Measures 4" x 6 ½", mounted on cardboard backing. The lettering on the tally of the sailor's beskozyrka hat reads АВРОРА (Aurora), the name of the legendary cruiser which shot a blank from its nose gun at 9:40 p.m. on 25 October 1917 signaling the beginning of the bolshevist armed coup and the birth of the bloodiest regime in the very long and very bloody history of Russia. The cruiser is still anchored in the Neva river opposite the Winter Palace as the Central Naval Museum, even though now it does not fly the red Soviet flag.

In good to

Measures 4" x 6 ½", mounted on cardboard backing. The lettering on the tally of the sailor's beskozyrka hat reads АВРОРА (Aurora), the name of the legendary cruiser which shot a blank from its nose gun at 9:40 p.m. on 25 October 1917 signaling the beginning of the bolshevist armed coup and the birth of the bloodiest regime in the very long and very bloody history of Russia. The cruiser is still anchored in the Neva river opposite the Winter Palace as the Central Naval Museum, even though now it does not fly the red Soviet flag.

In good to very good condition. Mild to moderate creasing to the cardboard is mostly contained to the margins. The image is a little underexposed but in sharp focus.

This photo will look great in a collector's display of Imperial Russian or even early Soviet memorabilia.

Please note that the penny in our photo is for size reference.
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