Red Army soldiers, 1941

Inscribed on back: "To Lev Grigoryevich [Chervinsky] from friends. War, 1941." The two soldiers pose against a makeshift backdrop on an army base or temporary encampment, and the photograph was most likely taken by a professional studio photographer.Digital imageJulie ChervinskyExhibited: "Letters from the Front: Jewish War Heroes," organized by the Center for Jewish History and the Blavatnik Family Foundation, 2005Part of an online exhibition "Letters from the Front: Jewish War Heroes," maintained by the Center for Jewish History at http://www.lettersfront.org