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"The Russian Revolution" - The illustration from the Austro-Hungarian magazine "Die Muskete" (28 June 1917) shows John Bull, shocked at how big the monster (the Revolution), he's been bottle-feeding with money, has grown.
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"Bayonet Fight" (1916) by Romanian painter Ion Stoica Dumitrescu (1886-1956).
17 December: "Herzliche Weihnachtsgrüße!" (Heartfelt Christmas Wishes) - Another Christmas-card showing children in Austro-Hungarian (right) and German (left) uniforms.
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#Krampusnacht: Tonight, the night before the Feast of St. Nicholas, #Krampus, the half-goat-demon of Christmas (Isn't Central European Christmas magical? 😁) will punish misbehaving children. So today (true to tradition), I'll be making Austro-Hungarian-#WW1-Krampus posts! Enjoy!
03 December: "Szerbia!" and "Belgium!" under the Christmas tree, decorated with candles and cannons. Austro-Hungarian Christmas postcard.
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02 December: Christmas without a father - Austro-Hungarian Christmas-card.
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"In the Field" (1917) by Austrian painter and illustrator Hans Maria Glatz (1878-1930). The painting depicts an Austro-Hungarian infantryman during the 11th Battle of the Isonzo.
#Halloween: "John Bull's Allies" - The illustration from the Austro-Hungarian magazine "Die Muskete" (22 March 1917) shows John Bull petting his newest ally, the Monster of Usury of Food, since Time, Death and Hunger has failed him.
#Halloween: "Full Speed Ahead Towards World Domination" - The illustration from the Austro-Hungarian magazine "Die Muskete" (6 Sept. 1917) shows Uncle Sam as a stoker showelling soldiers into the furnace powering the war.