Title

'Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva..., 1917. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commandé par Mme Botchkareva qui a deja fait ses preuves sur la champ de bataille, est passé en revue par le general Polovtzef, commandant la place de Petrograd', 1917. Upheavals in Russia: a women's battalion, created and commanded by Mrs. Botchkareva who has already proven herself on the battlefield, is reviewed by General Polovtzef, commanding Petrograd square [?]. (Maria Bochkareva formed the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, and was the first Russian woman to command a military unit). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A80_085

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Available size

47,5Mb (1,9Mb) / 18,8in x 9,8in / 5630 x 2946 (300dpi)

Keywords

unusual female women woman people male man men arts country French France book guy color military war location Armed Forces century Russia Russian parade first rebellion general soldiers soldier revolution literature first world war concept B&W full length full-length Army metaphor gender warfare publication Colour World War I WWI black & white black and white B W armed services white and black World War One 1910s 20th century standing to attention The Print Collector 1917 1st World War battalion Russian Revolution TGN WW1 photograph women's battalion Unknown Maria L'Illustration on parade gender role L'Album de la Guerre Maria Bochkareva Bochkareva Maria Leontievna Bochkareva Maria Leontievna Yashka