1.8 Could Russia have won World War I?
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Lecture 8. Could Russia have won the First World War?
Who will rebuild Europe?
How did Nicholas II become Supreme Commander-in-Chief?
Why was the Gorlice Offensive a turning point for Russia in World War I?
Is it true that Britain wanted to withdraw Russia from the war so as not to share what it had conquered?
Ten million lives – the price of ambition?
And, as always, does the US have the money?
Could the war have ended successfully for Russia in Trebizond?
What was so unique about the Brusilov Offensive?
Why was there so much hunger in Petrograd?
Did a Masonic conspiracy destroy Russia?
Is peace possible without annexations and indemnities?
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00:00 World War I – the glory and death of about 10 million.
01:09 Why did defensive measures begin to outweigh the enemy? Battle of Verdun (France)
02:10 Theater of Operations – the Schlieffen Plan
03:59 East Prussian Offensive
06:39 Battle of Galicia. Capture of Przemysl
09:00 What if Russia had won? And what did this war bring?
12:02 The Gorlitsky Breakthrough and the Great Retreat of 1915
19:15 Ammunition Production and the Military-Industrial Committees
23:38 Inflation and Lack of Funds
25:17 1916 – The Decisive Blow
30:00 Bulgaria and Romania Enter the War
31:20 Italy and Greece Join the Entente
32:41 Why Did the US Enter the War?
35:37 Did the Revolution Destroy the Russian Economy?
38:34 The Eastern Front Offensive in June 1916
39:55 A Peculiarity of World War I – Competition Between the Rear
41:45 The Dire Situation in Germany in 1917-1918
42:43 Food Problems in Russia
44:04 "Ministerial Leapfrog" and Panic in the Empire
45:16 What Did Rasputin's Murder Reveal?
48:35 Milyukov's Speech: "Stupidity or Treason?"
51:53 Conspiracy Theories and the Position of Britain and France Regarding Russia
53:07 A Masonic Conspiracy and Talk of Coups
59:20 Food Crisis in Petrograd
1:01:26 Causes of the 1917 Revolution
1:02:26 Negotiations on Compromises – the Zimmerwald Conference