Female soldiers Russo Turkish War 1877?

Posted on January 12, 2019 by 26soldiersoftin

Eagle eyed reader Marvin at Suburban Militarism also spotted the two female soldiers in the part 3 clip of the 1877 Russo-Turkish war movie film.

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/11/russo-turkish-war-1877-movie-clips/

Were these female soldiers part of the propaganda that also saw tanks and a modern military parade marking the unveiling of a (Russo-Turkish) War Memorial?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shipka_Pass

Blogposted by Mark, Man of TIN January 2019

Published by 26soldiersoftin

Hello I'm Mark Mr MIN, Man of TIN. Based in S.W. Britain, I'm a lifelong collector of "tiny men" and old toy soldiers, whether tin, lead or childhood vintage 1960s and 1970s plastic figures. I randomly collect all scales and periods and "imagi-nations" as well as lead civilians, farm and zoo animals. I enjoy the paint possibilities of cheap poundstore plastic figures as much as the patina of vintage metal figures. Befuddled by the maths of complex boardgames and wargames, I prefer the small scale skirmish simplicity of very early Donald Featherstone rules. To relax, I usually play solo games, often using hex boards. Gaming takes second place to making or convert my own gaming figures from polymer clay (Fimo), home-cast metal figures of many scales or plastic paint conversions. I also collect and game with vintage Peter Laing 15mm metal figures, wishing like many others that I had bought more in the 1980s ... View all posts by 26soldiersoftin