Alexey N. Grebenkin
Security Guard Service Federal Academy
Andrew A. Bublikov
Political Science and State Policy of Srednerussky Institute of Management – a branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
DOI: 10.24412/2541-9056-2025-336-15-26
Key words: the Russian Empire, Nicholas II, guards, imperial trains, a Separate corps of gendarmes, the Office of the palace commandant
Abstract
This article analyzes the new rules for the protection of the Royal persons during railway trips, developed in 1914. The description of the reasons and conditions for the revision of the train security scheme is given, the work on a new set of rules is described, and the “Regulation on measures to protect the Royal journeys on Railways”, approved by Nicholas II on March 7, 1914, is meaningfully described. The authors pay special attention to discussing the shortcomings of the new Provision, approved during the trip of the imperial family to Livadia in March of the same year, and proposals for their elimination. It was concluded that the main disadvantages of the Regulation were the weak coordination of the activities of railway gendarmes and military commanders, the lack of necessary powers for officers of military units called for protection, as well as poorly developed rules for the display and inspection of outfits, which led to overwork of officers and soldiers. Due to interdepartmental competition, by the end of 1914, these shortcomings had not been eliminated, which created a potential threat to the life and health of the Royal Passengers.
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Citation link: Grebenkin A.N., Bublikov A.A. Developing rules for protecting the emperor Nicholas II and members of his family during rail trips in 1914 // Humanities researches of the Central Russia. – 2025. – №3. – P. 15-26.DOI: 10.24412/2541-9056-2025-336-15-26