1915 in Russia

← 1914 1913 1912 1915 in Russia → 1916 1917 1918
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	History of Russia Timeline of Russian history List of years in Russia

Events from the year 1915 in Russia.

1. World War I: Russia entered World War I in 1914, and 1915 saw continued military involvement, including the 1915 campaign in Galicia and the Brusilov Offensive. (Sources: Borzenko, M. (2015). Russian military strategy in the First World War. Routledge. & Figes, O. (1996). A people's tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924. Penguin.)
2. Food Shortages: The war effort put a strain on Russia's economy and resources, leading to widespread food shortages and famine, particularly in urban areas. (Sources: Grossman, L. (1999). The food crisis in pre-revolutionary Russia. Contributions in economics and economic history, 216. & Kenez, P. (2006). The birth of the propaganda state: Soviet methods of mass mobilization, 1917–1929. Cambridge University Press.)
3. Nicholas II responded to social unrest and revolutionary activity by intensifying repression, including mass arrests, executions, and the use of the Okhrana
   (secret police). (Sources: Figes, O. (1996). A people's tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924. Penguin. & Smele, J. D. (2015). The Russian Revolution and civil war, 1917–1921: An annotated bibliography. Routledge.)
4. Political Upheaval: Despite government efforts to maintain stability, political unrest continued to escalate, with the formation of illegal revolutionary organizations and increased public demonstrations. (Sources: Melancon, M. (2002). Political Opposition in the early Russian Revolution: Gapon and the struggle for workers' rights. Canadian-American Slavic Studies, 36(1-2), 33-62. & Pipes, R. (1990). The Russian Revolution. Vintage.)

Incumbents

• Nicholas II
• Ivan Logginovich Goremykin

Events

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• Battle of Ardahan
• Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
• Great Retreat (Russian)
• Sventiany Offensive

Births

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Deaths

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• 27 February – Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, mathematician (born 1849
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• 1 September – August Stramm, German playwright and poet (born 1874
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