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View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI

View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI

On August 4th, 2015, Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, surrendered to Germans without a fight. Fortresses at Kovno and Brest-Litovsk, among several others, capitulated. By September 18th when the fortress ... More

Church in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Church in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Arkhangelsk mosque (Archangel), Russian Empire, 19th century

Arkhangelsk mosque (Archangel), Russian Empire, 19th century

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker of Miracle. 1908

Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker of Miracle. 1908

December 1907, the peasant of the Estland province, Jan Soberg, opened a photographic institution in Arkhangelsk. In 1909, the Photographic Society began to work in Arkhangelsk, and Jan Soberg became a member. ... More

Wooden Church of St. Nicholas, 17th century. The village of Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891

Wooden Church of St. Nicholas, 17th century. The village of Sura on th...

Church of St. Nicholas, 17th century. One of the oldest settlements on Pinega. Mentioned in the Novgorod document of 1471 as "Sura filthy." The village was part of the Kevrol, Pinega and Arkhangelsk districts. ... More

Transfiguration Cathedral Kholmogory Surroundings

Transfiguration Cathedral Kholmogory Surroundings

Transfiguration Cathedral Kholmogory Surroundings Спасо-Преображенский Собор, окрестности Холмогор Public domain photograph of church, Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shenkursk surroundings., Russian Empire, 19th century

Shenkursk surroundings., Russian Empire, 19th century

Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More

Church in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Church in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

Alexandrovsky Uspensky Convent. Church of the Assumption. Alexandrov

Alexandrovsky Uspensky Convent. Church of the Assumption. Alexandrov

Alexandrovsky Uspensky Convent. Church of the Assumption. Alexandrov has been known since the middle of the 14th century. Since 15th century a place of rest for the Moscow princes. In 1509-1515 a large complex ... More

Golden Gate, Vladimir, Central Russia

Golden Gate, Vladimir, Central Russia

The Golden Gate was built by the Vladimir princely masters in 1164. During the time of Andrei Bogolyubsky, the city was surrounded by an extended shaft and had seven entrance gates (Golden, Copper, Irininy, Sil... More

Vladimir: Kutkin Lane. The Catholic Church of the Rosary of Our Lady. 1909-1917

Vladimir: Kutkin Lane. The Catholic Church of the Rosary of Our Lady. ...

Kutkin Lane. The Catholic Church of the Rosary of Our Lady. 1909-1917 Куткин переулок. Католический костел Розария Божьей Матери. 1909-1917

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, 1160

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, 1160

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl was built in memory of the deceased son of Grand Duke Izyaslav Andreevich between 1158 and 1165. Vasily Tatishchev in the "History of the Russian" writes that "the mas... More

The Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

The Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

The Annunciation Monastery Vyazniki history starts from the ancient city-fortress Yaropolch-Zalessky, founded by Prince Yaropolk Vladimirovich in 1135-1138. The city was burnt in 1239 by the troops of Batu and... More

Vozdvizhenskaya Church - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

Vozdvizhenskaya Church - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

Vozdvizhenskaya Church Vyazniki history starts from the ancient city-fortress Yaropolch-Zalessky, founded by Prince Yaropolk Vladimirovich in 1135-1138. The city was burnt in 1239 by the troops of Batu and Sub... More

Ivanovo - Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Ivanovo - Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Ivanovo originated in the XV century. By 1579 the Pokrovsky Monastery was founded. The first written mention is found in 1608 in the books of the Trinity-Sergius L... More

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the hotel.

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the hotel.

The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Вид на Соловецкий монастырь из гостиницы. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Г... More

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the hotel.

View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the hotel.

The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Вид на Соловецкий монастырь из гостиницы. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Г... More

Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia

Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia

The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.

Chapel of St. Savvatiy in Savvatiyevsky skit (hermitage) of Solovetsky Monastery

Chapel of St. Savvatiy in Savvatiyevsky skit (hermitage) of Solovetsky...

Chapel of St. Savvatiy in Savvatiyevsky skit (hermitage) of Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Часовня преп. Савватия в Савватиевском ските Соловецкого монас... More

The Korozhnaya Tower of the Solovetsky Monastery

The Korozhnaya Tower of the Solovetsky Monastery

The Korozhnaya Tower of the Solovetsky Monastery and the Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows Soothe my sorrows. The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. ... More

Murom, Nativity of the Mother of God Cathedral

Murom, Nativity of the Mother of God Cathedral

Nativity of the Mother of God Cathedral. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called ... More

Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna coronation, 1896

Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna coronation, 1896

Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Crews and carriages with palace ranks pass to the Lubyanka square along Myasnitskaya street in the days of coronation celebrations; in ... More

The funeral of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich in Abastuman. 1899

The funeral of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich in Abastuman. 1899

View of the Alexander Nevsky church in the days of mourning. "В понедельник, 28-го июня 1899 года, Наследник Цесаревич, приказав подать трицикл с бензиновым двигателем, гулял в дворцовом саду, осматривая цвето... More

Church of the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment

Church of the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment

Church of the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment. Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District. ... More

Church of the Trinity - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Church of the Trinity - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Church of the Trinity Церковь Троицы Живоначальной Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cathedral of the Exultation, Russian Empire, 19th century

Cathedral of the Exultation, Russian Empire, 19th century

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery. Окрестности Холмогор. Свято-Троицкий Антониево-Сийский мужской монастырь.

Cinema "Modern". Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Cinema "Modern". Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Cinema "Modern". Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox church... More

Vladimir - Ancient Cathedral, Russian Empire, 19th century

Vladimir - Ancient Cathedral, Russian Empire, 19th century

Dmitrievsky Cathedral was built in 1191 at the time of the highest power and flourishing of the great Vladimir principality by the Grand Duke Vladimir of Vsevolod Yurievich the Big Nest in honor of his heavenly... More

Vladimir, Golden Gate, 1890s, Russian Empire, 19th century

Vladimir, Golden Gate, 1890s, Russian Empire, 19th century

The Golden Gate was built by the Vladimir princely masters in 1164. During the time of Andrei Bogolyubsky, the city was surrounded by an extended shaft and had seven entrance gates (Golden, Copper, Irininy, Sil... More

Bogolyubsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin. Vladimir

Bogolyubsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin. Vladimir

Bogolyubsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin - a female Orthodox monastery in the village of Bogolyubovo, Vladimir region, occupies the territory of the palace-castle of Andrei Bogolyubsky - the only civ... More

Church of the Presentation - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

Church of the Presentation - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

Vvedenskays Church Vyazniki history starts from the ancient city-fortress Yaropolch-Zalessky, founded by Prince Yaropolk Vladimirovich in 1135-1138. The city was burnt in 1239 by the troops of Batu and Subede... More

Ivanovo - Cathedral of Intercession

Ivanovo - Cathedral of Intercession

Cathedral of Intercession Ivanovo originated in the XV century. By 1579 the Pokrovsky Monastery was founded. The first written mention is found in 1608 in the books of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. During the Tim... More

Ivanovo - Church of the Nativity of Christ

Ivanovo - Church of the Nativity of Christ

Church of the Nativity of Christ Ivanovo originated in the XV century. By 1579 the Pokrovsky Monastery was founded. The first written mention is found in 1608 in the books of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. During ... More

The Annunciation Monastery, Kirzhach, Russia

The Annunciation Monastery, Kirzhach, Russia

The Annunciation Monastery Kirzhach first mentioned in 1332 in the spiritual literacy of Ivan Kalita as a settlement with the St. Sergius of Radonezh Annunciation founded in 1358, the blossoming period of whic... More

The power station, the Transfiguration Cathedral and the Philippine Church. Solovetsky Monastery

The power station, the Transfiguration Cathedral and the Philippine Ch...

The power station, the Transfiguration Cathedral and the Philippine Church. Solovetsky Monastery The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Электростанция, Спас... More

Nicholas II visits village Birzuly Kherson province, 1904.

Nicholas II visits village Birzuly Kherson province, 1904.

Nicholas II visits village Birzuly Kherson province on December 18, 1904. - Посещение Николаем II Бирзулы Херсонской губернии 18 декабря 1904.

View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI

View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI

On August 4th, 2015, Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, surrendered to Germans without a fight. Fortresses at Kovno and Brest-Litovsk, among several others, capitulated. By September 18th when the fortress ... More

Savior Transfiguration Cathedral in Solombala - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Savior Transfiguration Cathedral in Solombala - Arkhangelsk (Archangel...

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery, Russian Empire, 19th century

Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery, Russian Empire, 19th century

Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery Николо-Корельский монастырь

Catholic Church - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Catholic Church - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Catholic Church Католическая церковь Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arkhangelsk Cathedral during revolution and civil war 1918-1919

Arkhangelsk Cathedral during revolution and civil war 1918-1919

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

View of Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

View of Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery. Окрестности Холмогор. Свято-Троицкий Антониево-Сийский мужской монастырь.

Shenkursk wooden church facade, Russian Empire, 19th century

Shenkursk wooden church facade, Russian Empire, 19th century

Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More

Astrakhan, Orthodox church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin

Astrakhan, Orthodox church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku, 1900s

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku, 1900s

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Александро-Невский собор Public domain photograph of a palace, mansion building in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexandrov, The bell tower of the monastery.

Alexandrov, The bell tower of the monastery.

Pokrovsky Cathedral in the Assumption Monastery. Alexandrov has been known since the middle of the 14th century. Since 15th century a place of rest for the Moscow princes. In 1509-1515 a large complex of the pr... More

Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery., Russian Empire, 19th century

Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery., Russian Empire, 19th century

Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery. Владимир, Успенский Княгинин девичий монастырь.

Vladimir, view of the Assumption Cathedral

Vladimir, view of the Assumption Cathedral

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Владимир, Успенский Собор. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Postcard.

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Postcard.

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Владимир, Успенский Собор. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More

Vladimir, Square near the Assumption Cathedral.

Vladimir, Square near the Assumption Cathedral.

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Владимир, Успенский Собор. Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard. Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral.

Postcard. Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral.

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Владимир, Успенский Собор. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More

Ivanovo, Lower Marketplace - Textile Center of Russian Empire

Ivanovo, Lower Marketplace - Textile Center of Russian Empire

Lower Bazaar Ivanovo originated in the XV century. By 1579 the Pokrovsky Monastery was founded. The first written mention is found in 1608 in the books of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. During the Time of Troubles... More

The Annunciation Monastery - Kirzhach, Russia

The Annunciation Monastery - Kirzhach, Russia

The Annunciation Monastery Kirzhach first mentioned in 1332 in the spiritual literacy of Ivan Kalita as a settlement with the St. Sergius of Radonezh Annunciation founded in 1358, the blossoming period of whic... More

Murom, Pyatnitskaya church. 1918

Murom, Pyatnitskaya church. 1918

Pyatnitskaya church. 1918 Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called Muromians and m... More

Uspenskiy Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896

Uspenskiy Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Ale...

Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896

Monastery. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Monastery. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Foreign soldier. Arkhangelsk during revolution and civil war 1918-1919

Foreign soldier. Arkhangelsk during revolution and civil war 1918-1919

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk province, White Sea.

Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk province, White Sea.

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Neighborhoods of Pinega. The village of Pirinem, St. George's Church in 1717 and the bell tower of 1750

Neighborhoods of Pinega. The village of Pirinem, St. George's Church i...

Neighborhoods of Pinega. The village of Pirinem, St. George's Church in 1717 and the bell tower of 1750. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in ... More

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Chukhcherma. Church of St. Basil the Blessed

Surroundings of Kholmogory. Chukhcherma. Church of St. Basil the Bless...

Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More

Chukhcherma. Church of St. Basil the Blessed

Chukhcherma. Church of St. Basil the Blessed

Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More

Transfiguration Cathedral, Russian Empire, 19th century

Transfiguration Cathedral, Russian Empire, 19th century

Transfiguration Cathedral Kholmogory Surroundings Спасо-Преображенский Собор, окрестности Холмогор

Holy Trinity Convent, Shenkursk

Holy Trinity Convent, Shenkursk

Holy Trinity Convent Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by t... More

Shenkursk - Holy Trinity Convent

Shenkursk - Holy Trinity Convent

Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More

Trinity Cathedral in the Assumption Monastery - Alexandrov

Trinity Cathedral in the Assumption Monastery - Alexandrov

Trinity Cathedral in the Assumption Monastery Троицкий собор в Успенском монастыре

Vladimir - Dmitrievsky Cathedral. color

Vladimir - Dmitrievsky Cathedral. color

Dmitrievsky Cathedral was built in 1191 at the time of the highest power and flourishing of the great Vladimir principality by the Grand Duke Vladimir of Vsevolod Yurievich the Big Nest in honor of his heavenly... More

Dmitrievsky Cathedral, Vladimir

Dmitrievsky Cathedral, Vladimir

Dmitrievsky Cathedral was built in 1191 at the time of the highest power and flourishing of the great Vladimir principality by the Grand Duke Vladimir of Vsevolod Yurievich the Big Nest in honor of his heavenly... More

Golden Gate, Vladimir, Central Russia

Golden Gate, Vladimir, Central Russia

The Golden Gate was built by the Vladimir princely masters in 1164. During the time of Andrei Bogolyubsky, the city was surrounded by an extended shaft and had seven entrance gates (Golden, Copper, Irininy, Sil... More

Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery view in summer

Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery view in summer

Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Владимир, Рождественский монастырь.

Vladimir, Sergievskaya church.

Vladimir, Sergievskaya church.

Sergievskaya church. 1890 Сергиевская церковь. 1890 Public domain photograph of church, Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vladimir. Cathedral., Russian Empire, 19th century

Vladimir. Cathedral., Russian Empire, 19th century

Vladimir. Cathedral Square. Cathedral. Владимир. Соборная площадь. Кафедральный собор. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright rest... More

Murom, Ascension Church. View from the south. 1890 - 1900.

Murom, Ascension Church. View from the south. 1890 - 1900.

Ascension Church. View from the south. 1890 - 1900. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric peo... More

St. Michael's Chapel. 1910's. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia

St. Michael's Chapel. 1910's. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia

St. Michael's Chapel. 1910's. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called Muromians a... More

Nuns at the walls of the Trinity Cathedral. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia

Nuns at the walls of the Trinity Cathedral. Murom, Vladimir Province, ...

Nuns at the walls of the Trinity Cathedral. 1900s Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric peopl... More

Russian town and Orthodox church. Winter of 1917-1918.

Russian town and Orthodox church. Winter of 1917-1918.

Lantern slide by John Wells Rahill of a Russian town and Orthodox church. Winter of 1917-1918.

Odessa, Brewery Pavillion. 1900-1914

Odessa, Brewery Pavillion. 1900-1914

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kremlin, Moscow in 1917. Albert Thomas travel to Russia.

Kremlin, Moscow in 1917. Albert Thomas travel to Russia.

Socialist Albert Thomas was WWI ardent supporter, standing on social-chauvinist position. After the 1917 February Revolution, he traveled to Russia, where he negotiated with the Provisional Government and the P... More

Cathedral of  Mikhail Arkhangel - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Cathedral of Mikhail Arkhangel - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Church in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Church in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Kondostrov. Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker of Miracle. 1908

Kondostrov. Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker of M...

December 1907, the peasant of the Estland province, Jan Soberg, opened a photographic institution in Arkhangelsk. In 1909, the Photographic Society began to work in Arkhangelsk, and Jan Soberg became a member. ... More

Cathedral of the Epiphany - Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia

Cathedral of the Epiphany - Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia

Cathedral of the Epiphany Mezen was founded in the 16th century on the site of Okladnikova (Bolshoy) settlement (Sokolnya Nova) and Kuznetsova (Malaya) settlement of the Mezen district. The first to settle her... More

St. Trinity Cathedral, Onega, Arkhangelsk region

St. Trinity Cathedral, Onega, Arkhangelsk region

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Kiy Island Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

Kiy Island Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Rus...

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Sunday, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

Sunday, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Neighborhoods of Onega. Chekuevo. Church of the Transfiguration

Neighborhoods of Onega. Chekuevo. Church of the Transfiguration

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Churches of Verkolsky Monastery, Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia

Churches of Verkolsky Monastery, Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia

Vercolsky Monastery. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, th... More

Shenkursk wooden church, Russian Empire, 19th century

Shenkursk wooden church, Russian Empire, 19th century

Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More

Persian mosque in Astrakhan. 1894.

Persian mosque in Astrakhan. 1894.

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery.

Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery.

Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery. Владимир, Успенский Княгинин девичий монастырь.

Newly planted trees. Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral.

Newly planted trees. Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral.

Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Владимир, Успенский Собор.

Vladimir - Bogolyubovsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin

Vladimir - Bogolyubovsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin

Bogolyubsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin - a female Orthodox monastery in the village of Bogolyubovo, Vladimir region, occupies the territory of the palace-castle of Andrei Bogolyubsky - the only civ... More

Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". Church of the Bogolyubov Mother of God at the station Boldino.

Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". Church of the ...

Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". Church of the Bogolyubov Mother of God at the station Boldino. Окрестности Владимира. Имение Карпова «Сушнево». Церковь Боголюбовской Богоматери при стан... More

The Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

The Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia

The Annunciation Monastery Vyazniki history starts from the ancient city-fortress Yaropolch-Zalessky, founded by Prince Yaropolk Vladimirovich in 1135-1138. The city was burnt in 1239 by the troops of Batu and... More

Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896

Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feo...

Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896

Sobor Mikhaila Arkhangela - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Sobor Mikhaila Arkhangela - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Mikhail-Archangel monastery. Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Mikhail-Archangel monastery. Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Arkhangelsk (Ar...

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

White Sea. Kondostrov. Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker of Miracle. 1908

White Sea. Kondostrov. Church in the name of St. Nicholas the Miracle-...

December 1907, the peasant of the Estland province, Jan Soberg, opened a photographic institution in Arkhangelsk. In 1909, the Photographic Society began to work in Arkhangelsk, and Jan Soberg became a member. ... More

Jan Soberg photography - The Solovetsky Monastery.

Jan Soberg photography - The Solovetsky Monastery.

December 1907, the peasant of the Estland province, Jan Soberg, opened a photographic institution in Arkhangelsk. In 1909, the Photographic Society began to work in Arkhangelsk, and Jan Soberg became a member. ... More

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