He moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow in 1914 at the time of the outbreak of World War I. It was in Moscow the following year that Molotov was again arrested for his party activity, this time being deported to Irkutsk in eastern Siberia.
Ia pindah dari Sankt Peterburg ke Moskwa pada 1914 pada saat meletusnya Perang Dunia I. Pada tahun berikutnya, Molotov kembali ditangkap karena kegiatan partainya di Moskwa, dan kali ini ia dideportasi ke Irkutsk di Siberia timur.