Czech Legions in Siberia, Russia during Russian Civil War (and World War I). Czechoslovakian General Stefanik, General Gadia and Jan Syrovy step from railroad car of the Trans Siberian Railway and are greeted by officers and assembled Legion troops.The flag of the 2nd Czechoslovak Fighting Regiment is displayed by the troops. The Czech Legion Generals drive in a motorcade from the railroad train station, past cavalry on horseback, who then follow them, along with horse-drawn artillery pieces.
White Russian refugees in Siberia, Russia during Russian Civil War and World War I. Refugee dugout shelters covered with snow. They have stove pipes showing with smoke rising from some. The people wear warm clothing. Laundry hangs on a line. Two children of refugee stand. A refugee man stands on top of his roof and a woman comes out of the shelter, below, and poses, smiling.
Allied Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, Russia during World War I. A British Army Officer poses for cameraman outside a wooden building. Still photographer asks him to pose again. A British Naval Officer is also photographed, standing next to the Army Officer.
Allied intervention in Siberia, Russia during Russian Civil War and World War I. Artillery unit of the Czechoslovak Legion assembles and departs in a line of Horse-drawn wagons carrying field artillery pieces. Area is covered in snow.
Mr. John K. Caldwell, American consul in Vladivostok, Slberia, Russia, poses outside the Consulate offices. Next, his staff are seen descending the steps and posing with him. Time frame is during both Russian Civil War and World War 1.
Views of Moscow, and the Kremlin, in the Soviet Union, during World War 2. View of snow covered mountains in the Urals. Map of Russia and environs focusing on Siberia. A pointer highlights areas where raw materials such as coal, bauxite copper, oil, and nickel are found. View from above of numerous Soviet workers in the Steppes, where blasting occurs during road building. Giant trees are seen being felled to clear the way for roads. Young men are seen at a camp, marching with shovels and other tools over their shoulders. Next some are seen driving spikes as others in teams swing iron rails into place for a railroad. A group of youth are seen shoveling sand into the road bed as a steam locomotive passes pulling a train of box cars on an adjacent completed track. Siberian engineers, examine a construction site and converse. Workers digging a deep ditch for a pipe line to cross the plains. A field of oil derricks and drilling operations are seen, with Soviet roughnecks tending the drills and pipes. . A pump operating and crude oil flowing. A camel is seen behind a roughneck tending an oil drill.