government led by generous Alexandre Kerensky, composed of progressiveists, socialists, and more moderate Communists. At the same time, the discipline of the Communist Party and enthusiastic Bolsheviks promise to "peace, land and bread" to organize, armed and spread the masses. They know that when they complain about peace with Germany, they can only destroy intense internal resistance.

Evaluation of domestic stability of Russia in 1914 attracted great attention from historians. Was there the first revolutionary situation in 1914, or did the reform of 1905 - 1914 lay the foundation for evolutionary development? However, the stabilization of the Talist regime is not only a matter of internal conditions but also a problem of foreign policy success. During the Crimean War, the Russian-Turkish War, the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War, foreign policy failures and internal problems triggered the internal crisis.