WORKERS AND SOLDIERS MARCHING IN THE STREETS OF SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIAN EMPIRE, AFTER TAKING OVER CONTROL OF THE CITY, FEBRUARY 1917
The figure presents a photograph that shows a large group of people carrying rifles as they march down a city street. The people include both men and women. Some of the men are wearing soldiers’ caps and uniforms, but most of the people appear to be civilians.
Keystone-France/Contributor
The makeup of the force shown in the image is best explained by the fact that by 1917