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Russia entered the First World War on the 1° of August 1914, in order to defend Serbia attacked from Austria. On the same day Germany declared war against Russia and France started its war plan called Schlieffen plan.

According to this plan Germany had to have all its army deployed on the eastern borders before the arrival of the Russian Army. However, since on the western front (against France) Germany had troubles arriving in Paris on time, in the east the war was longer than expected.

The Russian army was large but not well equipped , which is why Russia paid the war with a huge death toll  (1 million every six months). 

As if to say: Russia resists many months on the front only because it has an infinite number of soldiers to send to die.

Until 1917, when something happened.