Image source: PHOTO TAKEN BY SERGEI MIKHAILOVICH PROKUDIN-GORSKII (1863–1944) From its authoritative beginning to its revolutionary end, The Romanov Dynasty was synonymous with exile and death. The above photograph, taken by Sergei Gorskii in 1910, is of the iron shackles that bound Boyar Mikhail Nikitick Romanov during his 1601 exile in Nyrob. It was Tsar Boris Godunov who …
Month: January 2017
The Empire That Was Russia
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Windmills in Ialutorovsk County … More The Empire That Was Russia
The Empire That Was Russia
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Windmills in Ialutorovsk County … More The Empire That Was Russia
Comrades’ Corner
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Comrades’ Corner
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Red Star
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Red Star
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Students’ Choice
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Digging In At Bakal
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Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a groundbreaking early 20th century Russian photographer. A chemist by training, he studied for years to perfect a method of producing color photographs. Then in 1909, after receiving a commission from the Tsar as well as some special equipment, he set off to document the life, culture, and achievements of the … Continue reading →
Youth in Imperial Russia
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Image Source: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/prk2000000186/ Photo taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944) Transition is a hot topic these days. At this moment I can name many states dealing with enormous transitional phases in government and economy: 1) The United States of America has a new president who was inaugurated just a few days ago on January 20th, 2) Great Britain has exited […]
