Patriarch Nikon blesses members of the Battalion of Death
June, 1917 - Red Square, Moscow - Patriarch Nikon blesses members of the famous Battalion of Death, composed entirely of Russian women and led by Madame Botchkareva. The battalion famously stood and fought during the great retreat in Galicia while other divisions retreated, and each girl carried a dose of cyanide of potassium to take in the event of capture
Picture No
10154428
Media ID
47367926
Size
4700px x 3607px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/ALEXANDER MELEDIN
Source
Photograph from the Alexander Meledin Collection
Date
1917
