As a part of Prokudin-Gorskii’s album of Russia as an empire under Tsarist rule, we find multiple photographs of working people and labor in general. These photographs of course catch my attention because of my work and interest in labor and work, and I want to pivot this blog’s attention to the topic as much … Continue reading Industry’s Backfire On Imperial Rule →
Tag: Industrialization
Zlatoust, “Golden Tongued” Double Etched Sword
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This image from Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) depicts Zlatoust Station, located outside the Ural Mountains in the northwest area of present-day Chelyabinsk Oblast. Between 1909 and 1912, Prokudin-Gorskii made many trips to this area capturing images of railroads, factories, urbanization, and nature. It is no mistake that zlatoust means golden-tongued in Russian. Founded … Continue reading Zlatoust, “Golden Tongued” Double Etched Sword
Some Irregular Industrialization
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Russia through the mid to late 19th century was undergoing the tumultuous process of industrialization, which resulted in the problematic abolition of serfdom, and the strenuous attempt to move traditionally rural citizens into industrializing regions. This process took place with varying degrees of success, but some regions on the peripheries of the Empire experienced the … Continue reading Some Irregular Industrialization →
Zlatoust Factory
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The photo is showing a production shop for scabbards at the Zlatoust plant taken in 1910. Scabbards are the leather or metal protective cover for swords or knife’s, which were very important as swords were mass produced. Prokudin-Gorskii was able to capture this image and many others during this time with the help from Tsar … Continue reading Zlatoust Factory →
Probing Gallery with a Pile of Iron Stone in Front of It: Sergei Mikahailovich Prokudin-Gorkskii
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Probing Gallery with a Pile of Iron Stone in Front of It was taken by Sergei Mikahailovich Prokudin-Gorkskii during his time traveling the Russian empire. The photo was captured during Prokudin-Gorkskii time traveling the Ural Mountain range from the time period of 1909 to 1910. Specifically, Probing Gallery with a Pile of Iron Stone in … Continue reading Probing Gallery with a Pile of Iron Stone in Front of It: Sergei Mikahailovich Prokudin-Gorkskii →
Zlatoust’s Finest
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The following picture was taken in front of the Zlatoust factory in 1909. Pictured are three generations of Kalganov’s who work in the factory. The Zlatoust holds significant historical importance for Russian workers as in 1773-1774 workers here participated in Pugachev’s rebellion. This rebellion is the first of its kind which protested brutal and harsh … Continue reading Zlatoust’s Finest
A Factory in Zlatoust
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https://www.wdl.org/en/item/5291/#q=Prokudin-Gorskii https://www.worldatlas.com/eu/ru/che/where-is-zlatoust.html For this first blog post, I decided to analyze Prokudin-Gorskii’s photograph depicting a metal production factory in Zlatoust, taken in September of 1909. While the factory’s main purpose was metal and armament production, this particular photograph shows the room in which scabbards (the sheath that holds a sword) were made. Regarding what … Continue reading A Factory in Zlatoust →
The Beginnings of Industry
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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 →
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
