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Photograph of Russian troops on the front line taken May 15, 1917, after the Russian Revolution, from the German or Austro-Hungarian line. A barbed wire emplacement separates the photographer from the Russians. The Russian front was mostly quiet between the revolution in March and a Russian offensive begun July 1.
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Russische Ostern, 15. V. 1917.

Photograph of Russian troops on the front line taken May 15, 1917, after the Russian Revolution, from the German or Austro-Hungarian line. A barbed wire emplacement separates the photographer from the Russians. The Russian front was mostly quiet between the revolution in March and a Russian offensive begun July 1.

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Russische Ostern, 15. V. 1917.

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"Photograph of Russian troops on the front line taken May 15, 1917, after the Russian Revolution, from the German or Austro-Hungarian line. A barbed wire emplacement separates the photographer from the Russians. The Russian front was mostly quiet between the revolution in March and a Russian offensive begun July 1."

Image Text

Russische Ostern, 15. V. 1917.

Image Date

Tuesday, May 15, 1917

Month, Year

May, 1917

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1917-05-15, 1917, May, peace, fraternization, Russian troops fraternizing, fraternizing Russian troops, Russian Front