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Thanks to his achievements, Rodzianko was set to be a key member of the Russian team at the [[1916 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin. Rodzianko was a versatile athlete, scheduled to compete not only in equestrian events but also in figure skating, fencing, and gymnastics. However, the outbreak of [[World War I]] led to the cancellation of the Olympics. Rodzianko received his mobilization telegram while in [[Riga]], where he was training in swimming, another sport he intended to compete in at the Olympics.
===World War I and
During the early months of World War I, Tsar Nicholas II personally promoted Rodzianko to the rank of [[Colonel]]. He served with the Russian army in [[Warsaw]], and participated in the battles for [[Zvolen]]. In 1916, the Tsar assigned him the role of [[Liaison officer]] on the [[Italian Front (World War I)|Italian front]]. Before leaving for Rome on a six-month diplomatic mission, Rodzianko evacuated his wife and children to [[United Kingdom|England]], aware of the growing revolutionary sentiment in Russia due to the army's failures.<ref name=grwar/>
The abdication of Nicholas II caught Rodzianko during his mission in Italy, prematurely ending his diplomatic duties. He traveled to London and joined the British army. Meanwhile, in Russia, the [[Bolsheviks]] seized power from the [[Russian Provisional Government|Provisional Government]].
During the civil war,
Rodzianko remained loyal to the White Movement and expressed disappointment with the British government, which had initially sent him to fight in Russia. He believed that the overthrow of the Bolsheviks was achievable and that the people supported the White Army more than the [[Red Army]], with the White Army holding the upper hand on the battlefield for a time. His disillusionment grew when British and Canadian units received orders to withdraw during the advance on [[Moscow]]. After the death of [[Alexander Kolchak|General Kolchak]] in 1920, when it became clear that the Bolsheviks would retain power, Rodzianko boarded a ferry in Vladivostok and returned to his family in England. He never visited his homeland again.
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