Online Trove of Photos Documenting 150 Years of Russian History

I had to implement the Google translate option in order to read the captions.   A few of my favorites to give you a sampling:

 

(Yuri Gagarin and Che Guevara, 1964; https://russiainphoto.ru/exhibitions/...)

 

(Leo Tolstoy and his daughter, 1902; https://russiainphoto.ru/exhibitions/...)

 

(Vladimir Lenin visiting Maxim Gorky in Capri, 1908; https://russiainphoto.ru/exhibitions/...)

 

(Ballerina Tamara Karsavina, circa 1910-1914; https://russiainphoto.ru/exhibitions/...)

 

(February Revolution, when soldiers and sailors sided with the rebels, 1917; https://russiainphoto.ru/exhibitions/...)

 

(Emperor Nicholas II in exile, 1918; https://russiainphoto.ru/exhibitions/...)

 

Read more about the project and view more photos at:

 

https://russiainphoto.ru/about/