HIS 102
Unit 10: The Great War

Tsar Nicholas II in 1914

Photo of the Russian imperial family leaving the Winter Palace to "mingle" with the "people" after the declaration of war on 3 August 1914 (20 July by the Russian calendar). It is difficult, but you can pick out Tsar Nicholas II in the photo. This was one of the last "good" days for the imperial couple, as the Russian people--as did most of the other citizens of countries in Europe--enthusiastically greeted the onset of war and rallied around the tsar.

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