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The Empire that was Russia: In Color

These images are from 1910: Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, View of the Monastery from the Solarium, 1910. Digital color rendering. Sergei Mi...

These images are from 1910:

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Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, View of the Monastery from
the Solarium
, 1910. Digital color rendering.

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Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, The Emir of Bukhara,
1911. Digital color rendering.

“The
photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) offer
a vivid portrait of a lost world– the Russian Empire on the eve of World
War I and the coming revolution. His subjects ranged from the medieval
churches and monasteries of old Russia, to the railroads and factories
of an emerging industrial power, to the daily life and work of Russia’s
diverse population.”

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There’s technology involved here. Check it out. Feels like the Wizard of Oz.

Thanks, Scott.

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