Schoolgirls with rifle - 1 вересня 1991 р. в Південній Осетії

Three schoolgirls go to school which is situated two kilometers away from their village, one girl carries a rifle on her shoulder, Southern Ossetia, September 1, 1991. On January 5, 1991 the government of Georgia based police sub-units and national guards in Southern Ossetia not informing the authorities. Georgian forces conducted searches, put people under arrest, carried out punitive operations in rural regions of Ossetia. Under these circumstances Ossetian party was forced to undertake security measures. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin /Pressphotos)