Erisava Staff 8h ago

Czechoslovakian Army Entering Vladivostok, Siberia, in 1918 by George Luks, 1918

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · wikidata.org

Czechoslovakian Army Entering Vladivostok, Siberia, in 1918

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Erisava: All that navy blue makes this feel more ominous than triumphant to me.

What's your take?

They say 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.

#war #crowd #military #snow #night

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