PLANNING THE BIG RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE—RUSSIAN LEADERS IN CONFERENCE. GENERAL BRUSIL OFF SITS NEXT TO THE TSAR AT A WAR COUNCIL. THE TSAR AND HIS GENERALS AT A SPECIAL COUNCIL OF WAR HELD JUST BEFORE THE GREAT ADVANCED. THE TSAR IS SEATED IN CENTRE OF THE FAR SIDE OF TABLE, WHILE SEATED ON HIS LEFT ARE GENERAL BRUSILOFF, GENERAL KLEMBOVSKI AND GENERAL IVANOFF, AND ON HIS RIGHT GENERAL KUROPATKIN AND MAJOR-GENERAL SIVERS. ON THE NEAR SIDE OF TABLE, READING FROM LEFT OF PICTURE, ARE GENERAL SHUVAEFF, THE GRAND DUKE SERGI MICHAILEVITCH, GENERAL ALEXI EFF, GENERAL EVERT, AND GENERAL KVETZINSKI.

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PLANNING THE BIG RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE—RUSSIAN LEADERS IN CONFERENCE. GENERAL BRUSIL OFF SITS NEXT TO THE TSAR AT A WAR COUNCIL. THE TSAR AND HIS GENERALS AT A SPECIAL COUNCIL OF WAR HELD JUST BEFORE THE GREAT ADVANCED. THE TSAR IS SEATED IN CENTRE OF THE FAR SIDE OF TABLE, WHILE SEATED ON HIS LEFT ARE GENERAL BRUSILOFF, GENERAL KLEMBOVSKI AND GENERAL IVANOFF, AND ON HIS RIGHT GENERAL KUROPATKIN AND M AJ O R-GENERAL SIVERS. ON THE NEAR SIDE OF TABLE, READING FROM LEFT OF PICTURE, ARE GENERAL SHUVAEFF, THE GRAND DUKE SERGI MICHAILEVITCH, GENERAL ALEXI EFF, GENERAL EVERT, AND GENERAL KVETZINSKI.