Picture No | 10838052 |
Date | 1919 |
Description | A Murmansk Murmur by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon |
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"Don't that make ye blinkin' well wild, Bert?"
Old Bill, the soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, together with his old pal Bert, are stationed in Murmansk, in the far North West of Russia, occupied by the Allies between 1918 and 1920. Old Bill regards a dove of peace, heading for Europe with a certain element of cynicism since Russia at this time was still in the middle of civil war.
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Source | Illustration by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, 4 June 1919 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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