The Empire That Was Russia

Library of congress ^ | June 2001 | Library of Congress

[winodog]

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

[winodog]

Cool pics from Russia

[winodog]

I thought the first page would be shown.
But the pictures from pre WW1 Russia are in color and some are very interesting

[winodog]

Bump

[winodog]

Darn it!! Someone should enjoy these pictures!!

[Andy from Beaverton]

I'm heading to St. Petersburg next month. Is there anything I should be seeing? thanx!

[Naplm]

spent the last 45 min enjoying these photoes over coffee, thanks for the post!

[winodog]

I have no idea. I just ran across the website on another board and i thought freepers would like to see the pics.

[Happy2BMe]

"But the pictures from pre WW1 Russia are in color and some are very interesting."

View of the Nilova Monastery - 1910

Portrait of a Dagestani Couple - 1907

Russian Settlers In The Borderlands - 1907 - 1915

A Dagestani (Mountain) Man - 1907

Prisoners in a Zindan with Guard - 1907

The Emir of Bukhara - 1911

Portrait of Pinkhus Karlinsky, 84 Years Old - 1909

[winodog]

You are welcome. I know that many freepers will find these pics as delightful as you and I did.
It is also a welcome break from the usual threads.

[winodog]

Wow!! I did not know you could click on them and make it that life like and detailed.
TY
P.S. for everyone else there are many more pics.

[Happy2BMe]

"Wow!! I did not know you could click on them and make it that life like and detailed."

What is so incredible to me about these pics is that they are actual photographs taken almost 100 years ago and they are so amazingly detailed.

Of course, color photography was extremely rare when they were taken, but the digital color enhancement really brings out the reality of the moment in these pics.

It's as if they were taken yesterday.

[winodog]

I agree. Look at the colors and the expressions on their faces. Even the crumbling and cracking of the walls.

[Riley]

Fabulous! They look as if they were taken yesterday. Kind of eerie, looking back almost a century so clearly.

Imagine if this could be done with Matthew Brady's Civil War photography?

[winodog]

I bet they can do it.
Now that is something I would really like to see.

[Stavka2]

I've seen this before from a post here a long time ago. The photos are just as breath taking. It is such a pity the great empire was destroyed by Western "intellectuals". World history would have been so different if only the Tsars had remained.

[TexasRepublic]

Most amazing!

[winodog]

It looks as if socialism is about to destroy much of South America.

[bob808]

Amazing, thanks for posting this.

[winodog]

morning bump

[chilepepper]

Astonishing pictures, absolutely fabulous...