Russian Military History, Thirteen Photographs of Officers in an Equestrian Race, ca. 1920s

Horse Racing in Russia/USSR

Archive

Archive of thirteen photographs, ca. 1920s, records Russian military officers participating in horse racing and mounted equestrian activity on a circular racetrack. The sequence preserves views of uniformed riders on horseback and documents the place of horsemanship and organized riding within Russian military sporting culture during the early twentieth century.

Thirteen vintage photographs, each approximately 3.2 x 2.3 inches, formerly or currently part of an album. The images show military officers riding horses around a circular track, with multiple riders appearing in the racing ground. The officers wear Russian military dress identified in the supplied information as typical of the 1920s. No regiment, individual rider, precise location, photographer, or exact date is identified.

The photographs record equestrian activity during a period when mounted service remained closely associated with military training and cavalry traditions despite the increasing mechanization of warfare. Their value lies particularly in the sequence of thirteen related views, which provides repeated visual evidence of riders, horses, uniforms, and the physical arrangement of the racetrack rather than a single isolated scene. Condition not stated in the supplied description. A compact photographic record of Russian military horsemanship and organized equestrian sport during the early twentieth century.

Item #14498

Price: $225.00