Secrets of the Balkans . aranovitchy to Riga, again at a greatsacrifice. This movement compelled the Germans totransfer several divisions to Russia at a time when shecould not afford to move them from France. And again, when the Italian front was endangeredby half of Austrias army, Russia was appealed to withthe result that General Brussiloffs offensive stopped theAustrian offensive in Italy, and the Germans wereobliged to send eighteen more divisions to move also facilitated the entrance of Roumaniainto the war. The Germans were finally successful inRussia, but many hundreds of th
Secrets of the Balkans . aranovitchy to Riga, again at a greatsacrifice. This movement compelled the Germans totransfer several divisions to Russia at a time when shecould not afford to move them from France. And again, when the Italian front was endangeredby half of Austrias army, Russia was appealed to withthe result that General Brussiloffs offensive stopped theAustrian offensive in Italy, and the Germans wereobliged to send eighteen more divisions to move also facilitated the entrance of Roumaniainto the war. The Germans were finally successful inRussia, but many hundreds of thousands of her bestsoldiers found their graves there. In the winter of 1916-17, Russia reorganized herarmy and increased her infantry, so that in the springof 1917 she was stronger than at any time during the war. Between 1914 and 1917 Russia was fighting Turkeyin Asia Minor with great success, causing heavy lossesof men and territory to Turkey, but on account of thesuccessful revolution in March, 1917, she was prevented. WooDRow Wilson RUSSIAS GREAT SACRIFICES AND FUTURE 327 from reaping the benefits of the victory of the course it must be taken into consideration thatRussias refusal to renew the commercial treaty withGermany in 1909 was one of the causes of the WorldWar, and therefore by fighting on the side of the Alliesshe did only her duty. During the war, Russia lost more than three millionsoldiers and as many more of her civil population, andher material sacrifices were enormous. This should notbe forgotten. During the war many changes occurred in the lifeof the Russian people. The Czar established prohibitionand took vodka from them, and they in turn took histhrone and afterwards his life, but the revolutionbrought freedom to the people from Czarism, and it wasthe general expectation that Russia would be a successfulrepublic similar to our American republic. But it wasnot in the stars that poor Russia should long enjoypeace. The government of Russia was taken
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