Russia – Page 2 – First World War Centenary News Archive

August 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Countdown: Germany declares war on Russia

Today marks exactly one year before the 100th anniversary of the German declaration of war on Russia.

End Date: 01 Aug 2013

August 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News provides an overview of European First World War Centenary plans

Centenary News provides an overview of what we know about Centenary plans in Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, as well as Sarajevo.

Author: Daniel Barry

August 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary News provides an overview of European First World War Centenary plans

Centenary News provides an overview of what we know about Centenary plans in Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, as well as Sarajevo.

September 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Russian President to inaugurate monument in France dedicated to First World War soldiers

France Bleu reports that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will visit northern Rheims in France in 2014 to inaugurate a memorial dedicated to the First World War Russian Expeditionary Force.

October 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Voice of Russia to launch First World War web portal to mark the Centenary

The Voice of Russia has announced that it will create a “virtual museum of World War I” to mark the Centenary of the conflict.

January 21, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War Centenary “largely ignored” in Russia

The Moscow Times interviews British historian Sir Max Hastings about how “World War I was very nearly written out of Russian history during the early years of the Soviet Union”.

March 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Moscow announces plans for restoration & construction of new First World War memorials

Moscow City Government’s Department of Cultural Heritage is developing plans to renovate existing First World War memorials and to construct new ones in preparation for the Centenary.

June 6, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Kaliningrad unveils new First World War monument to mark the Centenary

Russia’s westernmost region – an enclave in Eastern Europe – has unveiled a monument commemorating the First World War as part of its efforts to mark the Centenary.

June 12, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Huge international history festival takes place in Moscow

The fourth annual Times and Epochs international historical festival has been held in the Russian capital, with ‘1914-2014’ as the theme.

July 31, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Russia starts full mobilisation of its troops

100 Years Ago Today: Russia started implementing the full mobilisation of its troops.