Nicholas II was the first of Europe’s imperial rulers to fall during the Great War, forced to abdicate on 15 March 1917 by mass protests in the Russian capital, Petrograd.
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Lenin on the Train
Publisher’s Description:’A gripping account of how, in the depths of the First World War, Russia’s greatest revolutionary was taken in a ‘sealed train’ across Europe and changed the history of the world.’
Continue readingArticle: The New Statesman on Russia’s explosion of unrest in 1917
Professor David Reynolds, writing in the New Statesman, discusses the impact of the Great War on the 'uniquely combustible city' of Petrograd a century ago.
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates
15th March 1917: Nicholas II of Russia was the first of Europe’s imperial rulers to be toppled in WW1, abdicating amid mass protests in his capital, Petrograd.
Continue readingPasschendaele Centenary opening for ‘Zonnebeke Church Dugout’
A preserved WW1 dugout will be specially opened to the public for the Battle of Passchendaele Centenary in 2017, the Memorial Museum Passchendaele announces.
Continue readingCentenary Anniversary: German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line
February-March 1917: German troops pulled back to new defensive positions on the Western Front as they prepared to face renewed Allied onslaughts in France.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line
German troops pulled back to new defensive positions on the Western Front in spring 1917 as they prepared to face renewed Allied onslaughts in France.
Continue reading‘1917 – How One Year Changed the World’: US Jewish history museum exhibition
A centennial exhibition exploring the dramatic events of 1917 that reshaped America’s role in the world has opened at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
Continue reading‘Congress and the World Wars’- Capitol Hill marks Centennial
America’s entry into WW1 in 1917 is being commemorated with an exhibition at the US Capitol Visitor Center, highlighting the response of Congress to both world wars.
Continue reading‘Congress and the World Wars’- Capitol Hill Centennial Exhibition
America's entry into WW1 is being commemorated with a centennial exhibition at the US Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, highlighting the response of Congress to both world wars.
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