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title: Factory Red Guards, 1917
author: Viktor Bulla
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20862/factory-red-guards-1917/
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updated: 2025-08-19
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# Factory Red Guards, 1917

_Authored by Viktor Bulla_

## Image File

[![Factory Red Guards, 1917](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20862.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20862.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of a group of Red Guards militia outside their factory during the [Bolshevik Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bolshevik_Revolution/) of November 1917. [Vulcan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vulcan/) factory, Petrograd.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bulla, V. (2025, August 19). Factory Red Guards, 1917. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20862/factory-red-guards-1917/>
### Chicago
Bulla, Viktor. "Factory Red Guards, 1917." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 19, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20862/factory-red-guards-1917/>.
### MLA
Bulla, Viktor. "Factory Red Guards, 1917." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20862/factory-red-guards-1917/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Guard_Vulkan_factory.jpg) by [**Viktor Bulla**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Guard_Vulkan_factory.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.