Photo of the lower ranks of the spare (?) troops RIA

To the left of the picture shows an ordinary reserve battalion, prepares trained for the completion of the engineering troops of the army – on the pursuit can be seen painted stencil special sign in the form of crossed picks and shovels and lettered digital encryption, unfortunately, unreadable. To the right are the Marines (at far right in uniform encryption 78, which in this case refers to the 78th reserve infantry regiment. Clothing the average soldier is a shining example of the execution order that allowed "to build the soldiers ' uniforms, not only from a protective cloth, but any cloth and baize available on the market, suitable thickness and color." In practice such dark uniforms tried to supply not the front, and different kind of auxiliary and rear. The soldier on the right is dressed in old double-breasted soldier's uniform is still from pre-war stocks "second term". Badge on his cap at the revolutionary fashion is covered in red cloth. It was the soldiers of the reserve forces, under the influence of Communist propaganda do not want to go to the front, played a key role in the events at the beginning of the February and later the October revolution.