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Rood Koper

view of the Albert Memorial

Scene during the thanksgiving service for the recovery from illness of King George III

'The Irish Vampire'

Young Red Guards Finish:Stretched Rood KoperYoung Red Guards, Russia, c1917 c1923(?). The original Red Guards were armed groups of workers controlled by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. They formed the basis for the Red Army which replaced the old Russian military in January 1918 and fought during the Russian Civil War. The term 'Red Guards' is often used to members of the Red Army rather than in its original context.

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