Chronicle of Tsarist Russia and Germany (1900-1917)

Events of January 9, 1905 (excerpts from the feature film).

Prisoners being escorted to Siberia (excerpt from the feature film).

Demonstration of a cavalry charge on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin in 1913. A cavalcade of horse-drawn carriages with members of the German imperial family driving through Berlin.

Women talking with the military on a street in Berlin in the early 20th century.

Units of the Prussian Guard led by a brass band march through the streets of Berlin.

View of the bridge over the Spree.

The Emperor leaving the palace.

The Emperor, accompanied by the military, walks across the bridge.

Wilhelm II gives orders to his adjutants near a car.

A machine-gun unit of the German army during exercises.

Wilhelm II at an observation post during maneuvers.

Parade of Russian Guards units in Tsarskoye Selo in 1912-1913. A unit of His Majesty's Own Life-Convoy on parade.

Emperor Nicholas II with the heir and their entourage inspecting the Life-Convoy formation.

Nicholas II speaks to the Life-Convoy officers standing in formation.

A passing train.

Mobilized residents of Berlin on the square before receiving uniforms and formation in August 1914. Mobilized German reservists receive uniforms and weapons.

Soldiers line up in a square on the square (top).

Panorama of part of the square.

Troops march through the streets of Berlin, people greet them, standing on the sidewalks.

Relatives and friends of mobilized soldiers walk alongside the formation.

French generals inspect a new model of soldier's equipment.

British cavalry on the march.

King George V among the military.

Arrival of a German general to review the troops.

Combat operations on the fronts of World War I. British tanks attack the enemy in 1916-1917. German infantry rising from a trench to attack.

Russian artillery and supply trains fording a water obstacle.

Russian troops on the march.

Nicholas II talking with General M.V. Alekseev and officers of the Headquarters staff in 1915-1916. Commander-in-Chief Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich and his entourage accept a report from a Headquarters officer.

Nicholas II gets out of an approaching car and accepts a report from the Chief of Staff of the Headquarters, General M.V. Alekseev.

Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich and Emperor Nicholas II during their stay at Headquarters.

Nicholas II and his entourage walk along the line of the Life Convoy.

A prayer service in one of the units of the Russian army leaving for the front.

Officers approach the priest in turn and kiss the cross.

A wounded Russian soldier is unloaded from an ambulance van during World War I. Corpses of soldiers in the snow.

Corpses are thrown from a cart onto the snow for subsequent burial.

A Russian soldier wraps a foot wrap around his leg.

Soldiers pick lice out of their underwear.

The Palace Bridge is being raised in Petrograd.

People gather for a demonstration in Petrograd in February 1917. A store wall with a broken display window.

Text of the Announcement of the Commander of the Troops of the Petrograd District.