1917 Collection (#78)

Red Guard in Chitaarmed
The Red Guard in Chita, Siberis

Rebellious Soldiers
Soldiers of the Preobajensky Guard, an elite corps who were among the first of the armed forces to support the revolution

Winter Palace Damage
Damage to the Winter Palace, Petrograd, caused by shelling from the Peter & Paul Fortress

Parade in Vladivostock
Sympathy for the revolution even in far-off Vladivostock where the May Day parade boasts its fair share of insurrectionary banners

Militia Parade at Kiev
Ukrainians back the revolution - soviet workers military drive enthusiastically through the streets of Kiev

Tsarist Arms Removed
The trappings of tsarist Russia are swiftly removed : a shopkeeper at Tomsk, Siberia, removes the tsarist coat of arms of which he was once so proud !

Fall of Provisional
Poster announcing the fall of Kerenskys provisional government, and its replacement by the Soviet regime

Moscow Meeting
Meeting in Strasnaya square, Moscow : the Bolsheviks seem to have won control, but the people still need to be persuaded that they are the answer to all their troubles

Barricades in Petrograd
Cars are used to barricade access to the Admiralty, Petrograd

Soldiers Demo Moscow
Soldiers march through the streets of Moscow with a banner bearing a single word : COMMUNISM

Aurora Cruiser
A blank shot fired from the guns of the cruiser Aurora is the signal for the storming of the Winter Palace, and the overthrow of Kerenskys provisional govt

Women in Red Parade
Women are prominent in a parade by dissidents on the Nevski Prospekt, Petrograd

Palace after Kerensky
Damage and litter in the Winter Palace, Petrograd, after it is stormed by the Bolsheviks and Kerenskys provisional government ejected

Jews Back Revolution
Russian Jews demonstrate in favour of the Revolution, with banners proclaiming Long live the Universal Workers Union and Long Life to the International Proletariat. Date: March 1917

Moscow Propaganda
Revolutionary leaflets and newspapers are handed out to the people of Moscow

Kornilovs Surrender
Defeated by government forces, supporters of Kornilovs coup negotiate a surrender

Lenins Hq at Smolny
A field gun guards the entrance to the Smolny Institute, a former girls school where Lenin makes his headquarters and where he will proclaim the new regime

Soviet Protected
A field gun is placed before the Moscow Soviet building in Tverskaya Street, to deter anyone who might be thinking of staging a counter-attack

Attacking the Police Hq
An episode of the February Revolution - insurgents fire on the police headquarters, Petrograd - a carefully posed photograph, with spectators enjoying the show

Queuing in Petrograd
Queuing outside a textile shop, Petrograd

Food Shortage Queues
Food shortages are felt throughout Russia, thanks to the war and the revolution : there are long queues for basic foodstuffs

Moscow May Day Parade
The May Day parade in Red Square, Moscow, attracts big crowds despite the dismal weather

Food Queues in Tomsk
War and revolution combine to bring food shortages throughout Russia : residents of Tomsk, Siberia, queue for meat in the rain

Signs of Gunfire
Bullet-holes in a Moscow shop window testify to the fierce fighting which took place before the Bolsheviks took over the city

Issue of Passes
At the Tauride Palace, passes are issued to the citizens of Petrograd by the revolutionary authorities

Duma Reception
Reception at the Duma, Petrograd, for representatives of foreign military missions, to discuss the progress and continuation of the war on the Russian front

Soldiers in Petrograd
Soldiers at The Tauride Palace as the insurrection grows

Moscow Street Fighting
Moscow is the scene of much fiercer resistance to the Bolsheviks than Petrograd

Demo at the Bolshoi
Meetings and demonstrations are an everyday occurrence in Moscow : this one is held for a change in front of the Bolshoi theatre

Photographer Arrested
The Bolsheviks are still seen as a danger to the state : at Petrograd a photographer sympathetic to the Bolsheviks is arrested

Workers Want 8-Hour Day
Workers demonstrate in Petrograd for an eight-hour working day

Preobajensky Regiment
Soldiers of the famous Preobajensky Guard (variously spelt) are among the first armed forces to side with the revolutionaries

Soldiers Leave for Front
Soldiers prepare to leave for the front, now serving the provisional government rather than the tsar

Patriotic Demo Moscow
Patriotic demo in Red Square, Moscow : but who are the true patriots - Kerenskys provis- -ional government who staged this demo, or the bolsheviks waiting in the wings ?

Kornilovs Soldiers
A group of Kornilovs soldiers who backed him in his abortive attempt to overthrow Kerenskys provisional government

Deserting Soldiers
Disillusioned with Kerenskys provisional government, soldiers desert from the battle front against the Germans

Police Building Torched
The smoldering remains of the Police Archive Building, Petrograd. The building was torched in February 1917

Romanov Deathplace
Someone thought it worth while taking a photo, however poor, of the building where the tsar and his family were murdered

Moscow Junkers March
The Junkers support the provisional government against the Bolsheviks : they march past barricades in Moscows Arbat Square

KERENSKY
Kerensky, with one of his officers, takes a salute : he has formed a provisional government, but he will in turn be overthrown by the Bolsheviks

Petrograd May Day Demo
May Day demonstration on the Nevski Prospekt, Petrograd

May Day Demo in Baku
May Day demonstration in Baku, in support of the revolution

Soldiers and Bullets
Revolutionary soldiers load machine-gun belts in case they need to shoot someone

Soldiers Hear Speaker
Soldiers at Petrograd listen as a speaker tells them what a splendid thing the revolution is

Cars for the Bosses
Cars are commandeered for the use of revolutionary leaders

Red Guards Armed
On the eve of the Bolshevik revolution, Red Guards arm themselves with whatever weapons they can lay hands on and pose for a group photo looking ever so determined

Moscow Demo
Though small by Russian standards, a demonstration attracts sympathisers in Moscows Strastnaya Square

Rallying for Peace
Demonstrators rally in support of a negotiated peace with Germany. On December 3 Trotsky begins negotiations which lead to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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