The image above may be a simple set of electrical generator’s but their presence and origin tell a lot about the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. In the late imperial period, Russia was continuing it’s transition from an agrarian state into a modern power. As they developed, they were heavily reliant on western … Continue reading The Beginnings of Industry →
Month: February 2019
Working on the Railroad
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In the 1800s and 1900s the railroads were a very important part of Russia. It opened up a lot of…
Ladies, Let’s Get in Formation
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Pictured above is three peasant girls, each holding a couple of berries they harvested off the land. They collected these berries as a gift to the foreign visitor, in this case the photographer Prokudin-Gorskiĭ. This image was taken in 1909 prior to the industrialization of the Russian Empire. This picture intrigued me because, first of […]
The Trans-Siberian Railway
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Image Name: Trans-Siberian Railway metal truss bridge on stone piers, over the Kama River near Perm, Ural Mountains Region This photograph was taken by Prokudin-Gorskii in the 1910’s. Prokudin-Gorskii was a chemist turned photographer who ended up traveling around the Russian Empire, in a railroad car that the Tsar provided to him, photographing the Empire’s … Continue reading The Trans-Siberian Railway →
Transformation of the Industrial Revolution in Russia
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Generally with Russia at the turn of the century, one would assume that it would be in the national interest to keep up with the industrial, economic, and political development of the rest of Europe. While factories and industrial development was rapidly expanding in the culturally central region of the Russian Empire, namely Moscow and … Continue reading Transformation of the Industrial Revolution in Russia
Blog Post #1
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The above picture depicts a Sunni Muslim man in the early 1900’s before World War 1 began. In this time, what would later be known as the Soviet Union, was extremely diverse. Only about half of the 150 million people were ethnic Russians. Later, during forced Russification, there was not only a desire for administrative …
A Strawberry a Day Keeps the Revolution Away?
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In my first blog post, I am going to analyze and comment on a photograph from the Library of Congress’ Prokudin-Gorskii collection. Before discussing my thoughts on the image below, I would first like to give a little bit of background on the photographer himself. Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was born in 1863, and worked as … Continue reading A Strawberry a Day Keeps the Revolution Away?
Na Registanie
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In 1868, the city of Samarkand came under the control of the Russian Empire. Previously a part of the Bukhara Khanate, the city became a provincial capital in 1867. This picture was taken sometime between 1905 and 1915, in front of the Registan, a large public square built by the Timurid Dynasty. For centuries, the […]
Complications Industrializing
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Industrializing a nation is a difficult process that requires a complete rearrangement of domestic production, transportation of resources, and rapid urbanization. As the world progresses with new technologies and nations push the capabilities of factories, trade, and federal investment it is far too easy for competing states to fall behind the global economic curve. This … Continue reading Complications Industrializing
Zlatoust Station
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When you think about American history, most people tend to think about the time of our major industrial revolution in the 19th century. The driving factor behind such innovation and mass production was our building of the railroads. This was also a major stepping stone in Europe that drove their industrial revolution. The picture above … Continue reading Zlatoust Station →
