World War 1 And The Russian Revolution – Part 5 - German advance, Russian retreat

World War 1 And The Russian Revolution – Part 5 - German advance, Russian retreat

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.

German advance, Russian retreat

1. Emperor Wilhelm and Field marshal Prince Leopold on the Zlota Gora position

2. German artillery in a difficult position before Jakobstadt

3. Field of dead before Kissilin

4. Austrian advance through Russian villages which have been set on fire

5. Russian soldiers who have been led astray by Bolshevist Agitators throw down their arms and surrender to the enemy

6. Russians affected by Bolshevism flee from the front

7. In vain the English officers try to force the fugitives to go back, the epidemic has taken possession of the entire front

8. In vain the English officers try to force the fugitives to go back, the epidemic has taken possession of the entire front

9. In vain Kerenski calls the troops to defend Honor and Country.

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• Part 1 - The Russian Revolution
• Part 2 - The Heads of the provisional Government and the Revolution
• Part 3 - Demonstrations
• Part 4 - Propaganda for and against the continuation of the war
• Part 6 - Bolsheviks Leaders and Revolutionists 
• Part 7 - Bolsheviks and their victims
• Part 8 - Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (First Treaty of Brest-Litovsk)
• Part 9 - Romanian front
• Part 10 - The last days of the Romanovs