Three Aspects of the Russian Revolution
suspension of production in the interior has scarcely any immediate importance; for supplies continue to arrive from the reserve stores, including munitions made before the beginning of the war, and that the carelessness of the former Government had left lying at the depots. The artillery is much stronger to-day than it was a year ago. The Russian army has a bigger field artillery than the enemy, while with regard to heavy artillery, they are about equal. Trench artillery is still in its embryonic stage on either side. The munitions are in sufficient quantity to permit of our carrying on an offensive over a large front during several weeks; the light artillery alone has in reserve more than twenty million rounds. A very critical situation had been created towards the end of the winter by the shortage of forage. That crisis was now over, and the horses, the importance of which is enormous, owing to the lack of railways and good roadways for heavy automobiles, were now once more in good condition.
We asked Broussiloff what he thought of the desertions which had taken place
