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Russia -- Pictorial works

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Collection of World War I Cossack soldiers postcards

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 00000039193156]
Identifier: MSE/REE 0052
Scope and Contents

The Collection of World War I Cossack soldiers postcards, 1914, comprises a complete set of 12 postcards from artist K. Govoiarov depicting the adventures of a Cossack. Postcards display mobilization, military progress through Poland and Austria, arrival in Berlin, demobilization, and return to Russia of a Cossack soldier. Noted in verso, postcards were published as a fundraiser for orphans of the lower-rank soldiers of the Army and Navy.

Dates: 1914