4 June 1917. The New York Times

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Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

The New York Times

New York. The Columbia University Trustees announced the first awards of the Pulitzer prizes in journalism and letters.

The prize of $2,000 for the best book of the year on the history of the United States was awarded to J.J.Jusserand, the French Ambassador, for his work entitled “With Americans of Past and Present Days.”

The $1,000 prize for the best American biography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the people was bestowed on Laura E. Richards and Maude Howe Elliott for their book entitled “Julia Ward Howe.”

The prize of $500 for the best editorial article written during the year was awarded to The New York Tribune for the editorial on the first anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, published May 7, 1917. The editorial was written by Frank H. Simonds.

The $1,000 prize for the best example of a reporter’s work during the year was awarded to Herbert Bayard Swope of the New York World for his articles on the internal situation in the German Empire, which were printed in The World during October and November, 1916.

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Alexander Blok

57, Ofitserskaya street, Petrograd, Russian Empire

I have been left with a great many indelible impressions from all these days. In particular, the memory of Protopopov (in a cell)...Some day people will no longer be judged, no matter what they have been like. When people experience pain and humiliation, their childlike traits return.

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Sergey Prokofiev

Rybinsk, Russian Empire

The steamer set sail down the Mother Volga. I delighted in the journey, gazing at the river banks and breathing in the fresh Volga air. The only hint of the recent revolutionary unrest was the fact that now and again, third class passengers went up onto the top deck to chew on sunflower seeds. But actually, they behaved themselves.

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Aleksei Brusilov

has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army

Anton Denikin

Mogilev, Russian Empire

A telegram came in the night announcing the dismissal of General Alekseyev from his post, with an appointment at the disposal of the Provisional Government, and his replacement with General Brusilov. The commander-in-chief, who was asleep, was woken by the quartermaster general and handed the telegram. See more

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Mikhail Alekseyev

Good-for-nothings! They’ve fired me, like a servant.

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George V

London, United Kingdom

I own that I feel very anxious for the safety of the Emperor… If he once gets inside the walls of the prison of St. Peter and St. Paul, I doubt he will ever come out alive.

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Nicholas II

Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire

It was a warm, overcast day. I went for a walk until 11 o'clock with Olga, Anastasia and Alexis. We had lunch at 12 o'clock. During the day we spent three hours in the garden, on the island and the pond. See more

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Vladimir Lenin

Petrograd, Russian Empire

All land belonging to landowners and all private land, as well as appanage holdings, church holdings and so on, must be given to the people immediately, without the need for any redemption payments. Private ownership of land must be eliminated altogether; See more

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Alfred Knox

Petrograd, Russian Empire

The new Commander-in-Chief of the South-West Front was General Gutor, who had commenced the war as Chief of Staff of the 4th Army. In 1915 he had been transferred to the command of the 34th Division, and he had since commanded the Vlth Corps and the nth Army. He had been wounded more than once. He appointed General Duldionin, late General Quartermaster, to be his Chief of Staff. See more

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