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    The Long Road East

    "The Long Road East"

    Commission art, Thankyou for ordering @josef.varadinek i hope you like it

    The Czech Legion’s journey across the frozen Trans-Siberian Railway, 1920. Stranded far from home in the chaos of the Russian Civil War, they fought their way eastward, hoping to return to their homeland. A harsh winter, endless rails, and the will to survive.
    Btw she is Esdeath

    Character: Esdeath

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    Laurence_Smith said:

    Its supposed to be westward - they were stranded in Siberia and to get back home they had to travel west.

    Eastward is actually correct. The Czech Legion was moving to the port of Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, to board ships. The reason they couldn't just go west was because their movement started while WW1 was still ongoing with the explicit intent of redeploying to France. The Central Powers wouldn't allow the Legion to move through their territory (as they were at war), so the only choice was to go east.

    Wikipedia: Revolt of the Czechoslovak Legion

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    Nicholasmichaeljimwiseau said in comment #2546138:

    Is Esdeath going to commit pogroms like Ungern-Sternberg or Semyonov?

    Somebody didn't like you mentioning this, lol. For Ruskies murdering people is just as normal, as like for medieval Mongols. Those mongoloids are their direct descendants anyway (duchy of moscow have no connetion to old Kievan Rus, only to Golden Horde) so it's not a surprise.

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