About the book: 2014 / The main event of 1914 was Germany’s declaration of war on Russia. As a result, the life of the city was sharply divided into two periods - BEFORE and AFTER. Boris Antonov tells how, in what conditions and circumstances people of that era lived. While working on the book, the author used historical, local history, reference and memoir literature, as well as periodicals of the period under study, indicated in the text. The material is arranged in strictly chronological order, with In this case, every day of 1914 is given the same format, despite the fact that on different days events of different scope and significance took place. Such a scheme for constructing a book makes it possible to choose from a variety of events those that are most characteristic of the time being described, and, accordingly, the most interesting. The reader will become acquainted with the events that took place at the royal court, and in churches, and in military units, and in high society , and at industrial enterprises, and on city streets, and in everyday life of various strata of society…