I've saved my favorite for last. Literally, the second photo in the column is my favorite. That second photo is dated "16 VI 18," a date well within the revolution. When the pictures in this series were taken, it was still possible to get out. It was also possible to get shot for being in the wrong party, or the wrong class. Since these photos made it to the United States, I'm guessing that most, if not all of the people in these pictures headed west and avoided the worst of the Stalinist terror. Take a close look at the top picture. The man on the right is holding a pair of binoculars. Was he watching birds, or was he watching for Bolsheviks?
There is a movie, directed by Joseph Von Sternberg, that's supposedly based on a real person. In The Last Command, Emil Jannigs played a Russian general who works as a movie extra in Hollywood. I've never seen it, but as a silent movie fan, I hope to.
Anyway, click on Russland in labels to see the rest.
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