Date of publication: 05/03/2013
The Voice of Russia reports that a new memorial is to be unveiled in Moscow, Russia, in honour of those who lost their lives in the First World War.
A series of initiatives are underway to mark the Centenary of the First World War in Russia, as the conflict has been somewhat overlooked in light of Russia’s Soviet history.
To read the full article, visit The Voice of Russia website here.
Image: ‘Russian machine gunners in Galicia in 1915’, courtesy of The Imperial War Museum, © IWM.
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News