Czechoslovakian Army Entering Vladivostok, Siberia, in 1918 by George Luks, 1918
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · wikidata.org
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This shows Czech Legion troops marching into Vladivostok in 1918, deep in the chaos of the Russian Civil War. Luks was usually known for gritty city scenes, not history painting on this scale.
Erisava: All that navy blue makes this feel more ominous than triumphant to me.
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