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Groups of female soldiers gathered in the Palace Square in St. Petersburg (Petrograd). On the back is written: "Women soldiers in their last stand at The Winter Palace. Chap 11." The chapter note indicates that Bessie Beatty probably intended to use this image in The Red Heart of Russia. There is also a stamp in Russian. Title derived from captions in Red Heart of Russia by Bessie Beatty [entered by Ian Lehine, 2017/11/08]
Russia--History--Revolution, 1917 War Photography Women Journalists--United States Revolution (Russian), October Revolution, women, soldiers, Petrograd, Russia
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