Russian troops, of the Provisional Government, weary of fighting against the Central Powers, are seen returning home, fording a river on horseback. They stop to check a communications line. City street scene with crowds of military and civilians, some carrying banners, around time of Russian Revolution. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Supporters favoring establishment of the post-war Provisional Government surround Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky, who became its second Prime Minister. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
White Russian Guards, who made their headquarters in Alexander Palace, are seen on parade in Palace Square, St. Petersburg. Crowds jam the square to watch the parade. Some spectators scramble up on the ornate palace gates. (During period of Russian Revolution and World War 1.)
Scenes of unrest in Russia during World War 1. Crowds of Russians, disappointed with the war, their government and the general state of affairs, demonstrate in Petrograd, during the so-called February Revolution immediately preceding the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Some carry banners reading "Freedom and Equality, and similar slogans. (This event triggered the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and formation of a Provisional Government.) In another sequence, a huge mass of Russians, mostly women, move through a street in Petrograd on International Women's Day, May 8th, during a period of labor strife and unrest. In final sequence, Russians are seen packed together on a warm day, possibly listening to a speaker. (These may be brief scenes from the July Days uprising, in Petrograd, When a peaceful demonstration by half a million people, was put down by armed troops resulting in some 700 deaths.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A group of demoralized Russian Provisional Government soldiers in an agricultural field during World War 1. Soldiers remove vermin from their clothing. A soldier takes his shoes off and picks out vermin.
Leon Trotsky speaking from platform of a railroad train. Paper information notices are thrown to the crowd around the train. People in the crowd reach for the notices.
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