Approximately 23% (about 19 million) of the male population of the Russian Empire were mobilized; however, most of them were not equipped with any weapons and had support roles such as maintaining the lines of communication and the base areas.
俄罗斯帝国23%（1900万）的人被调动起来；然而他们当中的大多数没有装备任何武器而且依靠交通线（英语：line of communication）和根据地维持补给。