The Photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, photographer and chemist in the early 1900s, displayed the powerful Russian Empire pre-World War I and revolution with the use of colored photography, a new technique that he developed during the time. Supported by Tsar Nicholas II and with the aide of the Ministry of Transportation, Prokudin-Gorskii traveled in an … Continue reading The Photographer to the Tsar
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1st stop: The Emir of Bukhara
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As I begin my journey into Russia, I wanted to push myself to expand my knowledge into worlds unknown, worlds that will make me a more well rounded student. I consider myself a Europeanist, so my goal for today was to explore something out of my comfort zone.
The Divine Penitentiary
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First post for 20th Century Russia
