Yelagin Palace Ministerial Council
July 24th, 1914 · 20th Century
July 24, 1914, the Russian Council of Ministers met at Yelagin Palace and, in response to the crisis and despite the fact that Russia had no alliance with Serbia, it agreed to a secret partial mobilisation of over one million men of the Russian Army and the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets.
Key Figures
Tsar Nicholas IISergey SazonovIvan Logginovich GoremykinVladimir Sukhomlinov
Locations
Saint PetersburgYelagin Palace
Topics
st petersburgWWIRussiaGermanysarajevoaustria
Connected Events — 2 Connections
Yelagin Palace council decision for secret partial mobilization escalated within days to the Tsar general mobilization order Tsar Nicholas II's General Mobilization Order
Russia ministerial council convened at Yelagin Palace specifically in response to Austria-Hungary ultimatum to Serbia on July 23 1914 Austria-Hungary presents ultimatum to Serbia
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