Utter devastation |
The images depict snow-covered villages, train tracks, bullet-riddled buildings, and soldiers in trenches, by houses and on trains. The pictures were taken in Russia, China and Japan. The slides were hand-coloured and the colorus have been preserved wonderfully.
The photos may be found at http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-205_162-10015434.html.
You also might want to read all the background information about these pictures available at http://thephotopalace.blogspot.com/2013/01/wwi-and-russian-revolution-photos-found.html.