Thanks for focusing on an altar with such an amazing (miraculous!) story. Check back on spelling of altar (title of post). And that source you found in Russian — sounds cool — but takes me to a site selling shoes??
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Comment on Greek Tea Farmers before the 1917 Revolution by A. Nelson
Also, check out Ethan’s post on this image: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/eclaybrook/2018/01/22/56/
Comment on Who are you? by A. Nelson
I agree. I really like the way you used questions about the photo to invite the reader to think through your analysis with you. Great sources as well!
Comment on A shifting world captured in an industrial town by A. Nelson
Great point about non-nobles having more access to the civil service as a result of the emancipation! Check out Cameron’s post on the same image: https://thensoviet.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/the-generation-gap-the-visualization-of-western-influence/
Comment on Greek Tea Farmers before the 1917 Revolution by A. Nelson
I enjoyed hearing you talk about this image in class, and really like the point you make about how feminized the tea labor force was. It reminds us that agricultural work was equal opportunity (men and women labored in the fields), especially before me…
Comment on Snapshot of The Empire: Life of the Peasantry in Russia by A. Nelson
What a great idea to think about comparisons between putting up Hay in the Northwest of the US and in Imperial Russia! I think this photograph is staged — the women for example, were certainly working, but had stopped and were waiting while the photograph was being taken. In this period, I doubt the hay was transported very far — most of it would have been stored nearby for use as fodder during the winter. The bales were easier to move and store than the kind of haystacks you wrote out — which would have been used directly from the field.
Comment on Episode 1: The Phantom Railways by A. Nelson
Star Wars and Boney M!?!?!??! You’ve made my week! Impressive. Really impressive.
Comment on The Photographer to the Tsar by A. Nelson
Oh, the bugs sound just disgusting! But the images you found are very compelling, and I like the way you identified your sources. Check out Elysia’s post on Zindan, which uses links to google maps to good effect: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/russiahistory/2018/01/21/1st-stop-the-emir-of-bukhara/
Comment on Kazakhs on the Move by A. Nelson
I love the start of this post. It made me want to read more! And you chose a really powerful image to write about. What sources are you using? Check back and confirm that you’re saying what you mean here — you might be thinking of Khazars (Jewish) rather than Kazakhs (Muslims).
Comment on Importance of Early Steam Engines and Railways by A. Nelson
What Spencer said! Also, check out a different perspective on the importance of the railroads in Nhi’s post: https://nhinguyen14.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/blog-1-murmansk-railroad/comment-page-1/#comment-3
