Black and white newspaper photo of three white mustachioed men dressed in Imperial Russian uniforms. Two are standing and one is seated around a large table covered in maps.

Pershing Lecture Series: Czar Nicholas II as Warlord

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. Auditorium and Online

The Russian Imperial Army's early gains in 1914 quickly eroded against German assaults in the spring and summer of 1915. On Aug. 23, after nearly one million casualties, Czar Nicholas II took personal command of the military in hopes of boosting morale and ending the retreat of his soldiers. Despite his intentions, Russia’s military fortunes worsened – as did his own. Gates Brown will explore his unwitting path to the military and political unrest that led to the Czar’s abdication and revolutionized Russia.

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