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Russia During The War 1914 – 1917 Outbreak of War · Russia was unprepared for war in 1914. It was thought that the “Russian Steamroller”- Russia had the largest army in the world – would quickly defeat the Germans and Austrians and that the war would be over by Christmas. · When war was declared there was a great upsurge of patriotism and support for the Tsar. This is known as the August the 4th Spirit, which seemed to unite the Russian people in a sense of Nationalism. The events of World War One on the Eastern Front · August 1914 – Battle of Tannenburg – The Russian Armies initially met great success because of the German Schlieffen Plan. However, by the end of August they were defeated and lost over 100,000 men. · September 1914 – Battle of Masurian Lakes – Another major defeat fro the Russians. After this the Russians were always on the defensive, or being driven back by the Germans. · August 1915 – Germans enter Warsaw and Russians forced to withdraw from Poland · August 1915 – Tsar assumes command of the army – After a series of defeats Tsar takes over as Head of the Army hoping that this would rally the troop and help secure victory. · June 1916 – Brusilov offensive – To help th