The monograph is dedicated to the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and to one of the famous military leaders of the Russian Empire - the infantry general, Georgievsky cavalier N.V. Ruzsky. Little-known facts, events from his biography are covered; major periods of military service; participation in the Russian-Turkish (1877-1878), Russian-Japanese (1904-1905) wars; diverse public work to preserve historical memory and state as a member of the State and Military Councils.