"Viktor Bulla's Pioneers in Defense Drill, Leningrad (1937). Its on pg. 79 of the book "Propaganda and Dreams" by Leah Bendavid-Val Bulla's photograph of hundreds of children wearing gas masks was not meant to be ghoulish, a commentary on war or lost innocence, but rather exemplified a reason for pride--the country was blessed with well-trained, well-equipped and obviously courageous young fighters." quoted from http://reddit.com/info/23z33/comments/

terrible!