The issue is dedicated to the 1914 campaign, the first months of the outbreak of the European war. The article by V.Zh. Tsvetkov analyzed the situation related to the preparation of the Russian army for this war, as well as the development of pre-war strategic plans. A.V. Oleinikov showed the theaters of military operations of the Russian army in an operational-strategic context on the Eastern Front of the World War, emphasized the role of Russia in disrupting the entire pre-war strategic planning of the German bloc - both German and Austro-Hungarian. A.A. Murashev turned to the Battle of Kaushensky (August 6, 1914) - one of the first in the history of the First World War, in which the guards regiments of the Russian army took part.