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World War 1 And The Russian Revolution – Part 4 - Propaganda for and against the continuation of the war

World War 1 And The Russian Revolution – Part 4 - Propaganda for and against the continuation of the war

The following photos in several parts are representing some of the events in that period. The photos are an excerpt from the book: "Ратни албум 1914-1918, Author Андра Поповић, published in Belgrade, 1926 during the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Captions above the photos, are original captions from the book, which is also on Serbian and French language.

Wikipedia: The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time). In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a communist state.

Propaganda for and against the continuation of the war

Propaganda for and against the continuation of the war

1. Albert Thomas and General Kornilov inspect the Russian front after the revolution
Albert Thomas and General Kornilov inspect the Russian front after the revolution

2. Revolutionary troops attacking the Germans
Revolutionary troops attacking the Germans

3. Death of heroes in the wire entanglements
Death of heroes in the wire entanglements

4. German agitators demand of the people to make peace
German agitators demand of the people to make peace

5. Bolshevist women as soldiers of the red army
Bolshevist women as soldiers of the red army

6. Workmen of Petrograd Industrial Concerns, after having armed themselves from the arsenal, march through the Streets.
Workmen of Petrograd Industrial Concerns, after having armed themselves from the arsenal, march through the Streets.

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