Who was better prepared for WW1, Russia or Austria-Hungary?

Question

Who was better prepared for WW1, Russia or Austria-Hungary?

Answer 1

Austria-Hungary, The Russians were extremely under equipped and there equipment was outdated. The Generals were poorly trained compared to their major adversary Germany. Plus, it is very hard to concentrate on a war when you are not well fed, you worry about you family knowing how bad conditions are in Russia and if they even have food.

There was a bad shortage of food in Russia during world war 1. The revolution was under way. Innocent people were getting killed for there opposition to the Czar and his rule. He lived a life of luxury and ate very well and was totally out of touch with the needs of his people. Then he took personnel charge of the military and went to take over at the front. With no experience in military matters, the Russian army suffered massive casualties. While at home more controversy over word getting back to not only the Czar but the troops about a mad monk named Rasputin. Who was said to have control over the Czarina and through her ruled. To the average Russian troopers who were taken not asked to be in the Russian army he was a peasant as well. So it is hard to keep you mind on the war when all these problems are getting back to you from home and news that the Czar must go. The Austria-Hungarians has a stable government people got to eat every day. So it was a lot different. The Austria-Hungarians fought to keep their way of life. While a Russian solider new after the war he would go home and be nothing but a slave, so why was he busting his butt for a government who did not even care if the people were starving. With you mind filled with all this, kind of hard to keep you mind focused on the war.

Answer 2

Russia

Answer 3

How about neither? lol. I would say Russia was slightly better prepared, considering the larger obstacles they had to face. They mobilized quickly (for their problems) and were able to immediated press the Austrians in Galacia and the Germans in East Prussia (although the results in East Prussia were disastrous).  While Austria struggled to wage a war against Russia and Serbia simultaneously, all this in spite of the fact that the Austrian Chief of the General Staff, Conrad von Hotzendorf had been calling for war against Serbia (knowing that Russia had long guaranteed Serbia's independence) for years.  The Austrians seemed to think that the Germans would place most of their resources on the Eastern Front, while in fact, the Germans had planned to try and knock out France early while paying only scant attention to the slower mobilizing Russians.