Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Saturday, September 26, 2026

A Dozen Photographs of Russia at War in 1916


Click on Images to Enlarge


The Dukhovshchinsky Regiment at a Performance at the Regimental Theater



A Hospital Nurse



Military Hospital Ward


 
Officers and Soldiers Leaving for the Front



In Memory of Military Service (Subject Unknown)



Captured Austrian Machine Gun



Transfer to the Southern Front



"At a Dugout. Wearing Gas Masks"



Rasputin's Corpse



Factory of the Russian Society for the Manufacture of Ammunition and Military Supplies



Tsar Nicholas II With His Family at the Train Station in Mogilëv 



Commander-in-Chief General Alexei Brusilov


Source: The Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
Labels:

1 comment:

  1. Bryan AlexanderOctober 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM

    Excellent images. So many nice details, like people looking chill around the Tsar.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)