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What: Russia enters World War I
How: Patriotic crowds gather in St. Petersberg Palace square in support of Tsar Nicholas II.
Quote: Nicholas: "In this fearsome hour of trial let internal dissension be forgotten. May the unity between tsar and people become ever stronger, and may Russia, risen up as one, repel the imprudent onslaught [of the] enemy"
Reference: Perfect p.86 -
Russia WWI declaration to Nicholas II abdication