Russian Soldiers (1914-1916)

Russian Soldiers. World War One. Russian Front scenes; etc. Opens with same footage already found on ON 175 Q. Soldiers in heavy winter coats; fur hats; rifles; march across snow toward camera. LS same soldiers in single-file line; marching across snow, to left; big hills of snow in BG. These troops climbing snow covered mountain. GV over area with Russian Army resting; soldiers sit or recline on ground. Closer same; soldiers lying on the grass; a few trees in BG. Galician peasants / farmers return home after Russian advance. Refugees approach on dirt road; incl. woman carrying child; boys of various ages; man w/ child; etc. Displaced persons; civilians; horse-drawn wagons on left. Women in long skirts & scarves lead cows; woman w/ bag over shoulder; holding hand of little boy; etc; CU family group: man & children; in front of wagon loaded w/ all possessions; man is holding baby; boys stand by his sides; girl sitting up in wagon. Russian soldiers (Cossacks?) in fur hats; carry wounded man on stretcher; other soldiers follow. MS same group & others on beach; 2 men (1 w/ Red Cross armband) lift stretcher onto boat full of wounded Cossacks. Closer shot boat; man pushes & climbs on as it starts to move toward ship in distance. Looking down on street in town; many soldiers march on sides. Street level view same; more similar. Roll call of exhausted soldiers. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.