World War I (1914-1918). Head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Tikhon blesses members of the Women's Battalion before their setting off for the front. Moscow, Red Square, June 1917. From the collection of the Central State Documentary Film & Photo Archive.
- Categories: Religion & Belief, Unrest, Conflicts & War, Politics
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 12.06.1917
- Date published: 13.03.2017
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: R65-455, 6x9 film
- Media: JPEG, 4961x3708px, 7.3Mb