The capital was St Petersburg, which was renamed Petrograd in World War 1.
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Russia had the largest army because they wanted to follow the idea of Militarism
The capital city of Russia is Moscow. This is the location of the Kremlin, which is home to the President of the Russian Federation. It is also the headquarters for many national government facilities.
Garvillo Princip (The black hand gang) assassinated Franz Ferdinand.Timeline:28 June 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austrian throne) and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by Princip, a Serbian in Sarajevo.28 July 1914: Austria blame the assassination on the Serbian government and uses it as an excuse to attack Serbia.29 July 1914: Russia has promised to protect Serbia against any Austrian attack and begins to prepare its army.1 August 1914: Germany hears about the Russian preparations and declares war on Russia.2 August 1914: Britain mobilises its fleet of warships.3 August 1914: Germany declares war on France. This is either because Germany is worried about a French attack, or because the Schlieffen Plan says France has to be attacked before Russia.4 August 1914: Britain declares war on Germany.
Austria declared war on Serbia because Serbian Gavrilo Princip had assassinated the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Austria in 1914. The war was declared on Serbia. Russia responded by aiding Serbia. Then Germany sent ultimatum to Russia demanding Russia to stop mobilizing and once the ultimatum was rejected by the Russians, Germany declared war on Russia.