How the Czechs renamed the capital of the Russian Empire
Russian society met the outbreak of World War I with great enthusiasm - everyone was confident of an imminent victory. The Czechs living in the empire also rejoiced.
The Czech community in Russia numbered about 50,000 people. These were mainly subjects of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, who loved Russia with all their souls, dreamed of its triumph, the fall of the Habsburgs and the independence of their historica