Enthusiastic Russians at the beginning of World War I
When Austria declared war on Serbia, Russia ordered a partial mobilisation of her army. Germany demanded that the Czar countermand this mobilisation within 12 hours, but this was rejected by Russia. The Russian people assembled on the Nevsky Prospect in Petrograd, cheering for the Czar and the war
Picture No
14108042
Media ID
45641417
Size
5200px x 3520px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph in Nelson's Portfolio of War Pictures', page 25
Date
1914
