About the book: 2014 / The collective monograph, published on the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, examines a wide range of problems related to the country's position during the years of global military confrontation: Russia in the system of international relations, the organization of state defense, demographic and social processes, the creation and functioning of the military economy, the impact of war on Russian society, the party-political panorama and the maturation of a political crisis, war and revolution. The study summarizes the achievements of domestic and foreign historiography, the monograph is based on a wide range of sources, including archival ones, introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. The book is intended for a wide range of social scientists, teachers and students of higher educational institutions, as well as everyone interested in Russian history.