Communism Gallery

Communist China - training barefoot doctors

Communist China - a military doctor trains three young women as so-called barefoot doctors, usually village-based farm workers trained in primary health care and basic hygiene, including acupuncture, as an organised aspect of the Cultural Revolution.
circa late 1960s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, Russian naval commander

Admiral Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander during the First World War, polar explorer, and leader of the anti-communist White forces during the Russian Civil War. Seen here in uniform, at the time he joined the (White) Regional Government in Omsk, Siberia. Date: 1918

© Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans

The demonstration march 1928

A modest demonstration march of The force was formed from the Labour League of ex-Servicemen, known as the L.L.Ex. Their uniform was reminiscent of the Russian Red army uniform complete with a Soviet badge and a device of hammer and sickle. Pictured at Leytonstone in east London.
1928

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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