https://urania.institute/en/tags/ww1/Recent content in Ww1 on UrániaHugoen-usTue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0400https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/russian-queer-history/artillery-circle-1916/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0400https://urania.institute/en/posts/courses/russian-queer-history/artillery-circle-1916/<p>In the spring of 1916, the Russian Empire was going through a severe logistical crisis. After the Great Retreat of 1915, hundreds of thousands of civilians became refugees. They flooded the railway lines, leaving the country&rsquo;s transport network paralysed. On the fronts of the First World War, soldiers lacked shells, food, and fodder. Cavalry horses received only two pounds of hay a day and died in huge numbers.</p>