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<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/at-the-train-arriving-at-the-station-with-the-property-avia-squads-pskov-1st-6482b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/at-the-train-arriving-at-the-station-with-the-property-avia-squads-pskov-1st-6482b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Truck with airplane for avia squads. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[At the train arriving at the station with the property avia squads. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   У прибывшего на станцию эшелона с имуществом авиарот. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-944195</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-944195-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-e55e4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-e55e4e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-8a31e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-8a31e1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-commander-of-the-regiment-major-general-nm-kisilevsky-76b512</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-commander-of-the-regiment-major-general-nm-kisilevsky-76b512-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and commander of the regiment, Major-General NM Kisilevsky]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196608]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and commander of the regiment, Major-General NM Kisilevsky. Tsarskoe Selo. May 17, 1909.  Император Николай II и командир полка генерал-майор Н.М.Кисилевский. Царское Село. 17 мая 1909 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-a39181</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-a39181-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/596-cuirassier-regiments-from-1778-to-1786-leib-kirasir-headquarters-officer-469e0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/596-cuirassier-regiments-from-1778-to-1786-leib-kirasir-headquarters-officer-469e0f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[596. Cuirassier regiments from 1778 to 1786: Leib-Kirasir Headquarters Officer in all-day uniform, Order of Ober-Officer in Parade uniform, Kazan Trumpeter and Leib-Kirassir Private.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[596. Cuirassier regiments from 1778 to 1786: Leib-Kirasir Headquarters Officer in all-day uniform, Order of Ober-Officer in Parade uniform, Kazan Trumpeter and Leib-Kirassir Private.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    596. Кирасирских полков с 1778 по 1786 год: Лейб-Кирасирского Штаб-Офицер в вседневной форме, Орденского Обер-Офицер в Парадной форме, Казанского Трубач и Лейб-Кирасирского Рядовой.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-2545dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-2545dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[200th anniversary of the 9th Ingermanland Infantry Regiment of Russian Army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Празднование 200-летия учреждения 9 пехотного Ингерманландского полка императора Петра I полка, ранее Староингерманландского генерала-фельдмаршала князя Михаила Голицына]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-a8c052</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-a8c052-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of watercolors by P. P. Sokolov to the poems “North” by N. A. Nekrasov, 1894.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-d91fa4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-d91fa4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sobor-mikhaila-arkhangela-arkhangelsk-archangel-09715a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/sobor-mikhaila-arkhangela-arkhangelsk-archangel-09715a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sobor Mikhaila Arkhangela - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Собор Михаила Архангела, Архангельск, Russia - Arkhangelsk, Arcangel, Russia, 163046]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-6bd778</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-6bd778-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-5b3e4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-5b3e4a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-db9107</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-db9107-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-fac651</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-fac651-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-8ad432</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-8ad432-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-deputies-of-the-state-duma-b6b77b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/a-group-of-deputies-of-the-state-duma-b6b77b-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma in Duma building]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Empire. Депутаты Государственной Думы Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-33e4f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-33e4f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-a9df5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1828/12/31/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-a9df5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings in the regimental headquarters of His Majesty the King's Grenadier Regiment of Prussia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1828. Атлас строениям в полковом штабе и в поселенных ротах гренадерскаго его величества короля прусскаго полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-a081de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-a081de-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-1845-1894-1873-441d53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-1845-1894-1873-441d53-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III, the Emperor of Russia, engraving portrait]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Александр III, император России (1845-1894). 1873 Альбом Российской Императорской семьи, императорского двора и государственных деятелей, 1865-1875  Alexander III, the Emperor of Russia (1845-1894). 1873 Album of the Russian Imperial Family, the Imperial Court and statesmen, 1865-1875]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-serey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-with-5c8d04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duke-serey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-with-5c8d04-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Serey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna with the children of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ильинское. Великий Князь Михаил Александрович, Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна, Великая Княжна Мария Павловна, Великий Князь Сергей Александрович (стоит), Великий Князь Дмитрий Павлович (сидит), княгиня Зинаида Николаевна Юсупова.  Il'inskoye. Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (standing), Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich (sitting), Princess Zinaida Yusupova.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-960214</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-960214-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-woods-1900s-b70be2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-woods-1900s-b70be2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian woods, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-8c3b8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-8c3b8c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1904. Moscow Hudozhestvenny Theater. A.M.Gorky. "Na dne"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. Московский Художественный театр. А.М.Горький. «На дне»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-39ef82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-39ef82-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-1904-2acdb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-1904-2acdb9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese war, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-8b099f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-8b099f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-3f8b70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-3f8b70-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks of Russia, WWI Propagands]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-e78c95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-e78c95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. Абидос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-alexander-future-alexander-iii-208a22</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/tsarevich-alexander-future-alexander-iii-208a22-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Alexander - future Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-15b67a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-15b67a-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-bridge-on-the-oka-river-of-the-moscow-kazan-railway-murom-vladimir-province-dd7e26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-bridge-on-the-oka-river-of-the-moscow-kazan-railway-murom-vladimir-province-dd7e26-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The bridge on the Oka river of the Moscow-Kazan railway. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The bridge on the Oka river of the Moscow-Kazan railway. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Мост на реке Оке Московско-Казанской железной дороги. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-50f851</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-50f851-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-king-edward-vii-and-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-the-revel-bay-june-9-011375</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/meeting-of-king-edward-vii-and-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-the-revel-bay-june-9-011375-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arrival of King Edward VII, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. - Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-e03f3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-e03f3c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-691ecd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-691ecd-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-konstantin-konstantinovich-visit-to-the-simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900-a09c25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/grand-duke-konstantin-konstantinovich-visit-to-the-simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900-a09c25-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich visit to the Simbirsk Cadet Corps, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Пребывание Великого Князя Константина Константиновича в Симбирском Кадетском Корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1899-33e060</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1899-33e060-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Цехоцинек в 1899]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1891-418da1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1891-418da1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-cadet-corps-1904-110924</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/tiflis-cadet-corps-1904-110924-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis Cadet Corps, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-14ff0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-14ff0d-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Somewhere in Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-e1c523</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-e1c523-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. Абидос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-region-in-1900s-c726dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/samarkand-region-in-1900s-c726dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand region in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Самаркандская область на фотографиях Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vtorov-trade-house-irkutsk-ad129b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/vtorov-trade-house-irkutsk-ad129b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vtorov Trade House, Irkutsk]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Альбом «Уважаемым Н.и Г.Петуховым на добрую память от А.А.Второва. Иркутск 5 марта»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-fc9191</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-fc9191-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-1890s-e30536</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tomsk-1890s-e30536-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-3dd992</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-3dd992-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/diadem-with-a-pink-diamond-in-empire-style-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-3fd29c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/diadem-with-a-pink-diamond-in-empire-style-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-3fd29c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Diadem with a pink diamond in Empire style.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Diadem with a pink diamond in Empire style. She belonged to the Empress Maria Feodorovna, the wife of Emperor Paul I.   It was made around 1810.The only diadem of this catalog, which to this day is in Russia (Diamond Fund).The length along the bottom rim is 33 cm. A soft pink diamond weighing 13 carats is inserted in the center.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 85.  Диадема с розовым бриллиантом в стиле ампир. Принадлежала императрице Марии Федоровне, супруге императора Павла I. Изготовлена около 1810 года. Есть портреты, где она изображена с этой диадемой.  Единственная диадема из этого каталога, которая и по сей день находится в России (Алмазный фонд).  Длина по нижнему ободку 33 см. В центре вставлен нежно-розовый бриллиант весом 13 каратов.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 85.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-1880s-f37944</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/tashkent-1880s-f37944-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valaam-monastery-1863-f0e407</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1863/12/31/valaam-monastery-1863-f0e407-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valaam monastery, 1863]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-344078</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-344078-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: The group at Ramesseum.   Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Группа у Рамессеума.  Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/konstantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-portrait-3c8606</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/konstantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-portrait-3c8606-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - grand duke of Russia Portrait]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1698-diary-of-patrick-gordon-191-an-account-of-them-taken-the-next-thing-was-0072ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1698-diary-of-patrick-gordon-191-an-account-of-them-taken-the-next-thing-was-0072ee-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1698] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 191   an account of them taken. The next thing was to send an officer to Moscow]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1698] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 191   an account of them taken. The next thing was to send an officer to Moscow with an account of  the business. The whole afternoon we were occupied collecting the arms scattered about on the  camp and fields.   'Information having been got as to a few of the ringleaders, from some who thought to gain June 19.  favour for themselves, several influential individuals were called up and examined. One of the  regiments was then mustered. The greater part of the influential men and others being ex-  amined, it was frankly confessed that some had been the ringleaders and guilty rebels. Those  that were found good we put on the one side, and the bad on the other. In the afternoon,  another regiment was proceeded with in the same way.   ' We removed our •camp to beside the convent, to be out of the dust of the field where we were. June 20.   » We mustered another regiment of the Strelitzes, and examined various individuals, putting June 21.  them to the torture; whereon they confessed the wicked designs they had meant to carry out  when they got to Moscow. Word was despatched to Moscow twice or thrice of all that was  going on.   ' Twenty-four individuals were found guilty, on their own confession, of the most shocking June 22.  crimes, and of having designed, when they got to Moscow, to massacre certain Boyars, and to  extort an increase of pay, and a new regulation of their services. On these we pronounced  sentence of death, to consist in beheading. They were confined apart, and directed to confess,  receive the eucharist, and prepare for death.   'Those condemned yesterday were beheaded. The fourth regiment was mustered in the June 23.  same way.   ' I wrote to his Majesty, giving a short account of the previous events. June 21.   ' On this and following days, we were engaged from morning to night in hearing cases ; many June 25.  were put to the torture, of whom a few confessed.   ' An order arrived to send the less guilty Ftrelitzes to the various convents, and there keep June 27.  them closely imprisoned.   ' Some Strelitzes that had confessed themselves guilty were hanged. June 28.   ' His Majesty's birthday was celebrated, first by divine service, and then by a feast, at which .Fune 2;i.  his health was drunk, with discharge of cannon. A great many Strelitzes were sent under  strong guard to various convents.   'Many rebels of the regiment of Colonel Hundertmark were interrogated and put to the tor- June .30.  ture ; but none would confess himself guiltier than the others. They were therefore informed  that they must cast lots, as the tenth man must die, which they did. About two hundred  persons were knouted in the afternoon.   ' Forty-five men of Hundertmark's regiment, on whom the lot had fallen, were brought out. July 1.  They were told that if they would only name the ringleaders of the rising, the rest should go  free. After a pause, they began to mutter and to name one or two, who, being tortured, with-  out much ado pled guilty ; three or four more were then named, who were also tortured, and  confessed after a few strokes. They were then set apart and bid prepare for death ; and the  others, on whom the lot had fallen, were set free. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-b26dd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-b26dd4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-courthouse-1900-1914-24a3e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-courthouse-1900-1914-24a3e0-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Courthouse 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-3e8251</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-3e8251-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-6ad623</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/irkutsk-1900s-6ad623-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/queen-victoria-with-her-son-in-law-and-grandchildren-victoria-ernst-irena-elizabeth-9d8bab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/queen-victoria-with-her-son-in-law-and-grandchildren-victoria-ernst-irena-elizabeth-9d8bab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Queen Victoria with her son-in-law and grandchildren Victoria, Ernst, Irena, Elizabeth and Alice.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Английская Королева Виктория с зятем и внуками - детьми Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Великой Герцогини Алисы, дочери королевы (недавно скончавшейся от болезни). Слева направо: принцесса Виктория, принц Эрнст, Великий Герцог Людвиг IV, принцесса Ирена, принцесса Елизавета и принцесса Алиса.  Алиса  Виктория  Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская будущая (с 1894 года) Императрица Российская Александра Феодоровна. Четвертая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Великой Герцогини Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории.  Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Великой Герцогини Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории.  The English Queen Victoria with her son-in-law and grandchildren is the children of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and the Grand Duchess of Alice, the daughter of a queen (who recently died of a disease). From left to right: Princess Victoria, Prince Ernst, Grand Duke Ludwig IV, Princess Irene, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Alice.  Alisa Victoria Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt future (from 1894) Empress Russian Alexandra Feodorovna. The fourth daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and the Grand Duchess of Alice, the granddaughter of the English Queen Victoria.  Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and the Grand Duchess of Alice, the granddaughter of the English Queen Victoria.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-14b268</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-14b268-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abissinia-1913-fcf90d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/abissinia-1913-fcf90d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abissinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-4f5af5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-4f5af5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Thomas return from Russia to France, in Arkhangelsk]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/demon-album-of-scenes-from-the-opera-by-a-g-rubinstein-1864-1889-09b7a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/demon-album-of-scenes-from-the-opera-by-a-g-rubinstein-1864-1889-09b7a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Demon". Album of scenes from the opera by A. G. Rubinstein 1864-1889]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1864-1889. Двадцатилетие журнала «Буд��льникъ». Юбилейная премия «Демон». альбом сцен из оперы А. Г. Рубинштейна]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-f78d58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-f78d58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-17a34c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-17a34c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-34678b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-34678b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-fe1cd8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-fe1cd8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-496dd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-496dd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kalabsha-egypt-nile-river-1910-33ed89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kalabsha-egypt-nile-river-1910-33ed89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kalabsha, Egypt, Nile River, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-police-street-c1fbb7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-police-street-c1fbb7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Police street, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Полицейская улица Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-9cbc64</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-9cbc64-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Golitsyn's village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy) 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Views of the village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy), belonging to Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-f24957</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-f24957-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orel. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1920s-11df86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1920s-11df86-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/132-banner-of-the-astrakhan-strelets-1693-year-a314c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/132-banner-of-the-astrakhan-strelets-1693-year-a314c3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[132. Banner of the Astrakhan Strelets, 1693 year]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[132. Banner of the Astrakhan Strelets, 1693 year  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    132. Знамя Астраханских Стрельцов, 1693-го года  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizniy-tagil-ural-russia-1900s-29568d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/nizniy-tagil-ural-russia-1900s-29568d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizniy Tagil, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-ced555</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-ced555-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/524-the-badge-on-the-grenadier-hats-from-1775-to-1786-f1f3b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/524-the-badge-on-the-grenadier-hats-from-1775-to-1786-f1f3b2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[524. The badge on the Grenadier hats, from 1775 to 1786.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[524. The badge on the Grenadier hats, from 1775 to 1786.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    524. Бляха на Гренадерские шапки, с 1775 по 1786 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-9705d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-9705d6-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-stroganov-bridge-1900-1914-a33a84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-stroganov-bridge-1900-1914-a33a84-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Stroganov Bridge, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-189a9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-189a9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-in-photographs-by-gn-malinovsky-1906-1908-45d8ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/children-in-photographs-by-gn-malinovsky-1906-1908-45d8ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children in photographs by G.N. Malinovsky, 1906-1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1906-1908. Дети на фотографиях Г.Н. Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/water-tower-murom-vladimir-province-russia-95599b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/water-tower-murom-vladimir-province-russia-95599b-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Water tower. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Water tower. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Водонапорная башня.  С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/armenians-of-iran-1900s-0f5c5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/armenians-of-iran-1900s-0f5c5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Armenians of Iran, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-d20a93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-d20a93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-2798fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-2798fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-a5168b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-a5168b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-48669f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-48669f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-91b1f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-91b1f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Defence of Port Arthur, China 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-de37e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-de37e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-41d2c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-41d2c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.31693]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-484e58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-484e58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-b8a7ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-b8a7ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-ff2570</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-ff2570-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-3a7d9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-3a7d9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-e8d9b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-e8d9b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-station-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-a0e134</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/railway-station-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-a0e134-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway station. Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Railway station  In 1858, the first scheduled train of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod railway from Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow suffered an accident near the station Kovrov I. In 1880, Kovrov became the starting point of the Murom railway (the Kovrov-Murom line).  Thanks to the railway in Kovrov, there were factories and plants: a bacon plant, a steam mill, a mechanical-weaving factory, a cast-iron plant, mechanical workshops of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod road, paper plant by Ivan Treumov, 33 drinking establishments, and three schools.  Вокзал  В 1858 году первый рейсовый поезд Московско-Нижегородской железной дороги из Нижнего Новгорода в Москву потерпел аварию у станции Ковров I. В 1880 году Ковров стал начальным пунктом Муромской железной дороги (линия Ковров — Муром).  Благодаря железной дороге в Коврове появились фабрики и заводы: салотопенный, паровая мукомольня и механическо-ткацкая фабрика и, кроме того, чугунолитейный завод, механические мастерские Московско-Нижегородской дороги, бумаготкацкая Ивана Треумова, 33 питейных заведения, три училища.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-309cdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-309cdf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Streets of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-851057</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-851057-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-bb1ec2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-bb1ec2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-1910-1913-80e4df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/saratov-province-1910-1913-80e4df-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov province 1910-1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. Саратовская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-e81d93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-e81d93-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-87160f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-87160f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-2ad396</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-2ad396-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/seaport-of-odessa-1900-1914-b2d4c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/seaport-of-odessa-1900-1914-b2d4c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Seaport of Odessa, 1900-1914 - Drawing. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-6b633c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-6b633c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-3a9cf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-3a9cf2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-1b867c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-1b867c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[XVth graduation of cadets of the 3rd company of the Kyiv Military School, 1909-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1911.«XV-й выпуск юнкеров III-й роты Киевского Военного Училища»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-78f023</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-78f023-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-maria-alexandrovna-and-grand-duke-pavel-alexandrovich-fe8214</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/grand-duchess-maria-alexandrovna-and-grand-duke-pavel-alexandrovich-fe8214-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Великая Княжна Мария Александровна и Великий Князь Павел Александрович  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-9ad3ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-9ad3ae-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, The Volga river region in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-22d320</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-22d320-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-8442c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-8442c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-4f9dc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-4f9dc9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-d04711</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-d04711-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photo album of the Military Sanitary Train No. 234 commander, the head of the Chernigov nobility]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916-17 Фотоальбом начальника Военно-Санитарного поезда № 234, уполномоченного Черниговским дворянством]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-24d0be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-24d0be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-vogel-during-the-inspection-of-the-5th-army-cc4105</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/general-vogel-during-the-inspection-of-the-5th-army-cc4105-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Vogel during the inspection of the 5th Army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[General Vogel (center) and his accompanying officers inspecting the aircraft at the airport during the inspection of the 5th Army in the formation of the Vth Air Division. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Генерал Фогель (в центре) и сопровождающие его офицеры за осмотром летательных аппаратов на аэродроме во время инспектирования 5-ой армии при формировании V-го авиадивизиона. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ig-parviainen-foundry-vyborg-governorate-0e7945</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ig-parviainen-foundry-vyborg-governorate-0e7945-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[I.G. Parviainen foundry - Vyborg governorate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Механический и чугунно-литейный завод И.Г.Парвиайнен (Полюстровский участок, Шмеллингский пер., 10)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-a6af9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-a6af9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-acb715</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-acb715-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-e9b97d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-e9b97d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-7de232</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-7de232-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-6f44aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-6f44aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-66c534</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-66c534-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-3384db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-3384db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-7e5d97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-7e5d97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-7ae1a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-7ae1a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-203175</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-203175-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-4baf0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-4baf0b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-5d02a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-5d02a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catalog of skates and gymnastic equipment, Moscow]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Роберт Кенц. Каталог коньков и гимнастических приборов. Москва Т-во скоропеч. А. Левенсон]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-0b2db4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-0b2db4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-a84416</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-a84416-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-4116a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-4116a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-935e0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-935e0d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ipatievsky-monastery-of-kostroma-coronation-album-5ef5d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/ipatievsky-monastery-of-kostroma-coronation-album-5ef5d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ipatievsky Monastery of Kostroma. Coronation album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ipatievsky Monastery of Kostroma. Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -    Ипатьевский монастырь Костроме. Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-6579f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-6579f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-95cd69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-95cd69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-c57532</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-c57532-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-2873d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-2873d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-60340d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-60340d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Streets of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-987126</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-987126-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900-1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1901. Альбом видов КВЖД]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-f0d1c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-f0d1c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-3fb3c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-3fb3c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-266ff1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-266ff1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-building-of-the-commercial-assembly-ceremonial-dinner-in-honor-of-the-300th-fa1070</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/the-building-of-the-commercial-assembly-ceremonial-dinner-in-honor-of-the-300th-fa1070-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The building of the Commercial Assembly. Ceremonial dinner in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Society of Arkhangelsk Pilots. 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The building of the Commercial Assembly. Ceremonial dinner in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Society of Arkhangelsk Pilots. 1913  Здание Коммерческого Собрания. Парадный обед в честь 300-летнего юбилея Общества Архангельских лоцманов. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-719c3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-719c3d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-796a54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-796a54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-murmansk-governorate-48cf23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/mezen-murmansk-governorate-48cf23-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen, Murmansk Governorate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-597a76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-597a76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sobor-mikhaila-arkhangela-port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-on-white-sea-northern-9508e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/sobor-mikhaila-arkhangela-port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-on-white-sea-northern-9508e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Merchant boats next to Cathedral of  Mikhail Arkhangel - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zarzma-monastery-georgia-6feb81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/zarzma-monastery-georgia-6feb81-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zarzma Monastery, Georgia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solovetsky-monastery-arkhangelsk-province-russia-50c3aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/solovetsky-monastery-arkhangelsk-province-russia-50c3aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-df076c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-df076c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-0f2c28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-0f2c28-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-6ffaae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-6ffaae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-e5a709</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-e5a709-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the Russian imperial family in Odessa and Mud Baths on the Kuyalnitsky Estuary]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-children-tsarskoe-selo-4513c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-children-tsarskoe-selo-4513c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his children. Tsarskoe Selo.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tsarskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his children. From left to right: Grand Princess Mary and Olga, Tsesarevich Alexei, Grand Princess Anastasia and Tatiana. Tsarskoe Selo.  Император Николай II с детьми. Слева направо: Великие Княжны Мария и Ольга, Цесаревич Алексей, Великие Княжны Анастасия и Татьяна. Царское Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-6486ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-6486ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-state-bank-cce4af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-state-bank-cce4af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, State Bank, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Branch of the State Bank. Alexander II monument. Владимир. Отделение Государственного Банка. Монумент Александру Второму.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-5c88b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-5c88b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of peoples of Russia and views, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. Типы народов России и виды. художественный альбом. 15 картин. картины исполнены красками и фотографией]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-049d9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-049d9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-293602</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-293602-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-11aecb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-11aecb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-a31a49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-a31a49-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-train-station-cb2ad6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-train-station-cb2ad6-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Train Station, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Вокзал Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-9fd91b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-9fd91b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolobok, Russian Fairy Tale]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Вера Ипполитовна Лукьянская. Колобок (ил. Елизаветы Бем).- Москва, тип.т-ва И.Н. Кушнерев и К°  1910. Vera Ippolitovna Lukyanskaya. Kolobok (ill. Elizaveta Bem). - Moscow, printing house of the partnership I.N. Kushnerev and Co.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-feb1f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-feb1f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-e4f918</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-e4f918-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zaraysk-1900s-ff2987</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/zaraysk-1900s-ff2987-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaraysk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-4fa335</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-4fa335-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-officers-eba68b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-officers-eba68b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with military]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, tsesaarevich Alexai and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with officers]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-16-ceed68</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-16-ceed68-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. A diamond rose and pins from the collection of jewelry of the House of Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A diamond rose and pins from the collection of jewelry of the House of Romanovs.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 16.  Бриллиантовая роза и булавки из коллекция драгоценностей Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 16.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-c1cd86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-c1cd86-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-7a64a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-7a64a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Honor guard, at the meeting of Nicholas II and the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи Николая Второго и премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-dd9256</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-dd9256-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-7055e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-7055e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-e4cb31</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-e4cb31-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-454e96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-454e96-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архангельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-581f58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-581f58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-51f102</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-51f102-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-9494cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-9494cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-112cc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-112cc2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-9d7818</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-9d7818-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/armenians-of-iran-1900s-a4f322</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/armenians-of-iran-1900s-a4f322-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Armenians of Iran, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-5d8b8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-5d8b8e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. --- Пруссия. Пиллау - Данциг. 12 сентября 1901г. Маневры и парад Кайзерлихмарине. Гость - Николай II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-c23e0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-c23e0b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-36c9f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-36c9f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-a8d242</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-a8d242-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[NaN]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-886d5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-886d5a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-anastasia-0b7544</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-anastasia-0b7544-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-family-portrait-tagunov-in-the-garden-1910s-bdbea5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/murom-family-portrait-tagunov-in-the-garden-1910s-bdbea5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Family portrait Tagunov in the garden. 1910's.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people.  Tagunovs owned baths until the revolution of 1917. "Trading in Murom house of the first guild under the company" Brothers L. and P. Tagunov and K. " Opened since 1884 on the rights of a full partnership on faith and for an unlimited period. In this firm, there are brothers of the first guild of merchant certificate, consisting of Leonty, Pavel, Ivan, Efim Ermolaevichi Tagunovy. In the city of Murom, there is a bread shop and, in addition, steamer enterprises along the rivers Volga and Oka. " The Tagunov brothers were wealthy and respected people. July 5, 1876, the assembly of the City Duma elected L. Ye. Tagunov a member of the construction committee for the erection of the building of the Murom real school. And his brother Pavel Yermolaevich, the owner of bathhouses, in 1882, delivered wood materials and beams for the amount of 3458 rubles. 90.5 kopecks. for the building under construction.  Муром. События и люди. Семейный портрет Тагуновых в саду. 1910-е.  Тагуновы владели банями вплоть до революции 1917 г. “Торговый в г. Муроме дом первой гильдии под фирмой "Братья Л. и П. Тагуновы и К". Открыт с 1884 г. на правах полного товарищества на вере и бессрочно. В фирме этой находятся братья первой гильдии купеческого свидетельства, состоящие: Леонтий, Павел, Иван, Ефим Ермолаевичи Тагуновы. В г. Муроме хлебная лавка и сверх того пароходные предприятия по рекам Волге и Оке”. Братья Тагуновы были состоятельными и уважаемыми людьми. 5 июля 1876 г. собрание городской Думы избрало Л. Е. Тагунова членом строительной комиссии по возведению здания муромского реального училища. А его брат Павел Ермолаевич, содержатель бань, в 1882 г. доставил лесные материалы и балки на сумму 3458 руб. 90,5 коп. для строящегося здания. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-90dc3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-90dc3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-tatiana-livadia-1914-e2d8d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/grand-duchess-tatiana-livadia-1914-e2d8d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Tatiana . Livadia. 1914 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Tatiana . Livadia. 1914 .  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/smolny-institute-of-noble-maidens-saint-petersburg-3bc356</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/smolny-institute-of-noble-maidens-saint-petersburg-3bc356-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens, Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/berdsk-russia-29cdb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/berdsk-russia-29cdb9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Berdsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/assumption-monastery-alexandrov-783d7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/assumption-monastery-alexandrov-783d7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Assumption Monastery. Alexandrov.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Assumption Monastery. Alexandrov. 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Успенский Монастырь. Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/province-of-bessarabia-russian-empire-1856-82da69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/province-of-bessarabia-russian-empire-1856-82da69-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Province of Bessarabia, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.     Провинция Бессарабия  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-9fd8bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-9fd8bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-a33285</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-a33285-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Konstantin Mikhailovich Olennikov, Irkutsk veterinarian.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Оленникова Константина Михайловича, иркутского ветеринарного врача.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-009124</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-009124-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-ec6630</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-ec6630-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1900. World Exhibition in Paris in photographs by Henry de L' Estrange]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Всемирная выставка в Париже на фотографиях Генри де Лестрейнджа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-50d54a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-50d54a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-49e39b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-49e39b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-c1de37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-c1de37-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-1910-1913-a4a00e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/saratov-province-1910-1913-a4a00e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov province 1910-1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. Саратовская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/morozov-family-in-egypt-c79aa7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/morozov-family-in-egypt-c79aa7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Morozov Family in Egypt]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-6a604b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-6a604b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-4388ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-4388ed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Entering Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-ab45da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-ab45da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-b9c63e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-b9c63e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-e1e6d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-e1e6d8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-e6574a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-e6574a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-india-843230</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-india-843230-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves, Maharashtra, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-26b23d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-26b23d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-railway-dam-in-soroka-sorochya-bay-b0f177</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-railway-dam-in-soroka-sorochya-bay-b0f177-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The railway dam in Soroka, Sorochya Bay.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The railway dam in Sorocha Bay.  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Железнодорожная дамба в Сорочьей Губе.  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyiv-theological-academy-graduation-1905-25726f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/kyiv-theological-academy-graduation-1905-25726f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyiv Theological Academy graduation 1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. LVIII выпуск студентов Киевской Духовной Академии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-1e587a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-1e587a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-1ac320</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-1ac320-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vesna Krasna (Spring is Red) - an allegorical procession during sacred coronation of their imperial majesties]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Весна красна аллегорическое шествие, устроенное во время народного праздника 21 мая 1883 г. на Ходынском поле М. Лентовским по случаю священного коронования их императорских величеств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-438857</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-438857-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-11e203</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-11e203-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-christmas-church-prikazny-bridge-565aaa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/ivanovo-christmas-church-prikazny-bridge-565aaa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo - Christmas Church, Prikazny Bridge]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Gorod Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Rozhdestvenskaya Church, Prikazny Bridge  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 in 1608-1609 the Polish-Cossack camp was in the village. Since 1743 the village was owned by the Counts of Sheremetev. In Ivanovo in the XVII century, textile production of flax is developing. In the middle of the 18th century, the manufactories were founded by rich peasants and the production of chintz appeared. In 1871, when the village of Ivanovo merged with the Voznesensky Posad that appeared in 1853, the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk was formed, which soon became the main textile center of the Russian Empire.    Рождественская церковь, приказный мост  Иваново возникло в XV веке. К 1579 году основан Покровский мужской монастырь. Первое письменное упоминание встречается в 1608 году в книгах Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В период Смутного времени в 1608—1609 годах в селе стоял польско-казачий лагерь. С 1743 года селом владели графы Шереметевы. В Иванове в XVII веке развивается текстильное производство льна.  В середине XVIII века богатыми крестьянами были основаны мануфактуры и появилось производство ситца. В 1871 году при слиянии села Иванова и появившегося в 1853 году Вознесенского посада был образован город Иваново-Вознесенск, ставший вскоре главным текстильным центром Российской империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-546647</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-546647-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-d17c7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-d17c7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-1355cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-1355cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-697dab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-697dab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II, the oldest son of Emperor Nicholas I (1796–1855), was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 1818.  Alexander's most significant reform was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator He also reorganized the judicial system, set up elected local judges, abolished corporal punishment, promoted local self-government, ended number of nobility privileges and promoted universities. Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, to avoid the remote colony falls into British hands. He sought peace and joined with Germany and Austria against France in the League of the Three Emperors that stabilized Europe. He fought a brief war with the Ottoman Empire in 1877–78, pursued further expansion into Siberia and the Caucasus, conquered Turkestan. Among his greatest challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia. Alexander was proposing more parliamentary reforms to counter the rise of nascent revolutionary and anarchistic movements when he was assassinated in 1881.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-villisha-vm-1-by-grigorovich-5ab2c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-villisha-vm-1-by-grigorovich-5ab2c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flying boat Villisha VM-1 by Grigorovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane Villisha VM-1 by Grigorovich]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-july-1915-ed06ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-july-1915-ed06ba-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. July 1915 - February 1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. July 1915 - February 1916. ---  Его императорское величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии. Июль 1915 - Февраль 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-232b4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-232b4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иван Дмитриевич Сытин в документах и фотографиях.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-c33e84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-c33e84-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bologoye, Tver Oblast, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-5cbd3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-5cbd3f-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-ce0543</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-ce0543-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-boulevard-1900-1914-43393a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/08/odessa-boulevard-1900-1914-43393a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa,  Boulevard. 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a park alley, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-05f540</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-05f540-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-a50db9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-a50db9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-c012a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-c012a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-a9a0dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-a9a0dd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-67f80d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-67f80d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhny-novgorod-province-russian-empire-1856-38da27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/nizhny-novgorod-province-russian-empire-1856-38da27-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Нижегородская губерния, Нижний Новгород  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-f6d3d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-f6d3d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-bb6036</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-bb6036-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-f1170a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-f1170a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok during Russian Revolution and Entente Intervention]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-a-view-of-the-cathedral-of-the-nativity-of-the-virgin-and-the-house-of-71f4ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/murom-a-view-of-the-cathedral-of-the-nativity-of-the-virgin-and-the-house-of-71f4ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, A view of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and the house of the Zhuravlev]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and the house of the Zhuravlev. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Вид на собор Рождества Богородицы и дом Журавлевых. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-66921b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-66921b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-d648d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-d648d6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск, портреты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-055f65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-055f65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-cdbd4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-cdbd4b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-cfb403</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-cfb403-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-6affde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-6affde-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-1880-1890-127dbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/samarkand-1880-1890-127dbd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand 1880-1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-the-solovetsky-monastery-from-the-hotel-9c41fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/view-of-the-solovetsky-monastery-from-the-hotel-9c41fc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of the Solovetsky Monastery from the hotel.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916.   Вид на Соловецкий монастырь из гостиницы. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-7d152c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-7d152c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-cathedral-536fe2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-cathedral-536fe2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Cathedral., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-5858cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-5858cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1890s-e016c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-1890s-e016c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-21e59f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-21e59f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-ecb079</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-ecb079-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Izmailovsky Regimentб 1877-1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877-1897. Альбом фоторафий из истории Л.-Гв. Измайловского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-3cc7d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-3cc7d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 15. Нубия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-d8cd1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-d8cd1a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-officers-the-first-and-seventh-avia-squad-with-the-grand-duke-alexander-baf572</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/a-group-of-officers-the-first-and-seventh-avia-squad-with-the-grand-duke-alexander-baf572-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of officers the first and seventh avia squad with the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (sitting second on the left in the foreground). Petrograd.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of officers the first and seventh avia squad with the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (sitting second on the left in the foreground). Petrograd. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Группа офицеров первой и седьмой авиарот с великим князем Александром Михайловичем (сидит второй слева на первом плане). Петроград. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-an-old-woman-on-the-back-there-is-an-inscription-died-october-7-a13ac9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/portrait-of-an-old-woman-on-the-back-there-is-an-inscription-died-october-7-a13ac9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of an old woman. On the back there is an inscription "Died October 7 at 9 am 1899". Murom]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Female portraits. Portrait of an old woman. On the back, there is an inscription "Died October 7 at 9 am 1899".  Муром. Женские портреты. Портрет старой женщины. На обороте надпись «Скончалась 7 октября в 9 часов утра 1899г.»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-76a3e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-76a3e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-3d80a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-3d80a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-traveling-on-a-yacht-standard-1899-1900-a3dea8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-traveling-on-a-yacht-standard-1899-1900-a3dea8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II traveling on a yacht Standard 1899-1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Любительские фотографии из альбома царской семьи Николая II. В путешествии на яхте Штандарт   1899-1900 гг..  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburgs-night-life-a94367</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburgs-night-life-a94367-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg's Night Life]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. “Petersburg at night.” Large panorama illustrating the nightlife of the capital's whirlpool]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/przemysl-during-wwi-7dde18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/przemysl-during-wwi-7dde18-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Przemyśl during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/count-strogonoff-album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-2d3b0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/count-strogonoff-album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-2d3b0d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Count Strogonoff. Album of the Russian Imperial Family, the Imperial Court and statesmen, 1865-1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Российской Императорской семьи, императорского двора и государственных деятелей, 1865-1875]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sanchi-stupa-1900s-f503d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sanchi-stupa-1900s-f503d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sanchi Stupa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-province-russian-empire-1856-93acc1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kaluga-province-russian-empire-1856-93acc1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Калужская область   Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/neighborhoods-of-onega-chekuevo-church-of-the-transfiguration-a7680a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/neighborhoods-of-onega-chekuevo-church-of-the-transfiguration-a7680a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Neighborhoods of Onega. Chekuevo. Church of the Transfiguration]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/687-dragoons-non-combatants-and-private-of-light-field-team-from-1771-to-1775-1f90ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/687-dragoons-non-combatants-and-private-of-light-field-team-from-1771-to-1775-1f90ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[687. Dragoons: non-combatants and private of light field Team, from 1771 to 1775.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[687. Dragoons: non-combatants and private of light field Team, from 1771 to 1775.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    687. ДРАГУНЫ: НЕСТРОЕВОЙ и РЯДОВОЙ Легких Полевых Команд, с 1771 по 1775 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-6fa854</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-6fa854-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maximilianovskaya Hospital - one of the oldest medical institutions in Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-1a9280</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-1a9280-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/start-of-the-first-test-race-of-cargo-and-ambulance-vehicles-of-the-war-ministry-7fc9db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/start-of-the-first-test-race-of-cargo-and-ambulance-vehicles-of-the-war-ministry-7fc9db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Start of the first test race of cargo and ambulance vehicles of the War Ministry of Russia, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Старт первого испытательного пробега грузовых и санитарных автомобилей Военного министерств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-888afe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-888afe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-ff96fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-ff96fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-7d11f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-7d11f2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-9bbdfc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-9bbdfc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-109560</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-109560-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-caff71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-caff71-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Infantry Junker School at training camp in Crimea, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. «...Воспоминание о посещении Одесского пехотного юнкерского училища на подвижном сборе в Крыму»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-d8bb90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-d8bb90-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-b2da51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-b2da51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-63bb30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-63bb30-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-8d87ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-8d87ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-d9636d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-d9636d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk central street, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-970947</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-970947-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna, Figaro 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Императрица Александра Фёдоровна  Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna   Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-c9e159</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-c9e159-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-0a0195</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-0a0195-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/christmas-monastery-and-the-myrrh-bearing-church-vladimir-037951</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/christmas-monastery-and-the-myrrh-bearing-church-vladimir-037951-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas Monastery and the Myrrh-Bearing Church. Vladimir.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[68, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Christmas Monastery and the Myrrh-Bearing Church. Vladimir.  Рождественский Монастырь и Мироносицкая церковь. Владимир.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-cc41c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-cc41c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factory-of-merchants-solovyovs-kirzhach-russia-fe2c4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/factory-of-merchants-solovyovs-kirzhach-russia-fe2c4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factory of merchants Solovyovs - Kirzhach, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Factory of merchants Solovyovs  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Graduates of Kirzhach Teacher's Seminary are linguist Vasily Ilich Chernyshev and founder of oil geology academician Ivan Mikhailovich Gubkin.  Фабрика купцов Соловьевых  В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь.   Выпускниками Киржачской учительской семинарии являются языковед Василий Ильич Чернышёв и основоположник нефтяной геологии академик Иван Михайлович Губкин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-d96f91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-d96f91-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Historical sketch of the Krasnoselsky two-class factory, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Исторический очерк Красносельского фабричного двухклассного МНП]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/10th-dragoon-novgorod-regiment-196800</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/10th-dragoon-novgorod-regiment-196800-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[10th Dragoon Novgorod Regiment.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[10th Dragoon Novgorod Regiment. The Russian army in the First World War. From the personal photo album of General Count F. A. Keller.  ---    10й драгунский Новгородский полк. Русская армия в первой мировой войне. Из личного фотоальбома генерала графа Ф.А.Келлера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-23d1d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-23d1d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/defense-of-harbin-by-russian-troops-against-chinese-troops-77a179</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/defense-of-harbin-by-russian-troops-against-chinese-troops-77a179-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Defense of Harbin by Russian troops against Chinese troops]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense of Harbin - fighting on the territory of the city of Harbin and its environs between Russian troops defending Harbin and Chinese troops who tried to besiege the city. The fighting ended in favor of the Russian troops, who broke through the blockade and forced the enemy to retreat.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-d2cd29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-d2cd29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-468c96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-468c96-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.  In the illustration: Elephant.    Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Элефанта.      Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-8b2759</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-8b2759-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrievsky-cathedral-vladimir-32ad54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/dmitrievsky-cathedral-vladimir-32ad54-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcard, Dmitrievsky Cathedral, Vladimir]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[60, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 patron Dmitry Solunsky. Originally, the cathedral was surrounded by galleries with stair towers that connected it with the prince's palace (dismantled during the restoration in the XIX century), according to which the prince and his family went to church for worship. In 1237 the cathedral was damaged and looted by the Tatars.  Дмитриевский собор построен в 1191 году в момент наивысшего могущества и расцвета великого Владимирского княжества великим князем владимирским Всеволодом Юрьевичем Большое Гнездо в честь своего небесного покровителя Дмитрия Солунского. Первоначально собор окружали галереи с лестничными башнями, соединявшие его с княжеским дворцом (разобраны при реставрации в XIX веке), по которым князь и его семья ходили в храм на богослужение. В 1237 году собор был повреждён и разграблен татарами.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-3e3680</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-3e3680-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-2f8585</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-2f8585-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heir-tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-and-hessian-princess-alice-after-the-3392f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/heir-tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-and-hessian-princess-alice-after-the-3392f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heir Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich and Hessian Princess Alice after the betrothal, surrounded by relatives.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heir Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) and Hessian Princess Alice (future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna) after the betrothal, surrounded by relatives. Princess Alice sits in the second row third from the right, Tsarevich Nicholas - in the third row the fifth from the left (without a headdress). Coburg, April 1894.  Наследник Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) и Гессенская Принцесса Алиса (будущая Императрица Александра Феодоровна) после помолвки в окружении  родственников.  Принцесса Алиса сидит во втором ряду третья справа, Цесаревич Николай - в третьем ряду пятый слева (без головного убора). Кобург, апрель 1894 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-1ae273</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-1ae273-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-5c59ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-5c59ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-78a3c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-78a3c4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-8b5917</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-8b5917-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-c8bf10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-c8bf10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-f1da81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-f1da81-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuvaevskaya manufactory in the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Куваевская мануфактура в городе Иваново-Вознесенске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-before-1917-31a0db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-before-1917-31a0db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin before 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-9501dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-9501dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zavyalov plant, Nizhny Novgorod province, Vorsma, 1890s. Album of Savelyev N.A.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Альбом Савельева Н.А., управляющего заводом Завьялова,.Нижегородская губ., с. Ворсма]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-85ece4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-85ece4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-c57f38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-c57f38-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-97d5b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-97d5b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rovnoe-Novoblagodatnoe Estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ровное-Новоблагодатное]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kislovodsk-stavropol-region-1910s-7c71b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kislovodsk-stavropol-region-1910s-7c71b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kislovodsk, Stavropol region 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Кисловодск, Ставропольский край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-319ff8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-319ff8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Voskresensky Real School 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Московское реальное училище Воскресенского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factory-and-copper-foundry-plant-of-vt-odner-325ed2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/factory-and-copper-foundry-plant-of-vt-odner-325ed2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factory and copper foundry plant of V.T. Odner]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Механический и меднолитейный завод В.Т.Однер (Таракановский пер., д.4)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-8776b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-8776b5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-b23f54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-b23f54-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Shopping street 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-9449ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-9449ea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mechanical-plant-gmpek-tserkovnaya-street-17a-a84e48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/mechanical-plant-gmpek-tserkovnaya-street-17a-a84e48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mechanical plant G.M.Pek (Tserkovnaya street, 17a).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Механический завод Г.М.Пек (Церковная ул, д.17а).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-the-hussar-cobeltish-regiment-1762-10e759</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/officer-of-the-hussar-cobeltish-regiment-1762-10e759-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of the Hussar Cobeltish Regiment, 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer of the Hussar Cobeltish Regiment, 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Офицер Гусарского Цобельтиша полка, 1762.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcard-odessa-1900-1914-08a317</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/postcard-odessa-1900-1914-08a317-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcard, Odessa, 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-159dbb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-159dbb-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rynda. Murmansk shore, Murman., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-bba838</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-bba838-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-c28caf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-c28caf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-51497e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-51497e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Façade of the Metropol Hotel. Award-winning projects, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Конкурс на фасад гостинницы «Метрополь». Премированные проекты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-1c4f00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-1c4f00-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elisavetgrad-cavalry-school-1908-bc67c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/elisavetgrad-cavalry-school-1908-bc67c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elisavetgrad Cavalry School, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Альбом фотографий Елисаветградского кавал��рийского училища]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-92d1d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-92d1d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solovki-monastery-arkhangelsk-archangel-6569ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/solovki-monastery-arkhangelsk-archangel-6569ee-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solovki Monastery. - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Solovki Monastery.  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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Соловецкий Монастырь.  С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-6d75a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-6d75a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-ed1f75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-ed1f75-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иваново-Вознесенск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-epic-heroes-1895-5ece3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/russian-epic-heroes-1895-5ece3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian epic heroes 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Русские былинные богатыри]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-10627d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-10627d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life in South Siberia, Altay, in 19220s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-f481b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-f481b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-a-student-of-bestuzhevs-courses-by-anna-simonova-504d9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/portrait-of-a-student-of-bestuzhevs-courses-by-anna-simonova-504d9f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of a student of Bestuzhev's courses by Anna Simonova.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Female portraits. Portrait of a student of Bestuzhev's courses by Anna Simonova. May 31, 1909.  Муром. Женские портреты. Портрет студентки Бестужевских курсов Анны Симоновой. 31 мая 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-technical-school-14e094</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-technical-school-14e094-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Technical school.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Technical school. Владимир, Реальное училище.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-79b2c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-79b2c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-4f6221</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-4f6221-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Family]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-fdd010</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-fdd010-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-2c6a13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-2c6a13-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Senat and Proviant. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-8e3226</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-8e3226-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-f189dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-f189dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1895  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-62c1e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-62c1e8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing and surroundings, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-439774</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-439774-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Osmino, near Luga, Saint Petersburg region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-fee4f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-fee4f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-21374e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-21374e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-12c924</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-12c924-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-nativity-street-water-tower-by-ermakov-2589b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/murom-nativity-street-water-tower-by-ermakov-2589b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Nativity street. Water tower by Ermakov.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nativity street. Water tower by Ermakov. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Рождественская улица. Водонапорная башня Ермакова. 1910-е С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-1d0804</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-1d0804-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-daughters-olga-and-tatiana-3c280d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/17/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-daughters-olga-and-tatiana-3c280d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with daughters Olga & Tatiana.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with daughters Olga & Tatiana.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-4a7496</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-4a7496-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-8c083c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-8c083c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-841366</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-841366-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-b73206</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-b73206-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Faculty of the Petrovsky Poltava Cadet Corps 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/newspaper-gudok-1888-f10f52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1988/12/31/newspaper-gudok-1888-f10f52-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Newspaper Gudok, 1888]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-10031d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-10031d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/early-russian-daguerreotypes-701be1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/early-russian-daguerreotypes-701be1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Early Russian Daguerreotypes]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-ed5234</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-ed5234-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas present to wounded soldiers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-424c6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-424c6b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-98dbc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-98dbc6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-7bf365</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-7bf365-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-f5aa94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-f5aa94-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation guards of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-361143</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-361143-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-32d3ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-32d3ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-surrender-of-the-fortress-1904-10d159</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-surrender-of-the-fortress-1904-10d159-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur - surrender of the fortress, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-261c9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-261c9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-e98fc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-e98fc8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/steamer-odessa-1900-1914-531dbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/steamer-odessa-1900-1914-531dbe-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steamer Odessa, 1900-1914 - Public domain image of steamship]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-900f6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-900f6c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-ad6d58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-ad6d58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-0ac876</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-0ac876-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-28bfb2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-28bfb2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-f44858</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-f44858-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-7fd9ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-7fd9ac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Gymnasium of Emperor Alexander I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913-1914. Санкт-Петербургская гимназия императора Александра I (бывшая 2-ая)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-c3069e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-c3069e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tsarskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Величество Государыня Императрица Александра Феодоровна в Лиловом будуаре Александровского дворца. Царское Село.  Her Imperial Majesty Empress Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the Lilac boudoir of the Alexander Palace. Tsarskoe Selo.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-341aeb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-341aeb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-b94b58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-b94b58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Summer in the village of Solova, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Лето в деревне Солова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-4e95b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-4e95b2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Description of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Описание священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-and-her-nurse-mrs-franklin-in-the-second-b74ae1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-and-her-nurse-mrs-franklin-in-the-second-b74ae1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and her nurse Mrs. Franklin. In the second photo: The Grand Duchess in the form of the 12th Akhtyrsk Hussar Regiment, whose chief she was.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna and her nurse Mrs. Franklin. In the second photo: The Grand Duchess in the form of the 12th Akhtyrsk Hussar Regiment, whose chief she was.  Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны и ее няня госпожа Франклин. На второй фотографии: Великая Княгиня в форме 12-го Ахтырского гусарского полка, шефом которого она была.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russian-beer-label-1900-193477</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russian-beer-label-1900-193477-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-1897-282042</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/kiev-1897-282042-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-53c989</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-53c989-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg school of foremen in construction of the Imperial Russian Technical Society, 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-ab2ff1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-ab2ff1-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-bcfebb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-bcfebb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-0b5b39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-0b5b39-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-34788d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-34788d-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-0bfc9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-0bfc9d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-c9a95c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-c9a95c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-e5ba7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-e5ba7a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-1451f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-1451f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-ea08f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-ea08f1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-f3baa4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-f3baa4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-66524d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-66524d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bolkhov, Oryol oblast, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1910s-6a5efa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1910s-6a5efa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-d0106d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-d0106d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hydroplane M-5 during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich  Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-7e24c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-7e24c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk (Ulan Ude), Byryat region, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-96769e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-96769e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburgs-night-life-e2acef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburgs-night-life-e2acef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg's Night Life]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. “Petersburg at night.” Large panorama illustrating the nightlife of the capital's whirlpool]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-a202ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-a202ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elephanta-caves-1900s-44e274</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/elephanta-caves-1900s-44e274-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elephanta caves, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-444b55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-444b55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visla-near-pavlovice-poland-wwi-5e2bf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/visla-near-pavlovice-poland-wwi-5e2bf2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visla near Pavlovice, Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-5f0628</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1798/12/31/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-5f0628-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798.  Изображение всех статских мундиров для всех губерний.1798.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-205867</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-205867-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dowager-empress-maria-fedorovna-among-officers-and-medical-personnel-involved-66fa97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dowager-empress-maria-fedorovna-among-officers-and-medical-personnel-involved-66fa97-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna with wounded soldiers.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna among officers and medical personnel involved in the Red Cross. - Вдовствующая императрица Мария Федоровна среди офицеров и медицинского персонала, занимающихся вопросами Красного Креста.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-b0cc42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-b0cc42-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lubyanskaya ploshchad]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-sumy-belgorod-railroad-3af321</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/construction-of-sumy-belgorod-railroad-3af321-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of Sumy - Belgorod railroad]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-02ec5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-02ec5b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1907  Public domain photograph of 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/military-factory-arsenal-khabarovsk-1fea05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/military-factory-arsenal-khabarovsk-1fea05-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Military Factory Arsenal, Khabarovsk]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-052bfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-052bfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-be67d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-be67d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-c9a7e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-c9a7e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-850e91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-850e91-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-37d888</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-37d888-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-palla-russia-1900s-0712fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-palla-russia-1900s-0712fa-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Palla. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-00f85b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-00f85b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.31695]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-c9874e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-c9874e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-a6e7f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-a6e7f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountain Shoria expedition, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-933279</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-933279-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/366-and-370-soum-and-pouch-of-grenadiers-of-the-leib-company-from-1742-to-1762-e99480</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/366-and-370-soum-and-pouch-of-grenadiers-of-the-leib-company-from-1742-to-1762-e99480-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[366 and 370. Soum and Pouch of Grenadiers of the Leib Company, from 1742 to 1762. Kavalergardsky Superwest, from 1742 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[366 and 370. Soum and Pouch of Grenadiers of the Leib Company, from 1742 to 1762. Kavalergardsky Superwest, from 1742 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    366 и 370. Сума и Подсумок Гренадеров Лейб-Компании, с 1742 до 1762 года. Кавалергардский Супервест, с 1742 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-c155e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-c155e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asia-archive-of-grigory-nikolaevich-potanin-bd37ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/central-asia-archive-of-grigory-nikolaevich-potanin-bd37ba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asia, archive of Grigory Nikolaevich Potanin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Григория Николаевича Потанина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-b65490</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-b65490-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-e1e23a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-e1e23a-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. 1893]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-efa5bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-efa5bb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-tsarevich-alexei-and-grand-princesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-9d634d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-tsarevich-alexei-and-grand-princesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-9d634d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Princesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Children of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Российский Императорский Дом Романовых. Цесаревич Алексей и Великие Княжны Ольга, Татьяна, Мария и  Анастасия. Дети Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Фотография 1910 года.  The Russian Imperial House of the Romanovs. Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Princesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Children of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1910. Storage: State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-argus-f75658</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-argus-f75658-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets Argus Inspection]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets series B Argus Engine  Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-propaganda-drawings-album-world-war-one-1914-70a39a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-propaganda-drawings-album-world-war-one-1914-70a39a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Propaganda Drawings Album, World War One, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-burse-square-1900-1914-9aa422</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-burse-square-1900-1914-9aa422-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Burse Square. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-29d3b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-29d3b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-f4fa26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-f4fa26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-263aa8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-263aa8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Higher Women's (Bestuzhev) courses. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Высшие Женские (Бестужевские) курсы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-7abd66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-7abd66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-baptism-of-the-tzars-daughter-emperor-of-russia-nicholas-ii-and-empress-d0d9dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/the-baptism-of-the-tzars-daughter-emperor-of-russia-nicholas-ii-and-empress-d0d9dc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The baptism of the Tzars Daughter. Emperor of Russia Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II с Императрицей Александрой Фёдоровной]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/white-omsk-1919-d2b331</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/white-omsk-1919-d2b331-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[White Omsk, 1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Редкие кинокадры, снятые французскими операторами в Белом Омске 1919 года. В кадрах присутствуют исторические персоналии: адмирал А. В. Колчак, генералы Р. Гайда, Я. Сыровы. Интересно увидеть железнодорожный вокзал города Омска 1919 года. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-cbb582</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-cbb582-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tatiana-nikolaevna-the-second-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-5a552b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/tatiana-nikolaevna-the-second-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-5a552b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tatiana Nikolaevna. The second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Official portrait. Photo of 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Её Императорское Высочество Великая княжна Татьяна Николаевна (29 мая (10 июня) 1897 - 17 июля 1918 (21 год)). Вторая дочь императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Официальный портрет. Фотография 1911 года. Хранение: ГАРФ 601-1-2162 Her Imperial Majesty the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (May 29 (June 10)) 1897 - July 17, 1918 (21 years)). The second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Official portrait. Photo of 1911. Storage: GARF 601-1-2162 (State Archives of the Russian Federation)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-9e219f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-9e219f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of French President Felix Faure to Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-sukharevskaya-square-sretenka-newsreel-1918-year-fd0115</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/moscow-sukharevskaya-square-sretenka-newsreel-1918-year-fd0115-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow. Sukharevskaya Square. Sretenka. Newsreel 1918 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эпизод "У Сухаревой башни" из кинохроники Дзиги Вертова "Кино-неделя" №5 (июль 1918 года). Сухарева башня — архитектурное сооружение, располагавшееся в Москве на пересечении Садового кольца, Сретенки и 1-й Мещанской улицы в 1695—1934 годах. Снесена в 1934 г. Сре́тенка (в начале XVI века Устретенская улица) — улица в Красносельском и Мещанском районах Центрального административного округа города Москвы. Проходит от площади Сретенские Ворота до площадей Большой и Малой Сухаревской.С XVII века район Сретенки с прилегающими переулками формировался как торгово-ремесленный, купеческий район. На Сретенке никогда не было ни одной двор��нской усадьбы, ни одного богатого магазина, зато было множество мелких магазинчиков и лавок. В силу большой доходности земли вдоль оживленной улицы застройка была настолько плотной, что на всём протяжении Сретенки на ней нет ни одних ворот. Так как въезжать во дворы всё равно было нужно, въезды устраивали исключительно из примыкающих переулков. А чтобы въезды имелись в каждый двор, переулки должны были располагаться не реже, чем через два владения. Отсюда возникла такая большая плотность сретенских переулков: девять переулков справа, по ходу движения к Садовому кольцу, и семь переулков слева. В самом конце Сретенки, у Сухаревой башни, расположился Сухаревский рынок.  На Сухаревской площади видно так же Шереметьевскую больницу. Это современый институт скорой помощи имени Н. В. Склифосовского.  Сухаревский рынок Сухаревка. Находился на Большой Сухаревской площади. Возник в конце XVIII в. как место торговли съестными припасами. На Сухаревке торговали также картинами, скульптурами, изделиями прикладного искусства. Сухаревский рынок и прилегающие переулки к концу XIX в. были одним из центров букинистической торговли. В годы Гражданской войны и НЭПа Сухаревский рынок превратился в «барахолку»; в 1925 рынок был переведён в один из дворов на Садовой-Сухаревской улице (близ кинотеатра «Форум»), в 1930 закрыт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-0950f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-0950f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-an-kuropatkin-during-the-inspection-351172</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/general-an-kuropatkin-during-the-inspection-351172-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General A.N. Kuropatkin during the inspection]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[General A.N. Kuropatkin and his accompanying officers in the 7th aviarote during the inspection of the army in the formation of the XII air division. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Генерал А.Н. Куропаткин и сопровождающие его офицеры в 7-ой авиароте во время инспектирования армии при формировании XII авиадивизиона. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-991020</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/irkutsk-1900s-991020-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-5df4dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-5df4dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-cbe092</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-cbe092-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-d8e8f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-d8e8f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/christmas-shopping-square-murom-vladimir-province-russia-f5391d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/christmas-shopping-square-murom-vladimir-province-russia-f5391d-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas shopping square, Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Christmas shopping square Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Рождественская торговая площадь С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-assumption-cathedral-4be206</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-assumption-cathedral-4be206-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, view of the Assumption Cathedral]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[56, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-7a349f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-7a349f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archives-of-metropolit-avksentiy-georgievich-stadnitsky-1909-1915-570880</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/archives-of-metropolit-avksentiy-georgievich-stadnitsky-1909-1915-570880-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archives of Metropolit Avksentiy Georgievich Stadnitsky, 1909-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1915. Из архива митрополита Авксентия Георгиевича Стадницкого]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-b3d40f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-b3d40f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-1900s-1c0751</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/astrakhan-1900s-1c0751-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-7f99e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-7f99e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-ca217b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-ca217b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-e7b31e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-e7b31e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-0e1b09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-0e1b09-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-3e3f94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-3e3f94-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/men-gymnasium-high-school-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ae346a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/men-gymnasium-high-school-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ae346a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Men gymnasium - high school. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Men gymnasium - high school. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Мужская гимназия Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-42c77f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-42c77f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-relatives-e4736f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-relatives-e4736f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Royals of Russia, Prussia, Battenberg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right: Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Emperor Nicholas II, Princess Irena of Prussia, Prince of Prussia, Grand Princess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich, Princess Victoria of Battenberg and Prince Ludwig Alexander von Battenberg.  Слева направо: Великий герцог Эрнст Людвиг Гессенский,  Императриц Александра Феодоровна, Император Николай II, принцесса Ирена Прусская, принц Гнрих Прусский, Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна, Великий Князь Сергей Александрович, принцесса Виктория Баттенбергская и принц Людвиг Александр фон Баттенберг .]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1889-09c851</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1889-09c851-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. 1889.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-near-belukha-mountain-d1a542</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/altay-near-belukha-mountain-d1a542-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay near Belukha mountain]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-e8ee3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-e8ee3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-4fb168</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-4fb168-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivan the Great Bell Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-e8b1e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-e8b1e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-6797c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-6797c8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kids sitting next to the house. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surroundings-of-murom-yakimanskaya-sloboda-church-of-joachim-and-anna-fed5f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/surroundings-of-murom-yakimanskaya-sloboda-church-of-joachim-and-anna-fed5f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surroundings of Murom. Yakimanskaya Sloboda. Church of Joachim and Anna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Surroundings of Murom. Yakimanskaya Sloboda. Church of Joachim and Anna. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Окрестности Мурома. Якиманская Слобода. Церковь Иоакима и Анны. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exit-from-alexander-nevsky-cathedral-in-daru-street-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-c020cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/exit-from-alexander-nevsky-cathedral-in-daru-street-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-c020cc-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exit from Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Daru street of Emperor Nicholas II, Paris.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[12, Rue Daru, Paris, Île-de-France, France, 75008]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The exit from the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Daru street. During the visit of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to France. October 5-9, 1896.  Выход из собора Александра Невского на улице Дарю. Во время визита Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Федоровны во Францию. 5-9 октября, 1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-1894d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-1894d4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-ascension-church-50a083</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/ivanovo-ascension-church-50a083-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo - Ascension Church, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Gorod Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ascension Church  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 in 1608-1609 the Polish-Cossack camp was in the village. Since 1743 the village was owned by the Counts of Sheremetev. In Ivanovo in the XVII century, textile production of flax is developing. In the middle of the 18th century, the manufactories were founded by rich peasants and the production of chintz appeared. In 1871, when the village of Ivanovo merged with the Voznesensky Posad that appeared in 1853, the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk was formed, which soon became the main textile center of the Russian Empire.    Вознесенский храм  Иваново возникло в XV веке. К 1579 году основан Покровский мужской монастырь. Первое письменное упоминание встречается в 1608 году в книгах Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В период Смутного времени в 1608—1609 годах в селе стоял польско-казачий лагерь. С 1743 года селом владели графы Шереметевы. В Иванове в XVII веке развивается текстильное производство льна.  В середине XVIII века богатыми крестьянами были основаны мануфактуры и появилось производство ситца. В 1871 году при слиянии села Иванова и появившегося в 1853 году Вознесенского посада был образован город Иваново-Вознесенск, ставший вскоре главным текстильным центром Российской империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-5daa4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-5daa4a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fishing-in-arkhangelsk-archangel-6ff541</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/fishing-in-arkhangelsk-archangel-6ff541-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fishing in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-267ec4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-267ec4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/engraving-of-alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-8620f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/engraving-of-alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-8620f8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Engraving of Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II, the oldest son of Emperor Nicholas I (1796–1855), was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 1818.  Alexander's most significant reform was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator He also reorganized the judicial system, set up elected local judges, abolished corporal punishment, promoted local self-government, ended number of nobility privileges and promoted universities. Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, to avoid the remote colony falls into British hands. He sought peace and joined with Germany and Austria against France in the League of the Three Emperors that stabilized Europe. He fought a brief war with the Ottoman Empire in 1877–78, pursued further expansion into Siberia and the Caucasus, conquered Turkestan. Among his greatest challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia. Alexander was proposing more parliamentary reforms to counter the rise of nascent revolutionary and anarchistic movements when he was assassinated in 1881.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-506436</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-506436-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-0e3c44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-0e3c44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-24fb24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-24fb24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует ��о Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/suchansky-mine-1912-47f21e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/suchansky-mine-1912-47f21e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Suchansky mine, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-11f410</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-11f410-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. Tsarskoe Selo, November 14, 1895.  Крещение Ея императорского высочества великой княжны Ольги Николаевны. Царское село, 14 ноября 1895.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-6ac694</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-6ac694-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Voronezh Grand Duke's Mikhail Pavlovich Cadet Corps, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Воронежский Великого Князя Михаила Павловича кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-f98433</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-f98433-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-00824c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-00824c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maximilianovskaya Hospital - one of the oldest medical institutions in Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/526-ordinary-musketeers-regiment-from-1768-to-1796-9730ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/526-ordinary-musketeers-regiment-from-1768-to-1796-9730ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[526. Ordinary Musketeers Regiment, from 1768 to 1796.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[526. Ordinary Musketeers Regiment, from 1768 to 1796.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    526. РЯДОВЫЕ Мушкетерского полка, с 1768 по 1796 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dacha-zvezdochka-by-mikhail-semenovich-korsakov-on-the-river-angara-near-irkutsk-bfe6b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/dacha-zvezdochka-by-mikhail-semenovich-korsakov-on-the-river-angara-near-irkutsk-bfe6b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dacha “Zvezdochka” by Mikhail Semenovich Korsakov on the river Angara, near Irkutsk, 1860s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1860-е. Дача «Звездочка» Михаила Семеновича Корсакова на р. Ангаре, близ Иркутска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-ece8d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-ece8d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-fc13f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-fc13f7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902. Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-sans-pareil-494c8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-sans-pareil-494c8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Sans-Pareil]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/real-school-of-livny-russia-f63ca4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/real-school-of-livny-russia-f63ca4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Real school of Livny, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Реальное училище города Ливны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-beginning-of-construction-1887-009e95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1887/12/31/eiffel-tower-beginning-of-construction-1887-009e95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower - Beginning of Construction, 1887]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-6dc7e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-6dc7e2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten, in the courtyard at the well. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен, во дворике у колодца. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten, in the courtyard at the well. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900 Storage: ГАРФ (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-37a994</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-37a994-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-de927a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-de927a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-sister-grand-duchess-b3e030</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-sister-grand-duchess-b3e030-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna with her sister, Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, (left) with her sister, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna.  Ея Высочество Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны, с сестрой Великой Княгиней Ксенией Александровной.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-aaf546</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-aaf546-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks of Russia, WWI Propagands]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-2b3eef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-2b3eef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-af3a50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-af3a50-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-e1033c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-e1033c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/boguchar-near-voronezh-russia-1900s-b64746</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/boguchar-near-voronezh-russia-1900s-b64746-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Boguchar, near Voronezh, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-be79eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1832/12/31/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-be79eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Child, or a New Geographical Game for Children, Serving as Amusement and Instruction for the Knowledge of the Russian State]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1830-1832. Дитя-россиянин, или Новая географическая игра для детей, служащая им увеселением и наставлением к познанию Государства Российского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-12babb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-12babb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-3fc51f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-3fc51f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-maria-nikolaevna-4a788c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/grand-duchess-maria-nikolaevna-4a788c-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Великая Княгиня Мария Николаевна  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/budilovich-family-album-6be094</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/budilovich-family-album-6be094-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Budilovich family album]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-739141</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-739141-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-e83e9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-e83e9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-coronation-may-15-27-1883-42b22a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-coronation-may-15-27-1883-42b22a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III. Coronation, May 15 (27), 1883]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Александр III. Коронация, 15(27) мая 1883 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-74b795</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-74b795-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-dbf319</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-dbf319-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abu-simbel-temples-egypt-1910-298160</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/abu-simbel-temples-egypt-1910-298160-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 16. Абу-Симбел]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petergoff-palace-and-vicinity-russia-1860s-a3cdb0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/petergoff-palace-and-vicinity-russia-1860s-a3cdb0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petergoff palace and vicinity, Russia, 1860s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Peterhof]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-military-pilot-lieutenant-golovatenko-in-the-center-and-soldiers-of-an-air-aa35a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-military-pilot-lieutenant-golovatenko-in-the-center-and-soldiers-of-an-air-aa35a2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A military pilot Lieutenant Golovatenko (in the center) and soldiers of an air squadron flying an aircraft. The Vyatka Bay. Glazov. May 1915.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A military pilot Lieutenant Golovatenko (in the center) and soldiers of an air squadron flying an aircraft. The Vyatka gubernia. Glazov. May 1915. XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.    Военный лётчик поручик Головатенко (в центре) и солдаты авиаотряда у летательного аппарата. Вятская губ. Глазов. Май 1915. XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-449f42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-449f42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-ce0823</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-ce0823-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1916-b0370f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1916-b0370f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Полтавский Елизаветинский институт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/high-world-bacchanals-erotic-book-19e68d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/high-world-bacchanals-erotic-book-19e68d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[High-world bacchanals, Erotic book]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Великосветские вакханки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-120042</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-120042-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visit to Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra. May 22, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. May 22, 1896 - Посещение императором Николаем II Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. 22 мая 1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-147d57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-147d57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-the-village-of-belovezh-group-of-peasants-950c8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/residents-of-the-village-of-belovezh-group-of-peasants-950c8c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of the village of Belovezh. Group of peasants.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Residents of the village of Belovezh. Group of peasants.  Жители деревни Беловеж. Группа крестьянок.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-46def4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-46def4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavel Zaremba photographs. Harbin, China, 1900-1901.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-c6d8ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-c6d8ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-c2e9b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-c2e9b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-1ec267</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-1ec267-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-ab4b62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-ab4b62-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg mechanical shoe production Skorokhod 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Товарищество Санкт-Петербургского механического производства обуви Скороход (Заставская, д.15)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-2c62a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-2c62a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/market-square-holy-cross-church-ivanovo-textile-center-of-russian-empire-9334b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/market-square-holy-cross-church-ivanovo-textile-center-of-russian-empire-9334b8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Market Square, Holy Cross church, Ivanovo - Textile Center of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Gorod Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Market Sqaure, Holy Cross church.  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 in 1608-1609 the Polish-Cossack camp was in the village. Since 1743 the village was owned by the Counts of Sheremetev. In Ivanovo in the XVII century, textile production of flax is developing. In the middle of the 18th century, the manufactories were founded by rich peasants and the production of chintz appeared. In 1871, when the village of Ivanovo merged with the Voznesensky Posad that appeared in 1853, the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk was formed, which soon became the main textile center of the Russian Empire.    Базарная площадь, Кресто-воздвиженский храм.  Иваново возникло в XV веке. К 1579 году основан Покровский мужской монастырь. Первое письменное упоминание встречается в 1608 году в книгах Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В период Смутного времени в 1608—1609 годах в селе стоял польско-казачий лагерь. С 1743 года селом владели графы Шереметевы. В Иванове в XVII веке развивается текстильное производство льна.  В середине XVIII века богатыми крестьянами были основаны мануфактуры и появилось производство ситца. В 1871 году при слиянии села Иванова и появившегося в 1853 году Вознесенского посада был образован город Иваново-Вознесенск, ставший вскоре главным текстильным центром Российской империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-16c41d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-16c41d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cathedral-of-the-nativity-of-our-lady-murom-c37f32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/cathedral-of-the-nativity-of-our-lady-murom-c37f32-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. Murom]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Собор Рождества Богоматери.  Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-kingdom-of-poland-russian-empire-1856-d6d6fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/the-kingdom-of-poland-russian-empire-1856-d6d6fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Kingdom of Poland, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Kingdom of Poland  This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Царство Польское  Это открытка из су��енирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-d25419</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-d25419-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-4b3bac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-4b3bac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-2b9195</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-2b9195-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[200th anniversary of the 9th Ingermanland Infantry Regiment of Russian Army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Празднование 200-летия учреждения 9 пехотного Ингерманландского полка императора Петра I полка, ранее Староингерманландского генерала-фельдмаршала князя Михаила Голицына]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-ed5370</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-ed5370-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian anti-Napoleon political caricature. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-1900-1920-1f1b6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/harbin-1900-1920-1f1b6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, 1900-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного альбома Петра Каспаровича Межака]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-53b51b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-53b51b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-1a6941</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-1a6941-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-3bb718</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-3bb718-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-alexander-mikhailovich-visits-the-squadron-of-heavy-bombers-ilya-63efbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/grand-duke-alexander-mikhailovich-visits-the-squadron-of-heavy-bombers-ilya-63efbe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich visits the squadron of heavy bombers Ilya Muromets. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich visits the squadron of heavy bombers Ilya Muromets. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915  6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Великий князь Алексадр Михайлович посещает роту тяжёлых бомбардировщиков Илья Муромец.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-572660</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-572660-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-harbin-china-1920-f717e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/views-of-harbin-china-1920-f717e7-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Harbin, China, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-3c8ea4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-3c8ea4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District.   Вид батареи Круликарня. Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-9b734c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-9b734c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-622cb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-622cb6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-a200f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-a200f2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-prayer-the-end-of-an-airship-and-the-beginning-of-an-airwave-2fe5bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-prayer-the-end-of-an-airship-and-the-beginning-of-an-airwave-2fe5bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A prayer "The End of an Airship and the Beginning of an Airwave".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A prayer "The End of an Airship and the Beginning of an Airwave". Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915 Напутственный молебен «Конец авиароты и начало авиадивизиона». Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-135-delivered-of-a-daughter-wlierefor-the-king-39f486</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-135-delivered-of-a-daughter-wlierefor-the-king-39f486-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 135   delivered of a daughter ; wlierefor, the King]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 135   delivered of a daughter ; wlierefor, the King", who Intended not to have  gone thither bcfor Saturneday, prepared to be gone the same day. I  thought to have gott audienee, but the suddaine departure of the Kings  hindred; wherefor I resolved to ride the next morning to VVIndsore, where  I promised to my self the better convenience. And haveing this day  heard devotion at St. Jameses, and about three a clock attended the King at  his departure, I went about my other business, and bought a sadle for eight  shillings. Gave to the servant, six pence ; and at night, eii>ht pence.   I rose early, and haveing payed the ostler for eleven nights, at the rate May 14.  of one shilling six pence for each horse per diem, and given to the ostler,  sixteen pence wages, I mounted and rode to Windsorc, through the ordinary  roade, it being deep way. A.bout ten aclock I came thither, and haveing  shifted myselt, I went to Court, and found the King walking in the Parke,  and ready to returne. His Sacred Majesty was graciously pleased to tell  to the Earl of Fewersham what I was, and then asked me if 1 had ever been  there befor, and what I thought of the place ? I answered to His Majesties  satisfaction. In goino; through the roomes. His Sacred Majesty told me  that in the eveninii- he would speake with me. So haveing heard devotion,  and seen the King dine, I went to my lodging and dined, and about four  a clock went to the Court agalne, and passed the tyme in viewing the large  and well decored roomes of the Palace, and went afterwards into the Parke,  and viewed all the walkes and conveniences of it ; this being a most de-  lightful place, and haveing a most delicate prospect. About six aclocke, the  King, with the Queen, came to walk in the Parke, accompanyed with the  Prince Georg, and after ane houres divertissement, returned. In the evening,  about sunsett, the King being in one of the great chambers, called me to a  corner of the roome, and entered in a large discourse with me, enquirelng  where, and how long, 1 had served abroad, and many other things relating  to military effaires ; to all which I answered as well as I could. He was  graciously pleased to tell me, that I should make hast to returne, and that  he would have a care of me, and do for me what he could ; which discourse  lasted above halfe ane houre, and then dismissing me, about halfe ane  houre thereafter, I seeing his Majesty going towards his closet, went, and  sitting downe on my knee, His Majesty graciously gave me his hand to  kisse. And haveing not seen any of our Scots nobility, or any acquaintance  to address me to the Queen, I begged of His Majesty the honour to kiss the ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-3934bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-3934bf-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/correctional-home-for-teenagers-of-the-rukavishnikov-brothers-in-moscow-1890-c24cc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/correctional-home-for-teenagers-of-the-rukavishnikov-brothers-in-moscow-1890-c24cc8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Correctional home for teenagers of the Rukavishnikov brothers in Moscow, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. City correctional home for teenagers of the Rukavishnikov brothers in Moscow]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-cbc53a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-cbc53a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-67edea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-67edea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-883ab4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-883ab4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A.V. Zhivago travels Germany. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. А.В.Живаго путешествует по Германии.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-bb14bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-bb14bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-237b27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-237b27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1909. Взвод новобранцев 6-го эскадрона]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-578dda</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-578dda-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Osmino, near Luga, Saint Petersburg region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-5658a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-5658a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-c77113</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-c77113-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-dacha-1900s-c99c80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-dacha-1900s-c99c80-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Dacha, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-3c82f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-3c82f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-9e21ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-9e21ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-15011a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-15011a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muscovite-womans-calendar-1914-acbe34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/muscovite-womans-calendar-1914-acbe34-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muscovite woman's calendar 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-9c578f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-9c578f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-e17aae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-e17aae-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Kavkazskaya, Ekaterinodar region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-c2a0a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-c2a0a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing and surroundings, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-ff3a08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-ff3a08-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing and surroundings, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-4c1c97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-4c1c97-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Defence of Port Arthur, China 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-andreevsky-liman-1900-1914-5f0804</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-andreevsky-liman-1900-1914-5f0804-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Andreevsky Liman 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-47c794</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-47c794-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-elizabethan-institute-65653a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-elizabethan-institute-65653a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Elizabethan Institute]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московский женский Елизаветинский институт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-e274b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-e274b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-679f2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-679f2a-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Mourning portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  В трауре по убитому мужу Великому Князю Сергею Александровичу.  Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. In mourning for the murdered husband Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/olga-i-tatyana-1913-ef332a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/olga-i-tatyana-1913-ef332a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ольга и Татьяна 1913 - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ольга и Татьяна 1913  Public domain photograph - female portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-25533c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-25533c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-eed5ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-eed5ec-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II с Императрицей Александрой Фёдоровной]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-dd9d76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-dd9d76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountain Shoria expedition, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-nikolo-galeyskaya-church-425f02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-nikolo-galeyskaya-church-425f02-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Nikolo-Galeyskaya Church.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Nikolo-Galeyskaya Church. Владимир, Николо-Галейская церковь.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsar-nicholas-ii-in-mogilev-427d0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/tsar-nicholas-ii-in-mogilev-427d0d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar Nicholas II in Mogilev, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Кинохроника. Царь Николай II и Ставка Верховного Главнокомандующего в Могилеве на Днепре. Автор неизвестен.  Tsar Nicholas II in Mogilev ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-the-cathedral-of-michael-the-archangel-dd78a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-the-cathedral-of-michael-the-archangel-dd78a5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk The Cathedral of Michael the Archangel]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Cathedral of Michael the Archangel  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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.    Собор Михаила Архангела  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/our-fridays-1861-0406c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/our-fridays-1861-0406c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Our Fridays, 1861]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-0be82b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-0be82b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-795d15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-795d15-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иваново-Вознесенск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e84480</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e84480-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ships-071490</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ships-071490-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ships]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-505691</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-505691-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-886d46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-886d46-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Молебен и крестный ход в праздник иконы Казанской Богоматери]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sir-nicholas-roderick-oconor-british-ambassador-to-russia-0c1990</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/sir-nicholas-roderick-oconor-british-ambassador-to-russia-0c1990-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor, British Ambassador to Russia ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor, British Ambassador to Russia (1895-1898).  Сэр Николас Родерик О'Конор, посол Великобритании в России (1895-1898).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-a2e686</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-a2e686-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-5dd751</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-5dd751-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk (Ulan Ude), Byryat region, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-432c2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-432c2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-64d7d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-64d7d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-7149a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-7149a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-7d6f1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-7d6f1a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-305d4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-305d4e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900-1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1901. Альбом видов КВЖД]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-63eed9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-63eed9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-815559</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-815559-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-0efe36</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-0efe36-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/we-three-brown-rahill-and-the-doctors-son-crossing-the-river-above-pskov-cbe409</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/we-three-brown-rahill-and-the-doctors-son-crossing-the-river-above-pskov-cbe409-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[We Three: Brown, Rahill, and the doctor’s Son crossing the river above Pskov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[John Wells Rahill (right). The original lecture card reads: "We Three: Brown, Rahill, and the doctor’s Son crossing the river above Pskov."   The leather case from the Eastman Kodak camera, which Mr. Rahill used, can be seen around his wrist. Rev. John Wells Rahill was a protestant minister in  Weld County, Colorado and in Russia, during WW1, but was ordered out of the country by the German government, now involved in the Great War in Europe. ]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kobryn-belarus-1900s-3b9f53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/kobryn-belarus-1900s-3b9f53-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kobryn, Belarus, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-the-general-view-of-the-boulevard-and-the-fortress-e01ac1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-the-general-view-of-the-boulevard-and-the-fortress-e01ac1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku, boulevard and the fortress]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku, the general view of the boulevard and the fortress Баку, Бульвар]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kasimov-technical-school-c68c04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/kasimov-technical-school-c68c04-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kasimov Technical School]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-5b7a53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-5b7a53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/314-dragun-from-1756-to-1761-94cd04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/314-dragun-from-1756-to-1761-94cd04-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[314. DRAGUN from 1756 to 1761. - Public domain book illustration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[314. DRAGUN from 1756 to 1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    314. ДРАГУН с 1756 до 1761 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1900s-3b9583</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-1900s-3b9583-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kirghiz-is-on-his-way-on-a-camel-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-527b76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/kirghiz-is-on-his-way-on-a-camel-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-527b76-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kirghiz is on his way on a camel. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Kirghiz is on his way on a camel. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Киргиз в пути на верблюде. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-e5c5fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-e5c5fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-get-ready-for-school-moscow-1916-d512f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/children-get-ready-for-school-moscow-1916-d512f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children get ready for school!. Moscow, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Дети в школу собирайтесь!. Москва, Т-во И.Д. Сытина  1916. Children get ready for school!. Moscow, Partnership I.D. Sytin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-war-russian-art-1914-1917-40b5c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/great-war-russian-art-1914-1917-40b5c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great War - Russian Art, 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeysk-chernomorskaya-street-shopping-arcades-and-g-tokhovs-house-560d2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeysk-chernomorskaya-street-shopping-arcades-and-g-tokhovs-house-560d2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeysk Chernomorskaya street. Shopping arcades and G. Tokhov's house]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-family-returns-to-the-royal-city-pier-susaninskaya-square-kostroma-77cb00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-royal-family-returns-to-the-royal-city-pier-susaninskaya-square-kostroma-77cb00-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal family returns to the royal city pier. Susaninskaya Square. Kostroma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[During the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov in Kostroma, the royal family visited the house of the Nobiliary Assembly, where, after a solemn reception, the royal family was offered tea. During the tea party held a concert. After the reception at the Nobiliary Assembly, the royal family returned to the city marina. In the photo: the crews with the August guests pass through Susaninskaya Square, around the monument to Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich and Susanin.  Location: Susaninskaya Square, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Царская семья возвращается на Царскую городскую пристань. Сусанинская площадь. Кострома. В дни празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых в Костроме Царская семья посетила дом Дворянского Собрания, где после торжественного приема Царской семье был предложен чай. Во время чаепития состоялся концерт. После приема в Дворянском Собрании Царская семья возвратилась на городскую пристань.  На снимке: экипажи с Августейшими гостями проезжают по Сусанинской площади, вокруг памятника Царю Михаилу Феодоровичу и Сусанину.  Место съемки: Сусанинская площадь, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. Фотограф: Карл Булла.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-8e9733</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-8e9733-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск, портреты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/316-the-sergeant-major-of-the-dragoon-company-from-1756-to-1761-the-view-depicts-df7bb1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/316-the-sergeant-major-of-the-dragoon-company-from-1756-to-1761-the-view-depicts-df7bb1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[316. The sergeant-major of the Dragoon Company, from 1756 to 1761. The view depicts the time part of the building of the Twelve Colleges, in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[316. The sergeant-major of the Dragoon Company, from 1756 to 1761. The view depicts the time part of the building of the Twelve Colleges, in St. Petersburg  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    316. ВАХМИСТР Драгунской роты, с 1756 до 1761 года. Вид изображает того времени часть здания двенадцати Коллегий, в С.-Петербурге  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novo-nagorny-building-new-lane-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-3d4a81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/novo-nagorny-building-new-lane-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-3d4a81-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novo-Nagorny building. New lane. - Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Novo-Nagorny building. New lane.  Ново-нагорная стройка. Новая линия.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-3f62a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-3f62a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-alexander-mikhailovich-first-from-the-left-and-his-accompanying-603ca3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duke-alexander-mikhailovich-first-from-the-left-and-his-accompanying-603ca3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (first from the left) and his accompanying officers on the airfield near the hangar during a visit to the aviator. Petrograd. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (first from the left) and his accompanying officers on the airfield near the hangar during a visit to the aviator. Petrograd. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.  Великий князь Александр Михайлович (первый слева) и сопровождающие его офицеры на летном поле у ангара во время посещения авиарот. Петроград. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-487810</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-487810-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-a66b78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-a66b78-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-054516</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-054516-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Women of Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-during-a-visit-to-the-chambers-of-tsar-mikhail-feodorovich-a6eae7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-during-a-visit-to-the-chambers-of-tsar-mikhail-feodorovich-a6eae7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II during a visit to the chambers of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich. Ipatiev Monastery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, after inspecting the chambers of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, steps out onto the steps of the Tsar’s Ladder. Behind the Emperor, sergeant Alexei Pilipenko bears on the hands of Tsarevich Alexy. Photos of celebrations dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov. In front of the stairs are the Imperial convoy, officers and officials.  Location: in front of the Chambers of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913.  Император Николай II во время посещения палат Царя Михаила Феодоровича. Ипатьевский монастырь. Император Николай II после осмотра палат Царя Михаила Феодоровича спускается по "Царской лестнице". Позади Императора вахмистр Алексей Пилипенко несет на руках Цесаревича Алексия. Перед лестницей - Императорский конвой, офицеры и чиновники.  Фото торжеств, посвященных 300-летию Дома Романовых.  Место съемки: перед Палатами Царя Михаила Феодоровича, Свято-Троицкий Ипатьевский монастырь, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-32993f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-32993f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-3f65c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-3f65c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-dad55b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-dad55b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-79c3b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-79c3b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-railway-dam-in-sorochya-bay-25b1d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-railway-dam-in-sorochya-bay-25b1d8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The railway dam in Sorochya Bay.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The railway dam in Sorocha Bay.  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Железнодорожная дамба в Сорочьей Губе.  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-db47cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-db47cf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-1899-0bb376</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/port-arthur-1899-0bb376-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, 1899]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-russian-army-in-the-first-world-war-from-the-personal-photo-album-of-general-e1544d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-russian-army-in-the-first-world-war-from-the-personal-photo-album-of-general-e1544d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Russian army in the First World War. From the personal photo album of General Count F. A. Keller.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Russian army in the First World War. From the personal photo album of General Count F. A. Keller.  ---  Русская армия в первой мировой войне. Из личного фотоальбома генерала графа Ф.А.Келлера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emil-tsindel-textile-manufacture-in-moscow-77f17d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/emil-tsindel-textile-manufacture-in-moscow-77f17d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emil Tsindel Textile Manufacture in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-be05ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-be05ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-486fd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-486fd5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-0cc34e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-0cc34e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-b7f95b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-b7f95b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-military-historical-society-1912-e0ec70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/kiev-military-historical-society-1912-e0ec70-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev Military Historical Society, 1912.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-0da86c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-0da86c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharkov. Review of the regiments before being sent to the far east front. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-believers-of-russia-057f16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/old-believers-of-russia-057f16-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old believers of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Старообрядцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yacht-standard-crew-1899-1900-47c26c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yacht-standard-crew-1899-1900-47c26c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yacht Standard Crew. 1899-1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Любительские фотографии из альбома царской семьи Николая II. В путешествии на яхте Штандарт   1899-1900 гг..  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-e903af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-e903af-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sunday, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-b03d99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-b03d99-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulitsa Simanovskogo, Kostroma, Gorod Kostroma, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia, 156000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-987b29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-987b29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-197e56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-197e56-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/palestine-1920s-21781a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/palestine-1920s-21781a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Palestine, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-35f7ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-35f7ea-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-b6df69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-b6df69-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lower-embankment-shorins-factories-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-f407d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/lower-embankment-shorins-factories-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-f407d1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lower Embankment. Shorin's factories. - Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Lower Embankment. Shorin's factories. Нижне-набережная. Заводы Шорина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-d5720a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-d5720a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5abe54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5abe54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-93ffd8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-93ffd8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-siberian-railway-1896-38454a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/great-siberian-railway-1896-38454a-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Siberian Railway, 1896]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-bf2ae2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-bf2ae2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-7be501</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-7be501-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-b10cb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-b10cb8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Санкт-Петербургский Институт инженеров путей сообщения императора Александра I]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-staro-konjushennaya-street-military-a6b61e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/alexandrov-staro-konjushennaya-street-military-a6b61e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov. Staro Konjushennaya street (Military).]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Staro Konjushennaya street (Military). 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Старо конюшенная улица (Военная). Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-meeting-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-5bdb05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-meeting-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-5bdb05-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II. Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Honor guard, at the meeting of Nicholas II and the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи Николая Второго и премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-sea-view-1900-1914-9ea4c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-sea-view-1900-1914-9ea4c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Sea View. 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a harbor, sailing ship, boat, city building, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-4b3fef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-4b3fef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of watercolors by P. P. Sokolov to the poems “North” by N. A. Nekrasov, 1894.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-receives-a-guard-of-honor-from-the-183rd-pultussky-infantry-3191a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-receives-a-guard-of-honor-from-the-183rd-pultussky-infantry-3191a0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II receives a guard of honor from the 183rd Pultussky Infantry Regiment. Kostroma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The guard of honor of the 183rd Pultussky Infantry Regiment is being held with a ceremonial march in front of His Imperial Majesty Nicholas II. The meeting of the Imperial family in the city of Kostroma during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov.  Location: Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Император Николай II принимает почетный караул от 183-го пехотного Пултусского полка. Кострома. Почетный караул 183-го пехотного Пултусского полка проходит церемониальным маршем перед Его Императорским Величеством Николаем II. Встреча Императорской семьи в городе Костроме во время празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых.  Место съемки: Кострома, Российская империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. Фотограф: Карл Булла. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-the-pond-of-the-bialowieza-palace-eb9032</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/view-of-the-pond-of-the-bialowieza-palace-eb9032-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of the pond of the Bialowieza Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[View of a part of a pond arranged in a park near the Bialowieza Palace in 1895 by the design of Valery Cronenberg.  Вид части пруда, устроенного в парке у Беловежского дворца в 1895 г. по проекту Валерия Кроненберга.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-1440f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-1440f6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск, портреты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-edd95a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-edd95a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-822f18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-822f18-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-19bc7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-19bc7a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-a53511</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-a53511-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Stantsyya Brest Tsentral'ny]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-034752</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-034752-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rock on Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-78773c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-78773c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -  Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-d00596</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-d00596-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-1d59f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-1d59f2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ainu people, Northern Japan, 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Айны на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-9676a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-9676a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-9861cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-9861cc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara 1898-1902. Photographer Voronets E.D.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Бухара 1898-1902. Фотограф Воронец Э.Д.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-c5b832</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-c5b832-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Olga. 1900.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1897-e8ab6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/moscow-russia-1897-e8ab6d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/captured-austrian-guns-which-made-up-the-russian-militia-battery-31bc74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/captured-austrian-guns-which-made-up-the-russian-militia-battery-31bc74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Captured Austrian guns, which made up the Russian militia battery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Captured Austrian guns, which made up the Russian militia battery. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915  6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Захваченные австрийские орудия, составившие русскую ополченскую батарею.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-470d3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-470d3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-harbor-view-1900-1914-ff8154</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-harbor-view-1900-1914-ff8154-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Harbor view 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-6762d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-6762d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-9559d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-9559d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1850-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-f367ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-f367ed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[According to the legend, the settlement on the site of the future Kovrov was founded by Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky in the 12th century. In the XVI century the village was given over to the princes of Kovrov, by whose name the village became known as Kovrovo, and in 1778 the village received the status of a district town.  Thanks to the railway in Kovrov, there were factories and plants: a bacon plant, a steam mill, a mechanical-weaving factory, a cast-iron plant, mechanical workshops of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod road, paper plant by Ivan Treumov, 33 drinking establishments, and three schools.  Согласно преданию, поселение на месте будущего Коврова было основано великим князем Юрием Долгоруким в XII веке. В XVI столетии село было отдано во владение князьям Ковровым, по имени которых село стало называться Коврово, и в 1778 году село получило статус уездного города.   Благодаря железной дороге в Коврове появились фабрики и заводы: салотопенный, паровая мукомольня и механическо-ткацкая фабрика и, кроме того, чугунолитейный завод, механические мастерские Московско-Нижегородской дороги, бумаготкацкая Ивана Треумова, 33 питейных заведения, три училища.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-25ae2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-25ae2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Summer in the village of Solova, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Лето в деревне Солова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-79630c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-79630c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. "Yenisei Ostyaks". 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. «Енисейские остяки». Часть 2]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-1d7457</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-1d7457-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-2f220e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/residents-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-2f220e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family with kids. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-9209ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-9209ba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-84ef58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-84ef58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-b947f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-b947f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-ac6fc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-ac6fc3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/start-of-the-first-test-race-of-cargo-and-ambulance-vehicles-of-the-war-ministry-7be026</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/start-of-the-first-test-race-of-cargo-and-ambulance-vehicles-of-the-war-ministry-7be026-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Start of the first test race of cargo and ambulance vehicles of the War Ministry of Russia, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Старт первого испытательного пробега грузовых и санитарных автомобилей Военного министерств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-f90cc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-f90cc9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-e65c30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-e65c30-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-1f0468</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-1f0468-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East”, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-76676e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-76676e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-0d3609</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-0d3609-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-9a6aa2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-9a6aa2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-nicholaevna-and-tatiana-nicholaevna-1914-c050a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-nicholaevna-and-tatiana-nicholaevna-1914-c050a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses  Olga Nicholaevna and Tatiana Nicholaevna. 1914.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Stantsiya Detskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Великие Княжны Ольга Николаевна и Татьяна Николаевна  с ранеными солдатами  в палате Дворцового госпиталя. Царское Село. Война 1914 года.  Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna and Tatyana Nikolaevna with the wounded soldiers in the ward of the Palace hospital. Tsarskoe Selo. The war of 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-first-revolutionary-graduation-class-irkutsk-school-of-warrant-officers-135f5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/the-first-revolutionary-graduation-class-irkutsk-school-of-warrant-officers-135f5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The first revolutionary graduation class - Irkutsk school of warrant officers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-3118fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-3118fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-57340d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-57340d-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-038bf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1837/12/31/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-038bf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Examples of Hellenic, Russian and French calligraphy, 1837]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1837. Примеры еллинской, российской и французской каллиграфии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-quarantine-harbor1900-1914-c3097f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-quarantine-harbor1900-1914-c3097f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Quarantine harbor.1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-990615</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-990615-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-523316</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-523316-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-starominskaya-1cac1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/stanitsa-starominskaya-1cac1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Starominskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровская церковь  Станица Староминская, Краснодарский Край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-f631cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-f631cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-6f7cf8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-6f7cf8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officers of Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-af70a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-af70a2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kareyev-petrazhitsky-nabokov-rodichev-herzenstein-deputies-of-the-first-state-6b99d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/kareyev-petrazhitsky-nabokov-rodichev-herzenstein-deputies-of-the-first-state-6b99d1-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kareyev. Petrazhitsky. Nabokov. Rodichev. Herzenstein. Deputies of the First State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Kareyev. Petrazhitsky. Nabokov. Rodichev. Herzenstein. Deputies of the First State Duma.  Кареев. Петражицкий. Набоков. Родичев. Герценштейн. Депутаты I Государственной думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-b59ab9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-b59ab9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zavyalov plant, Nizhny Novgorod province, Vorsma, 1890s. Album of Savelyev N.A.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Альбом Савельева Н.А., управляющего заводом Завьялова,.Нижегородская губ., с. Ворсма]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-bonds-and-certificates-harbin-china-735ef0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-bonds-and-certificates-harbin-china-735ef0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian bonds and certificates - Harbin, China]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-d8168e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-d8168e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-province-russian-empire-1856-59953e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/tiflis-province-russian-empire-1856-59953e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Тифлисская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-84dc50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-84dc50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine II, Empress of Russia with her family]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-03c572</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-03c572-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-54071f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-54071f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-16575c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-16575c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-3d5766</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-3d5766-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-nativity-monastery-bishops-house-f2e1f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-nativity-monastery-bishops-house-f2e1f6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Bishop's house.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[68, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Bishop's house. Владимир. Рождественский монастырь. Архиерейский дом.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-7d6827</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-7d6827-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wedding-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-9a9273</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/wedding-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-9a9273-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wedding, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simferopol-russian-beer-label-1900-079aef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/simferopol-russian-beer-label-1900-079aef-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simferopol. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-af2971</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-af2971-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/decembrists-places-of-exile-near-baikal-lake-bd70f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/decembrists-places-of-exile-near-baikal-lake-bd70f5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Decembrists - places of exile near Baikal lake]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-7c245f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-7c245f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 34th Infantry Division, December 15, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-laplandia-1900s-9c4ba3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-laplandia-1900s-9c4ba3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Laplandia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/409a-hat-of-the-guards-staff-officers-1762-d49575</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/409a-hat-of-the-guards-staff-officers-1762-d49575-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[409a. Hat of the Guards Staff-Officers, 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[409a. Hat of the Guards Staff-Officers, 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    409а. Шляпа Гвардейских Штаб-Офицеров, 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-0a5347</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-0a5347-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-78513b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-78513b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-67b6d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/irkutsk-1900s-67b6d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-alexander-nevsky-cathedral-68e69e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/st-alexander-nevsky-cathedral-68e69e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abissinia-1900s-f3403a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/abissinia-1900s-f3403a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abissinia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-898385</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-898385-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-d3704c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-d3704c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-40db9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-40db9a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Batalpashinskaya, Kuban]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Баталпашинская, Кубань]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1908-v-a-rusanovs-expedition-to-novaya-zemlya-in-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-8c5b2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/1908-v-a-rusanovs-expedition-to-novaya-zemlya-in-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-8c5b2a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1908. V. A. Rusanov’s expedition to Novaya Zemlya in photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-ca42a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-ca42a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-40479d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-40479d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/korobovo-village-kostroma-governorate-1900s-406bd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/korobovo-village-kostroma-governorate-1900s-406bd6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Korobovo village, Kostroma governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-1870-2214c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/views-of-moscow-1870-2214c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-71936a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-71936a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-7631c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-7631c5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/703-the-private-of-the-fuzeler-regiment-from-1786-to-1796-783ec4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/703-the-private-of-the-fuzeler-regiment-from-1786-to-1796-783ec4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[703. The PRIVATE of the Fuzeler Regiment, from 1786 to 1796.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[703. The PRIVATE of the Fuzeler Regiment, from 1786 to 1796.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    703. РЯДОВОЙ Фузелерного полка, с 1786 по 1796 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kavkaz-region-russian-empire-1856-68a679</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kavkaz-region-russian-empire-1856-68a679-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kavkaz region,, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.     Кавказский край  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-c69415</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-c69415-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-a19fac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-a19fac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-cb950f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-cb950f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-1899-753f1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-1899-753f1e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-b6255c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-b6255c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Printing house "Far East" in Vladivostok 1892-1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1892-1917. Типография «Дальний Восток» во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-ba177e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-ba177e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-7b9b49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-7b9b49-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-0206bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-0206bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-0f67d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-0f67d6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-82de3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-82de3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/spring-and-summer-russian-village-32103a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/spring-and-summer-russian-village-32103a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Spring and Summer - Russian village]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-4157ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-4157ed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-610ee4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-610ee4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-b8a8b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-b8a8b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-4d93ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-4d93ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-cea0b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-cea0b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossack-of-the-village-of-dolzhanskaya-70b05e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/cossack-of-the-village-of-dolzhanskaya-70b05e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossack of the village of Dolzhanskaya.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области  House of the Cossack of the village of Dolzhanskaya. Leonty Lukyanovich Ogey (b. 1837, sits in the center.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-3bfa06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-3bfa06-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-2d10c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-2d10c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.31697]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-5f78fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-5f78fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower construction, 1888]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-b32ac0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-b32ac0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff - 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-9e02de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-9e02de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siemens and Halske joint-stock company of Russian electrical plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Сименс и Гальске» акционерное общество русских электротехнических заводов (завод - В.О., 6-я линия, д.61; правление - Большая Конюшенная ул., д.9)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-725ed0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-725ed0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/during-a-visit-to-the-royal-family-of-the-martha-and-mary-convent-e3892d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/during-a-visit-to-the-royal-family-of-the-martha-and-mary-convent-e3892d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[During a visit to the royal family of the Martha and Mary Convent.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Во время посещения царской семьей Марфо-Мариинской обители 30 мая 1910 года. На снимке: Император Николай II и "Великая Матушка" - основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  During a visit to the royal family of the Martha and Mary Convent. May 30, 1910. In the photo: Emperor Nicholas II and "Great Mother" - the founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-78c00d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-78c00d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-71e0bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-71e0bb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-6c81db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-6c81db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of Russian Imperial Life Guards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-60ae08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-60ae08-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shore of Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-f02972</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-f02972-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sanatorium-odessa-1900-1914-925a1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/sanatorium-odessa-1900-1914-925a1d-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sanatorium, Odessa, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-05821b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-05821b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-3b1692</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-3b1692-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Printing house "Far East" in Vladivostok 1892-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892-1917. Типография «Дальний Восток» во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-the-view-of-the-monastery-from-the-womens-gymnasium-6f1ae5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/alexandrov-the-view-of-the-monastery-from-the-womens-gymnasium-6f1ae5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov, the view of the monastery from the women's gymnasium.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexandrov, the view of the monastery from the women's gymnasium.  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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Александров, вид монастыря от женской гимназии. Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevich-alexei-nicholaevich-13a3d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tsesarevich-alexei-nicholaevich-13a3d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaevich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaevich in military uniform  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-ancient-quarters-of-baku-the-arabian-traveler-7163d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/the-ancient-quarters-of-baku-the-arabian-traveler-7163d7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The ancient quarters of Baku. The Arabian traveler.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The ancient quarters of Baku. The Arabian traveler.  Старинные кварталы Баку. Арабский путешественник.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-147a97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-147a97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-627c2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-627c2b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-5bfd7c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-5bfd7c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-men-paintings-by-the-artist-n-orlov-with-a-foreword-by-ln-tolstoy-1909-407432</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/russian-men-paintings-by-the-artist-n-orlov-with-a-foreword-by-ln-tolstoy-1909-407432-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian men. Paintings by the artist N. Orlov with a foreword by L.N. Tolstoy, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «Русские мужики. Картины художника Н. Орлова с предисловием Л.Н. Толстого»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-ae0664</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-ae0664-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-cd1a13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-cd1a13-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-bedc63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-bedc63-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-ab176f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-ab176f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 3, edition - 1897.   In the illustration: His Imperial Highness Heir Tsesarevich is among the Aginsk Buryats.    Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 3, издание - 1897 год.   На иллюстрации: Его Императорское Высочество Наследник Цесаревич среди Агинских бурят.    Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-6dad6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-6dad6d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Novgorod, during Russian revolution.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-ukrainian-antiquity-1900-42f11c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-ukrainian-antiquity-1900-42f11c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Ukrainian antiquity, 1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-3a558b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-3a558b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b208e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b208e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novaya-zemlya-914f02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novaya-zemlya-914f02-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novaya Zemlya. Dog team., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-0e6703</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-0e6703-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-774e9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-774e9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. Рассказы детей к дедушкиным картинкам. Изд. в пользу Дет. б-ки-читальни в Лесном, под ред. Комис. зав. читальней (Ил. Г.Г. Гагарина). Санкт-Петербург  1905. Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. Ed. in favor of Det. library reading rooms in Lesnoy, ed. Commission head reading room (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-f35860</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-f35860-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-cfe180</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-cfe180-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan. Sart-Kalmyks of the village of Barbash, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Киргизии. Сарт-калмыки села Барбаш]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-4a522b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-4a522b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves temple, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b430c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b430c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/364-officer-l-g-the-horse-regiment-from-1742-to-1762-882410</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/364-officer-l-g-the-horse-regiment-from-1742-to-1762-882410-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[364. OFFICER L.-G. The Horse Regiment, from 1742 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[364. OFFICER L.-G. The Horse Regiment, from 1742 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    364. ОФИЦЕР Л.-Гв. Конного полка, с 1742 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-church-of-john-the-baptist-xvii-century-1890s-5f3c3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/murom-church-of-john-the-baptist-xvii-century-1890s-5f3c3a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Church of John the Baptist (XVII century.) 1890s.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Church of John the Baptist (XVII century.) 1890s. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Церковь Иоанна Предтечи (XVII в.) 1890-е. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-6e8a76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-6e8a76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-ad6572</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-ad6572-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stroganov-palace-in-photographs-by-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1865-9d4222</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1865/12/31/stroganov-palace-in-photographs-by-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1865-9d4222-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stroganov Palace in photographs by Ivan Karlovich Bianchi, 1865]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1865. Строгановский дворец на снимках Ивана Карловича Бианки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-4c3bed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-4c3bed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-e28734</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-e28734-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-artillery-6-inch-gun-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-1f3117</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/the-cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-artillery-6-inch-gun-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-1f3117-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The cruiser Vladimir Monomakh. Artillery. 6-inch gun. Nicolas II Asia Tour]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Frigate "Vladimir Monomakh". Artillery. 6-inch gun.  Крейсер «Владимир Мономах». Артиллерия. 6-ти дюймовое орудие.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-00c293</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-00c293-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-a48d95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-a48d95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolyvanovsky plant, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Колывановский завод]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-c3e0fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-c3e0fd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiy-island-cathedral-of-the-exultation-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-273192</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/kiy-island-cathedral-of-the-exultation-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-273192-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-7b7b4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-7b7b4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/589-breastplate-and-tashka-kirasir-from-1763-to-1778-fb5aa2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/589-breastplate-and-tashka-kirasir-from-1763-to-1778-fb5aa2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[589. Breastplate and Tashka Kirasir, from 1763 to 1778.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[589. Breastplate and Tashka Kirasir, from 1763 to 1778.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    589. Кираса и Ташка Кирасир, с 1763 по 1778 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luki-russian-beer-label-1900-ec6872</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/luki-russian-beer-label-1900-ec6872-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luki. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princess-mary-anastasia-olga-tatiana-a14f5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princess-mary-anastasia-olga-tatiana-a14f5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Mary, Anastasia, Olga, Tatiana.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Mary, Anastasia, Olga, Tatiana. They sit (?). Livadia. Crimea.  Дочери Императора Николая II Великие Княжны Мария, Анастасия, Ольга, Татьяна. Сидят (?). Ливадия. Крым.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-6b5bfb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-6b5bfb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-cead2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-cead2c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-3a3fd7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-3a3fd7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-shopping-rows-b48d61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/alexandrov-shopping-rows-b48d61-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov Shopping Rows., Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Shopping Rows. 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Торговые ряды.  Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-27f617</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-27f617-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-242282</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-242282-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-f4f526</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-f4f526-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-of-russian-famine-1921-1922-57f48d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/children-of-russian-famine-1921-1922-57f48d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children of Russian famine, 1921-1922]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-d56c21</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-d56c21-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pomor-people-mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-af9a04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pomor-people-mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-af9a04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pomor gathering. Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-1f71b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-1f71b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-b136eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-b136eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-1910-1913-963b99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/saratov-province-1910-1913-963b99-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov province 1910-1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. Саратовская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelskoe-1900s-6ea9c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelskoe-1900s-6ea9c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelskoe, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Архангельское]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-285ebf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-285ebf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-c38969</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-c38969-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1880s-1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-polish-church-85ad82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-polish-church-85ad82-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Polish church, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Polish church   Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-regiment-in-world-war-one-f058ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-regiment-in-world-war-one-f058ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation regiment in World War One]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Действия авиационного отряда в I мировой войне. Юго-западный фронт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-2cfc71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-2cfc71-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-2f289a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-2f289a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-d5e895</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-d5e895-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. Factoria in Tsyp-Navolok.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-d403ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-d403ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Summer in the village of Solova, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Лето в деревне Солова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-1897-4174e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/kiev-1897-4174e2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-ac911b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-ac911b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иван Дмитриевич Сытин в документах и фотографиях.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-172f1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-172f1e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-25278d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-25278d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-hotel-7d94cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-hotel-7d94cc-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Hotel, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Гостинный дом Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-4be306</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-4be306-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-8f2587</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-8f2587-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orenburg Cadet Corps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-1900s-b0fbcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/astrakhan-1900s-b0fbcb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-605a9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1798/12/31/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-605a9a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798.  Изображение всех статских мундиров для всех губерний.1798.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-f535a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-f535a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-574cd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-574cd4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-cbdf75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-cbdf75-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-caucasus-7e147b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/russians-in-caucasus-7e147b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Caucasus]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Археологи А.С. и П.С.Уваровы. Патвакан]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-d4a1f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-d4a1f5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poincare-accompanied-by-a-squadron-of-the-life-guards-of-his-majestys-cossacks-45437a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/poincare-accompanied-by-a-squadron-of-the-life-guards-of-his-majestys-cossacks-45437a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poincaré, accompanied by a squadron of the Life Guards of His Majesty's Cossacks]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Nevsky Prospekt]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Poincaré, accompanied by a squadron of the Life Guards of His Majesty's Cossacks, the regiment passes along Nevsky Prospekt.  Пуанкаре в сопровождении эскадрона лейб-гвардии Казачьего его величества полка проезжает по Невскому проспекту.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-8440c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-8440c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-778202</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-778202-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-565411</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-565411-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-bc06e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-bc06e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catalog of skates and gymnastic equipment, Moscow]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Роберт Кенц. Каталог коньков и гимнастических приборов. Москва Т-во скоропеч. А. Левенсон]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-51cbd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-51cbd6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Figures depicting Private of Artillery in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-d5118d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-d5118d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatomy-for-youth-1912-5be12f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/anatomy-for-youth-1912-5be12f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatomy for youth, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-d7d495</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-d7d495-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dinner-aboard-the-imperial-yacht-standart-ca6ad2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/dinner-aboard-the-imperial-yacht-standart-ca6ad2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dinner aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart"]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Dinner aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart". Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Ужин на борту Императорской яхты «Штандарт». Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coats-of-arms-of-the-dragoon-regiments-dragoon-saber-from-1775-to-1786-9e34f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/coats-of-arms-of-the-dragoon-regiments-dragoon-saber-from-1775-to-1786-9e34f1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coats of Arms of the Dragoon Regiments. Dragoon saber from 1775 to 1786.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coats of Arms of the Dragoon Regiments. Dragoon saber from 1775 to 1786.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Гербы Драгунских Полков. Драгунская сабля с 1775 по 1786.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-61e52b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-61e52b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-e00ed6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-e00ed6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1906-88879e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1906-88879e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei . 1906 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei . 1906 .]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-b2f0bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-b2f0bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-28722e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-28722e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-a9c398</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-a9c398-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1880s-d7686a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japan-1880s-d7686a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-with-members-of-romanov-family-e2365f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-with-members-of-romanov-family-e2365f-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III with members of Romanov family]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander had little prospect of succeeding to the throne, as he had an elder brother, Nicholas. Even when Nicholas first displayed symptoms of poor health, the notion that he might die young was never taken seriously, and he was betrothed to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Denmark, and whose siblings included King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and King George I of Greece. Nicholas was educated as tsesarevich, whereas Alexander received only the training of a Grand Duke. This included acquaintance with French, English and German, and military drill. On his deathbed Nicholas expressed the wish that his fiancée, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, should marry his successor. This wish was swiftly realized when on 9 November [O.S. 28 October] 1866 in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Alexander wed Dagmar, who converted to Orthodox Christianity and took the name Maria Feodorovna. The union proved a happy one unlike his father's.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-281d38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-281d38-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Izmailovsky Regimentб 1877-1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877-1897. Альбом фоторафий из истории Л.-Гв. Измайловского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/imperial-crown-crown-made-in-1884-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-c66f5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/imperial-crown-crown-made-in-1884-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-c66f5f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Imperial crown crown, made in 1884.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Imperial crown crown, made in 1884.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 26.  Императорская венчальная корона, изготовленная в 1884 году.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 26.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-8bd4e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-8bd4e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1880-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Along with Samarkand, Bukhara was the epicenter of the Persian culture in medieval Asia until the fall of the Timurid dynasty. By 850, Bukhara served as the capital of the Samanid Empire. The Samanids, claiming descent from Bahram Chobin, rejuvenated Persian culture far from Baghdad, Rudaki, the father of Persian poetry, was born and raised in Bukhara and wrote his most famous poem about the city's beauty. Bukhara was the most important of cities in many Persian empires, namely Samanids, Khwarazmids, and Timurids. The influence of Bukhara in the wider Islamic world started to diminish starting from the arrival of Uzbeks in the 16th Century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-golden-gate-d41a09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-golden-gate-d41a09-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Golden Gate, Vladimir, Central Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Russia, Vladimir, Gorod Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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, Silver, Ivanovo, Torgovaya and Volzhskiye). Up to now, only the most ceremonial Golden Gate has reached. Ipatiev Chronicle reports that the prince of their "commit" gold, bearing in mind that they were covered with sheets of gilded copper, brightly shining in the sun and amazed imagination of contemporaries. From the gate passed a bridge that led out of town. The height of the arch reached 14 meters. The massive oak gates of the gate, hanging on wrought hinges, adjoined the arch bridge still preserved today. In the center of the upper defensive platform of the gate was built the Gate White Church Church of the Robe of the Mother of God.   Золотые ворота были построены Владимирскими княжескими мастерами в 1164 году. Во время Андрея Боголюбского город опоясывался протяжённым валом и имел семь входных ворот (Золотые, Медные, Иринины, Серебряные, Ивановские, Торговые и Волжские). До наших дней дошли лишь самые парадные Золотые ворота. Ипатьевская летопись сообщает, что князь их золотом «учини», имея в виду, что они были покрыты листами золоченой меди, ярко блестевшей на солнце и поражавшей воображение современников. Через рвы от ворот проходил мост, выводивший за город. Высота арки достигала 14 метров. Массивные дубовые створы ворот, висевшие на кованых петлях, примыкали к арочной перемычке, сохраняющейся и ныне.  В центре верхней оборонительной площадки ворот была возведена надвратная белокаменная церковь Положения риз Богоматери.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-9048c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-9048c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-fa3925</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-fa3925-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-645bdd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-645bdd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arrival of procession. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-3cf067</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-3cf067-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1900. World Exhibition in Paris in photographs by Henry de L' Estrange]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Всемирная выставка в Париже на фотографиях Генри де Лестрейнджа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blast-furnace-model-a692e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/blast-furnace-model-a692e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blast furnace model]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-ae8d5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-ae8d5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-3e993a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-3e993a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1912-1913. Russian armorial calendar. Moscow. Printed by A.A. Levenson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-nicholas-ii-with-wilhelm-ii-6eb4fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/meeting-of-nicholas-ii-with-wilhelm-ii-6eb4fc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting of Nicholas II with Wilhelm II ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Põhjasadama 1, Harju maakond, Estonia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II with the German Emperor Wilhelm II in the Baltic port. - Встреча российского императора Николая II с германским императором Вильгельмом II в Балтийском порту. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-wilhelm-ii-with-a-group-of-officers-review-the-85th-vyborg-5ccd6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-wilhelm-ii-with-a-group-of-officers-review-the-85th-vyborg-5ccd6b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Wilhelm II with a group of officers review the 85th Vyborg Emperor Wilhelm II regiment.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Põhjasadama 1, Harju maakond, Estonia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II with the German Emperor Wilhelm II in the Baltic port. - Встреча российского императора Николая II с германским императором Вильгельмом II в Балтийском порту. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-88f843</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-88f843-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories and Plants of Saratov 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-5ac9b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-5ac9b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-dfbd99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-dfbd99-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk / Ulan Ude - 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-b1afc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-b1afc9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-33ed59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-33ed59-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Thomas return from Russia to France, 1917 ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-76491b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-76491b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-sergei-alexandrovich-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-grand-duke-8eb368</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duke-sergei-alexandrovich-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-grand-duke-8eb368-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich and his children: Maria Pavlovna and Dmitry Pavlovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великий Князь Сергей Александрович, Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна, Великий Князь Павел Александрович и его дети: Мария Павловна (рядом в княгиней) и Дмитрий Павлович (на коленях у отца).  Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich and his children: Maria Pavlovna (next to the princess) and Dmitry Pavlovich (on his father's lap).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-56635b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-56635b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-18d794</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-18d794-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-paris-october-5-9-1896-07307c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/emperor-nicholas-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-paris-october-5-9-1896-07307c-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Paris. October 5-9, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Two porcelain dishes, executed for the visit to Paris of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. October 5-9, 1896.  Два фарфоровых блюда, исполненных к визиту в Париж Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Федоровны. 5-9 октября, 1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-afb260</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-afb260-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for workers at the factory “Association of Manufactories of Ivan Garelin and Sons”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Больница для мастеровых и рабочих при фабрики «Товарищества мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-e6ad7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-e6ad7d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian residents of Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-b853bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-b853bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-96d0b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-96d0b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine the Great portrait - Public domain portrait engraving]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-prince-nikolai-alexandrovich-and-great-princess-alexander-alexandrovna-b6de74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/grand-prince-nikolai-alexandrovich-and-great-princess-alexander-alexandrovna-b6de74-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich and Great Princess Alexander Alexandrovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich and Great Princess Alexander Alexandrovna Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Великий Князь Николай Александрович и Великая Княжна Александра Александровна  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-8ee155</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-8ee155-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-b74163</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-b74163-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officer - portraits drawing]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-f728cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-f728cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-114901</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-114901-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province - photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Архангельская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatyana-1916-a6fb48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatyana-1916-a6fb48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatyana, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatyana, 1916]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-in-1920s-dc3264</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/altay-mountains-in-1920s-dc3264-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-756284</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-756284-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-04f318</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-04f318-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-7510cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-7510cf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-fc276e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-fc276e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-cc95c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-cc95c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life in South Siberia, Altay, in 19220s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-743a06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-743a06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abosko-bjerneborg-province-russian-empire-1856-bec31c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/abosko-bjerneborg-province-russian-empire-1856-bec31c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abosko-Bjerneborg Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Абоско-Бьернеборгская губерния Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-56e35a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-56e35a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-2b85cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-2b85cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-175113</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-175113-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-7a0e39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-7a0e39-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-1890s-a613cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-1890s-a613cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-159774</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-159774-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-2f7f7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-2f7f7e-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-9cc626</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-9cc626-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-8db97a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-8db97a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1898-b79b06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarqand-1898-b79b06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand, 1898]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Самарканд]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-387336</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-387336-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orel-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-e89c8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/orel-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-e89c8f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orel. Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prince-of-the-imperial-blood-fedor-alexandrovich-romanov-plays-golf-in-the-3dd575</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1932/12/31/prince-of-the-imperial-blood-fedor-alexandrovich-romanov-plays-golf-in-the-3dd575-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prince of the Imperial Blood Fedor Alexandrovich Romanov plays golf in the United States.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince of the Imperial Blood Fedor Alexandrovich Romanov plays golf in the United States.  Князь императорской крови Фёдор Александрович Романов играет в гольф в США.]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-eb3e39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-eb3e39-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-12ff0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-12ff0f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-ca0d97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-ca0d97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-01de88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-01de88-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-tatars-1920s-56d3e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/crimean-tatars-1920s-56d3e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean Tatars, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-russia-1900s-63f3c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ryazan-russia-1900s-63f3c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-3a7bb4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-3a7bb4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna, a busy spectator of the crisi]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Императрица Александра Фёдоровна  Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna   Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-05f595</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-05f595-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-acb097</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-acb097-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River backwater, Blagoveschensk, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ocean-liners-1900s-995b09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ocean-liners-1900s-995b09-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ocean Liners, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dowager-empress-maria-fedorovna-among-officers-and-medical-personnel-involved-559dc1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dowager-empress-maria-fedorovna-among-officers-and-medical-personnel-involved-559dc1-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna with Swedish King]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1-Y Yelagin Most, Sankt-Peterburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197183]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Charity of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. - Благотворительность Вдовствующей Императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/16-russian-clothes-in-the-xiv-to-the-xviii-century-tourk-caftan-and-cap-3340cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1799/12/31/16-russian-clothes-in-the-xiv-to-the-xviii-century-tourk-caftan-and-cap-3340cb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[16. Russian clothes in the XIV to the XVIII century. Tourk caftan and cap]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[16. Russian clothes in the XIV to the XVIII century. Tourk caftan and cap  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    16. Русская одежда в XIV до XVIII столетия. Турский кафтан и шапка мурмолка  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-30acc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-30acc6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolay-ii-with-his-czarevich-alexey-77d8d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nikolay-ii-with-his-czarevich-alexey-77d8d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolay II with his czarevich Alexey]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[emperor Nikolay II with his czarevich Alexey]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-57b36e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-57b36e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-bc0b13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-bc0b13-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-2ca52e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-2ca52e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-cc78db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-cc78db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-e47552</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-e47552-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-conservatory-1914-4256b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/saratov-conservatory-1914-4256b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Conservatory, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1900-1902-5f339c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/harbin-china-1900-1902-5f339c-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1900-1902]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-26f415</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-26f415-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (Russian: Борис Владимирович; 24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.  He followed a military career. After graduating from the Nikolaevsky calvary School in 1896, he served as coronet in the life Guards Hussar regiment. He took part in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and became a major general in the Russian Army in 1914. During World War I, he commanded the regiment of the Ataman Cossacks in 1915. He was known in Imperial Russia for his restless behavior and as a notorious playboy.  After the fall of the Russian monarchy, he was put under house arrest by the provisional government in March 1917, but he managed to escape the former Imperial capital in September that year and joined his mother and younger brother in the Caucasus. He departed revolutionary Russia in March 1919 with his longtime mistress, whom he married in exile. Eventually, he settled in France where he spent the rest of his life. He died in occupied Paris in 1943.  Великий Князь Бори́с Влади́мирович (12 (24) ноября 1877, Санкт-Петербург — 9 ноября 1943, Париж) — Свиты Его Величества генерал-майор, третий сын великого князя Владимира Александровича и великой княгини Марии Павловны, внук императора Александра II.  Во время Первой Мировой войны командовал лейб-гвардии Атаманским полком, затем являлся Походным атаманом всех казачьих войск при императоре Николае II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-6adb92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-6adb92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/smolny-palace-saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-36829b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/smolny-palace-saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-36829b-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Smolny Palace. Saint Petersburg in 1917. Albert Thomas travel to Russia.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Смольный - Russia, Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 191124]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-f9cd54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-f9cd54-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. --- Пруссия. Пиллау - Данциг. 12 сентября 1901г. Маневры и парад Кайзерлихмарине. Гость - Николай II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5f39d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5f39d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbukhovo-village-1910s-d392f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbukhovo-village-1910s-d392f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbukhovo village, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d37401</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d37401-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-7b0959</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-7b0959-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-at-the-first-meeting-of-the-4308ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-arrival-of-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-at-the-first-meeting-of-the-4308ae-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of deputies of the First State Duma at the first meeting of the First State Duma in the Tauride Palace.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The arrival of deputies of the First State Duma at the first meeting of the First State Duma in the Tauride Palace. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  Приезд депутатов Первой Государственной думы на первое заседание Первой Государственной думы в Таврический дворец. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-84e42d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-84e42d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-4ab8c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-4ab8c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-danish-princess-maria-dagmar-june-1866-19c39f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/the-danish-princess-maria-dagmar-june-1866-19c39f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Danish Princess Maria Dagmar. June 1866.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Danish Princess Maria Dagmar (full name Maria Sofia Frederika Dagmar) was the fourth child in the family. Her father is King of Denmark Christian IX, mother - Queen Louise, nee Princess of Hesse-Kassel, niece of King Christian VIII. In June 1866 became the bride of the future Emperor Alexander III.  Датская принцесса Мария Дагмар (полное имя Мария София Фредерика Дагмар) была четвертым ребенком в семье. Ее отец - Король Дании Кристиан IX , мать - королева Луиза, урожденная принцесса Гессен-Кассельская, племянница короля Кристиана VIII. В июне 1866 стала невестой будущего Императора Александра III. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-f2653a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-f2653a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-33f37d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-33f37d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the squadron battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East, 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-9a20a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-9a20a7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-estates-1900s-15834e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-estates-1900s-15834e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Estates, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-ecc6ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-ecc6ef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Higher Women's (Bestuzhev) courses. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Высшие Женские (Бестужевские) курсы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-navy-exercises-220495-10-or-footage-farm-ab0a8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/wwi-russian-navy-exercises-220495-10-or-footage-farm-ab0a8b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI - Russian Navy Exercises 220495-10 | Footage Farm]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [WWI - Russian Navy Exercises, ca 191?, partial] Note:  continued from 220494 All titles Russian Inter-title:   ?? 23:54:16  Shot from water fo building w/ steps to water, steam launch past.  POV past naval ships anchored.   23:54:36  Inter-title:   Admiral Viren checking the ? 23:54:38  Sailors on board battle ship moving around deck.  Launch arrives & military VIPs board ship from small boat. 23:54:58  Title:   Admiral's greeting (?).  Speaking to men on ships deck. 23:55:12  Two rows of sailors rowing large whaleboat, raise oars & return to rowing. 23:55:32  Title:  Departure of...     23:55:34  Two stack battleship (?) leaving  (begins 23:00:00 section). Russian Navy; Czarist Military; 1910s;]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-63acf3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-63acf3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-ccd85e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-ccd85e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childhood-of-the-heir-of-the-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-6c6788</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/childhood-of-the-heir-of-the-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-6c6788-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Childhood of the heir of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Childhood of the heir of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich". Album-book. -  "Детство наследника цесаревича Алексея Николаевича". Альбом-книжка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-0a79a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-0a79a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-i-pavlovich-7fbd94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-nicholas-i-pavlovich-7fbd94-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas I Pavlovich, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas I Pavlovich Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Император Николай I Павлович  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchesses-maria-and-olga-nikolaevna-249e47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/the-grand-duchesses-maria-and-olga-nikolaevna-249e47-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchesses Maria and Olga Nikolaevna...]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Grand Duchesses Maria and Olga Nikolaevna...  Public domain photograph related to Soviet Union history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-son-guriy-aa5508</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-son-guriy-aa5508-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna with her son Guriy.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna with her son Guriy.  Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны с сыном Гурием.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-491f84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-491f84-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian churches and monasteries, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Церкви и монастыри на фотографиях Григория Николаевича Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-63405d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-63405d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/westinghouse-air-brake-model-de84c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/westinghouse-air-brake-model-de84c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Westinghouse Air Brake Model]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-e10c5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-e10c5e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-c7fb65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-c7fb65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-103803</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-103803-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-fedorovna-in-a-dress-and-a-large-diamond-tiara-dressed-for-b06b4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/empress-alexandra-fedorovna-in-a-dress-and-a-large-diamond-tiara-dressed-for-b06b4a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Fedorovna in a dress and a large diamond tiara, dressed for the opening of the First State Duma in 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Fedorovna in a dress and a large diamond tiara, dressed for the opening of the First State Duma in 1906.  Императрица Александра Федоровна в парадном платье и Большой бриллиантовой тиаре, одетыми по случаю открытия 1-й Государственной Думы в 1906 году.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-96477d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-96477d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-425e4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-425e4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-b702c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-b702c8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-18d689</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-18d689-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian churches and monasteries, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Церкви и монастыри на фотографиях Григория Николаевича Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-f3b0ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-f3b0ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-e302fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-e302fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-a82de8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-a82de8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexin, Tula region, Russia, 1900s postcards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-ce6240</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-ce6240-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-599e5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-599e5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-b680e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-b680e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-dc4fb4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-dc4fb4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-1880-1890-762632</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/samarkand-1880-1890-762632-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand 1880-1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-9695a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-9695a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coats-of-arms-of-europe-and-russian-empire-b0f6cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/coats-of-arms-of-europe-and-russian-empire-b0f6cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coats of Arms of Europe and Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-3e2525</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-3e2525-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Voskresensky Real School 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Московское реальное училище Воскресенского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-260226</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-260226-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-3e2ad4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-3e2ad4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -  Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amateur-photos-from-the-album-of-the-royal-family-of-nicholas-ii-in-traveling-ffbf1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/amateur-photos-from-the-album-of-the-royal-family-of-nicholas-ii-in-traveling-ffbf1a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Любительские фотографии из альбома царской семьи Николая II. В путешествии на яхте Штандарт   1899-1900 гг..  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-3d048f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-3d048f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-5d96d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-5d96d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-fbe4eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-fbe4eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-cea70c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-cea70c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-c96a47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-c96a47-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov in Sevastopol]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 99000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov on the yacht Standard. - Семья Николая Второго Романова на яхте Штандарт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-56b2fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-56b2fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutsk-1900s-6e6391</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yakutsk-1900s-6e6391-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Yakutsk]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-08b4ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-08b4ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-9b9d5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/09/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-9b9d5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages in Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-14f645</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-14f645-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-de2a33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-de2a33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-f04744</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-f04744-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-gd-tatiana-livadia-1914-1affe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-gd-tatiana-livadia-1914-1affe7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with GD Tatiana. Livadia. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and her daughter Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolaevna on the balcony of the Livadia Palace. 1914 year.  Императрица Александра Феодоровна и ее дочь Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна на балконе Ливадийского дворца. 1914 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-russia-1900s-39ee9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ryazan-russia-1900s-39ee9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-region-peoples-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-cd7b10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/volga-region-peoples-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-cd7b10-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga region peoples in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжские народы на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abissinia-1913-593807</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/abissinia-1913-593807-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abissinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-2c264f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-2c264f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-cdfb72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-cdfb72-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-house-of-peter-the-great-fa9acc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-house-of-peter-the-great-fa9acc-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, House of Peter The Great]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Домик Петра Великого. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-c4029b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-c4029b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nile river, Wadi Halfa, Sudan, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 17-18. Вади-Хальфа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-in-traveling-on-a-yacht-the-standard-1899-1900-53e749</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-in-traveling-on-a-yacht-the-standard-1899-1900-53e749-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Любительские фотографии из альбома царской семьи Николая II. В путешествии на яхте Штандарт   1899-1900 гг..  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brigdge-in-the-forest-df8fc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/brigdge-in-the-forest-df8fc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brigdge in the forest]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-c01c7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-c01c7f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the centenary of the 24th Simbirsk Infantry Regiment 1811-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В память столетия 24го пехотного Симбирского полка 1811-1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-bee418</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-bee418-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-on-the-village-russia-1919-1920-6467d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/war-on-the-village-russia-1919-1920-6467d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War on the village, Russia, 1919-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-be2a96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-be2a96-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-c0482d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-c0482d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-5906be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-5906be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-d73908</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-d73908-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-9e283d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-9e283d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-4fd570</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-4fd570-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-7d43eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-7d43eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Figures depicting Artillery horse fireworker in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-river-near-the-kremlin-in-the-early-20th-century-moskvoretskaya-and-216a08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/moscow-river-near-the-kremlin-in-the-early-20th-century-moskvoretskaya-and-216a08-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow River near the Kremlin in the early 20th century. Moskvoretskaya and Sofiyskaya embankment. Shopping Rows.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Начиная с 17 века активная торговля перешла к Москворецкому мосту, на Москворецкую набережную. В середине 30-х годов 20 века все строения на набережной и у моста были снесены, а после 1937 года Москворецкая набережная была заасфальтирована и превратилась в многокилометровую магистраль по левому береге Москва-реки. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-4a3175</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-4a3175-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-revolutionary Russia in the photographs. Stay of Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk. - Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях. Пребывание Николая II в Брест-Литовске и в Высоком-Литовске.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dance-matvey-dont-spare-your-bast-shoes-62db92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dance-matvey-dont-spare-your-bast-shoes-62db92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dance, Matvey, don’t spare your bast shoes!]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Пляши, Матвей, не жалей лаптей!]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-68e870</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-68e870-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-c67f48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-c67f48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-pavel-petrovich-317d40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-pavel-petrovich-317d40-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Pavel Petrovich - Public domain portrait engraving]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Pavel Petrovich  Император Павел Петрович  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-8076de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-8076de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czar-with-the-army-1914-1917-cbec2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/czar-with-the-army-1914-1917-cbec2b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czar With The Army (1914-1917), Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Czar with the army. Eastern Front.    LS looking into ravine ? or valley in mountains; soldiers walking on a narrow path - ledge moving both up and down. Nicholas II stands along the path; holding a walking stick; and shaking hands w/ soldiers on their way up the path. Then he climbs on downward; w/ other men behind him. Another view looking down; men walking on a zigzag path. The Czar is standing up on ledge on extreme left. Group photo: Czar and officers of Russian Army pose in rows - Czar in 2nd row. 2nd guy to left of Czar looks like Orthodox Jewish man w/ beard; hat etc. Pan on group.     CU section w/ Czar.  Priest & Czar with other officers following; walk past ruins. Russian soldiers sitting in snow; eating their rations; w/ blizzard blowing about them. Pan across the camp. - soldiers crowded together; w/ rifles all leaning in pyramid shape. Looks cold and miserable. Czar reviews troops. Czar and other officers walking across field, Czar talking to Grand Duke Nicholas.  FILM ID:1930.44  A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/  FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-800768</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-800768-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-b295d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-b295d0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. 1887]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-2b8974</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-2b8974-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-e4a33d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-e4a33d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting Prince of China Zaitao, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910  Визит принца Китая Цзай-Тао в Россию. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-42da3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-42da3b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/theater-shelaputin-geisha-theatrical-poster-russia-1897-c987fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/theater-shelaputin-geisha-theatrical-poster-russia-1897-c987fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Theater Shelaputin. Geisha. Theatrical poster, Russia. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Theater Shelaputin. Geisha. Theatrical poster, Russia. 1897  Театр Шелапутина. Гейша. Театральная Афиша, Россия. 1897]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-022ee1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-022ee1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-b41773</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-b41773-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-909f0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-909f0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-trade-certificaresbonds-harbin-china-da29b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-trade-certificaresbonds-harbin-china-da29b6-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian trade certificares/bonds, Harbin, China]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-8f19bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-8f19bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-33a3be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-33a3be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-456b50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-456b50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-399753</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-399753-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves temple, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-ca89b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-ca89b2-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk and Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-2d6aec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-2d6aec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/military-and-civil-authorities-greet-tsar-nicholastsarina-alexandra-and-tsarevihd-6c56c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/military-and-civil-authorities-greet-tsar-nicholastsarina-alexandra-and-tsarevihd-6c56c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Military and civil authorities greet Tsar Nicholas,Tsarina Alexandra, and Tsarevi...HD Stock Footage]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675072425_annual-visit_Czar-Peter-I-of-Russia_Czarevich-Alexei_Czarina-Alexandra_Annual-visit Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.  Military and civil authorities greet Tsar Nicholas,Tsarina Alexandra, and Tsarevich Alexei,on annual visit to Sebastopol  Annual visit of the Tsar and Tsarina in Sebastopol, Russia. Military and civil authorities greet and receive Tsar Nicholas II ,Tsarina Alexandra, and Tsarevich Alexei, during an annual visit. Tsarina Alexandra receives wreaths of flowers, and passes them back to an officer behind her, as she greets subjects. Tsar Nicholas II, and his son, Alexei (dressed in sailor suit ) follow the Tsarina as they greet subjects. Location: Sebastopol Russia. Date:  1914.  Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com: 57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download. Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download.  CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-6a1b6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1874/12/31/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-6a1b6d-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway construction in the Penza province, 1873-1874]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1873-1874. Железнодорожное строительство в Пензенской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-2bd49a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-2bd49a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-d008c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-d008c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tombs of Beni Hasan, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-1b27cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-1b27cd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Inside Kremlin. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/peter-chesnokov-from-the-village-of-giaginskaya-ba9ce5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/peter-chesnokov-from-the-village-of-giaginskaya-ba9ce5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Peter Chesnokov from the village of Giaginskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области  The family of Peter Chesnokov from the village of Giaginskaya. 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1888-f24d92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1888-f24d92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. 1888.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-980a3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-980a3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-882dab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-882dab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-2b38bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-2b38bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-c99ef6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-c99ef6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-699aca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-699aca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-da8622</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-da8622-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulitsa Simanovskogo, Kostroma, Gorod Kostroma, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia, 156000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-fire-in-the-oil-field-fb28be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-fire-in-the-oil-field-fb28be-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku. Oil rig fire., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku. Fire in the oil field. Баку. Пожар на нефтяном промысле. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-5f0735</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-5f0735-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-950b07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-950b07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War and destructuin in Poland during World War One, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coats-of-arms-of-europe-and-russian-empire-541e32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/coats-of-arms-of-europe-and-russian-empire-541e32-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coats of Arms of Europe and Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-27d18f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-27d18f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-422047</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-422047-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-c3a397</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-c3a397-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, street scene, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/steamboat-baku-e29ae0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/steamboat-baku-e29ae0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steamboat. Baku. - Public domain image of a steam boat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Steamboat. Baku.  Пароход. Баку.  Public domain photograph of Russian ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description  Public domain photograph of Russian ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-292c46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-292c46-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visits-riga-fortified-area-d66dc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/nicholas-ii-visits-riga-fortified-area-d66dc6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visits Riga fortified area.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[14, Piebalgas iela, Cēsis, Cēsu pilsēta, Latvia, 4101]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II (center), the commander of the XII Army, the General of Infantry VN Gorbatovsky (next to the emperor), the Chief of Staff of the General Staff, Major-General Belyaev (to the left before the group) on the parade after the review of the military units.  Emperor Nicholas II and heir of the Crown Prince Alexis Nikolayevich visits Riga fortified area. October 28-29, 1915.     Император Николай II (в центре), командующий XII армией генерал от инфантерии В. Н. Горбатовский (рядом с императором), начальник штаба Генерального штаба генерал-майор Беляев (слева перед группой) на плацу по окончании смотра воинских частей.  Посещение Императором Николаем II и Наследником Цесаревичем Алексеем Николаевичем Рижского укрепленного района. 28-29 октября 1915.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-182f79</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-182f79-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-96aac6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-96aac6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borodino battle aftermath. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grenadier-officer-and-private-musketeer-tsege-von-manteuffel-polka-1762-3b7ddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/grenadier-officer-and-private-musketeer-tsege-von-manteuffel-polka-1762-3b7ddf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grenadier officer and Private Musketeer Tsege-Von Manteuffel Polka, 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grenadier officer and Private Musketeer Tsege-Von Manteuffel Polka, 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Гренадерские офицер и Рядовой Мушкетерского Цеге-Фон Мантейфеля Полка, 1762.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-df3a92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-df3a92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-b66b39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-b66b39-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[ Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna coronation 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-12f936</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-12f936-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/death-of-russias-emperor-alexander-i-taganrog-9ceea6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/death-of-russias-emperor-alexander-i-taganrog-9ceea6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Death of Russia's Emperor Alexander I - Taganrog.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-7de24a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-7de24a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-c1f7d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-c1f7d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-d37dc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-d37dc3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-e5e10d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-e5e10d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-ef88c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-ef88c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/king-edward-vii-greets-alexandra-feodorovna-6479e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/king-edward-vii-greets-alexandra-feodorovna-6479e7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[King Edward VII greets Alexandra Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[King Edward VII greets Alexandra Feodorovna. Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. Король Эдуард VII приветствует Александру Федоровну - Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sungari-river-near-harbin-92d47e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sungari-river-near-harbin-92d47e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sungari River Near Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-783ce4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-783ce4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-region-siberia-russia-488b4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/irkutsk-region-siberia-russia-488b4b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-6e6391</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/07/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-6e6391-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-family-of-merchants-murom-vladimir-province-russia-c7f2a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/a-family-of-merchants-murom-vladimir-province-russia-c7f2a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A family of merchants. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people. A family of merchants from the handicraft village of the Maslennikov brothers. Mikhail, Fedor, Vladimir, Ivan and his wives. 1910.  Муром. События и люди. Семья торговцев из Ремесленной слободки братьев Масленниковых. Михаил, Федор, Владимир, Иван с женами. 1910.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-58576e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-58576e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-steamer-talmud-baku-6aa833</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-steamer-talmud-baku-6aa833-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The steamer Talmud. Baku. - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The steamer Talmud. Baku.  Пароход Талмуд. Баку.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-2b2a6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-2b2a6c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-d4ee0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-d4ee0e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Cavalry Guards.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ballet-1913-4696a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/russian-ballet-1913-4696a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ballet, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-b046a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-b046a7-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-41e57e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-41e57e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-0c44df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-0c44df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-theological-academy-1912-24245e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/kiev-theological-academy-1912-24245e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev Theological Academy, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-5af7e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-5af7e4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории. 1875 год.  Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria. 1875 year.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/282-cadets-grenadier-and-fuseler-from-1732-to-1742-5c6b17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/282-cadets-grenadier-and-fuseler-from-1732-to-1742-5c6b17-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[282. Cadets Grenadier and Fuseler, from 1732 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[282. Cadets Grenadier and Fuseler, from 1732 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    282. КАДЕТЫ Гренадер и Фузелер, с 1732 по 1742 год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-be347a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-be347a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-da6714</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-da6714-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulitsa 1 Maya, Gorod Kostroma, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia, 156000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-1146f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-1146f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 15. Нубия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nurse-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-on-a-walk-with-the-pupil-near-belovezh-f53533</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/nurse-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-on-a-walk-with-the-pupil-near-belovezh-f53533-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nurse Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna on a walk with the pupil. Near Belovezh Palace.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nurse Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna on a walk with the pupil. NearBelovezh Palace.  Няня великой княжны Ольги Николаевны на прогулке с воспитанницей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-nikolayshvili-bath-house-893ebf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-nikolayshvili-bath-house-893ebf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik Nikolayshvili bath house]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-3c6d05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-3c6d05-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-d4c0fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-d4c0fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-baku-fortress-towers-and-wall-c80ff9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/old-baku-fortress-towers-and-wall-c80ff9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Baku. Fortress Towers and Wall.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Old Baku. Fortress Towers and Wall.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-beer-warehouses-af-ermolaeva-6ec86e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-beer-warehouses-af-ermolaeva-6ec86e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Beer warehouses А.Ф. Ermolaeva.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Beer warehouses А.Ф. Ermolaeva. Владимир. Пивные склады А.Ф. Ермолаева.  Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-9f1635</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-9f1635-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zaraysk-1900s-6869b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/zaraysk-1900s-6869b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaraysk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-oil-fountain-76b51a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-oil-fountain-76b51a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku. Oil fountain., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku. Oil field fountain.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-694460</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-694460-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-f0c2fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-f0c2fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-cf1d74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-cf1d74-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-80230d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-80230d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-94-6a24ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-94-6a24ae-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Order of the Golden Fleece.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Above is the Order of the Golden Fleece. Gold, diamonds, silver, topazes 6.2 x 6.2 cm. The middle of the XIX century.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 94.  Сверху - Орден Золотого Руна. Золото, бриллианты, серебро, топазы 6,2 х 6,2 см. Середина XIX века.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 94.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-headquarters-of-odesskiy-listok-newspaper-1900-1914-38ebbf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-headquarters-of-odesskiy-listok-newspaper-1900-1914-38ebbf-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Headquarters of Odesskiy Listok Newspaper 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3af38a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3af38a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-abb2be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-abb2be-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-a5a569</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-a5a569-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-b2bcf5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-b2bcf5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-b4be33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-b4be33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-9a44b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-9a44b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-acf6c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-acf6c8-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-c0339d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-c0339d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-ecac57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-ecac57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/early-russian-daguerreotypes-96ae9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/early-russian-daguerreotypes-96ae9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Early Russian Daguerreotypes]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-77c762</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-77c762-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-15b01d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-15b01d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reitar. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chapel-of-martyr-paraskeva-the-place-where-father-john-was-born-sura-on-the-fee8da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/chapel-of-martyr-paraskeva-the-place-where-father-john-was-born-sura-on-the-fee8da-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chapel of Martyr Paraskeva. The place where Father John was born. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Chapel of Martyr Paraskeva. The place where Father John was born.  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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.   Часовня мученицы Параскевы. Место где родился Отец Иоанн.  Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-pushkin-boulevard-819ecf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-pushkin-boulevard-819ecf-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Pushkin Boulevard., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Pushkin Boulevard.  Владимир, Пушкинский бульвар.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-433a28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-433a28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-ead9e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-ead9e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Karel people of Olonets, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-954c06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-954c06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-1900s-12be86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-portrait-1900s-12be86-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group Portrait, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-2d0dd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-2d0dd2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1865-1913-d07a6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-russia-1865-1913-d07a6c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1865-1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Saint Basil's Cathedral]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-b2a8f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-b2a8f6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-12a34b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-12a34b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-before-1917-e5bc7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-before-1917-e5bc7f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin before 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-3b3033</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-3b3033-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-b41df6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-b41df6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-4507a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-4507a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-893428</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-893428-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army, Turkish direction of the Caucasian Front in 1916-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Части русской армии на турецком направлении Кавказского фронта в 1916-1917 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-ca6fb0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-ca6fb0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-10e1aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-10e1aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for workers at the factory “Association of Manufactories of Ivan Garelin and Sons”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Больница для мастеровых и рабочих при фабрики «Товарищества мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-aa475a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-aa475a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-siberia-1912-943482</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/zeya-river-siberia-1912-943482-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-ff5fc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-ff5fc4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/countess-tolstoy-album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-fcd98d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/countess-tolstoy-album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-fcd98d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Countess Tolstoy. Album of the Russian Imperial Family, the Imperial Court and statesmen, 1865-1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Российской Императорской семьи, императорского двора и государственных деятелей, 1865-1875]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-eacab8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-eacab8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian political caricature. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-1891-b59d30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/the-village-of-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-1891-b59d30-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Horse Carriage. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.  Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-1e3ae1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-1e3ae1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-0a73f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-0a73f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-first-class-of-the-samara-commercial-school-1908-1909-0fe741</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/the-first-class-of-the-samara-commercial-school-1908-1909-0fe741-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The first class of the Samara Commercial School, 1908-1909.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908-1909. Первый выпуск учеников Самарского коммерческого училища]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-5f7297</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-5f7297-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-92bd47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-92bd47-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-a6ebe0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-a6ebe0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Squadron battleship "Navarin", Russian navy, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с «Наварина».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ae99c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ae99c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-c0d7b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-c0d7b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg and surroundings - photographs of Ivan Karlovich Bianchi, 1852-1855]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Renaissance St Petersburg Baltic Hotel]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербург 1852-1855. Город и окрестности на снимках Ивана Карловича Бианки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-word-and-the-magazine-iskras-1907-a97466</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-word-and-the-magazine-iskras-1907-a97466-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Russian Word” and the magazine “Iskras”, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. «Русское слово» и журнал «Искра»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-3b34e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-3b34e6-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-d101b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-d101b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-5e3716</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-5e3716-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-1ad31f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-1ad31f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-b60533</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-b60533-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-25b59b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/25/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-25b59b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian certificates and documents, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-b61fe0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-b61fe0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-ebf76f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-ebf76f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Provision soldier. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-b8928f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-b8928f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-d7e843</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-d7e843-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Lida. Belarus. 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-affb28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-affb28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-hand-of-the-cannibal-japanese-fairy-tale-9de2b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-hand-of-the-cannibal-japanese-fairy-tale-9de2b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The hand of the cannibal. Japanese fairy tale.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. The hand of the cannibal. Japanese fairy tale. - Moscow, literary publishing house I.D. Sytin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-523260</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-523260-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-2df895</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-2df895-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuvaevskaya manufactory in the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Куваевская мануфактура в городе Иваново-Вознесенске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-0e899c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-0e899c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir El Ballas, Nile, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-from-the-mount-sekirnaya-on-savvatiy-skit-hermitage-of-solovetsky-monastery-41599d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/view-from-the-mount-sekirnaya-on-savvatiy-skit-hermitage-of-solovetsky-monastery-41599d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View from the Mount Sekirnaya on Savvatiy Skit (Hermitage) of Solovetsky Monastery]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gora Sekirnaya, Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[View from the Mount Sekirnaya on Savvatiy Skit (Hermitage) of Solovetsky Monastery  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Вид с Секирной горы на Савватиевский скит Соловецкого монастыря  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-269490</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-269490-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1918. Peace Agreement of Brest-Litovsk. Negotiations.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1918. Переговоры в Брест-Литовске. Брестский мир.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-e3044b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-e3044b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tungus people, Trans-Baikal region, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photography-russia-1c2d06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photography-russia-1c2d06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photography, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-bce21d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-bce21d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sobornaya st. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-f04a95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-f04a95-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-b6fb42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-b6fb42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolo-embankment-church-and-water-tower-murom-russia-66bf81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolo-embankment-church-and-water-tower-murom-russia-66bf81-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolo-Embankment church and water tower. Murom, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nikolo-Embankment church and water tower.  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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Николо-Набережная церковь и водокачка. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-b82704</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-b82704-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-941d30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-941d30-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1880s-29e695</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/vladivostok-1880s-29e695-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-115c54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-115c54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolai-aleksandrovich-romanov-visiting-transbaikal-region-58eef4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/nikolai-aleksandrovich-romanov-visiting-transbaikal-region-58eef4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov visiting Transbaikal region]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov, being heir to the throne and returning from the "round-the-world" journey, visited the Transbaikal region.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/annunciation-monastery-wall-detail-murom-vladimir-province-russia-5e1b28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/annunciation-monastery-wall-detail-murom-vladimir-province-russia-5e1b28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Annunciation Monastery. Wall, detail. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensky cathedral. Southern wall. 1915-1917, detail.  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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Благовещенский собор. Южная стена. 1915-1917. Деталь. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-anichkov-family-owners-of-the-zhdani-estate-bbb624</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-anichkov-family-owners-of-the-zhdani-estate-bbb624-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Anichkov family, owners of the Zhdani estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Владельцы усадьбы Ждани]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-drawing-e2cbe1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-drawing-e2cbe1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constantin Pavlovich - grand duke of Russia. Drawing.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-b0eaa0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-b0eaa0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-38bb51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-38bb51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Topographic map of the Moscow province, surveys taken in 1852 and 1853]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Топографическая карта Московской губернии,сост. с топогр. съемки, произведенной в 1852 и 1853 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-f0765e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-f0765e-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-770f53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-770f53-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-1b9f5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-1b9f5e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-8621c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-8621c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ocean-liners-1900s-45c129</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ocean-liners-1900s-45c129-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ocean Liners, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-06b247</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-06b247-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-53faff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-53faff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-his-family-after-the-consecration-ceremony-of-the-kronstadt-96816d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-his-family-after-the-consecration-ceremony-of-the-kronstadt-96816d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and his family after the consecration ceremony of the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral. 1913 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and his family after the consecration ceremony of the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral. 1913 year.  Император Николай II и члены его семьи после церемонии освящения Кронштадтского Морского собора. 1913 год. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fredensborg-castle-1899-1900-581881</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fredensborg-castle-1899-1900-581881-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fredensborg Castle. 1899-1900, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1B, Slottet, Fredensborg, Denmark, 3480]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Фреденсборг. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Fredensborg Castle. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-a323e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-a323e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-e4975f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-e4975f-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novgorod-police-department-1910-1920-12af1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/novgorod-police-department-1910-1920-12af1d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novgorod Police Department, 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-454101</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-454101-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-42ba21</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-42ba21-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-2326c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-2326c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-97fbf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-97fbf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Topographic map of the Moscow province, surveys taken in 1852 and 1853]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Топографическая карта Московской губернии,сост. с топогр. съемки, произведенной в 1852 и 1853 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-2e6183</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-2e6183-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-family-at-the-borodino-celebrations-of-1912-01fa2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/the-royal-family-at-the-borodino-celebrations-of-1912-01fa2f-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal family at the Borodino celebrations of 1912. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Troitskaya Ulitsa, Tsentralnyy administrativnyy okrug, Moscow, Russia, 109012, Moskva]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow. The royal family at the Borodino celebrations of 1912. - Москва. Царская семья на Бородинских торжествах 1912 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-b4f491</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-b4f491-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/latharis-denvari-sanctuary-in-the-caucasus-1880-1890s-6e0a53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/latharis-denvari-sanctuary-in-the-caucasus-1880-1890s-6e0a53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Latharis-Denvari Sanctuary in the Caucasus. 1880-1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Хевисбер из Святилища Латарис-Денвари на Кавказе. 1880-1890-е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-dda7a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-dda7a8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-aec01d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-aec01d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-a77312</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-a77312-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-0c6db6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-0c6db6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-52f4eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-52f4eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-8f9aed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-8f9aed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-e87a8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-e87a8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/512-and-513-rifles-or-epaulets-of-the-infantry-regiments-1763-1796-464b16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/512-and-513-rifles-or-epaulets-of-the-infantry-regiments-1763-1796-464b16-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[512 and 513. Rifles or Epaulets of the Infantry Regiments, 1763-1796.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[512 and 513. Rifles or Epaulets of the Infantry Regiments, 1763-1796.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    512 и 513. Погоны или Эполеты Пехотных полков, 1763-1796.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-8dfde9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-8dfde9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-f85bae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-f85bae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/499-the-grenadier-hat-from-1763-to-1775-2f8c97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/499-the-grenadier-hat-from-1763-to-1775-2f8c97-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[499. The Grenadier Hat, from 1763 to 1775.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[499. The Grenadier Hat, from 1763 to 1775.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    499. Гренадерская Шапка, с 1763 по 1775 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-92d6b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-92d6b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-1900s-9375c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-1900s-9375c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossacks of the Kuban region. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Казаки из станиц Переправной и Лабинской]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-4c5d7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-4c5d7f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-b45842</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-b45842-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-52af12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-52af12-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orenburg Cadet Corps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-05ea91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-05ea91-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-38eda7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-38eda7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-2e2b7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-2e2b7a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mukden-china-in-1900s-32b1c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mukden-china-in-1900s-32b1c7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mukden, China in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Мукден]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/306-307-officer-grenadier-bag-from-1756-to-1761-the-badge-on-the-grenadiers-e33927</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/306-307-officer-grenadier-bag-from-1756-to-1761-the-badge-on-the-grenadiers-e33927-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[306 - 307. Officer Grenadier Bag, from 1756 to 1761. The badge on the Grenadier's cap of Army Officers, from 1756 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[306 - 307. Officer Grenadier Bag, from 1756 to 1761. The badge on the Grenadier's cap of Army Officers, from 1756 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    306 - 307. Офицерская Гренадерская Сума, с 1756 до 1761 года. Бляха на Гренадерскую шапку Армейских Офицеров, с 1756 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-a8a9fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-a8a9fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fire-fighters-irkutsk-1900s-653e89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fire-fighters-irkutsk-1900s-653e89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fire Fighters, Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.29841]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-eaf3ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-eaf3ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-2ac187</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-2ac187-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-a3e1d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-a3e1d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-331bd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-331bd5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukharian Jews of Samarkand: photographs by S.M. Dudin, 1902.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-turkestan-1898-518d60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/samarkand-turkestan-1898-518d60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand, Turkestan, 1898]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-2066b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-2066b9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-cement-plant-ea13ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-cement-plant-ea13ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk) cement plant]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk). Varvarov cement plant on the shores of the Azov Sea]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-0880f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-0880f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Façade of the Metropol Hotel. Award-winning projects, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Конкурс на фасад гостинницы «Метрополь». Премированные проекты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-400255</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-400255-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-d001ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-d001ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archive of Viktor Petrovich Ostrogorsky, 1870-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Виктора Петровича Острогорского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-45686d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-45686d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b58ea8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b58ea8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-97dc74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-97dc74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории. Август 1866 год.  Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria. August 1866 year.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-stone-carver-at-work-on-a-tombstone-volyn-province-ostrog-7c2873</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-stone-carver-at-work-on-a-tombstone-volyn-province-ostrog-7c2873-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish stone carver at work on a tombstone. Volyn province, Ostrog]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-df0fe6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-df0fe6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sorochya-bay-railroad-dam-in-the-soroka-inlet-arkhangelsk-province-russia-d4d615</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/sorochya-bay-railroad-dam-in-the-soroka-inlet-arkhangelsk-province-russia-d4d615-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sorochya Bay. Railroad dam in the Soroka inlet.  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Город Беломорск Республики Карелия]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Railroad dam in the Soroka inlet  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Железнодорожная дамба в Сорочьей Губе.  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-4d08da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-4d08da-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-936837</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-936837-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of Russian Imperial Life Guards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-f11fef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-f11fef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officers of Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-86bf33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-86bf33-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-5a8c3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-5a8c3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-88599f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-88599f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tombs of Beni Hasan, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-b4a32b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-b4a32b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-f5c3d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-f5c3d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A.V. Zhivago travels Germany. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. А.В.Живаго путешествует по Германии.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-cadets-after-an-inspection-of-a-mechanical-workshop-pskov-aviation-b5e39d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-group-of-cadets-after-an-inspection-of-a-mechanical-workshop-pskov-aviation-b5e39d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of cadets after an inspection of a mechanical workshop. Pskov. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of cadets after an inspection of a mechanical workshop. Pskov. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915  Группа кадетов после осмотра механической мастерской. Псков. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-meeting-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-080967</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-meeting-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-080967-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II. Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister of France Poincaré, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her entourage and Emperor Nicholas II at the parade of troops Krasnoe Selo. Honor guard, built for the meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Премьер министр Франции Пуанкаре, императрица Александра Федоровна со свитой и император Николай II на параде войск. Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-4bd5bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-4bd5bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-955472</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-955472-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-934b14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-934b14-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-02d795</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-02d795-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-c72893</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-c72893-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov in Sevastopol]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 99000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-4c7efe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-4c7efe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-625886</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1836/12/31/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-625886-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings by Taras Shevchenko works]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Малюнки Тараса Шевченко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-35e090</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-35e090-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-26e799</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-26e799-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahometan regiment. The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-ceab7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-ceab7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse in furs. 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891.  Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-fea59b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-fea59b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/timber-market-bazaar-chub-in-the-city-of-samarqand-1898-de1875</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/timber-market-bazaar-chub-in-the-city-of-samarqand-1898-de1875-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Timber market (bazaar chub) in the city of Samarqand, 1898]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Самарканд]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-1889-babb25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-1889-babb25-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1889. - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (1872-1918) when Princess Alix of Hesse. 1889.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-79fc55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-79fc55-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-d94838</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-d94838-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-65647b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-65647b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-c2d252</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-c2d252-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mid-embarkment-klyazma-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-32be5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/mid-embarkment-klyazma-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-32be5e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mid-embarkment, Klyazma. Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Mid-embarkment, Klyazma. Средне-набережная, Клязьма.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-733907</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-733907-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-a43124</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-a43124-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Toys. Boris Alekseevich Leman. (Tale by B. Dix. Fig. G. Narbut) 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Борис Алексеевич Леман. Игрушки (Сказка Б. Дикса.Рис. Г. Нарбут)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-4c0b93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-4c0b93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-567606</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-567606-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-f04b1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-f04b1b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-1f1299</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-1f1299-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the centenary of the 24th Simbirsk Infantry Regiment 1811-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В память столетия 24го пехотного Симбирского полка 1811-1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-a9bd6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-a9bd6d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Opel dealership catalogue, Moscow, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-045aa1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-045aa1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-031279</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-031279-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-3321f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-3321f8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-e99c0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1924/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-e99c0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-abd675</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-abd675-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sanchi-stupa-1900s-0ef092</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sanchi-stupa-1900s-0ef092-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sanchi Stupa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-temple-egypt-1910-96a0aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-temple-egypt-1910-96a0aa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-83551a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-83551a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Faculty of the Petrovsky Poltava Cadet Corps 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-bcffcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-bcffcb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catalog of skates and gymnastic equipment, Moscow]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Роберт Кенц. Каталог коньков и гимнастических приборов. Москва Т-во скоропеч. А. Левенсон]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-54976d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-54976d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-i-with-his-wife-empress-elizaveta-alekseevna-f2310d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-alexander-i-with-his-wife-empress-elizaveta-alekseevna-f2310d-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander I with his wife Empress Elizaveta Alekseevna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander I with his wife Empress Elizaveta Alekseevna  Император Александр I с супругой Императрицей Елизаветой Алексеевной  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/296-sergeant-and-fury-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1756-to-1762-e3bd40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/296-sergeant-and-fury-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1756-to-1762-e3bd40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[296. Sergeant and Fury of the Infantry Regiment, from 1756 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[296. Sergeant and Fury of the Infantry Regiment, from 1756 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    296. СЕРЖАНТ и ФУРЬЕР Пехотного полка, с 1756 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-romanova-kulikovskaya-with-her-husband-fb15a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-romanova-kulikovskaya-with-her-husband-fb15a3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Romanova-Kulikovskaya with her husband Nikolai Kulikovsky and son Tikhon in the Crimea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Romanova-Kulikovskaya (the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna) with her husband Nikolai Kulikovsky and son Tikhon in the Crimea.  Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна Романова-Куликовская (младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны) с мужем Николаем Куликовским и сыном Тихоном в Крыму.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-2fe160</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-2fe160-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-b15c41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-b15c41-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-gelendzhik-f86b69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/church-gelendzhik-f86b69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church. Gelendzhik.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-ac7b04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-ac7b04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-7af330</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-7af330-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian famine of 1921-1922. Volga region.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kirghiz-tent-in-the-nogai-steppes-near-astrakhan-1894-a7f06f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/kirghiz-tent-in-the-nogai-steppes-near-astrakhan-1894-a7f06f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kirghiz tent in the Nogai steppes near Astrakhan. 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Kirghiz tent in the Nogai steppes near 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Киргизская кибитка в Ногайских степях под Астраханью. 1894 Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-2262d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-2262d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-84dcee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-84dcee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-fa5d15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-fa5d15-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-b15fd9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-b15fd9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-c0c7a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-c0c7a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulitsa 1 Maya, Gorod Kostroma, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia, 156000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-7a3e44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-7a3e44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Novgorod, during Russian revolution.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-ddf971</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-ddf971-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-961bd7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-961bd7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-38330a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-38330a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5f665c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5f665c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-voyage-of-the-tsarevich-festivities-given-in-honor-of-his-highness-in-saigon-3626ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/the-voyage-of-the-tsarevich-festivities-given-in-honor-of-his-highness-in-saigon-3626ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Voyage of the Tsarevich - Festivities given in honor of His Highness in Saigon, 21-3-1891]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Voyage of the Tsarevich - Festivities given in honor of His Highness in Saigon, 21-3-1891  Le Voyage du Tsarévitch - Fêtes données en l'honneur de Son Altesse à Saïgon, 21-3-1891]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-1906-fb240b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-1906-fb240b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga 1906 - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895-1918) in 1906...found on net]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-1f6eff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-1f6eff-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Interiors of the house where the family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II lived during visiting relatives in Germany.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/newspaper-gudok-1888-4767c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1988/12/31/newspaper-gudok-1888-4767c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Newspaper Gudok, 1888]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-465186</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-465186-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-596311</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-596311-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ed06fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ed06fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-bf4edb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-bf4edb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolai-aleksandrovich-romanov-visiting-transbaikal-region-1af853</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/nikolai-aleksandrovich-romanov-visiting-transbaikal-region-1af853-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov visiting Transbaikal region]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov, being heir to the throne and returning from the "round-the-world" journey, visited the Transbaikal region.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chekmentsky-district-1910s-fec6f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chekmentsky-district-1910s-fec6f6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chekmentsky district, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Чекментском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/westinghouse-air-brake-model-28fec6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/westinghouse-air-brake-model-28fec6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Westinghouse Air Brake Model]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/berdsk-russia-5364a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/berdsk-russia-5364a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Berdsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-51be7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-51be7e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolyvanovsky plant, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Колывановский завод]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1662-3-diary-of-patrick-gordon-55-accept-of-him-as-a-suitor-the-answer-was-f0b515</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1662-3-diary-of-patrick-gordon-55-accept-of-him-as-a-suitor-the-answer-was-f0b515-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1662-3] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 55   accept of him as a suitor. The answer was a blush, which satisfied Gordon]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1662-3] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 55   accept of him as a suitor. The answer was a blush, which satisfied Gordon that he had nothing   to fear on her part. Her mother and uncle were unwilling to give their consent in her father's   absence, but at last they agreed tiiat Gordon should be received in the house as a suitor, and   that the young lady should not go anywhere in public without him. A few days afterwards, he January lis.   records that they assisted at the marriage of Lieutenant Colonel Winrum with Juliana Keith,   and found themselves very happy, although they were the objects of envy and hatred.   Gordon now devoted himself to the task of procuring the liberation of Colonel von Bock-  hoven, as a necessary condition of his own marriage. But his exertions, although earnest and  long continued, were unsuccessful ; and, at length, the mother and other kinsfolks of his be-  trothed so far relented, that the marriage was celebrated in the beginning of the year 1665.   In the meantime circumstances had arisen which ultimately issued in Gordon's being sent on  a mission to England. They are thus chronicled in his Diary:—]   [A.D. 1662.]  At this tyrae a great ambassy was prepareing from the Tzaar to cou- January 13.  gratulate our Kings happy restauratioii ; Knias Peter Simonovitz Prosorof-  sky being ordained ambassadour, and his colleague Ivan Affonaseovits Zela-  bofsky.*     [A.D. 1663]  Wee had notice of the English ambassadour, the Earle of Carlile,t his septSer e.  arrivall at Archangell, with his lady, and a great traine.   I received a letter from the English ambassador, and another from October 15.  Mr. Bryan, J showing that some things were wanting for the ambassadors  suit, desireing me to provide them so quietly that no body should know-  The things were, two silver trumpets with banners, wherein my Lords amies   * [The German editors add that the embassy t [Charles Howard, first Earl of Carlisle. An   was accompanied by the Dyak Iwan Davidow, account of his embassies to the north was pub-   who, on leaving Kngland, was despatched, lished in his own lifetime: 'A Kclation of   along with ZeUibofsky or Shelabowsky, to Three Embassies from his ^Alajesty Charles 11   Italy Prince Prosorowsky returned to Mos to the Great Duke of Jloscovie, the King of   cow in March, 1664, with a letter from King Sweden, and the King of Denmark, performed   Charles II to the Czar, which was translated l)y the Darl of Carlisle in the years 1663 and   into the Russian by Colonel FoiTCt, an Englisli- 1664, wi ittcn by an Attendant of the Embassies   man serving under the Muscovite banners. London, 1669.' 8vo.]   Glimpses of the embassy during its abode in i [Thomas Bryan was an English merchant   London, may be seen in Pepy's Diary, vol. ii., settled at Moscow Letters from the King of   pp. 70, 74 87, 93, 169, edit., Lond. 1851. The Great Britain to the Czar were often entrusted   ambassador occupied York House, where, says to his care ; and some of tiiem, which are still   the Secretary ot the Admiralty, ' I saw his preserved in the Muscovite archives bear to   people go up and down louseing themselves.'] have been translated by him into the Russian ]  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-13f316</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-13f316-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photograph, Novgorod, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-bcf0bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-bcf0bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-at-the-station-babruysk-december-21-1904-783ecb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-at-the-station-babruysk-december-21-1904-783ecb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II at the station Babruysk. December 21, 1904.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Babruysk, вуліца Чыгуначная, Babruysk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers of the 157th Imeretinsky and 158th Kutaisi Regiments. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire. 1904. - Солдаты 157-го Имеретинского и 158-го Кутаисского полков. Поездка императора Николая II по западу российской империи. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-f933fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-f933fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-303de4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-303de4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elephanta-caves-1900s-bb4233</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/elephanta-caves-1900s-bb4233-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elephanta caves, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-asian-relations-1900s-4b1683</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-asian-relations-1900s-4b1683-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian - Asian Relations, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/394-officers-of-the-musketeer-regiment-1762-c40141</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/394-officers-of-the-musketeer-regiment-1762-c40141-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[394. OFFICERS of the Musketeer Regiment, 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[394. OFFICERS of the Musketeer Regiment, 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    394. ОФИЦЕРЫ Мушкетерского полка, 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-e7c0c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-e7c0c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-cd1758</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-cd1758-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-conservatory-1914-07854f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/saratov-conservatory-1914-07854f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Conservatory, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-df3907</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-df3907-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ukrainian-alphabet-saint-petersburg-1917-9d331a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/ukrainian-alphabet-saint-petersburg-1917-9d331a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ukrainian alphabet. Saint Petersburg. 1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Украiнська абетка. Малюнки Георгия Нарбута. Санкт-Петербург.Т-во Голике и Вильборг]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-99dcc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-99dcc4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din in Russia. 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din to Russia. 1902. Визит персидского шаха Мозафара эд-дина в Россию. 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-44c4de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-44c4de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-zemsky-union-in-smolensk-1914-1915-71064f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/hospital-zemsky-union-in-smolensk-1914-1915-71064f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital "Zemsky Union" in Smolensk, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Госпиталь «Земский союз» в Смоленске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-dc5413</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-dc5413-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-62a105</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1832/12/31/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-62a105-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Child, or a New Geographical Game for Children, Serving as Amusement and Instruction for the Knowledge of the Russian State]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1830-1832. Дитя-россиянин, или Новая географическая игра для детей, служащая им увеселением и наставлением к познанию Государства Российского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-a2c36a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-a2c36a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine II, Catharina II - Public domain portrait engraving]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-ab33e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-ab33e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sikhs-india-1914-8a6203</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/sikhs-india-1914-8a6203-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sikhs, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-d38f67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-d38f67-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-df90ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-df90ad-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-438457</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-438457-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-ac3a9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-ac3a9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-270ede</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-270ede-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-technical-railway-school-issue-1901-1902-5ac406</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/samara-technical-railway-school-issue-1901-1902-5ac406-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara Technical Railway School. Issue 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Самарское техническое железнодорожное училище. Выпуск 1901-1902]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-71bf97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-71bf97-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Military orchestra. Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902. Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fort-litera-m-warsaw-2a294c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fort-litera-m-warsaw-2a294c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fort Litera M. Warsaw, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Fort Litera M. Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District.   Форт Литеры М. Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-ae79b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-ae79b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-nicholas-ii-with-wilhelm-ii-6299fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/meeting-of-nicholas-ii-with-wilhelm-ii-6299fd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting of Nicholas II with Wilhelm II ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Põhjasadama 1, Harju maakond, Estonia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II with the German Emperor Wilhelm II in the Baltic port. - Встреча российского императора Николая II с германским императором Вильгельмом II в Балтийском порту. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-2f3add</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-2f3add-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-8fd92a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-8fd92a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich  Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-65487a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-65487a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-372781</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-372781-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg. Russian beer label]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-054b18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-054b18-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brewery-enni-and-co-odessa-4fe516</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/brewery-enni-and-co-odessa-4fe516-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brewery Enni and Co. Odessa - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-66680d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-66680d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asia-archive-of-grigory-nikolaevich-potanin-e2b22c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/central-asia-archive-of-grigory-nikolaevich-potanin-e2b22c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asia, archive of Grigory Nikolaevich Potanin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Григория Николаевича Потанина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-9001b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-9001b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-abe466</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-abe466-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-8bd260</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-8bd260-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and his family with relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-d756a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-d756a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-f5c497</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-f5c497-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-15f2ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-15f2ed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-bb5961</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-bb5961-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-350f7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-350f7f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-e0cb2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-e0cb2e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архангельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-c9a28c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-c9a28c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-bb04cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-bb04cd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-a0a8d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-a0a8d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-40841f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-40841f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-7ea05f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-7ea05f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-c3803a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-c3803a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-0fdc0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-0fdc0a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-d6d5ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-d6d5ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1900s-115c58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/vladivostok-1900s-115c58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-1b1ef3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-1b1ef3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-113027</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-113027-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-a8845d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-a8845d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novorossiysk, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/motorists-guide-odessa-1900-1914-e87400</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/motorists-guide-odessa-1900-1914-e87400-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Motorist's guide, Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Справочник автомобилиста]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-b15188</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-b15188-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-dd80df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-dd80df-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-67f801</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-67f801-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-is-visiting-her-relatives-in-darmstadt-517d5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/the-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-is-visiting-her-relatives-in-darmstadt-517d5a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna is visiting her relatives in Darmstadt.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна в гостях у родственников в Дармштадте.  Елисавета Феодоровна стоит справа от брата принца Эрнста. Слева стоит гессенская принцесса Алиса (будущая Императрица Российская Александра Феодоровна).  The Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna is visiting her relatives in Darmstadt. Elisaveta Feodorovna stands to the right of Prince Ernst's brother. To the left stands the Hessian Princess Alice (the future Empress Russian Alexandra Feodorovna).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-22128b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-22128b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olgatatiana-mariaanastasia-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1910-04311a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/grand-duchesses-olgatatiana-mariaanastasia-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1910-04311a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga,Tatiana, Maria,Anastasia with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/berezina-the-trip-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-the-west-of-the-russian-empire-3af12a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/berezina-the-trip-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-the-west-of-the-russian-empire-3af12a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Berezina. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Berezina, Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers of the 157th Imeretinsky and 158th Kutaisi Regiments. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire. 1904. - Солдаты 157-го Имеретинского и 158-го Кутаисского полков. Поездка императора Николая II по западу российской империи. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-9078b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-9078b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-24124d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-24124d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-university-1900-1914-c9cd58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-university-1900-1914-c9cd58-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa University, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1896-49c643</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/moscow-1896-49c643-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin in 1896, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Rosneft HQ]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Illuminations of Count Nostitz. Album.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-8df904</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-8df904-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-spasskaya-st-and-transfiguration-church-787d2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-spasskaya-st-and-transfiguration-church-787d2a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Spasskaya st. and Transfiguration Church.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Spasskaya st. and Transfiguration Church. Владимир, Спасская улица и Спасо-Преображенская церковь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-lubok-6903b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/russian-lubok-6903b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Lubok]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d3db04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d3db04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-6e3963</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-6e3963-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-9ffadd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-9ffadd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-caeae9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-caeae9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-during-revolution-and-civil-war-1918-1919-29376c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-during-revolution-and-civil-war-1918-1919-29376c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Garden Nursery Dobler. Arkhangelsk (Archangel) during revolution and civil war 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-4f0c67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-4f0c67-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории. Один из первых снимков гессенской принцессы Елизаветы. Дармштадт, январь 1865 года.  Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria. One of the first pictures of the Hessian princess Elizabeth. Darmstadt, January 1865. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-c45b06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-c45b06-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-6ae83e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-6ae83e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rovnoe-Novoblagodatnoe Estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ровное-Новоблагодатное]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-d719a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-d719a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-7311c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-7311c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-dd200f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-dd200f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-be32c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-be32c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/seal-passages-from-the-diary-of-general-patrick-gordon-of-auchleuchries-ad-e61389</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/seal-passages-from-the-diary-of-general-patrick-gordon-of-auchleuchries-ad-e61389-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[SEAL. Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-887284</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-887284-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-35b33b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-35b33b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuylukskaya-street-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-80cb79</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kuylukskaya-street-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-80cb79-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuylukskaya street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-1880-1890-c346b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/samarkand-1880-1890-c346b4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand 1880-1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-af30ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-af30ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-siberian-rivers-c68d9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-siberian-rivers-c68d9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel - Siberian Rivers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархивов Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-3c0491</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-3c0491-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-war-russian-art-1914-1917-b6cab7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/great-war-russian-art-1914-1917-b6cab7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great War - Russian Art, 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-eb2d8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-eb2d8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-pleshcheyevo-dacha-von-meck-1882-6b4093</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/album-of-the-pleshcheyevo-dacha-von-meck-1882-6b4093-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the Pleshcheyevo dacha von Meck, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Альбом дачи Плещеево фон Мекк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-85d9f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-85d9f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-women-school-1903-e445c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/samara-women-school-1903-e445c4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara Women School, 1903]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-caad46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-caad46-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ufa. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-b98350</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-b98350-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-53fd0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-53fd0d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-47b170</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-47b170-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-9da955</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-9da955-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1911. Moscow Alexander Institute]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-2cc97e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-2cc97e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-ab584b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-ab584b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-797e50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-797e50-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsaritsyno, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-e06016</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-e06016-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-britain-delegation-on-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-6d5023</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/great-britain-delegation-on-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-6d5023-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Britain Guests on the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-at-the-exhibition-russian-north-august-11-1911-461d12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-at-the-exhibition-russian-north-august-11-1911-461d12-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk. At the exhibition Russian North. August 11, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk. Seating yard. At the exhibition Russian North. August 11, 1911  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. He participated in exhibitions, in particular, in the exhibition "Russian North", which opened in the Gostiny Dvor on August 11, 1910. It was organized by the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, the first chairman of which was an outstanding historian and bibliographer, the organizer of science, the Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor Alexander F. Shidlovsky. Soberg was a member of the Society for the Study of the Russian North. Participated in the publication of postcards dedicated to the North.    Архангельск. Гостиный двор. На выставке Русский Север. 11 августа 1911  В декабре 1907 года крестьянин Эстляндской губернии Ян Соберг с открыл фотографическое заведение Архангельске. В 1909 году в Архангельске начало работу Фотографическое общество, членом которого стал и Ян Соберг. Он участвовал в выставках, в частности, в выставке «Русский Север», открывшейся в Гостином дворе 11 августа 1910 года. Организовало ее Архангельское общество изучения Русского Севера, первым председателем которого был выдающийся историк и библиограф, организатор науки, архангельский вице-губернатор Александр Федорович Шидловский. Соберг был членом Общества изучения Русского Севера. Участвовал в издании открыток, посвященных Северу.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-c5b51d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-c5b51d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prison-projects-russian-empire-e92f92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/prison-projects-russian-empire-e92f92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prison projects, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-21bb14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-21bb14-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological album “Russians” by Anatoly Petrovich Bogdanov and Matthias Zikov, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Антропологический альбом «Русские» Анатолия Петровича Богданова и Матиаса Зикова, издан в 15 экземплярах в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkady-viktorovich-popov-with-his-wife-lydia-murom-vladimir-province-russia-460b9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/arkady-viktorovich-popov-with-his-wife-lydia-murom-vladimir-province-russia-460b9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkady Viktorovich Popov with his wife Lydia. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom in portraits. Married couples. Arkady Viktorovich Popov with his wife Lydia.  Муром в портретах. Супружеские пары. Аркадий Викторович Попов с женой Лидией.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1879-2cd514</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/moscow-zoo-1879-2cd514-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1879]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-and-the-caucasus-travel-crimea-yalta-5c9a76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-and-the-caucasus-travel-crimea-yalta-5c9a76-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea and the Caucasus travel - Crimea, Yalta]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым и на Кавказ. Ялта]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-6e5a23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-6e5a23-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[44-а, Baturyna Street, Livadiya, Crimea]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-fbb8fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-fbb8fd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-a49a5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-a49a5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-adb04a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-adb04a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1880s-1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-8ae27f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-8ae27f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological album “Russians” by Anatoly Petrovich Bogdanov and Matthias Zikov, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Антропологический альбом «Русские» Анатолия Петровича Богданова и Матиаса Зикова, издан в 15 экземплярах в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-dmitrievsky-cathedral-9a113a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-dmitrievsky-cathedral-9a113a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - Dmitrievsky Cathedral, Color photo]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[60, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 patron Dmitry Solunsky. Originally, the cathedral was surrounded by galleries with stair towers that connected it with the prince's palace (dismantled during the restoration in the XIX century), according to which the prince and his family went to church for worship. In 1237 the cathedral was damaged and looted by the Tatars.  Дмитриевский собор построен в 1191 году в момент наивысшего могущества и расцвета великого Владимирского княжества великим князем владимирским Всеволодом Юрьевичем Большое Гнездо в честь своего небесного покровителя Дмитрия Солунского. Первоначально собор окружали галереи с лестничными башнями, соединявшие его с княжеским дворцом (разобраны при реставрации в XIX веке), по которым князь и его семья ходили в храм на богослужение. В 1237 году собор был повреждён и разграблен татарами.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/okulovka-novgorod-region-1900s-b7097a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/okulovka-novgorod-region-1900s-b7097a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Okulovka, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-5e6037</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-5e6037-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-0fdf8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-0fdf8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-36122a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-36122a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II official portrait Император Николай Второй, парадный портрет]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-79d72b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-79d72b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and his family with relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-fdf375</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-fdf375-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-a7a4a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-a7a4a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-14d0d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-14d0d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-02b6d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-02b6d8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-word-and-the-magazine-iskras-1907-771721</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-word-and-the-magazine-iskras-1907-771721-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Russian Word” and the magazine “Iskras”, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. «Русское слово» и журнал «Искра»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-f2214a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-f2214a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-5beeeb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-5beeeb-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-d48e1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-d48e1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-1880s-e082f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/tashkent-1880s-e082f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-to-russia-96ead3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-to-russia-96ead3-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré to Russia.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Petergof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[President of the French Republic of Poincare is about to meet Emperor Nicholas II at the Great Peterhof Palace.  Президент Французской республики Пуанкаре, прибыл на встречу с императором Николем II в Большой Петергофский дворец.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-836061</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-836061-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-60c4a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-60c4a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-14bfdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-14bfdf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Alexander III drawing]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1900s-1fc243</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/vladivostok-1900s-1fc243-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-137874</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-137874-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-fb38e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-fb38e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-426440</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-426440-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 34th Infantry Division, December 15, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-eaa607</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-eaa607-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk and Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-d5e5b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-d5e5b6-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-ab1d41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-ab1d41-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-view-of-klyazma-f736cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-view-of-klyazma-f736cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - View of Klyazma., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[View from the Pushkin boulevard to the river Klyazma Вид  Клязьмы из Пушкинского бульвара. Вид Клязьмы из Владимира.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-bf82fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-bf82fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-9e84d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-9e84d4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-4006af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-4006af-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-family-returns-to-the-royal-city-pier-kostroma-city-pier-b3c86c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-royal-family-returns-to-the-royal-city-pier-kostroma-city-pier-b3c86c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal family returns to the royal city pier. Kostroma city pier.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[After the celebrations in honor of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov in Kostroma, the royal family returned to the city marina. In the photo: the crews with August visitors pass under the City Arch.  Location: Tsarist city pier, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Царская семья возвращается на Царскую городскую пристань. Костромская городская пристань. После торжеств в честь празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых в Костроме Царская семья вернулась на городскую пристань. На снимке: экипажи с Августейшими гостями проезжают под Городской аркой.  Место съемки: Царская городская пристань, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. Фотограф: Карл Булла. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-boar-hunt-0a9cdb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/wild-boar-hunt-0a9cdb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild boar hunt]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-5eea8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-5eea8f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk and surroundings, 11880-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-56b319</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-56b319-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photo album of the Military Sanitary Train No. 234 commander, the head of the Chernigov nobility]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916-17 Фотоальбом начальника Военно-Санитарного поезда № 234, уполномоченного Черниговским дворянством]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-1c274c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-1c274c-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of Emperor Nicholas II to France from October 5 to 9, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Официальный визит императора Николая II во Францию с 5 по 9 октября]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossak-1914-158564</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossak-1914-158564-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossak, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-9ad82b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-9ad82b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890s. Gift to architect A.P. Popov 2nd from comrades and former students at MUZHVZ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Дар архитектору А.П.Попову 2-му от товарищей и бывших учеников в МУЖВЗ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-198981</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-198981-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas present to wounded soldiers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-4f6816</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-4f6816-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-451cc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-451cc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-b0aa2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-b0aa2e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1894.  Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-e4c75b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-e4c75b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-1f92bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-1f92bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-1ea1f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-1ea1f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, The Volga river region in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-4ecfb4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-4ecfb4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-75e34e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-75e34e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-1417f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-1417f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-77d89e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-77d89e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Holy coronation. Parade on the Khodynka Field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-ab0e04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-ab0e04-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-773d9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-773d9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-a647f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-a647f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/167-168-officer-badges-ober-and-staff-officer-scarves-from-1700-to-1732-489d2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1730/12/31/167-168-officer-badges-ober-and-staff-officer-scarves-from-1700-to-1732-489d2e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[167-168. Officer badges, Ober and Staff Officer Scarves, from 1700 to 1732. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[167-168. Officer badges, Ober and Staff Officer Scarves, from 1700 to 1732. Ober and Staff Officers Partazany, from 1700 to 1732.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    167-168. Офицерские знаки, Обер и Штаб-Офицерские Шарфы, с 1700 по 1732 год. Обер и Штаб Офицерские Партазаны, с 1700 по 1732 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kholomogory-94437d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/kholomogory-94437d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kholomogory, portrait - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900-1915-b82bb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900-1915-b82bb3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иваново-Вознесенск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arrival-of-nicholas-ii-to-odessa-1914-1915-0dd2a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/arrival-of-nicholas-ii-to-odessa-1914-1915-0dd2a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arrival of Nicholas II to Odessa, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The stay of members of the imperial family in Odessa and the mud bath at the Kuyalnik estuary.1914-1915 - Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане.1914-1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-e18203</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-e18203-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-1e913e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-1e913e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-4d68a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1924/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-4d68a1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-8ad5ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-8ad5ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-253ae8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-253ae8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/memories-of-the-karasubazar-khakham-scenes-and-views-before-his-departure-to-05bce7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/memories-of-the-karasubazar-khakham-scenes-and-views-before-his-departure-to-05bce7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Memories of the Karasubazar Khakham. Scenes and views before his departure to Jerusalem in 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Воспоминаний о Карасубазарском Хахаме. Сцены и виды перед отъездом его в Иерусалим в 1899 г.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-a7ebd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-a7ebd3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-c966e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-c966e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-da2309</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-da2309-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbukhovo-village-1910s-96bbc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbukhovo-village-1910s-96bbc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbukhovo village, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-afdb26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-afdb26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-fca56a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-fca56a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-1900s-c53ee0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-1900s-c53ee0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/churches-and-monasteries-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-a9e213</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/churches-and-monasteries-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-a9e213-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Churches and Monasteries of Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иваново-Вознесенск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-ec3231</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-ec3231-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of French President Felix Faure to Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-61109f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-61109f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-92c23a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-92c23a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Opel dealership catalogue, Moscow, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-4e37a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-4e37a7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-under-romanov-rule-album-9227b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/russia-under-romanov-rule-album-9227b5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Romanov dynasty. Emperors Alexander I Pavlovich (Blessed) and Nicholas I Pavlovich, portraits.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Династия Романовых. Императоры Александр I Павлович (Благословенный) и  Николай I  Павлович. Первоисточник: книга "Святая Русь под скипетром Дома Романовых : 1613 г. - 1913 г." : [Альбом портретов. - Москва] : журнал "Воин и пахарь", [1913], портреты Романовых. Место хранения: Русский книжный фонд.   The Romanov dynasty. Emperors Alexander I Pavlovich (Blessed) and Nicholas I Pavlovich. The original source: the book "Holy Russia under the scepter of the House of the Romanovs: 1613 - 1913" : [Album of portraits. - Moscow]: the magazine "The Warrior and Plowman", [1913], portraits of the Romanovs. Location: Russian book fund.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-b99f6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-b99f6c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-f8a835</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-f8a835-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-25206e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-25206e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-5b6655</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-5b6655-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1912-1913. Russian armorial calendar. Moscow. Printed by A.A. Levenson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-d5474c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-d5474c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guards-troops-on-palace-square-10e389</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/guards-troops-on-palace-square-10e389-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guards troops on Palace Square, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Guards troops on Palace Square during the reception by Emperor Nicholas II of the members of the City Council and deputies of the First State Duma. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.    Гвардейские войска на Дворцовой площади во время приема императором Николаем II членов Городского совета и депутатов Первой Государственной думы. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-ef70d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-ef70d3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukharian Jews of Samarkand: photographs by S.M. Dudin, 1902.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-91215b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-91215b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-a1a237</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-a1a237-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-ff44e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-ff44e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian famine of 1921-1922. Volga region.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/belovezh-palace-ae9ace</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/belovezh-palace-ae9ace-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort.   Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Ппостроен в августе 1894 г. по проекту графа Николая де Рошфорта.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/camp-kitchen-preparing-breakfast-belovezh-royal-hunting-882070</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/camp-kitchen-preparing-breakfast-belovezh-royal-hunting-882070-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Camp kitchen preparing breakfast. Belovezh royal hunting.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Прислуга и повара у походной кухни за приготовлением завтрака для участников царской охоты.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-70a20f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-70a20f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Printing house "Far East" in Vladivostok 1892-1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1892-1917. Типография «Дальний Восток» во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-3a68a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-3a68a2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-4883af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-4883af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-7679df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-7679df-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/belebey-bashkiria-1900s-a2eefb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/belebey-bashkiria-1900s-a2eefb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Belebey, Bashkiria, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-805b1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-805b1c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-ad26f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-ad26f2-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/557-and-559-the-waltraps-adjutant-and-general-adjutant-field-infantry-dragoons-cdc24f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/557-and-559-the-waltraps-adjutant-and-general-adjutant-field-infantry-dragoons-cdc24f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[557 and 559. The Waltraps: Adjutant and General-Adjutant Field Infantry. Dragoons: Guns from 1764 to 1796 and Palash from 1764 to 1777]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[557 and 559. The Waltraps: Adjutant and General-Adjutant Field Infantry. Dragoons: Guns from 1764 to 1796 and Palash from 1764 to 1777  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    557 и 559. Вальтрапы: Адъютанта и Генерал-Адъютанта Полевой Пехоты. Драгунские: Ружья с 1764 по 1796 и Палаш с 1764 по 1777 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-2e2087</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-2e2087-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-07f9d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-07f9d9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-537a89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-537a89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-bacda6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-bacda6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-465c59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-465c59-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-baku-muslim-quarters-11d24a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/old-baku-muslim-quarters-11d24a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Baku. Dark row quarter., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Old Baku. Muslim Quarters. Старый Баку. Мусульманские кварталы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-e39242</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-e39242-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-f7617e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-f7617e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-616caf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-616caf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-4c678a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-4c678a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-d0a7b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-d0a7b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-1d3b2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-1d3b2e-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of Emperor Nicholas II to France from October 5 to 9, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Официальный визит императора Николая II во Францию с 5 по 9 октября]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-8e2851</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-8e2851-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-from-moscow-to-30b9bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-from-moscow-to-30b9bb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The boundary point on the eastern borders of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was founded by the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1168. It is mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle in 1239 when it was first burned by the Tatars.  At the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, the town became a part of the Moscow Principality and was the center of Christianization of the surrounding lands. In 1539 the city was destroyed by the Kazan Tatars, a new attack of 1545 was repulsed. According to the legend of this period, when the enemies besieged Gorokhovets, an image of a huge warrior with a sword in his hands appeared over the mountain in the rays of the setting sun. The enemies retreated in panic, and the place from that time is called Puzhalovoy mountain.  In the XVII century, with the beginning of the Time of Troubles, Gorokhovets falls under the control of the Poles. From the Gorokhovets district, Prince Pozharsky went from his estate to Nizhny Novgorod to lead the second national militia of 1612.  In 1619 a roving detachment of Ukrainian Cossacks ("Circassians") captured Gorokhovets and burned city. This was the last attack the city suffered.  Пограничный пункт на восточных границах Владимиро-Суздальского княжества был основан великим князем Андреем Боголюбским в 1168. Упоминается в Лаврентьевской летописи под 1239 годом, когда его впервые сожгли татары.  В конце XIV — начале XV века вошёл в состав Московского княжества и был центром христианизации прилегающих земель. В 1539 город разрушен казанскими татарами, новое нападение 1545 года удалось отбить. Согласно легенде этого периода, когда враги осаждали Гороховец, над горой в лучах заходящего солнца появился образ огромного воина с мечом в руках. Враги в панике отступили, а место с той поры называется Пужаловой горой.  В XVII веке, с началом Смутного времени, Гороховец попадает под контроль поляков. С Гороховецкого уезда, из своей вотчины князь Пожарский отправился в Нижний Новгород чтобы возглавить второе народное ополчение 1612 года.   В 1619 году кочующий отряд украинских казаков («черкесов») захватил Гороховец и сожег городские укрепления и постройки. Это было последнее нападение которому подвергся город.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-trip-of-the-imperial-family-to-kozmodemyansk-1914-59bd57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/a-trip-of-the-imperial-family-to-kozmodemyansk-1914-59bd57-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A trip of the imperial family to Kozmodemyansk. 1914]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Koz'modem'yansk, Gorod Koz'modem'yansk, Mari El Republic, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A trip of the imperial family to Kozmodemyansk. 1914 - Поездка императорской семьи в Козьмодемьянск. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-c5d225</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-c5d225-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-8a97dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-8a97dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twine-factory-of-the-neva-rope-factory-joint-stock-company-1900s-637e8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/twine-factory-of-the-neva-rope-factory-joint-stock-company-1900s-637e8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twine factory of the Neva Rope Factory Joint Stock Company, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Шпагатная фабрика акционерного общества канатной фабрики Нева (Полюстровский участок, пр. императора Петра Великого, 4)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-second-half-of-the-seventeenth-c923d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/100-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-second-half-of-the-seventeenth-c923d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the second half of the seventeenth century. The voevoda in two shells and in the Erihonka (A view depicts the ancient Neuhausen Castle in Livonia)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[100. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the second half of the seventeenth century. The voevoda in two shells and in the Erihonka (A view depicts the ancient Neuhausen Castle in Livonia)  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    100. Русское вооружение с ХIV до второй половины ХVII столетия. Воевода в двух панцирях и в ерихонке (Вид изображает древний Замок Нейгаузен в Лифляндии)  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-1890s-7b3ce2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-1890s-7b3ce2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-714adc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-714adc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-66ddc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-66ddc6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1918. Peace Agreement of Brest-Litovsk. Negotiations.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1918. Переговоры в Брест-Литовске. Брестский мир.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-aafb6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-aafb6c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East”, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-under-romanov-rule-album-5a84d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/russia-under-romanov-rule-album-5a84d8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Romanov dynasty. Emperor Peter I (Great) and Empress Catherine I, portraits.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Династия Романовых. Император Петр Первый (Великий) и Императрица Екатерина I. Первоисточник: книга "Святая Русь под скипетром Дома Романовых : 1613 г. - 1913 г." : [Альбом портретов. - Москва] : журнал "Воин и пахарь", [1913], портреты Романовых. Место хранения: Русский книжный фонд.   The Romanov dynasty.Emperor Peter I (Great) and Empress Catherine I. Original source: the book "Holy Russia under the scepter of the House of the Romanovs: 1613 - 1913" : [Album of portraits. - Moscow]: the magazine "The Warrior and Plowman", [1913], portraits of the Romanovs. Location: Russian book fund.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-9-by-grigorovich-687bc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-9-by-grigorovich-687bc3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crew of the flying boat M-9 by Grigorovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-9 by Grigorovich]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-d1a1f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1828/12/31/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-d1a1f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings in the regimental headquarters of His Majesty the King's Grenadier Regiment of Prussia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1828. Атлас строениям в полковом штабе и в поселенных ротах гренадерскаго его величества короля прусскаго полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/steppe-switzerland-karabulak-station-saratov-province-1910s-03d71d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/steppe-switzerland-karabulak-station-saratov-province-1910s-03d71d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steppe Switzerland - Karabulak station, Saratov province, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Степная Швейцария (Станция Карабулак Саратовской губернии)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-0e7a71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-0e7a71-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-701df5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-701df5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-ea4cc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-ea4cc8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-tatiana-in-the-8th-voznesensky-regiment-uniform-and-olga-in-380be0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/grand-duchesses-tatiana-in-the-8th-voznesensky-regiment-uniform-and-olga-in-380be0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana, in the 8th Voznesensky Regiment uniform, and Olga in 3rd Hussar Elisavetgrad Regiment military uniform. 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Её Императорское Высочество Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна в мундирном платье шефа 3-го гусарского Елисаветградского полка и Её Императорское Высочество Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна в мундирном платье шефа 8-го Вознесенского Уланского полка. 1911 год.  Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevna in the uniform of the Chief of the 3rd Hussar Elisavetgrad Regiment and Her Imperial Highness Grand Princess Tatiana in the uniform of the Chief of the 8th Voznesensky Ulan Regiment. 1911.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/akmola-syrdarya-and-semirechensk-1894-f7114f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/akmola-syrdarya-and-semirechensk-1894-f7114f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Akmola, Syrdarya and Semirechensk - 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Фотографический альбом видов и типов, снятых во время летней поездки по Акмолинской, Сырдарьинской и Семиреченской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-libman-cafe-1900-1914-2f58b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-libman-cafe-1900-1914-2f58b8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Libman cafe 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-e6f0c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-e6f0c3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-2bf813</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-2bf813-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-view-of-klyazma-6b5bcf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-view-of-klyazma-6b5bcf-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - View of Klyazma., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[View of Klyazma. Вид Клязьмы.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-ca43d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-ca43d3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/miews-of-st-petersburg-and-its-environsb-1822-b56b85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1822/12/31/miews-of-st-petersburg-and-its-environsb-1822-b56b85-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Мiews of St. Petersburg and its environsб 1822]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1822. Собрание видов Санкт Петербурга и его окрестностей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-62ac4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-62ac4c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-702b52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-702b52-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-119703</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-119703-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-2a0d41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-2a0d41-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caspian-sea-kavkaz-and-mercury-baku-c0e2ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/caspian-sea-kavkaz-and-mercury-baku-c0e2ed-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caspian Sea - Kavkaz and Mercury, Baku]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Caspian Sea - Kavkaz and Mercury, Baku  Пристань Кавказ и Меркурий, Баку]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-fef0a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-fef0a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/canton-china-1925-1927-c6d9e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/canton-china-1925-1927-c6d9e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Canton, China, 1925-1927]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-d60afe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-d60afe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kobryn-belarus-1900s-84395d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/kobryn-belarus-1900s-84395d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kobryn, Belarus, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-383682</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-383682-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1904.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Российский Императорский Дом Романовых. Великие княжны Ольга, Татьяна, Мария и  Анастасия. Дочери Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Фотография 1904 года. Хранение: ГАРФ.   The Russian Imperial House of the Romanovs. The Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1904. Storage: State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-f787e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-f787e4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk Women's Diocesan School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Симбирское Женское Епархиальное Училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-d0a91a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-d0a91a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III in "vatnik" - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-5e4353</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-5e4353-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-41b545</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-41b545-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-c7c8e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-c7c8e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-1055ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-1055ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-harbor-6f0139</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-harbor-6f0139-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Harbor - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1856-alexander-ii-the-emperor-and-the-autocrat-of-all-russia-moscow-metallography-78a0a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/1856-alexander-ii-the-emperor-and-the-autocrat-of-all-russia-moscow-metallography-78a0a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1856. Alexander II. The Emperor and the Autocrat of All Russia. Moscow. Metallography of Ivan Martyanov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1856. Alexander II. The Emperor and the Autocrat of All Russia. Moscow. Metallography of Ivan Martyanov  1856. Александр II. Император и Самодержец Всероссийский. Москва. Металлография Ивана Мартьянова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-c99c6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-c99c6d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-80f55a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-80f55a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-96cae4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-96cae4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-b0ea9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-b0ea9c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Metropolitan Police and City Administration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство. 1703-1903]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-358c1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-358c1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-6c2054</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-6c2054-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-bd0cc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-bd0cc3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-83493d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-83493d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-at-andreewsky-liman-odessa-1900-1914-118e3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/hospital-at-andreewsky-liman-odessa-1900-1914-118e3c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital at Andreewsky Liman. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-753fae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-753fae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-aae3e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-aae3e6-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg. Russian beer label]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-5c97dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-5c97dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-building-of-the-state-duma-of-the-russian-empire-76b0a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-building-of-the-state-duma-of-the-russian-empire-76b0a1-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The building of the State Duma of The Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[2, Potomkinskaya Ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191123]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The building of the State Duma (Tavrichesky Palace). Saint Petersburg.  Здание Государственной Думы (Таврический Дворец). Санкт Петербург.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-e67d93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-e67d93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the Russian imperial family in Odessa and Mud Baths on the Kuyalnitsky Estuary]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-siberia-1912-3e8dc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/zeya-river-siberia-1912-3e8dc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-d15891</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-d15891-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-e06666</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-e06666-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatomy-for-youth-1912-2e9d66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/anatomy-for-youth-1912-2e9d66-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatomy for youth, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-ce68be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-ce68be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-026a48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-026a48-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-11d4de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-11d4de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-russia-1900s-ea281e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ryazan-russia-1900s-ea281e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-1900s-efd663</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tiflis-1900s-efd663-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-a4be5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-a4be5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-baba7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-baba7d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-adf26e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-adf26e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves temple, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-funeral-of-grand-duke-george-alexandrovich-in-abastuman-1899-b095ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/the-funeral-of-grand-duke-george-alexandrovich-in-abastuman-1899-b095ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The funeral of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich in Abastuman. 1899]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Abastumani, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[General view of the estate of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich.  "В понедельник, 28-го июня 1899 года, Наследник Цесаревич, приказав подать трицикл с бензиновым двигателем, гулял в дворцовом саду, осматривая цветочные насаждения. В 9 часов утра Его Императорское Высочество изволил сесть на трицикл и совершить прогулку по шоссе, по направлению к Зекарскому перевалу. Погода была хорошая, при небольшом ветре. Наследник Цесаревич ехал очень быстро (трицикл Его Высочества развивает скорость до 35 верст в час). За дворцом великих князей Георгия и Александра Михайловичей, заметив впереди себя медленно ехавшую телегу из Абас-Тумана в усадьбу графа Олсуфьева с молоканкой-молочницей Анной Дасоевой, Наследник Цесаревич изволил дать сигнал, и работник Дасоевой, мальчик Афанасий Семенихин, сейчас же свернул телегу в сторону от дороги, освободив последнюю для проезда Великого Князя. На приветствие находившихся на телеге Его Императорское Высочество, милостиво улыбаясь, соизволил ответить поклоном, быстро продолжая путь. После этой встречи телега Дасоевой все время ехала по краю шоссе, оставляя дорогу для свободного обратного проезда Цесаревича. По словам Анны Филипповны Дасоевой, не прошло и десяти минут после описанной встречи, как она увидела, что Его Императорское Высочество, на велосипеде же возвращаясь обратно, изволил уменьшить ход машины и отплевывался густой кровью, что было в 35 саженях от места, где ныне водружен крест, и на каковом протяжении теперь проложен обходной путь. Дасоева, заметив это и окровавленный китель на Наследнике Цесаревиче, немедленно послала Семенихина во дворец Его Высочества за помощью, сама же, подбежав к Великому Князю, поддержала Цесаревича и спросила: - Что с Вами, Ваше Высочество? -Ничего, - от��етил Цесаревич слабым голосом, и в это время у Его Высочества подкосились ноги. Дасоева тихо и бережно опустила Августейшего больного на землю, на бок, поместив голову Цесаревича на каменное возвышение, а сама, схватив пустой кувшин из под молока, побежала к речке, протекающей приблизительно в 3-х саженях от этого места. Почерпнув воды, она поспешно стала освежать водою Страждущему Цесаревичу голову и рот, очищая уста Его от запекшейся крови. На предложение Анны Дасоевой откушать воды, Наследник Цесаревич, направив на женщину широко раскрытый взор, тихо кивнул головой и ослабленным движением руки изъявил на это согласие; но Его Высочество, вследствие сильного кровоизлияния горлом, не мог принять воды. Тут Дасоева заметила, к своему ужасу, что на лице Августейшего Больного стали выступать пятна, не предвещающие благополучного конца. В 9 часов 35 мин. Его Императорское Высочество Наследник Цесаревич и великий Князь Георгий Александрович тихо, без страданий, в Бозе почил. С момента, как Великий Князь остановил ход трицикля и сошел с него, до кончины Его Высочества прошло не более пяти минут... Отпевание наследника цесаревича происходило в храме Александра Невского. Отпевал его архимандрит Гермоген, прибывший из Тифлиса. Он же произнес пламенную речь. Последние проводы наследник цесаревича были запечатлены на многих фотографиях. Был снят и фильм. Затем в сопровождении конвоя, свиты и других лиц траурный поезд отправился в Михайлово, теперешнее Хашури, где находилась ближайшая железнодорожная станция. На всем пути до Михайлово были устроены молебны, сотни людей выходили к дороге, по которой двигался траурный кортеж. Затем поездом до Поти, пароходом до Одессы, а там уже тело сына встречала вдовствующая императрица. С подобающими почестями тело наследника престола было погребено там, где покоились все члены императорской семьи - в соборе Петропавловской крепости. Петербург был погружен в траур, даже газовые фонари на Невском были украшены черными креповыми лентами. Во всех посольствах России был объявлен траур. Поскольку Великий князь Георгий был наследником престола, придворный траур продолжался год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-04b0ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-04b0ea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-6875a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-6875a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-4f7ae3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-4f7ae3-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-of-r-p-yakobson-along-the-shores-of-the-white-sea-onega-kem-1911-1642f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/expedition-of-r-p-yakobson-along-the-shores-of-the-white-sea-onega-kem-1911-1642f7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition of R. P. Yakobson along the shores of the White Sea (Onega, Kem), 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспедиция Р. П. Якобсона по берегу Белого моря (Онега, Кемь)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/our-fridays-1861-4d894b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/our-fridays-1861-4d894b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Our Fridays, 1861]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/at-the-hangar-with-the-pilots-flight-of-lieutenant-dybovsky-riga-august-1915-4b825d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/at-the-hangar-with-the-pilots-flight-of-lieutenant-dybovsky-riga-august-1915-4b825d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[At the hangar with the pilot's flight of Lieutenant Dybovsky. Riga, August 1915.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[At the hangar with the pilot's flight of Lieutenant Dybovsky. Riga, August 1915. XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.    У ангара с летательным аппаратом летчика старшего лейтенанта Дыбовского. Рига, Август 1915.  XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-petrograd-to-vologda-by-rail-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-5a6099</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/from-petrograd-to-vologda-by-rail-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-5a6099-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Petrograd to Vologda by rail in 1917. Albert Thomas travel to Russia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.    Из Петрограда в Вологду по железной дороге.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-a12aa3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-a12aa3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/canton-china-1925-1927-d61d1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/canton-china-1925-1927-d61d1d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Canton, China, 1925-1927]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1880s-41c460</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-1880s-41c460-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-flight-heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-series-g-3-2cfc7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/in-flight-heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-series-g-3-2cfc7e-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In flight: Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets series G-3]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-34a22c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-34a22c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River backwater, Blagoveschensk, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-027990</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-027990-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/french-president-felix-faure-visits-peterhoff-1897-647653</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/french-president-felix-faure-visits-peterhoff-1897-647653-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French President Felix Faure visits Peterhoff, 1897]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Peterhof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-4336a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-4336a6-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-ece3a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-ece3a7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-946ef1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-946ef1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Life Guards of Russian Empire, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Формы лейб-гвардии Гарнизонного батальона и лейб-гвардии Резервного пехотного полка с его Кадровым батальоном]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-9df43a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-9df43a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-0dbe97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-0dbe97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1904. Moscow Hudozhestvenny Theater. A.M.Gorky. "Na dne"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. Московский Художественный театр. А.М.Горький. «На дне»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-b85ab0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-b85ab0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-7fcb49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-7fcb49-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-murmansk-governorate-c68c71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/mezen-murmansk-governorate-c68c71-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen, Murmansk Governorate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-5b6024</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-5b6024-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-5676b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-5676b9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zarzma-monastery-georgia-1e40d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/zarzma-monastery-georgia-1e40d9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zarzma Monastery, Georgia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaunas-kovno-province-russian-empire-1856-670765</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kaunas-kovno-province-russian-empire-1856-670765-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaunas (Kovno) Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Kaunas (Kovno) gubernia  This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Каунасская (Ковенская) губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-b149c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-b149c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-24e4dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-24e4dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-883bc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-883bc5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhailov-mihailov-ryazan-region-russia-0762e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mikhailov-mihailov-ryazan-region-russia-0762e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhailov (Mihailov), Ryazan region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-3fdd2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-3fdd2a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Gymnasium of Emperor Alexander I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913-1914. Санкт-Петербургская гимназия императора Александра I (бывшая 2-ая)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-4fe6fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-4fe6fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-123e27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-123e27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-91312b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-91312b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dragoon. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-025344</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-025344-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Russian North, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/political-exiles-in-samarovo-1900s-c878af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/political-exiles-in-samarovo-1900s-c878af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Political exiles in Samarovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Политссыльные в Самарово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/artillery-in-brest-litovsk-fortress-0466fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/artillery-in-brest-litovsk-fortress-0466fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Artillery in Brest-Litovsk Fortress]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-b8f24a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-b8f24a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuban-hunting-of-grand-dukes-alexander-mikhailovich-and-sergey-mikhaylovich-f0c14a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/kuban-hunting-of-grand-dukes-alexander-mikhailovich-and-sergey-mikhaylovich-f0c14a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuban Hunting of Grand Dukes Alexander Mikhailovich and Sergey Mikhaylovich]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-f7b30f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-f7b30f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin-Hailar part.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Строительство КВЖД на отрезке Харбин-Хайлар]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-d9a2d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-d9a2d4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-f3dbe3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-f3dbe3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-b12aad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-b12aad-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Court house? Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-5ebaa2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-5ebaa2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-091946</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-091946-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-technicians-is-repairing-the-aircraft-in-the-workshop-of-tereshchenko-e62097</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/a-group-of-technicians-is-repairing-the-aircraft-in-the-workshop-of-tereshchenko-e62097-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Technicians repairing the aircraft in the workshop of Tereshchenko. 1914. Lublin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of technicians is repairing the aircraft in the workshop of Tereshchenko. 1914. Lublin XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.   Группа техников за ремонтом летательного аппарата в мастерской г. Терещенко. 1914. Люблин XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-dccac8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-dccac8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/monument-to-governor-general-k-p-von-kaufmannb-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-be9995</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/monument-to-governor-general-k-p-von-kaufmannb-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-be9995-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Monument to Governor General K. P. von Kaufmannб Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/city-hall-vorontsov-st-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-e1c0ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/city-hall-vorontsov-st-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-e1c0ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[City Hall, Vorontsov st., Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-ed1a6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-ed1a6e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-bd7638</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-bd7638-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[TWINSCAN,SCE-Munich]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-01f9a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-01f9a4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-bbb194</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-bbb194-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-788890</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-788890-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-87dca2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-87dca2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1900s-cf0abe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-china-1900s-cf0abe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-anson-206cd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-anson-206cd1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Anson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plan-of-site-alexander-column-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-cb573e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1834/12/31/plan-of-site-alexander-column-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-cb573e-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plan of site, Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans and details of the monument dedicated to the memory of Emperor Alexander. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)    Montferrand, Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et détails du monument consacré à la mémoire de l'Empereur Alexandre / A. Ricardde de Montferrand. - Paris, 1836   Планы и детали памятника, посвященного памяти Императора Александра. Александровская колонна, Санкт-Петербург. Монферран, Огюст (1786 - 1858)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-f77686</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-f77686-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navy grenader. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-be2ea2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-be2ea2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-45ad50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-45ad50-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1925-56f8c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/beijing-china-1925-56f8c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1925]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-ecbd85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-ecbd85-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Member of Audit Commission of the Moscow Craft Exhibition 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-4bba89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-4bba89-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-612f4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-612f4a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-880011</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-880011-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Кострома]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-6ccc19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-6ccc19-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-4d3792</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-4d3792-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-fc37e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-fc37e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition of N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Экспедиция Н.С. Гумилева в Абиссинию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-73c25b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/01/21/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-73c25b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-f077b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-f077b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-8b0981</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-8b0981-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-procession-with-the-relics-of-st-seraphim-of-sarov-during-the-canonization-80b4e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/the-procession-with-the-relics-of-st-seraphim-of-sarov-during-the-canonization-80b4e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The procession with the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov during the canonization of the saint ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The procession with the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov during the canonization of the saint on July 19 (August 1), 1913. Sarovsk. July 15 - July 22, 1903.  Cancer with relics are borne by members of the family of the Imperial Romanov House. First on the left - Emperor Nicholas II.  Крестный ход с мощами преподобного Серафима Саровского во время канонизации святого 19 июля (1 августа) 1913 года. Саровск. 15 - 22 июля 1903 года.  Раку с мощами несут члены семьи императорского Дома Романовых. Первый слева - Император Николай II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-7633ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-7633ba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stationery-factory-ek-krel-saint-petersburg-province-antropshino-4db662</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/stationery-factory-ek-krel-saint-petersburg-province-antropshino-4db662-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stationery factory E.K. Krel (Saint Petersburg province, Antropshino)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Писчебумажная фабрика Э.К.Крель (Петербургская губ., Антропшино)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-4a099f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-4a099f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrogradsky-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-94d37d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/petrogradsky-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-94d37d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrogradsky prospect. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dacha-zvezdochka-by-mikhail-semenovich-korsakov-on-the-river-angara-near-irkutsk-4c2b73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/dacha-zvezdochka-by-mikhail-semenovich-korsakov-on-the-river-angara-near-irkutsk-4c2b73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dacha “Zvezdochka” by Mikhail Semenovich Korsakov on the river Angara, near Irkutsk, 1860s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1860-е. Дача «Звездочка» Михаила Семеновича Корсакова на р. Ангаре, близ Иркутска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-68c966</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-68c966-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Lewis Watson, secretary of the YMCA in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Льюиса Уотсона, секретаря ХСМЛ (YMСA) в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-002fb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-002fb5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-2ad09b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-2ad09b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-1880s-8c0f23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/tashkent-1880s-8c0f23-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-655644</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-655644-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Boat. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kola-murmanks-governorate-1884-3c7fa4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2014/01/09/kola-murmanks-governorate-1884-3c7fa4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kola, Murmanks Governorate, 1884]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Jokostiov ved Imandra, Kola]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3eb210</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3eb210-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-5d88ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-5d88ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Voronezh Grand Duke's Mikhail Pavlovich Cadet Corps, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Воронежский Великого Князя Михаила Павловича кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-d71b57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-d71b57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1880s-bd0c87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-1880s-bd0c87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-in-wwi-pt23-220505-02x-or-footage-farm-d4c7d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/russian-in-wwi-pt23-220505-02x-or-footage-farm-d4c7d3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian in WWI Pt2/3  220505-02X | Footage Farm]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[For broadcast quality material of this reel or to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk Soldiers digging trench / cave in rocks w/ picks & shovels; pick up rifles, ammunition cases & behind artillery on ridge.   11:18:57  Men in ditch w/ debris below hillside; view down hills of wrecked military equipment.  Large concrete building & wreckage.  Pan railroad flat-car, locomotive wreckage & train of equipment.   11:20:08  Large General (?) addressing officers.  Car arrives w/ General & saluting.  11:21:13  Tsar arrives by car w/ other military officers.  Leaving w/ large General.  11:21:29  Mlitary band on horseback in summer riding ahead of troops thru village.   11:21:58  Town w/ troops riding in sunshine past store w/ sign Emil Gutierz.  Pan over crowds watching on cobblestone street, women in ethnic costumes & sign behind:  A La Ville De Paris.  Cars arrive w/ Tsar; reviewing troops or police.  Shakes hands.  Kisses nurse & talks w/ another woman. 11:23:49  Crowds in Red Square- recruits (?) march thru, crowds follow. 11:25:08  Russian soldiers digging a trench, pick up rifles.  LS of encampment w/ rifles stacked, smoking fires.   11:25:43  Wounded or resting lie under trees.   11:26:33  Nurses beside large railroad carriages / cars; soldiers boarding troop train / hospital train, interiors w/ casualties bandaged, doctors / surgeons & nurses.  Wounded transferred to from freight cars to hospital train.  Nurses help man out of farm cart onto stretcher, soldier carrying man piggy-back.  Sleighs past & arriving at station. 11:28:25  Interior hospital pan over wounded in beds & doctors; nurse reading to men.  Men w/ artificial limbs inspected by doctors & civilians (Soviet era ca 1920 or 1930s). 11:29:48  Soldiers play croquet near cemetary, hospital (?) train on siding; nurses join in game. 11:30:12  Observation balloon lowered w/ men in basket.  11:30:22  Soldiers running thru snowy forest, into snow cave; run out & cave explodes.  Grenades thrown into over snowy forested river bank - explosion.  Troops run up w/ rifles, fire & throw grenades. 11:31:52  Officers discuss over map, flag above.  Officers inside ?? w/ markers & papers. 11:32:18  Troops march thru snow.  Pan over snowy landscape & fortiification.  Soldiers march up to ridge & thru trench.  Officer w/ binoculars, one on tripod -  artillery adjusted & fired; troops up snow covered hillside. 11:35:18  Destroyed large buildings w/ only foundations remaining.  People around rubble in bomb damaged mountain town, minaret standing.  Large number of artillery wagons in fort. WW1; Winter; Mountain Fighting; 1910s;]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-on-a-walk-summer-9e220e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-on-a-walk-summer-9e220e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Empress Alexandra Feodorovna on a walk. Summer 1916.Near Mogilev.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Empress Alexandra Feodorovna on a walk. Summer 1916.Near Mogilev.  Государь Император Николай II и Государыня Императрица Александра Феодоровна на прогулке. Лето 1916 года. Окрестности Могилева.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-d69adf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-d69adf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-ac60c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-ac60c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/egypt-sakkarah-1910-2c4278</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/egypt-sakkarah-1910-2c4278-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Egypt, Sakkarah, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-7fa427</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-7fa427-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-portrait-of-the-schoolgirl-grani-tyurnikova-1910-1911-621323</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/murom-portrait-of-the-schoolgirl-grani-tyurnikova-1910-1911-621323-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Portrait of the schoolgirl Grani Tyurnikova. 1910-1911.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Female portraits. Portrait of the schoolgirl Grani Tyurnikova. 1910-1911.  Муром. Женские портреты. Портрет гимназистки Грани Тюрниковой.1910-1911.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khludov-factory-in-yegoryevsk-b42dfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khludov-factory-in-yegoryevsk-b42dfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khludov Factory in Yegoryevsk]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became the center of the textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845.  1897-1910. Фабрика Хлудова в Егорьевске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-b420c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-b420c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Training ship "Ocean" of the Russian Imperial Navy. 1901-1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Учебное судно «Океан» Российского Императорского флота.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-791966</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-791966-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-06057a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-06057a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-3449f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-3449f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-summer-club-b26e96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-summer-club-b26e96-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Summer Club, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir% Summer Club Владимир, Летний клуб.  Public domain photograph of church, Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-in-photographs-by-gn-malinovsky-1906-1908-3f9de5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/children-in-photographs-by-gn-malinovsky-1906-1908-3f9de5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children in photographs by G.N. Malinovsky, 1906-1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1906-1908. Дети на фотографиях Г.Н. Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-795bd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-795bd6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province - photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Архангельская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-ffdb5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-ffdb5b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-b8f63e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-b8f63e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-view-from-the-roof-of-the-city-hall-94247f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-view-from-the-roof-of-the-city-hall-94247f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk. View from the roof of the City Hall]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fortifications-of-port-arthur-1904-b7787b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/fortifications-of-port-arthur-1904-b7787b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fortifications of Port Arthur, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1880s-c62b7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-1880s-c62b7f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-67b076</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-67b076-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-police-1920s-991814</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/crimean-police-1920s-991814-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean police. 1920s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Крымская милиция]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-215f93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-215f93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Skiing in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-bcfe7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-bcfe7e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-fc97e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-fc97e2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-b91da0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-b91da0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-4086db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-4086db-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara 1898-1902. Photographer Voronets E.D.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Бухара 1898-1902. Фотограф Воронец Э.Д.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-4318b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-4318b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-funeral-of-the-great-duke-alexey-alexandrovich-in-paris-d6cb6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/the-funeral-of-the-great-duke-alexey-alexandrovich-in-paris-d6cb6a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The funeral of the Great Duke Alexey Alexandrovich in Paris. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The funeral of the Great Duke Alexey Alexandrovich. Alexey Alexandrovich (2 (14) January 1850, St. Petersburg - November 1 (14), 1908, Paris) - Grand Duke, the fourth son of Emperor Alexander II and the Empress Maria Alexandrovna. Member of the State Council (from January 1, 1881), Admiral-General (May 15, 1883; last appropriation of title in the Russian Empire), Admiral (January 1, 1888), Adjutant-General (February 19, 1880). - Похороны великого князя Алексея Александровича. Алексей Александрович (2 (14) января 1850, Санкт-Петербург — 1 (14) ноября 1908, Париж) — Великий князь, четвёртый сын императора Александра II и императрицы Марии Александровны. Член Государственного совета (с 1 января 1881), генерал-адмирал (15 мая 1883; последнее присвоение звания в Российской империи), адмирал (1 января 1888), генерал-адъютант (19 февраля 1880).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-harbor-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-03fcf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-harbor-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-03fcf4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan harbor, sailing ship and a row boat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том чи��ле пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-28a30c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-28a30c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-c3b107</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-c3b107-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/on-the-deck-of-the-steamer-spree-september-1896-fc5ce1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/on-the-deck-of-the-steamer-spree-september-1896-fc5ce1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[On the deck of the Steamer Spree, September 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США  На палубе парохода «Spree», сентябрь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/north-karelia-russian-empire-1867-501e1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/north-karelia-russian-empire-1867-501e1b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[North Karelia, Russian Empire, 1867]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-4c16b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-4c16b2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-ffadf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-ffadf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-71bf58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-71bf58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-the-commander-in-chiefs-house-in-kars-2c18d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/view-of-the-commander-in-chiefs-house-in-kars-2c18d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of the commander-in-chief's house in Kars]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877. Война с турками]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-08bd07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-08bd07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-maps-of-the-provinces-and-regions-of-the-transcaucasian-region-142064</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/ethnographic-maps-of-the-provinces-and-regions-of-the-transcaucasian-region-142064-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic maps of the provinces and regions of the Transcaucasian region, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Этнографические карты губерний и областей Закавказского края составленные правителем дел Кавказского отдела мператорского Русского Географического общества Е. Кондратенко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-6cb49b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-6cb49b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-nelson-54f83e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-nelson-54f83e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Nelson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-b1bc23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-b1bc23-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District. - Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-025553</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-025553-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-d6dba8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-d6dba8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xxxlv-contents-he-is-threatened-with-banishment-to-some-remote-part-of-the-368d85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/xxxlv-contents-he-is-threatened-with-banishment-to-some-remote-part-of-the-368d85-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[xxxlv CONTENTS.   He is threatened with banishment to some remote part of the empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  xxxlv CONTENTS.   He is threatened with banishment to some remote part of the empire 159   He is ordered to be degraded to the rank of an Ensign. He consents to withdraw his   petition, and to crave pardon 160   His grief at the great injustice and wrong done to him 161   His petition for forgiveness, ' in as submissive terms as could be done to God Almighty,*  is received at the Kremlin in silence, ' all knowing it to be forced from him by   threats and compulsion' 161   Letter from the Earl of Middleton informing Gordon that King James II. had ap-  pointed him Envoy Extraordinary to the Czars 161   The Czars refuse their consent, but pardon Gordon's offence, and restore him to his   former rank. ' And so ended this stage play' 162   A.D. 1687— setat. 52.  War with the Tartarsof the Crimea. Gordon as Quarter-Master-General. Failure of   the expedition 164   A.D. 1688— aetat. 53.  He is made General. The Patriarch prophesies disaster to the Muscovite arms so long   as the best troops are commanded by a heretic 164   Beginning of Gordon's familiarity with the Czar Peter , 164   The Kevolution in England « 165   A.D. 1689— aetat. 54.   Marriage of the Czar Peter 165   Renewal of the war with the Crim Tartars. Second failure of the expedition. Gordon   receives the style of Patrick Ivanowitsch 166   Revolution in IMoscow. Flight of the Czar Peter from the Kremlin. He orders the   troops to follow him. Gordon obeys the order 166   The Czar Peter enters Moscow in triumph. The Princess Sophia sent to a convent... 167   A.D. 1690— aetat. 55.  Gordon dines at the Kremlin. He accompanies the Czar to a feast at the country   house of a boyar, and suifers from the debauch 167   Letter to the Earl of Aberdeen 168   Gordon in growing favour with the Czar. He sleeps at the Kremlin 168   His speech to the Czar on the birth of a son 168   The Patriarch refuses to dine at the Kremlin with Gordon. The Czar and Gordon   dine by themselves the next day 169   The Czar and his chief nobles sup with Gordon 169   Gordon writes to the Earl of Melfort that the Czar still owns King James II 169   The Czar visits Gordon, and prescribes for his colic 169   The Czar's midnight carousals 170   Marriage of Gordon's daughter 170   The Czar dines with Le Fort 170   Letter to the Duke of Gordon 170 ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-065f92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-065f92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-6c2114</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-6c2114-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-e03bfc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-e03bfc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Boris Dmitrievich Vostryakov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-deb967</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-deb967-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-6f5092</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-6f5092-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-598912</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-portrait-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-598912-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait. The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-41b12a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-41b12a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Asiatic Company, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-496c48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-496c48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-186846</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-186846-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-cb3c75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-cb3c75-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/high-world-bacchanals-erotic-book-500143</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/high-world-bacchanals-erotic-book-500143-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[High-world bacchanals, Erotic book]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Великосветские вакханки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-223d5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-223d5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-1899-ab16b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-1899-ab16b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-bb24b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-bb24b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-49617c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-49617c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privarte. Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-28c6f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-28c6f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-e98d64</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-e98d64-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-a50033</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-a50033-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-a6c8ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-a6c8ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/186-officer-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1700-to-1732-ddaa0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1730/12/31/186-officer-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1700-to-1732-ddaa0a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[186. OFFICER of the Infantry Regiment, from 1700 to 1732. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[186. OFFICER of the Infantry Regiment, from 1700 to 1732. The view depicts the time part of the St. Petersburg side, with the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the guest house, the fairy-tale colleges and the house that served the residence of Peter the Great, at the base of the Saint Petersburg.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    186. ОФИЦЕР Пехотного полка, с 1700 по 1732 год. Вид изображает того времени часть Петербургской стороны, с Собором Св. Троицы, гостиным двором, мазанковыми коллегиями и домом, служившим для жительства Петру Великому, при основании С.П.-бурга.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-photo-russia-1900s-243cc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-photo-russia-1900s-243cc0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group photo, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1890s-a70d06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1890s-a70d06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-aa20aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-aa20aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-corner-of-mykolaivska-str-and-velikoknyazhesky-pr-ta-hotel-metropol-1905-fc510a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/the-corner-of-mykolaivska-str-and-velikoknyazhesky-pr-ta-hotel-metropol-1905-fc510a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The corner of Mykolaivska Str. and Velikoknyazhesky Pr-ta. Hotel Metropol. 1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The corner of Mykolaivska Str. and Velikoknyazhesky Pr-ta. Hotel Metropol. 1905 St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral  Угол Николаевской ул. и Великокняжеского пр-та. Гостиница Метрополь. 1905 Александро-Невский собор]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-baku-muslim-quarters-89d178</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/old-baku-muslim-quarters-89d178-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Baku. Governor's Garden., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Old Baku. Governor's house and Muslim Quarters. Старый Баку. Губернаторский сад. Мусульманские кварталы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-near-tomsk-siberia-russia-bc8971</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/mountains-near-tomsk-siberia-russia-bc8971-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains near Tomsk, Siberia, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lipki-3e1193</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-lipki-3e1193-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Lipki, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Lipki. Владимир, Липки.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-cathedral-and-the-chapel-of-sts-vladimir-d24adf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-cathedral-and-the-chapel-of-sts-vladimir-d24adf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Cathedral and the Chapel of Sts. Vladimir]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Cathedral and the Chapel of Sts. Vladimir]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-coronation-may-15-27-1883-2073e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-coronation-may-15-27-1883-2073e7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III. Coronation, May 15 (27), 1883]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Александр III. Коронация, 15(27) мая 1883 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-300e17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-300e17-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-ff0985</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-ff0985-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-088d53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-088d53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ballet-1913-b7406e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/russian-ballet-1913-b7406e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ballet, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-1911-00fd53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/volga-river-1911-00fd53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-7d3f1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-7d3f1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-40f91b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1836/12/31/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-40f91b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings by Taras Shevchenko works]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Малюнки Тараса Шевченко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-d0bf92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-d0bf92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-d52289</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1765/12/31/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-d52289-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[47-51. Arkhangelsk on the Dutch engraving of 1765]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-c5c584</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-c5c584-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. Port Vladimir.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-ee6f89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-ee6f89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-87d482</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-87d482-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Parade, Italy, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902. Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-b31615</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-b31615-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-alexandrovich-486569</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-alexandrovich-486569-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III Alexandrovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III Alexandrovich Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Император Александр III Александрович  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-56d371</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-56d371-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-russian-soldier-raises-a-flag-and-officers-salute-in-russia-during-world-c180b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/a-russian-soldier-raises-a-flag-and-officers-salute-in-russia-during-world-c180b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A Russian soldier raises a flag and officers salute in Russia during World War I ...HD Stock Footage]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675071232_Russian-soldiers_nuns_soldiers-raise-flag_officers-salute_World-War-I Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.  A Russian soldier raises a flag and officers salute in Russia during World War I .  Russian soldiers raise flag in Russia during World War I. Nuns and Russian soldiers standing near a building. A soldier raises a flag. Officers salute. Location: Russia. Date:  1918.  Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com: 57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download. Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download.  CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-49c2ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-49c2ae-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-9008b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-9008b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-b23546</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-b23546-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-2a96fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-2a96fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-5ae0b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-5ae0b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-714385</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-714385-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-942b29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-942b29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-ac1204</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-ac1204-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-69a4f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-69a4f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-d21225</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-d21225-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-48e830</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-48e830-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-6d98fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-6d98fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-1a4283</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-1a4283-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samoyed-murmansk-shore-murman-e501cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samoyed-murmansk-shore-murman-e501cc-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samoyed chum. Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Samoyeds (also "Samoyed", "self-united") were first called only the Nenets - the largest Samoyed people, but later this name was also used as a collective name for all Samoyedic peoples.  Самоедами (также «самоядь», «самоедины») сначала называли только ненцев — самый крупный самодийский народ, но впоследствии это название стало использоваться и в качестве собирательного названия всех самодийских народов.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-ab03b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-ab03b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hioni-4-s-with-salmson-engine-0c2900</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/hioni-4-s-with-salmson-engine-0c2900-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hioni 4-s with Salmson engine during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Hioni 4 with Salmson engine  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-867f62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-867f62-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The 2nd World Congress of the Communist International, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-90408f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-90408f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-b84a58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-b84a58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-31fed7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-31fed7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-42763b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-42763b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siemens and Halske joint-stock company of Russian electrical plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Сименс и Гальске» акционерное общество русских электротехнических заводов (завод - В.О., 6-я линия, д.61; правление - Большая Конюшенная ул., д.9)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-6263f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-6263f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church Ruins, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-a93c2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-a93c2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-d25123</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-d25123-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-2e49db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-2e49db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-1e5274</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-1e5274-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-5f4048</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-5f4048-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-d80c83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-d80c83-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara 1898-1902. Photographer Voronets E.D.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Бухара 1898-1902. Фотограф Воронец Э.Д.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/employees-of-the-chief-construction-engineer-of-the-china-eastern-railway-f5713c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/employees-of-the-chief-construction-engineer-of-the-china-eastern-railway-f5713c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Employees of the chief construction engineer of the China Eastern Railway]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1903. Альбом служащих технического отдела конторы главного инженера по сооружению Китайской Восточной железной дороги  1900-1903. Album of employees of the technical department of the office of the chief construction engineer of the China Eastern Railway]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-siberian-railway-1896-1cc575</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/great-siberian-railway-1896-1cc575-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Siberian Railway, 1896]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fortifications-of-port-arthur-1904-90e8c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/fortifications-of-port-arthur-1904-90e8c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fortifications of Port Arthur, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-f46198</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-f46198-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Konstantin Mikhailovich Olennikov, Irkutsk veterinarian.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Оленникова Константина Михайловича, иркутского ветеринарного врача.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-e889e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-e889e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-022f90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-022f90-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the centenary of the 24th Simbirsk Infantry Regiment 1811-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В память столетия 24го пехотного Симбирского полка 1811-1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-94f7e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-94f7e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-b121e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-b121e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-1cdf65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-1cdf65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-67feba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-67feba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-aebb55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-aebb55-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-9c81db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-9c81db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sorochya-bay-the-village-of-soroki-arkhangelsk-province-russia-2bbf2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/sorochya-bay-the-village-of-soroki-arkhangelsk-province-russia-2bbf2b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sorochya Bay. The village of Soroki. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Belomorsk, Belomorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The village of Soroka. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Село Сорока. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-cfaf3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-cfaf3b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-339d64</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-339d64-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-6d7c73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-6d7c73-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Osmino, near Luga, Saint Petersburg region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-d47139</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-d47139-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-811d6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-811d6f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-7547aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-7547aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-57132d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-57132d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-337e01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-337e01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-f9f900</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-f9f900-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-ff3854</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-ff3854-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-5fd372</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-5fd372-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-1715fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-1715fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-845371</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-845371-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890s. Gift to architect A.P. Popov 2nd from comrades and former students at MUZHVZ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Дар архитектору А.П.Попову 2-му от товарищей и бывших учеников в МУЖВЗ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-142650</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-142650-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-5b4512</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-5b4512-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-87708f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-87708f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-of-the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-1887-mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-e10375</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/church-of-the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-1887-mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-e10375-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. 1887 - Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-f3c5fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1837/12/31/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-f3c5fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Examples of Hellenic, Russian and French calligraphy, 1837]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1837. Примеры еллинской, российской и французской каллиграфии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-8a8b74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-8a8b74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-rostrum-of-the-chairman-with-imperial-coat-of-arms-60a90e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-rostrum-of-the-chairman-with-imperial-coat-of-arms-60a90e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The rostrum of the chairman with Imperial Coat of Arms. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[2, Potomkinskaya Ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191123]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The rostrum of the chairman with Imperial Coat of Arms. State Duma (Tavrichesky Palace). Saint Petersburg.  Трибуна председателя c Государственным гербом. Государственная Дума (Таврический Дворец). Санкт Петербург. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-43da00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-43da00-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Topographic map of the Moscow province, surveys taken in 1852 and 1853]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Топографическая карта Московской губернии,сост. с топогр. съемки, произведенной в 1852 и 1853 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-01264d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-01264d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-b8d87f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-b8d87f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-afad6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-afad6b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/barmamytskaya-rock-in-the-vicinity-of-kislovodsk-1893-georgia-caucasus-mountains-7fd28a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/barmamytskaya-rock-in-the-vicinity-of-kislovodsk-1893-georgia-caucasus-mountains-7fd28a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Barmamytskaya rock in the vicinity of Kislovodsk. 1893. Georgia, Caucasus mountains]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Бармамытская скала в окрестностях Кисловодска. 1893]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/teachers-of-the-kirzhach-teachers-seminary-with-p-a-soloviev-before-1895-b45923</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/teachers-of-the-kirzhach-teachers-seminary-with-p-a-soloviev-before-1895-b45923-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Teachers of the Kirzhach Teacher's Seminary with P. A. Soloviev (before 1895)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Teachers of the Kirzhach Teacher's Seminary with P. A. Soloviev (before 1895)  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Graduates of Kirzhach Teacher's Seminary are linguist Vasily Ilich Chernyshev and founder of oil geology academician Ivan Mikhailovich Gubkin.  Учителя Киржачской Учительской Семинарии с П.А.Соловьевым (предпол.до 1895г)  В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь.   Выпускниками Киржачской учительской семинарии являются языковед Василий Ильич Чернышёв и основоположник нефтяной геологии академик Иван Михайлович Губкин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-25c692</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-25c692-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Façade of the Metropol Hotel. Award-winning projects, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Конкурс на фасад гостинницы «Метрополь». Премированные проекты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-cec887</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-cec887-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk and surroundings, 11880-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-violinist-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-588141</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-violinist-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-588141-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish violinist. Podolsk province, town of Polonnoe]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-ac1fa8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-ac1fa8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-67d7a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-67d7a8-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-a2d904</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-a2d904-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-acd7a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-acd7a4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolye. Photographs by Michael Graim (1828–1911)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-2f5626</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-2f5626-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-87f851</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/07/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-87f851-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-00ba69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-00ba69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/morozov-family-in-egypt-8d7a77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/morozov-family-in-egypt-8d7a77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Morozov Family in Egypt]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-004713</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-004713-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan. Sart-Kalmyks of the village of Barbash, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Киргизии. Сарт-калмыки села Барбаш]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-1364bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/topographic-map-of-the-moscow-province-surveys-taken-in-1852-and-1853-1364bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Topographic map of the Moscow province, surveys taken in 1852 and 1853]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Топографическая карта Московской губернии,сост. с топогр. съемки, произведенной в 1852 и 1853 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-6de795</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-6de795-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-drawings-by-v-s-shpak-1884-900b65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/album-of-drawings-by-v-s-shpak-1884-900b65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of drawings by V. S. Shpak, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-a7dfe4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-a7dfe4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute. Ukraine. 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Полтавский Елизаветинский институт. 1916 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-3ebe72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-3ebe72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-7a719d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-7a719d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-pier-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-6d1466</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-pier-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-6d1466-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Loading bricks onto boats. Onega Pier, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-c601b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-c601b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-6d17ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1825/12/31/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-6d17ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of cavalry regiments of the Russian army, 1820s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мундиры кавалерийских полков российской армии с начала царствования императора Александра I-го]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-78ec6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-78ec6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-66e1d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-66e1d2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-04c3d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-04c3d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-4a022e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-4a022e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-in-livadia-in-november-1891-505504</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/tsarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-in-livadia-in-november-1891-505504-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich in Livadia in November 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illuminations of Count Nostitz. Album.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-a45f5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-a45f5c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4b29d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4b29d2-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-e4fcff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-e4fcff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-b0e6f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1874/12/31/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-b0e6f9-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway construction in the Penza province, 1873-1874]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1873-1874. Железнодорожное строительство в Пензенской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-f7627e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-f7627e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-burse-odessa-7937fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/new-burse-odessa-7937fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Burse, Odessa, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-parapet-and-the-armenian-church-5da817</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/baku-parapet-and-the-armenian-church-5da817-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku. Parapet and the Armenian Church.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku. Parapet and the Armenian Church.  Баку. Парапет и Армянская церковь.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-a56def</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-a56def-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories and Plants of Saratov 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-harbor-russia-1900s-postcard-2170f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-harbor-russia-1900s-postcard-2170f2-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik harbor, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-2e243a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-2e243a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-9dd502</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-9dd502-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-f48b5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-f48b5d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-22b415</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-22b415-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-ee5a28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-ee5a28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-3c66a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-3c66a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-d61b01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-and-surroundings-china-1926-d61b01-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing and surroundings, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/523-and-525-coats-of-arms-irkutsk-selenga-and-nerchinsk-infantry-regiments-842d39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/523-and-525-coats-of-arms-irkutsk-selenga-and-nerchinsk-infantry-regiments-842d39-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[523 and 525. Coats of arms: Irkutsk, Selenga and Nerchinsk Infantry Regiments, 1764. Coats of arms: Dniester, Polotsk and Tula Infantry Regiments, 1776.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[523 and 525. Coats of arms: Irkutsk, Selenga and Nerchinsk Infantry Regiments, 1764. Coats of arms: Dniester, Polotsk and Tula Infantry Regiments, 1776.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    523 и 525. Гербы: Иркутского, Селенгинского и Нерчинского Пехотных полков, 1764 г. Гербы: Днестровского, Полоцкого и Тульского Пехотных полков, 1776 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-dd53e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-dd53e0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-c530f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-c530f7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tombs of Beni Hasan, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-fedorovna-and-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-in-a-road-carriage-0a4489</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/empress-alexandra-fedorovna-and-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-in-a-road-carriage-0a4489-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Fedorovna and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich in a road carriage accompanied by Cossacks Convoy]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Fedorovna and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich in a road carriage accompanied by Cossacks Convoy.   Emperor Nicholas II takes the parade of the Preobrazhensky regiment and the 1st artillery. Brigades on the parade ground in front of the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoe Selo   Императрица Александра Федоровна и цесаревич Алексей Николаевич в дорожной коляске в сопровождении казаков Конвоя.  Император Николай II принимает парад Преображенского полка и 1-й артил. Бригады на плацу перед Екатерининским дворцом Царского Села.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prime-minister-of-france-raymond-poincare-at-the-peterhof-pier-bcdd41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/prime-minister-of-france-raymond-poincare-at-the-peterhof-pier-bcdd41-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prime Minister of France Raymond Poincare embarks at the Peterhof pier]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Petergof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Solemn Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Raymond Poincare at the pier. July 7, 1914. Poincare, Viviani and their entourage take the guard of honor parade on the Promenade des Anglais.  Пуанкаре, Вивиани и сопровождающие их лица принимают парад почетного караула на Английской набережной. Торжественная Встреча Премьер Министра Франции Раймонда Пуанкаре на пристани. 7 июля 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/265-grenadersky-ober-officer-and-private-infantry-of-the-army-regiment-from-8ff3ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/265-grenadersky-ober-officer-and-private-infantry-of-the-army-regiment-from-8ff3ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[265. GRENADERSKY: OBER OFFICER and Private Infantry of the Army Regiment, from 1732 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[265. GRENADERSKY: OBER OFFICER and Private Infantry of the Army Regiment, from 1732 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    265. ГРЕНАДЕРСКИЕ: ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР и РЯДОВОЙ Пехотного Армейского полка, с 1732 по 1742 год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-926377</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-926377-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-c1561d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-c1561d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-5bfaf1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-5bfaf1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-48a748</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-48a748-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-efb0ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-efb0ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психичес��ое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним на��людением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-b8b382</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-b8b382-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orenburg Cadet Corps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-1900s-8bf2ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-portrait-1900s-8bf2ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group Portrait, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asian-ethnological-expedition-of-the-ussr-academy-of-sciences-1926-2ad991</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/central-asian-ethnological-expedition-of-the-ussr-academy-of-sciences-1926-2ad991-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asian ethnological expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-b17b2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-b17b2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-80d406</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-80d406-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Defence of Port Arthur, China 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1890s-6ce237</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1890s-6ce237-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-38c189</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-38c189-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Building The Chinese Eastern Railway, Russia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese Eastern Railway system in Northeast China. The Russian Empire constructed the line from 1897 to 1902 during the Great Game period.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-52adcc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-52adcc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov in Sevastopol]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1920s-0a5d82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/mongolia-1920s-0a5d82-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-dea5a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-dea5a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-967835</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-967835-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-63fcf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-63fcf9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-ff570a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-ff570a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: Bombay raid.  Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Бомбейский рейд.      Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-1900s-470a52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/astrakhan-1900s-470a52-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-953da7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-953da7-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. Novaya Zemlya.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-a00e10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-a00e10-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, The Volga river region in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-55cf38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-55cf38-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavel Zaremba photographs. Harbin, China, 1900-1901.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-russia-1890s-cbe2bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-russia-1890s-cbe2bf-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Russia,  1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-d5d8b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-d5d8b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-942e2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-942e2e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-333276</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-333276-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Infantry Junker School at training camp in Crimea, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. «...Воспоминание о посещении Одесского пехотного юнкерского училища на подвижном сборе в Крыму»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-3f8940</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-3f8940-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/satirical-drawings-by-artist-mikhail-stepanovich-znamensky-1850-1860s-faa0cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/satirical-drawings-by-artist-mikhail-stepanovich-znamensky-1850-1860s-faa0cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Satirical drawings by artist Mikhail Stepanovich Znamensky, 1850-1860s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1850-1860-е.Сатирические рисунки художника Михаила Степановичем Знаменского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-752d98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-752d98-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-a6f41a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-a6f41a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-a9eaef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-a9eaef-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sophia-and-ivan-sokolsky-1908-1909-ce9841</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/sophia-and-ivan-sokolsky-1908-1909-ce9841-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sophia and Ivan Sokolsky. 1908-1909]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Children's portraits. Sophia and Ivan Sokolsky. 1908-1909  Муром. Детские портреты. Софья и Иван Сокольские. 1908-1909]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-d059e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-d059e7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка ан��лийской Королевы Виктории.   Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-67033e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-67033e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-62b2ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-62b2ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-b7c415</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-b7c415-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-8ec6a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-8ec6a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solovetsky-monastery-solovki-monastery-018d32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/solovetsky-monastery-solovki-monastery-018d32-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solovetsky Monastery Gun Chamber - Solovki Monastery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-23b66d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-23b66d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-3e5812</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-3e5812-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Российский Императорский Дом Романовых. Слева направо: Великие Княжны Ольга,  Анастасия, Мария и Татьяна. Дочери Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Феодоровны. Фотография 1906 года. Хранение: ГАРФ.   The Russian Imperial House of the Romanovs. From left to right: Grand Princesses Olga, Anastasia, Maria and Tatiana. Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1906. Storage: State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-9bebf5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-9bebf5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-6490aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-6490aa-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-ii-and-empress-maria-alexandrovna-ade3c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/emperor-alexander-ii-and-empress-maria-alexandrovna-ade3c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II, the oldest son of Emperor Nicholas I (1796–1855), was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 1818.  Alexander's most significant reform was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator He also reorganized the judicial system, set up elected local judges, abolished corporal punishment, promoted local self-government, ended number of nobility privileges and promoted universities. Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, to avoid the remote colony falls into British hands. He sought peace and joined with Germany and Austria against France in the League of the Three Emperors that stabilized Europe. He fought a brief war with the Ottoman Empire in 1877–78, pursued further expansion into Siberia and the Caucasus, conquered Turkestan. Among his greatest challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia. Alexander was proposing more parliamentary reforms to counter the rise of nascent revolutionary and anarchistic movements when he was assassinated in 1881.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-f7fa46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-f7fa46-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-c00b46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-c00b46-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1897-09d82b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/moscow-russia-1897-09d82b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-35fd99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-35fd99-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karacharovo-estate-7d5dfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/karacharovo-estate-7d5dfd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Karacharovo estate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-e35f2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-e35f2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jan-soberg-photography-fishing-d8b514</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/jan-soberg-photography-fishing-d8b514-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jan Soberg photography - fishing]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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. He participated in exhibitions, in particular, in the exhibition "Russian North", which opened in the Gostiny Dvor on August 11, 1910. It was organized by the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, the first chairman of which was an outstanding historian and bibliographer, the organizer of science, the Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor Alexander F. Shidlovsky. Soberg was a member of the Society for the Study of the Russian North. Participated in the publication of postcards dedicated to the North.  В декабре 1907 года крестьянин Эстляндской губернии Ян Соберг с открыл фотографическое заведение Архангельске. В 1909 году в Архангельске начало работу Фотографическое общество, членом которого стал и Ян Соберг. Он участвовал в выставках, в частности, в выставке «Русский Север», открывшейся в Гостином дворе 11 августа 1910 года. Организовало ее Архангельское общество изучения Русского Севера, первым председателем которого был выдающийся историк и библиограф, организатор науки, архангельский вице-губернатор Александр Федорович Шидловский. Соберг был членом Общества изучения Русского Севера. Участвовал в издании открыток, посвященных Северу.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-8f8f67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-8f8f67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-b6e1e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-b6e1e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-e98d50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-e98d50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Artillery drummer. Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-3eb648</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-3eb648-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-3a69b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/08/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-3a69b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Art of carpentry, Russia 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Михаил Адольфович Нетыкса.Практический курс столярного дела]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solntsevo-estate-on-the-banks-of-the-klyazma-river-1910s-60880d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/solntsevo-estate-on-the-banks-of-the-klyazma-river-1910s-60880d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solntsevo estate on the banks of the Klyazma river, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба «Солнцево» на берегу Клязьмы, 1910-е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-1892-1e274b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-1892-1e274b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse .1892. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-81cb28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-81cb28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsar-ioann-alexeevich-240c7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1696/12/31/tsar-ioann-alexeevich-240c7d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar Ioann Alexeevich - Engraving, Public domain image ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsar Ioann Alexeevich "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Царь Иоанн Алексеевич «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-816aa0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-816aa0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-31ad04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-31ad04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/political-exiles-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-92fc77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/political-exiles-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-92fc77-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Political exiles. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British.   Политические ссыльные. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-4415a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-4415a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-a77b24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-a77b24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-baku-muslim-quarters-d0a2c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/old-baku-muslim-quarters-d0a2c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Baku. Muslim Street., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Old Baku. Muslim Quarters. Старый Баку. Мусульманские кварталы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1870s-27602b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/saint-petersburg-1870s-27602b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/libau-russian-beer-label-1900-3dcdc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/libau-russian-beer-label-1900-3dcdc2-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Libau. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-russian-portraits-afisha-st-petersburg-russia-1903-dfc171</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/exhibition-of-russian-portraits-afisha-st-petersburg-russia-1903-dfc171-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of Russian Portraits. Afisha, St. Petersburg. Russia. 1903.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Exhibition of Russian Portraits. Afisha, St. Petersburg. Russia. 1903.  Выставка Русских Портретов. Афиша, Санкт-Петербург. Россия. 1903.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-2fed9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-2fed9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900-1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1901. Альбом видов КВЖД]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-fair-electro-theater-cinematograph-1910-d2d200</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/murom-fair-electro-theater-cinematograph-1910-d2d200-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Fair. Electro-Theater Cinematograph, 1910.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Fair. Electro-Theater Cinematograph, 1910.  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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Ярмарка. Электро-театр Синематограф (Кинематограф), 1910.  Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-842a1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-842a1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uvarovs-estate-porechye-1870s-d541d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/uvarovs-estate-porechye-1870s-d541d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uvarovs' estate "Porechye" 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dutch-west-indies-1907-41a8d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/dutch-west-indies-1907-41a8d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dutch West Indies, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Путешествие Оскара Ивановича Иона в Голландскую Индию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-39284a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-39284a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/frances-poincare-visits-france-aka-poincare-visits-russia-1912-1914-36b6f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/frances-poincare-visits-france-aka-poincare-visits-russia-1912-1914-36b6f5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[France's Poincare Visits France AKA Poincare Visits Russia (1912-1914)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[French President Raymond Poincare makes a state visit to Russia, 1912 - 1914.    Carriages stop in middle of field.  Poincare & his wife are greeted by Tzar Nicholas II.   Poincare and wife ride in procession with the Tzar and the Tsarina Alexandra.  Their open coach is followed by Russian Army officers riding horses, soldiers are lined up at roadside.    Shot of  Russian Royals and their guests descending steps leading down hill from a big marquee to an automobile waiting in foreground.   More shots parade.  Tzar on horseback reviewing troops, while the guests ride around the field in a coach.  The VIP couples go back up steps to tent.  Soldiers marching & riding.  Closer shot from side of tent of Poincare and wife watching the review.  More shots troops and parade.     American cataloguer's note: this item would have been filmed in the years preceding World War One. Poincare was a strong supporter of France's alliance with Russia.  FILM ID:2466.01  A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/  FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1907-618141</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1907-618141-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1907.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1907.  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-c9a38f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-c9a38f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-7273f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-7273f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-a6ce63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-a6ce63-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-bdd971</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-bdd971-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-25baa3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-25baa3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-b183ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-b183ca-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-duchesses-tatiana-olga-with-army-officers-2f7e6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-duchesses-tatiana-olga-with-army-officers-2f7e6f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, Grand duchesses Tatiana, Olga, with army officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, Grand duchesses Tatiana, Olga, with army officers]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-c33285</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-c33285-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolye. Photographs by Michael Graim (1828–1911)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-55e7df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-55e7df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Kavkazskaya, Ekaterinodar region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-45de09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-45de09-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-8a3cc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-8a3cc0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1880-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Along with Samarkand, Bukhara was the epicenter of the Persian culture in medieval Asia until the fall of the Timurid dynasty. By 850, Bukhara served as the capital of the Samanid Empire. The Samanids, claiming descent from Bahram Chobin, rejuvenated Persian culture far from Baghdad, Rudaki, the father of Persian poetry, was born and raised in Bukhara and wrote his most famous poem about the city's beauty. Bukhara was the most important of cities in many Persian empires, namely Samanids, Khwarazmids, and Timurids. The influence of Bukhara in the wider Islamic world started to diminish starting from the arrival of Uzbeks in the 16th Century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-42bfd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-42bfd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/airplane-accident-aviation-squad-and-v-division-at-the-xii-army-1915-c9ad53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/airplane-accident-aviation-squad-and-v-division-at-the-xii-army-1915-c9ad53-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moran Airplane fire. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915 ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The officers at Moran's plane, burnt by the second-generation engineer Lerkhe from the back-flare. Airplane accident. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Офицеры у самолёта Моран, сгоревшего при пробе подпоручиком Лерхе мотора от обратной вспышки. Авария аэроплана. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-a90abc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-a90abc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-a26f7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-a26f7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-award-of-nizhny-novgorod-industrial-fair-certificate-1739da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-award-of-nizhny-novgorod-industrial-fair-certificate-1739da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor award of Nizhny Novgorod Industrial Fair, certificate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tatar-tent-in-the-nogai-steppes-near-astrakhan-1894-astrakhan-south-russia-f317dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/tatar-tent-in-the-nogai-steppes-near-astrakhan-1894-astrakhan-south-russia-f317dd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tatar tent in the Nogai steppes near Astrakhan. 1894 Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/between-villages-vysoky-and-tarnavka-poland-wwi-3d4ced</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/between-villages-vysoky-and-tarnavka-poland-wwi-3d4ced-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Between villages Vysoky and Tarnavka, Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-cc7aaa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-cc7aaa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-4ff234</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-4ff234-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constructions of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-7a20d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-7a20d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archives-of-metropolit-avksentiy-georgievich-stadnitsky-1909-1915-3fb42e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/archives-of-metropolit-avksentiy-georgievich-stadnitsky-1909-1915-3fb42e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archives of Metropolit Avksentiy Georgievich Stadnitsky, 1909-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1915. Из архива митрополита Авксентия Георгиевича Стадницкого]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-7f057b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-7f057b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-24d048</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-24d048-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-f5a1f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-f5a1f0-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-780c1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-780c1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-93dfc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-93dfc9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-fbc942</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-fbc942-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-963632</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-963632-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-11a1f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-11a1f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-9b26a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-9b26a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian tourists in Sicily, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-bd4abe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-bd4abe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trip to Biysk. Between Biysk and Ulala, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Поездка в Бийск. Между Бийским и Улалой]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-aefda5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-aefda5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-de6642</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-de6642-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-grand-duke-vladimir-aleksandrovich-674c0c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-grand-duke-vladimir-aleksandrovich-674c0c-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich accept the report of the regiment commander.  Emperor Nicholas II takes the parade of the Preobrazhensky regiment and the 1st artillery. Brigades on the parade ground in front of the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoe Selo   Император Николай II и великий князь Владимир Александрович принимают рапорт командира полка  Император Николай II принимает парад Преображенского полка и 1-й артил. Бригады на плацу перед Екатерининским дворцом Царского Села.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/appendix-215-heritage-paying-yearly-the-sum-of-twenty-shillings-scots-cba990</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/appendix-215-heritage-paying-yearly-the-sum-of-twenty-shillings-scots-cba990-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[APPENDIX. 215   heritage : Paying yearly the sum of twenty shillings Scots]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  APPENDIX. 215   heritage : Paying yearly the sum of twenty shillings Scots, as part of the sum of twelve pounds  Scots of feu duty due to the eaid Earl yearly from the whole lands of Auchleuchries and Muir-  tak, lately belonging to the said John Gordon. Sasine was given on the 4th of August, 1712.   Sasine of Patrick Gordon, on Auchleuchries, presented by James Elphinstone of Wartle, on 7  September, 1722. — {Fi-07ii the Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeemhire and Kincardineihire,  vol. xxi., part ii., foil. 232, 233.;   57 ^Precept of clare constat (dated at Slains on 4 August, 1722,) by Mary, countess of Enroll, with  consent of Mr. Alexander Hay of Dclgaty, her husband, in favour of Patrick Gordon, now of  Auchleuchries, son and heir of the deceased John Gordon of Auchleuchries, for sasine of the  lands of Auchleuchries, Easter and Wester, with the grain mill of Auchleuchries, mill-lands,  etc., in the barony of Ardendraught, regality of Slains, parish of Cruden, and sheriflfdom of  Aberdeen, holden of the Countess as immediate superior in feuferme, fee, and heritage, for pay-  ment of eleven pounds Scots yearly. Sasine was given on the twenty second of August, 1722.     Sasine, Elizabeth Gordon, on ane annualrent out of Westertoun of Auchleuchries, etc, presented  on the 22nd May, 1723. — [From the Parheuiar Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kinair-  dineshire, vol. xxi., part ii., foil. 301, 302.)   58 By a bond, dated at Auchleuchries on the 16th January, 1723, Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries  acknowledged himself indebted to Elisabeth Gordon, his sister german, daughter of the deceased  John Gordon of Auchleuchries, and Elizabeth Grant, his wife, in the sura of 2000 merks Scots,  and, for security of payment, became bound to iufeft her in the "Westertoun of Auchleuchries,  etc Sasine was given on the 7th of April, 1 723.     Sasine, Katharine Gordon, on ane annualrent out of Westertoun of Auchleuchries, etc., pre-  sented on the 22nd May, 1723.— (i^roni the Particular Register of &w«w for Aberdeenshire and  KincardinesJiire, vol. xxi., part ii., foil. 302, 303.)   59 By a bond, dated at Auchleuchries on the 16th January, 1723, Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries  acknowledged himself indebted to Katharine Gordon, his sister german, daughter of the deceased  John Gordon of Auchleuchries, and Elizabeth Grant, his wife, in the sum of 1600 merks Scots,  and, for security of payment, became bound to infeft her in the Westertoun of Auchleuchries,  etc. Sasine was given on the 17th of April, 1723.     Sasine, James, John, Alexander, and Charles Gordons, on an annuallrent out of Westertoun of  Auchleuchries, presented on 22 May, 1723.— (i^rom the Particular Register of Seiiinsfor Aber-  deenshire and Kincoi-dinesJure, vol. xxi., part ii., foil. 303, 304.)   60 By a bond, dated at Auchleuchries on the 16th January, 1723, Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries  acknowledged himself indebted to James, John, Alexander, and Charles Gordons, his brothers  german, sons of the deceased John Gordon of Auchleuchries, and Elizabeth Grant, his wife, in  the sum of 2000 merks Scots, and, for security |of payment, became bound to infefl them in the  Westertoun of Auchleuchries, etc Sasine was given on the 17th of April, 1723. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-48e748</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-48e748-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-7966ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-7966ac-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-97fae2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-97fae2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lower-amur-river-1913-94e1ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/lower-amur-river-1913-94e1ba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lower Amur river, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-72cc8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-72cc8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-bfa99f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-bfa99f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-655305</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-655305-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1920s-b8fa8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1920s-b8fa8e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amateur-theater-in-the-murom-womens-gymnasium-murom-1910-1912-899f4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/amateur-theater-in-the-murom-womens-gymnasium-murom-1910-1912-899f4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amateur theater in the Murom Women's Gymnasium. Murom, 1910 - 1912.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people. Amateur theater in the Murom Women's Gymnasium. Murom, 1910 - 1912.   Муром. События и люди. Любительский театр в Муромской женской гимназии. Муром, 1910 – 1912.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-olga-nicolaevna-st-petersburg-1912-5703ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/the-grand-duchess-olga-nicolaevna-st-petersburg-1912-5703ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaevna, St. Petersburg, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaevna, St. Petersburg, 1912]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/martyrdom-of-the-emperor-tsar-liberator-of-the-all-russian-alexander-ii-emperor-b46bf6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/martyrdom-of-the-emperor-tsar-liberator-of-the-all-russian-alexander-ii-emperor-b46bf6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Martyrdom of the emperor tsar-liberator of the All-Russian Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On 1st March, 1881, Alexander was traveling in a closed carriage, from Mikhailovsky Palace to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. An armed Cossack sat with the coach-driver and another six Cossacks followed on horseback. Behind them came a group of police officers in sledges.  On a street corner near the Catherine Canal Sophia Perovskaya gave the signal to Nikolai Rysakov and Timofei Mikhailov to throw their bombs at the Tsar's carriage. The bombs missed the carriage and instead landed amongst the Cossacks. The Tsar was unhurt but insisted on getting out of the carriage to check the condition of the injured men. While he was standing with the wounded Cossacks another terrorist, Ignatei Grinevitski, threw his bomb. Alexander was killed instantly and the explosion was so great that Grinevitski also died from the bomb blast. The constitution was never to be granted.  On the site where he was killed, the Cathedral of the Resurrection on Blood was erected.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-b836bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-b836bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-6f0380</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-6f0380-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-48ba52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-48ba52-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-ef08a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-ef08a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-0d05cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-0d05cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-great-war-0a511a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-in-great-war-0a511a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-4c0b9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-4c0b9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1894.  Public domain photograph - 19th-century studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-860d06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-860d06-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borodino. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/food-store-dubinin-advertising-odessa-1900-1914-0bebfc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/food-store-dubinin-advertising-odessa-1900-1914-0bebfc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Food Store Dubinin. Advertising. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-0a1d7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-0a1d7e-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanage-in-the-village-of-platonovo-1915-2a5c8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanage-in-the-village-of-platonovo-1915-2a5c8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanage in the village of Platonovo, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Ц.О.К. Приют в селе Платоново]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-a34588</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-a34588-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-1bfaa6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-1bfaa6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-b9e6bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-b9e6bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/human-anatomy-d3cb72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/human-anatomy-d3cb72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Human Anatomy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-b235db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-b235db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-ad4f4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-ad4f4b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guests arrive at the Coronation Parade on the Khodynka Field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-249097</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-249097-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-5fe37f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-5fe37f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-d789cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-d789cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-5bafea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-5bafea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-artillery-depot-illustrations-28400b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/brest-litovsk-artillery-depot-illustrations-28400b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest-Litovsk Artillery Depot Illustrations]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-e54d9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-e54d9d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1870s-eb8074</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/saint-petersburg-1870s-eb8074-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1870s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Renaissance St Petersburg Baltic Hotel]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Saint Isaac, Porte de bronze; Pierre-Ambrose Richebourg (French, 1830 - 1876); Paris, France; 1859; Albumen silver print; 31.1 × 18.6 cm (12 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.); 84.XM.435.1.5]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-8a3b8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-8a3b8f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-d3ce33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-d3ce33-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-81302a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-81302a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1897-travel-to-crimea-f5ca7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/1897-travel-to-crimea-f5ca7f-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1897. Travel to Crimea]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-d506ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-d506ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-04f7c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1832/12/31/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-04f7c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Child, or a New Geographical Game for Children, Serving as Amusement and Instruction for the Knowledge of the Russian State]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1830-1832. Дитя-россиянин, или Новая географическая игра для детей, служащая им увеселением и наставлением к познанию Государства Российского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-b20567</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-b20567-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trekhgornaya-prokhorovskaya-manufactory-1890s-f83281</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trekhgornaya-prokhorovskaya-manufactory-1890s-f83281-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trekhgornaya Prokhorovskaya manufactory, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Фабрика Трехгорной Прохоровской мануфактуры]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-15c9bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-15c9bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-soldiers-moving-the-airship-condor-to-the-parking-lot-e2bd1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-soldiers-moving-the-airship-condor-to-the-parking-lot-e2bd1c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian soldiers moving the airship Condor to the parking lot.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915 The airship "KONDOR" (Clement Bayard N ° 5) was acquired from France in 1913 simultaneously with the airship "ASTRA" (Astra-XIII).  "KONDOR" was assigned to the 2nd aeronautical company in Brest-Litovsk. Soon the airship was transferred to Lviv and was used when attempting to bomb the fortress of Przemysl. The commander of the airship was appointed Oppman Eugene Maximilianovich. The task was not carried out because of low flying data airship "KONDOR".  In the summer of 1915 the Germans began to use fighter planes with incendiary bullets and antiaircraft artillery against airships and the use of airships in the war ceases.   6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Дирижабль «КОНДОР» (Clement Bayard N° 5) был приобретён у Франции в 1913 году одновременно с дирижаблем «АСТРА» (Astra-XIII).  «КОНДОР» был приписан 2-й воздухоплавательной роте в Брест-Литовске. Вскоре дирижабль был переведён во Львов и использовался при попытке  бомбардировки крепости Перемышль. Командиром дирижабля был назначен Оппман Евгений Максимилианович. Задание так и не было выполнено из-за низких лётных данных дирижабля «КОНДОР».  Летом 1915 немцы начинают использовать против дирижаблей самолеты-истребители с зажигательными пулями и зенитную артиллерию и использование дирижаблей в войне прекращается.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-41282c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-41282c-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917 - in port of Archangelsk during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-pier-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-31418b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-pier-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-31418b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General View of Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-29ee25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-29ee25-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-94f877</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-94f877-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolyvanovsky plant, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Колывановский завод]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-d8ab64</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-d8ab64-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rigel-factory-of-the-joint-stock-company-of-russian-batteries-tudor-71be0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/rigel-factory-of-the-joint-stock-company-of-russian-batteries-tudor-71be0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Rigel" factory of the Joint Stock Company of Russian Batteries "Tudor"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Завод «Ригель» Акционерного общества русских аккумуляторных заводов «Тюдоръ»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-luna-park-8144fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-luna-park-8144fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Luna Park, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Луна Парк Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrating-christmas-pskov-assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-650d59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/celebrating-christmas-pskov-assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-650d59-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Celebrating Christmas. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrating Christmas. Pskov. Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Празднование Рождества. Псков. Сборочная мастерская летательных аппаратов. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/count-adlerberg-album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-daf343</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/count-adlerberg-album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-daf343-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Count Adlerberg. Album of the Russian Imperial Family, the Imperial Court and statesmen, 1865-1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Российской Императорской семьи, императорского двора и государственных деятелей, 1865-1875]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-684dda</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-684dda-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-transportation-of-oil-in-tanks-ff64a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-transportation-of-oil-in-tanks-ff64a1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku, Transportation of oil in tanks.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku, Transportation of oil in tanks.  Баку, Транспортировка нефти в цистернах.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-4d7399</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-4d7399-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e5c7f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e5c7f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-daughters-1914-05e49b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-daughters-1914-05e49b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with daughters, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with daughters . Yacht Standard. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/587-piper-carabinier-regiment-from-1786-to-1796-dc1d51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/587-piper-carabinier-regiment-from-1786-to-1796-dc1d51-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[587. Piper Carabinier Regiment, from 1786 to 1796.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[587. Piper Carabinier Regiment, from 1786 to 1796.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    587. ТРУБАЧ Карабинерного полка, с 1786 по 1796 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-1a97cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-1a97cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-528fcd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-528fcd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to Abyssinia of Captain Davydov and Staff Captain Dragomirova. Borroda. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899-1900. Экспедиция в Абиссинию капитана Давыдова и штабс-капитан Драгомирова. Часть 21. Боррода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-a28481</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-a28481-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-fa9523</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-fa9523-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten, in the courtyard at the well. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен, во дворике у колодца. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten, in the courtyard at the well. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900 Storage: ГАРФ (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-16a4c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-16a4c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-6517cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-6517cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-8a47fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-8a47fb-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-coronation-of-alexander-ii-august-26-september-7-1856-d6dbf6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/the-coronation-of-alexander-ii-august-26-september-7-1856-d6dbf6-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Coronation of Alexander II August 26 (September 7) 1856. .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Coronation of Alexander II August 26 (September 7) 1856. - Коронация Александра II 26 августа (7 сентября) 1856.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-russia-1900s-2e7cf8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-russia-1900s-2e7cf8-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-3c95d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-3c95d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-a073ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-a073ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-cf940f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-cf940f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-sumy-belgorod-railroad-b6a2b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/construction-of-sumy-belgorod-railroad-b6a2b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of Sumy - Belgorod railroad]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-orleans-mardi-gras-parade-1897-e9e5ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/new-orleans-mardi-gras-parade-1897-e9e5ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Orleans. Mardi Gras Parade 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-1899-97da95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-1899-97da95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-e8c96e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-e8c96e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-9da0c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-9da0c5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-61451d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-61451d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-c31a2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-c31a2c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-883a3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-883a3a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-dreadnaught-8ef284</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-dreadnaught-8ef284-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Dreadnaught]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-3f3e65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-3f3e65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-princesses-maria-nikolaevna-and-anastasia-nikolaevna-the-chiefs-of-the-a0efcf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/grand-princesses-maria-nikolaevna-and-anastasia-nikolaevna-the-chiefs-of-the-a0efcf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Princesses Maria Nikolaevna and Anastasia Nikolaevna - the chiefs of the hospital No. 17. 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Stantsiya Detskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Великие Княжны Мария Николаевна и Анастасия Николаевна – шефы лазарета № 17 для раненых солдат среди медицинского персонала и раненых.  Российская Империя. Царское Село (Пушкин), 1914-1917  Grand Princesses Maria Nikolaevna and Anastasia Nikolaevna - the chiefs of the hospital No. 17 for the wounded soldiers among the medical personnel and the wounded. Russian empire. Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin),  1914-1917 ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-3e8e7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-3e8e7a-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1910s-fc85e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1910s-fc85e5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-295e01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-295e01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-refugees-part-1-1919-e87142</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/russian-refugees-part-1-1919-e87142-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Refugees - Part 1 (1919)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian refugees - part 1. River Volga, Russia.    GV banks of river; groups of people sitting round fires; others walking; hillside in BG. CUs groups; families; sitting around; some people eating soup from a common pot. Food; . Group of tents and refugees. CU woman w/ small child in tent doorway. Man stands facing camera; tent behind him at rt., with woman sitting outside; laundry hung on one of the tent ropes; other people in BG; and cemetery in distance. Cemetery; w/ wooden crosses. DS from top of train car; of crowd of refugees on train platform. Not certain if the Russian Revolution and civil war; or famine has caused these people to become displaced persons.  FILM ID:1930.12  A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/  FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-83113a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-83113a-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-siberian-rivers-af60d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-siberian-rivers-af60d4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel - Siberian Rivers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархивов Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-341f6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-341f6f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-ba2d2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-ba2d2f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II, the oldest son of Emperor Nicholas I (1796–1855), was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 1818.  Alexander's most significant reform was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator He also reorganized the judicial system, set up elected local judges, abolished corporal punishment, promoted local self-government, ended number of nobility privileges and promoted universities. Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, to avoid the remote colony falls into British hands. He sought peace and joined with Germany and Austria against France in the League of the Three Emperors that stabilized Europe. He fought a brief war with the Ottoman Empire in 1877–78, pursued further expansion into Siberia and the Caucasus, conquered Turkestan. Among his greatest challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia. Alexander was proposing more parliamentary reforms to counter the rise of nascent revolutionary and anarchistic movements when he was assassinated in 1881.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-545cbb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-545cbb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-turkestan-1898-a0601f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/samarkand-turkestan-1898-a0601f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand, Turkestan, 1898]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-ebcaf6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-ebcaf6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-998fa1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-998fa1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-7b4e54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-7b4e54-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Somewhere in Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/124-the-banner-of-1645-1676-years-ab77b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/124-the-banner-of-1645-1676-years-ab77b5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[124. The Banner of 1645-1676 years.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[124. The Banner of 1645-1676 years.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    124. Знамя 1645-1676 гг.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/warsaw-province-russian-empire-1856-da9c4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/warsaw-province-russian-empire-1856-da9c4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Warsaw Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Варшавская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-cb3fca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-cb3fca-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din in Russia. 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din to Russia. 1902. Визит персидского шаха Мозафара эд-дина в Россию. 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-147296</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-147296-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/berdsk-russia-2931b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/berdsk-russia-2931b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Berdsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-7c0862</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-7c0862-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-534619</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-534619-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-64a03b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-64a03b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constructions of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-troops-in-gallipoli-0f5791</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1923/12/31/russian-troops-in-gallipoli-0f5791-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian troops in Gallipoli]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1925-3690e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/beijing-china-1925-3690e2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1925]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-3d6db0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-3d6db0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-photo-russia-1900s-a35e5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-photo-russia-1900s-a35e5b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group photo, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-10d537</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-10d537-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff - 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-a-scene-of-forced-washing-of-people-at-the-railway-station-da1f5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-a-scene-of-forced-washing-of-people-at-the-railway-station-da1f5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku. A scene of forced washing of people at the railway station.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku. A scene of forced washing of people at the railway station.  Баку. Сцена принудительной мойки людей на железнодорожной станции.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-a45dfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-a45dfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Voronezh Grand Duke's Mikhail Pavlovich Cadet Corps, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Воронежский Великого Князя Михаила Павловича кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/izhora-naval-ministry-new-admiralty-private-rail-and-mechanical-ni-putilov-ded221</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1869/12/31/izhora-naval-ministry-new-admiralty-private-rail-and-mechanical-ni-putilov-ded221-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Izhora Naval Ministry, New Admiralty, private Rail and Mechanical N.I. Putilov, the Fricke brothers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Планы мастерских для переделки ружей в заводах, принадлежащих морскому министерству Ижорском и Нового адмиралтейства, частных Рельсового и механического Н.И. Путилова, братьев Фрикке и др.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plague-in-manchuria-1910-1911-4dda5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/plague-in-manchuria-1910-1911-4dda5c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plague in Manchuria 1910-1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kanina-land-postcards-6699d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kanina-land-postcards-6699d4-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kanina Land - Summer. Postcards.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sakhalin-convicts-1890s-74b9df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/sakhalin-convicts-1890s-74b9df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sakhalin convicts, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-378876</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-378876-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-trade-certificaresbonds-harbin-china-edcf6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-trade-certificaresbonds-harbin-china-edcf6c-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian trade certificares/bonds, Harbin, China]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-1b0115</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-1b0115-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-3cc8f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-3cc8f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition of N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Экспедиция Н.С. Гумилева в Абиссинию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-26d14e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1874/12/31/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-26d14e-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway construction in the Penza province, 1873-1874]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1873-1874. Железнодорожное строительство в Пензенской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-3a4ccc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-3a4ccc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-a579de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-a579de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-the-church-of-the-savior-9ae30c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/ivanovo-the-church-of-the-savior-9ae30c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo - The Church of the Savior]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Gorod Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Church of the Savior  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 in 1608-1609 the Polish-Cossack camp was in the village. Since 1743 the village was owned by the Counts of Sheremetev. In Ivanovo in the XVII century, textile production of flax is developing. In the middle of the 18th century, the manufactories were founded by rich peasants and the production of chintz appeared. In 1871, when the village of Ivanovo merged with the Voznesensky Posad that appeared in 1853, the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk was formed, which soon became the main textile center of the Russian Empire.    Спасская церковь  Иваново возникло в XV веке. К 1579 году основан Покровский мужской монастырь. Первое письменное упоминание встречается в 1608 году в книгах Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В период Смутного времени в 1608—1609 годах в селе стоял польско-казачий лагерь. С 1743 года селом владели графы Шереметевы. В Иванове в XVII веке развивается текстильное производство льна.  В середине XVIII века богатыми крестьянами были основаны мануфактуры и появилось производство ситца. В 1871 году при слиянии села Иванова и появившегося в 1853 году Вознесенского посада был образован город Иваново-Вознесенск, ставший вскоре главным текстильным центром Российской империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-973901</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-973901-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-5e2137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-5e2137-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-71bac6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-71bac6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-64127a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-64127a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-0b3809</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-0b3809-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Tien Shan and to the provinces of Gan-Su and Kuku-Nor, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1889-1890. Путешествие братьев Грум-Гржимайло в восточный Тянь-Шань и в провинцию Гань-Су и Куку-Нор]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-c1c0f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-c1c0f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-9a2d5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-9a2d5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-372369</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-372369-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-b4c22d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-b4c22d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherbourg-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-ashore-the-imperial-yacht-22899b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/cherbourg-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-ashore-the-imperial-yacht-22899b-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherbourg. Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna ashore The Imperial Yacht "Polar Star". ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The journey of Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to Europe.Arrival of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to France on the yacht "Polar Star". Cherbourg. The Emperor's descent to the shore.Paris, October 5-9, 1896.  Путешествие Николая II и Императрицы Александры Федоровны в Европу. Прибытие Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Федоровны во Францию на яхте "Полярная звезда".  Шербур. Сход Императорской четы на берег. Париж 5-9 октября, 1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-22d609</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-22d609-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Opel dealership catalogue, Moscow, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-0e2c00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-0e2c00-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-942332</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-942332-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-bf6c70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-bf6c70-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-d66226</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-d66226-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-e89f33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-e89f33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-maria-1916-75889b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duchess-maria-1916-75889b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchess Maria .1916 - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand duchess Maria .1916  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-f1d526</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-f1d526-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/merchants-and-traders-from-the-village-of-labinskaya-632bce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/merchants-and-traders-from-the-village-of-labinskaya-632bce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Merchants and traders from the village of Labinskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-a60039</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-a60039-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: The Golden Temple in Amritsar.   Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Золотой храм в Амрицаре (Амритсар).  Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-8afdf8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-8afdf8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Greeting the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902. Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/oslo-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-f20deb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/oslo-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-f20deb-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Skiing near Oslo, Norway. French socialist Albert Thomas travel to Russia, 1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-612329</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-612329-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-381ddb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-381ddb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-funicular-station-1900-1914-e15b86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-funicular-station-1900-1914-e15b86-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa funicular station, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-2a307c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-2a307c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-df2605</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-df2605-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-1b2fe0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-1b2fe0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-1c341f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-1c341f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-coronation-of-alexander-ii-august-26-september-7-1856-acf523</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/the-coronation-of-alexander-ii-august-26-september-7-1856-acf523-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Coronation of Alexander II August 26 (September 7) 1856. .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Coronation of Alexander II August 26 (September 7) 1856. - Коронация Александра II 26 августа (7 сентября) 1856.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-4945c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-4945c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-f61b62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-f61b62-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deer sled. Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-698538</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-698538-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-39a249</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-39a249-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossacks-of-kopanskaya-village-efabad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/cossacks-of-kopanskaya-village-efabad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossacks of Kopanskaya village.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-alexei-and-maria-1913-865509</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-alexei-and-maria-1913-865509-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchess Olga Alexandrovna with Alexei and Maria .1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand duchess Olga Alexandrovna with Alexei and Maria .1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-b414cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-b414cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-artisans-and-workers-ivanovo-textile-center-of-russian-empire-a6ab37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/hospital-for-artisans-and-workers-ivanovo-textile-center-of-russian-empire-a6ab37-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for artisans and workers. Ivanovo - Textile Center of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Gorod Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospital for artisans and workers  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 in 1608-1609 the Polish-Cossack camp was in the village. Since 1743 the village was owned by the Counts of Sheremetev. In Ivanovo in the XVII century, textile production of flax is developing. In the middle of the 18th century, the manufactories were founded by rich peasants and the production of chintz appeared. In 1871, when the village of Ivanovo merged with the Voznesensky Posad that appeared in 1853, the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk was formed, which soon became the main textile center of the Russian Empire.    Больница для мастеровых и рабочих  Иваново возникло в XV веке. К 1579 году основан Покровский мужской монастырь. Первое письменное упоминание встречается в 1608 году в книгах Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В период Смутного времени в 1608—1609 годах в селе стоял польско-казачий лагерь. С 1743 года селом владели графы Шереметевы. В Иванове в XVII веке развивается текстильное производство льна.  В середине XVIII века богатыми крестьянами были основаны мануфактуры и появилось производство ситца. В 1871 году при слиянии села Иванова и появившегося в 1853 году Вознесенского посада был образован город Иваново-Вознесенск, ставший вскоре главным текстильным центром Российской империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wooden-ship-building-russian-far-east-e137b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/wooden-ship-building-russian-far-east-e137b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wooden Ship Building, Russian Far East]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-3a1ce9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-3a1ce9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-43f125</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-43f125-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-6862de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-6862de-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-5cc3c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-5cc3c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-1a04cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-1a04cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-aac3ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-aac3ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-c39846</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-c39846-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-3b27a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-3b27a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vorontsovskaya-street-yeysk-city-government-527390</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/vorontsovskaya-street-yeysk-city-government-527390-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vorontsovskaya street. Yeysk City government]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-maria-anastasia-98b73f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/grand-duchesses-maria-anastasia-98b73f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria and Tatyana.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (left) and Tatyana Nikolaevna (right).  Великие княжны Мария Николаевна (слева) и Татьяна Николаевна (справа).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d2b8ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d2b8ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-f1bfc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-f1bfc8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-035047</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-035047-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-842e57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-842e57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-21368b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-21368b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-8cd09d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-8cd09d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-a9b0a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-a9b0a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-eeed80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-eeed80-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. Рассказы детей к дедушкиным картинкам. Изд. в пользу Дет. б-ки-читальни в Лесном, под ред. Комис. зав. читальней (Ил. Г.Г. Гагарина). Санкт-Петербург  1905. Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. Ed. in favor of Det. library reading rooms in Lesnoy, ed. Commission head reading room (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-d4a465</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/residents-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-d4a465-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Commerce gathering. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-f9e9c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-f9e9c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-838902</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-838902-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-19ab37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-19ab37-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-12eb6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-12eb6a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guards. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-2463d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-2463d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nicholas-ii-a53684</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/emperor-of-russia-nicholas-ii-a53684-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nicholas II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-91fbb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-91fbb6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-f3dfa5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-f3dfa5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-on-a-hunt-in-bialowieza-c559a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/25/empress-maria-feodorovna-on-a-hunt-in-bialowieza-c559a9-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna on a hunt in Bialowieza]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Царская охота в Беловеже. На снимке Императрица Мария Феодоровна жена Императора России Александра III (датская принцесса Дагмар).  Tsarist hunting in Bialowieza. In the photo Empress Maria Feodorovna is the wife of Emperor of Russia Alexander III (Danish Princess Dagmar).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-9f01af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-9f01af-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-f92b73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-f92b73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-c377c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-c377c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-tagunov-family-at-a-wedding-picnic-1910s-3d6b7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-tagunov-family-at-a-wedding-picnic-1910s-3d6b7f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Tagunov family at a wedding picnic. 1910s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people.  The Tagunov family at a wedding picnic. 1910s Tagunovs owned baths until the revolution of 1917. "Trading in Murom house of the first guild under the company" Brothers L. and P. Tagunov and K. " Opened since 1884 on the rights of a full partnership on faith and for an unlimited period. In this firm, there are brothers of the first guild of merchant certificate, consisting of Leonty, Pavel, Ivan, Efim Ermolaevichi Tagunovy. In the city of Murom, there is a bread shop and, in addition, steamer enterprises along the rivers Volga and Oka. " The Tagunov brothers were wealthy and respected people. July 5, 1876, the assembly of the City Duma elected L. Ye. Tagunov a member of the construction committee for the erection of the building of the Murom real school. And his brother Pavel Yermolaevich, the owner of bathhouses, in 1882, delivered wood materials and beams for the amount of 3458 rubles. 90.5 kopecks. for the building under construction.  Муром. События и люди. Семья Тагуновых на свадебном пикнике. 1910-е Тагуновы владели банями вплоть до революции 1917 г. “Торговый в г. Муроме дом первой гильдии под фирмой "Братья Л. и П. Тагуновы и К". Открыт с 1884 г. на правах полного товарищества на вере и бессрочно. В фирме этой находятся братья первой гильдии купеческого свидетельства, состоящие: Леонтий, Павел, Иван, Ефим Ермолаевичи Тагуновы. В г. Муроме хлебная лавка и сверх того пароходные предприятия по рекам Волге и Оке”. Братья Тагуновы были состоятельными и уважаемыми людьми. 5 июля 1876 г. собрание городской Думы избрало Л. Е. Тагунова членом строительной комиссии по возведению здания муромского реального училища. А его брат Павел Ермолаевич, содержатель бань, в 1882 г. доставил лесные материалы и балки на сумму 3458 руб. 90,5 коп. для строящегося здания. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-3e9cba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-3e9cba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/212-appendix-the-twentieth-day-of-may-1674-from-the-particular-register-of-49b96d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/212-appendix-the-twentieth-day-of-may-1674-from-the-particular-register-of-49b96d-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[212 APPENDIX.   the twentieth day of May, 1674. — {From the Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and  Kincardineshire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  212 APPENDIX.   the twentieth day of May, 1674. — {From the Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and  Kincardineshire, vol. viii., foil. 400, 401.)   49 By disposition, dated at Milne of Ardendret, the tlirettein day of May, 1674 (in presence of  "William Hay, son to the granter), William Hay of Sandend sells to John Gordone, younger,  in Wester Auchlewchries, lawfull sone of Johne Gordone of Auchleuchries, and Margaret  Forbes, his wife, the pendickle of land of Wester Auchlewchries called Muirtack, redeemably  by payment of certain sums of money. Seisin was given on the thirteenth day of Apryll, 1674.     Charter of Ardendraught and the superiority of Auchleuchries.— (A.D. 1677.— i^roni the MS.  Inventory of the Erroll Papers at Slaines.)   50 Charter by George, earl of Panmure, to John, earl of Erroll, and his heirs, of the lands of  Ardendraught, fishing on Cruden, and superiority of Auchleuchries, upon the resignation of  Gilbert, earl of Erroll, to be holden in feu for payment of £82 Scots yearly. 24. September,  1677.     Renunciatioun, James Gordon, younger in Wastowne, to Major Generall Patrick Gordone,  presented by Thomas Forbes, servitor to George Patoun of Grandham, on the twantie  sevent day of June, 1682. — (From the Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kin-  cardineshire, vol. xi., foil. 253-255.)   51 By band of provisione, dated at Achlewchries, the twantie thrid day of March, 1665, John  Gordon in Achlewchries, now deceast, bound himself to infeft Marie Ogilvie, then his spous, in  lyfrent, and Patrick Gordon, James Gordon, and the now deceast Alle.xander Gordon, his  second, fowrt, and youngest lawfull sones, equally among them thrie, in fee, in the westsyd of  the said John Gordon, the father, his towne and lands of Westertowne of Achlewchries, then  occupied by him, redeemably from his said sones, or any of them, by payment to ilk ane, or  any of them, of fowrtie shilling ticots, and, after his deceas, by his aires, by payment to ilk ane  of his said sones of ane thowsand punds Scots. Sasine was given upon the 23d March, 1665.  By disposition, dated on the twantie day of November, 1670, the said John Gordon of Achluchries,  and Marie Ogilvie, his spous, sold to their said secund lawfull sone, CoUonell Patrick Gordon, and  the now deceast Catharin Vanbuckowen, then his spowse, and the longest liver of them two, in lyf-  rent, the lands of Achlewchries, Easter and Wester, with the pendicles therof, called Murstack, the  Milne of Achluchries, milne lands, multures, and sequelles, under burden of payment to the said  James Gordone, fourth sone of the granter, of ane thowsand punds Scots (in caece he wer not wther-  wayes provyded be his said father, the granter). By deed, dated at Ellon, the 30th of May,  1682 (in presence of John Gordon in Westertowne), the said James Gordone (now younger in  Wastowne), fourt lawfull sone to the deceast John Gordon in Achlewchries, acknowledges that  James Gordon of Westertowne, his unquhill [uncle] laite factor to the said Collonell Patrick  Gordone, had, by order of the said Collonell (now designed Major Generall) Patrick Gordon,  made payment to him of the said sowme of ane thowsand punds Scots, and therefore renounces,  in favour of the said Major Generall Patrick Gordon, that thrid part and portioune of the said  westsyde of the said towne and lands of Westertowne of Achlewchries, in which he was seised  under the band of provisione aforesaid. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-steamer-mezhen-on-which-the-imperial-family-traveled-along-the-volga-4f039e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-royal-steamer-mezhen-on-which-the-imperial-family-traveled-along-the-volga-4f039e-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal steamer "Mezhen", on which the imperial family traveled along the Volga in May 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In celebration of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the royal family traveled along the Volga. The path ran from Nizhny Novgorod to Kostroma and further up to Yaroslavl. For this, a special squadron was formed in the composition state-owned steamers "Nizhny Novgorod", "Mezhen", "Strezhen", "Ekaterina", "Oryol", as well as the large passenger ships  "Emperor Alexander the Blessed", and "Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich". The royal family made this trip aboard the ship "Mezhen".  The celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the reign of the House of Romanov were held in Kostroma on May 19-20, 1913.  Date taken: May 1913 The photo was posted in the magazine "Niva", number 24 for 1913.  Царский пароход «Межень», на котором Императорская семья путешествовала по Волге в мае 1913 года.  В рамках празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых царская семья совершила путешествие по Волге. Путь проходил от Нижнего Новгорода к Костроме и далее вверх до Ярославля. Для этого была сформирована специальная эскадра в составе путейских (казенных) пароходов "Нижний Новгород", "Межень", "Стрежень", "Екатерина", "Орел" а также больших пассажирских пароходов общества "Самолет" — "Император Александр Благословенный" и "Царь Михаил Федорович". Царская семья совершила это путешествие на борту парохода "Межень".  Торжества 300-летия царствования Дома Романовых проходили в городе Костроме 19-20 мая 1913 года.  Дата съемки: май 1913 года Фотография была размещена в журнале "Нива", № 24 за 1913 год. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madame-taneiew-nee-tolstoy-f2c633</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/madame-taneiew-nee-tolstoy-f2c633-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madame Taneiew, nee Tolstoy - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Madame Taneiew, nee Tolstoy Cavalry lady of the Order of St. Catherine of the small cross Nadezhda Ilarionovna Taneyeva, born. Tolstaya (Boyarynya XVII century)  Кавалерственная дама ордена Св. Екатерины малого креста Надежда Иларiоновна Танеева, рожд. Толстая (Боярыня XVII вѣка)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-b56177</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-b56177-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prince-george-georgievich-georg-alexander-mecklenburg-strelitzky-715f7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/prince-george-georgievich-georg-alexander-mecklenburg-strelitzky-715f7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prince George Georgievich (Georg-Alexander) Mecklenburg-Strelitzky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[One of the participants in the hunt is Prince George Georgievich (Georg-Alexander) Mecklenburg-Strelitzky with trophies - deer killed by Emperor Alexander III. 1894.  Один из участников охоты - принц Георгий Георгиевич (Георг-Александр) Мекленбург-Стрелицкий с трофеями - оленями, убитыми императором Александром III. 1894.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exit-of-the-royal-family-from-the-trinity-cathedral-of-the-ipatiev-monastery-495a98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/exit-of-the-royal-family-from-the-trinity-cathedral-of-the-ipatiev-monastery-495a98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exit of the Royal family from the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On May 19, 1913, the Divine Liturgy was served at the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery in the presence of the Royal Family. The rank of the Divine Liturgy was performed by the Archbishop of Kostroma and Galich Tikhon. The royal family after the end of the service goes out of the Trinity Cathedral.  Location: in front of the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19 (June 1) 1913. Photographer: A.A. Kosatkin, Helios studio, Kostroma.  Выход Царской семьи из Троицкого собора Ипатьевского монастыря. 19 мая 1913 года в Троицком соборе Ипатьевского монастыря в присутствии Царской семьи была отслужена Божественная Литургия. Чин Божественной Литургии совершил архиепископ Костромской и Галичский Тихон.  Царская семья после окончания Богослужения выходит из Троицкого собора.   Место съемки: перед Троицким собором Ипатьевского монастыря, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая (1 июня) 1913 года. Фотограф: А.А. Косаткин, фотоателье "Гелиос", Кострома. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-20f89e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-20f89e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-trading-rows-and-the-cathedral-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-cefe9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/old-trading-rows-and-the-cathedral-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-cefe9f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old trading rows and the Cathedral. Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Old trading rows and the Cathedral. Старые торговые ряды и Собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-1082f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-1082f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/advertising-poster-russia-1900s-ec611b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/advertising-poster-russia-1900s-ec611b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Advertising poster, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-b8d8d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-b8d8d1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gulsvik-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-e47dbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/gulsvik-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-e47dbd-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gulsvik, Norway. French socialist Albert Thomas travel to Russia, 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulsvik, Buskerud, Norway]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prison-projects-russian-empire-40e731</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/prison-projects-russian-empire-40e731-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prison projects, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-photo-russia-1900s-a0fca4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-photo-russia-1900s-a0fca4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group photo, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-f2ef26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-f2ef26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-fea45d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-fea45d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-b61b5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-b61b5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian residents of Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-242350</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-242350-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dowager-empress-maria-fedorovna-among-officers-and-medical-personnel-involved-99a2c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dowager-empress-maria-fedorovna-among-officers-and-medical-personnel-involved-99a2c7-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Red Cross warehouse during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Charity of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. - Благотворительность Вдовствующей Императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-b8e218</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-b8e218-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-f60454</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-f60454-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-826ad3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-826ad3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-1555b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-1555b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-meets-members-of-the-british-royal-family-who-board-the-imperial-176978</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/nicholas-ii-meets-members-of-the-british-royal-family-who-board-the-imperial-176978-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II meets members of the British royal family, who board the Imperial yacht "Standart".]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II meets members of the British royal family, who board the Imperial yacht "Standart".Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Николай II встречает членов британской королевской семьи, поднимающихся на борт Им��ераторской яхты «Штандарт». Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-c1ba3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-c1ba3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-7f6079</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-7f6079-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-good-memory-to-andrei-nikolaevich-efremov-from-v-kapinsky-12iv-1905-339a5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/in-good-memory-to-andrei-nikolaevich-efremov-from-v-kapinsky-12iv-1905-339a5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In good memory to Andrei Nikolaevich Efremov from V. Kapinsky. 12/IV 1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«На добрую память Андрею Николаевичу Ефремову от В. Капинского. 12/IV 1905»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-7ff673</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-7ff673-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-119-lages-on-the-road-and-on-both-sydes-f65fc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-119-lages-on-the-road-and-on-both-sydes-f65fc6-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 119   lages on the road, and on both sydes]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 119   lages on the road, and on both sydes, are many gentlemens houses, plea-  sently situated, the countrey being barren. Wee dined In a crue, belonging  to the Landrat Colberk, a sea port on the right hand, and Treptow, a  kestor^ and head of a district, two mylles on the same hand, and payed here  twelve grosse. We came from hence to Piatt, a small towne, with two  Ducall houses in it, haveing, on the right hand, GrifFenberg, and it invironed  with a decayed brick wall, a river running by It with milles on it* and  lodged, a great mylle further. In the village Great Sabow, haveing the  towne Quarkenberg, on our right hand, where payed one floren three  grosse, and to the maid a penny. Here I turned of from the Stetins road,  agreeing with my fuu'man to give him ten relchs dollers more to carry me  to Berlin.   To Neugarten, a small towne, with a decayed brick wall, and a castle March 1.  on the north, environed with a moat, and earthen wall with flanks, being  altogither decayed. To Marsaw, two myles, a little towne, with a decayed  brick wall, and, m most places, a double earthen wall, belonging to a  Countess ; and from thence to Starragard, two mylles, the choicest and best  towne In Pomeren, which is distant from Statin fyfteen mylles, from Berlin  seventeen mylles, and from Posna fyfteen mylles. This, with Stolp, Slauch,  and Koslln, are governed by a townes counsel, and not by amptmen, as  others. On the north syde, it Is exceding strong, haveing a brick wall  with towers, and without that yet earthen, the river lena making as it were  a double ditch, and running through the towne also, whereon milles. On  the other syde is a dry moate. This river falleth in the Dams Sea, and  that In the Oder. Wee payed, for dinner and bear, one floren two grosse.  Traviled further, where very many, not great, but churche villages, and  lodged In a crue, two mylles. Payed here, for bear, five stuivers, and one  to the malde ; for fish and milk, five grosse.   Wee went over a marishy passe, which the river Plone maketh, where March 15.  the mines of two forts ; and, crossing the bridges made over the brookes  wee went to the right hand, to Great Rishau, a village, and so kept to the  right hand of Perlts, a little towne, lying in a fertile soyle ; the ground  here about being very fruitfull. This Perlts Is distant from Stargard three  mylles, and from Bon or Baneu, a small towne, two mylles. Wee came  through many villages to Banen, which hath ane altogither decayed brick  wall, and the signe of a double earthen wall, on the wast syde a lake and ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-546fc1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-546fc1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-bba058</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-bba058-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-1d6433</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-1d6433-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guards. Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902. Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-6th-grenadier-tauride-regiment-1890s-133f4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-6th-grenadier-tauride-regiment-1890s-133f4b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 6th Grenadier Tauride Regiment, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-134cd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-134cd6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-039a89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-039a89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-a0b9c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-a0b9c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/funeral-of-the-leaders-of-the-turkestan-soviet-republic-killed-during-the-osipov-9be41d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/funeral-of-the-leaders-of-the-turkestan-soviet-republic-killed-during-the-osipov-9be41d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of the leaders of the Turkestan Soviet Republic killed during the Osipov uprising of 1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Похороны руководителей Туркестанской Советской Республики, убитых во время осиповского восстания 1919 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-1890s-236243</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-1890s-236243-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/engraving-of-alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-405a4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/engraving-of-alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-405a4e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Engraving of Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II, the oldest son of Emperor Nicholas I (1796–1855), was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 1818.  Alexander's most significant reform was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator He also reorganized the judicial system, set up elected local judges, abolished corporal punishment, promoted local self-government, ended number of nobility privileges and promoted universities. Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, to avoid the remote colony falls into British hands. He sought peace and joined with Germany and Austria against France in the League of the Three Emperors that stabilized Europe. He fought a brief war with the Ottoman Empire in 1877–78, pursued further expansion into Siberia and the Caucasus, conquered Turkestan. Among his greatest challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia. Alexander was proposing more parliamentary reforms to counter the rise of nascent revolutionary and anarchistic movements when he was assassinated in 1881.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-479658</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-479658-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-862a0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-862a0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kalabsha. Nile river, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. Калабша]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vorontsov-dashkovs-visit-to-the-caucasus-prokhladnaya-st-terek-region-1909-365780</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/vorontsov-dashkovs-visit-to-the-caucasus-prokhladnaya-st-terek-region-1909-365780-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vorontsov-Dashkov's visit to the Caucasus. Prokhladnaya st., Terek region .1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Пребывание Воронцова-Дашкова на Кавказе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1880s-e488f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-1880s-e488f8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-069393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-069393-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-39f54e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-39f54e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-00aa3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-00aa3c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-portrait-1880s-e13804</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/chinese-portrait-1880s-e13804-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese portrait, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-receives-a-guard-of-honor-from-the-183rd-pultussky-infantry-2711e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2019/01/26/emperor-nicholas-ii-receives-a-guard-of-honor-from-the-183rd-pultussky-infantry-2711e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II receives a guard of honor from the 183rd Pultussky Infantry Regiment.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The emperor greets the guard of honor. On the right flank: War Minister Adjutant-General V.A. Sukhomlinov and other high-ranking officials. The meeting of the Imperial family in the city of Kostroma during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov.  Location: Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Император Николай II принимает почетный караул от 183-го пехотного Пултусского полка. Император здоровается с почетным караулом. На правом фланге: Военный Министр генерал-адъютант В.А Сухомлинов и прочие высшие чины. Встреча Императорской семьи в городе Костроме во время празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых.  Место съемки: Кострома, Российская империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 г��да. Фотограф: Карл Булла. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-4896a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-4896a5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-1e2509</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-1e2509-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-a0cba2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-a0cba2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-4e7a99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-4e7a99-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-b4b4a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-b4b4a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-7abfd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-7abfd1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Karel people of Olonets, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-837357</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-837357-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-5e798c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-5e798c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-russia-1900s-ec4d5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-russia-1900s-ec4d5b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aerodrome-a-wagon-with-equipment-for-the-infirmary-august-1914-lublin-1b89e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/aerodrome-a-wagon-with-equipment-for-the-infirmary-august-1914-lublin-1b89e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aerodrome, a wagon with equipment for the infirmary. August 1914. Lublin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Aerodrome, a wagon with equipment for the infirmary. August 1914. Lublin XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.    Аэродром, повозка с оборудованием для лазарета. Август 1914. Люблин XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-d71134</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-d71134-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-8dd4fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-8dd4fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-524a89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-524a89-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-8e1b51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-8e1b51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tungus people, Trans-Baikal region, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-9821bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-9821bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-7683fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-7683fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebration-of-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-44th-nizhny-novgorod-dragoon-regiment-2cb8c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/celebration-of-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-44th-nizhny-novgorod-dragoon-regiment-2cb8c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the 44th Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon Regiment, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Празднование 200-летнего юбилея 44-го драгунского Нижегородского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-2619b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-2619b4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-874cde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-874cde-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-e6153a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-e6153a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-de9994</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-de9994-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-the-holy-trinity-convent-in-1909-1911-55ca47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/murom-the-holy-trinity-convent-in-1909-1911-55ca47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, The Holy Trinity convent in 1909-1911.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Holy Trinity convent in 1909-1911. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Свято-Троицкий женский монастырь 1909-1911. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-d87bfa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-d87bfa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/universal-exhibition-1900-avenue-nicolas-ii-and-the-palais-des-beaux-arts-1900-3414d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/universal-exhibition-1900-avenue-nicolas-ii-and-the-palais-des-beaux-arts-1900-3414d7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION 1900 - Avenue Nicolas II and the Palais des Beaux-Arts - 1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Trocadéro Gardens]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION 1900 - Avenue Nicolas II and the Palais des Beaux-Arts - 1900  EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900 - Avenue Nicolas II et les Palais des Beaux-Arts - 1900]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/swedish-maps-of-russia-novgorod-f52b38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1674/12/31/swedish-maps-of-russia-novgorod-f52b38-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Swedish maps of Russia, Novgorod]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-battleship-navarin-1880s-cfd640</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-battleship-navarin-1880s-cfd640-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian battleship Navarin, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-1b793f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1800/12/31/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-1b793f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plans and maps of the Smolensk province, late 18th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Планы городов и карты уездов Смоленской губернии конца XVIII века]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcard-of-tsaritsyn-russia-1900s-48b91c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/postcard-of-tsaritsyn-russia-1900s-48b91c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcard of Tsaritsyn, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-180737</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-180737-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-a61115</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-a61115-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-c4e025</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-c4e025-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-0032d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-0032d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-841d91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/facade-of-the-metropol-hotel-award-winning-projects-1899-841d91-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Façade of the Metropol Hotel. Award-winning projects, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Конкурс на фасад гостинницы «Метрополь». Премированные проекты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-91b328</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-91b328-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1890s-e0f2d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1890s-e0f2d3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-73ac63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-73ac63-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-7148cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-7148cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-empress-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-painter-ivan-nikolayevich-kramskoy-4744e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/portrait-of-empress-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-painter-ivan-nikolayevich-kramskoy-4744e9-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar).  Painter Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) wife of the Emperor Alexander Alexandrovich (Alexander III). Painter Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy.  Портрет Императрицы Марии Феодоровны (Дагмар) супруги Императора Александра Александровича (Александр III). Художник Иван Николаевич Крамской. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/seeing-the-mobilized-on-cathedral-square-1914-arkhangelsk-archangel-73bfd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/seeing-the-mobilized-on-cathedral-square-1914-arkhangelsk-archangel-73bfd0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Seeing the mobilized on Cathedral Square. 1914 - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Seeing the mobilized on Cathedral Square. 1914  Проводы мобилизованных на Соборной площади. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/class-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-7c3245</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/class-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-7c3245-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Class. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Studies. Class. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.  Учебный класс. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelskoe-1900s-0c79d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelskoe-1900s-0c79d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelskoe, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Архангельское]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1898-eff0c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1898-eff0c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna . 1898 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-712c80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1798/12/31/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-712c80-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798.  Изображение всех статских мундиров для всех губерний.1798.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-eee216</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-eee216-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-e6356f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-e6356f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-theological-academy-1912-7b7536</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/kiev-theological-academy-1912-7b7536-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev Theological Academy, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-70bb9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-70bb9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Women's Community Monastery, Kiev, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровский Киевский женский Общежительный Монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-def60a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-def60a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din in Russia. 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din to Russia. 1902. Визит персидского шаха Мозафара эд-дина в Россию. 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/208th-lori-infantry-regiment-1914-322618</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/208th-lori-infantry-regiment-1914-322618-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[208th Lori Infantry Regiment, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. 208-й пехотный Лорийский полк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-20f4df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-20f4df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-eac722</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-eac722-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-9a4672</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-9a4672-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to Abyssinia of Captain Davydov and Staff Captain Dragomirova. Borroda. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899-1900. Экспедиция в Абиссинию капитана Давыдова и штабс-капитан Драгомирова. Часть 21. Боррода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-174e33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-174e33-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-50d6a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-50d6a5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[44-а, Baturyna Street, Livadiya, Crimea]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-e1949d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-e1949d-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер ��илосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-299572</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-299572-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian sailors and  French President Raymond Poincare]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vizita-familiei-imperiale-ruse-la-constanta-14-iulie-1914-russian-royal-family-6ea0bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/vizita-familiei-imperiale-ruse-la-constanta-14-iulie-1914-russian-royal-family-6ea0bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vizita Familiei Imperiale Ruse la Constanta (14 iulie 1914) - Russian Royal Family at Constanta]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Mai multe accesand site-ul: http://www.youtube.com/user/17TURBOFREAK?feature=mhee Vizita Tarului Nicolae al II-lea al Rusiei impreuna cu Imparateasa Alexandra Feodorovna si alti membrii ai Familiei Imperiale, la 1 iunie 1914, la Constanta.  Tarul avea o legatura stransa cu Regele Carol I al Romaniei, mai ales in urma casatoriei principelui mostenitor Ferdinand al Romaniei cu Maria care era nepoata Tarului Alexandru al II-lea si verisoara lui Nicolae al-II-lea. Mai mult, Nicolae al II-lea l-a botezat pe cel de-al patrulea copil al Mariei, Nicolae, in 1903. A existat si un proiect de mariaj, puternic sustinut de ministrul de externe rus Sazonov, intre printul mostenitor Carol (viitorul Rege Carol al II-lea) si marea ducesa a Rusiei, Olga. Vizita Tarului era o vizita de raspuns la vizita pe care Regele Carol I o efectuase in iulie 1898, insotit de principele Ferdinand si de primul-ministru D.A. Sturdza, in Rusia, la invitatia tarului, poposind la resedinta acestuia de la Tarskoe Selo, langa Sankt Petersburg.  Discutiile politice de la Constanta au vizat necesitatea mentinerii pacii in Balcani si a respectarii Tratatului de la Bucuresti din 1913.  Vizita Tarului avea loc cu exact 4 ani inainte de uciderea intregii Familii Imperiale ruse de catre bolsevici, la 17 iulie 1918.  EN: In 1914 King Ferdinand and Queen Marie tried to make a match for their son, Prince Carol, with the Grand Duchess Olga of Russia. The Russian Royal Family sailed from the Crimea to Constanta to meet the Romanian Royal Family.  Mai multe pe: http://www.youtube.com/user/17TURBOFREAK?feature=mhum]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gavriil-konstantinovich-and-his-wife-antonina-nesterovskaya-1890-1950-1fa0c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1945/12/31/gavriil-konstantinovich-and-his-wife-antonina-nesterovskaya-1890-1950-1fa0c0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gavriil Konstantinovich and his wife Antonina Nesterovskaya (1890-1950)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pavlovsk Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Gavriil Konstantinovich and his wife Antonina Nesterovskaya (1890-1950).  Konstantinovichi - the children of the Grand Duke Constantine Romanov and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna (nee Princess Saxe-Alteburg, 1865-1927) The Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich (September 9 (21), 1827, St. Petersburg - January 13 (25), 1892, Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg) is a general-admiral, the fifth child and the second son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna.    Гавриил Константинович и его жена Антонина Нестеровская (1890-1950).  Константиновичи — дети великого князя Константина Константиновича Романова и великой княгини Елизаветы Маврикиевны (урожденной принцессы Саксен-Альтебургской; 1865—1927). Великий князь Константин Николаевич (9 (21) сентября 1827, Санкт-Петербург — 13 (25) января 1892, Павловск, близ Санкт-Петербурга) — генерал-адмирал, пятый ребенок и второй сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-d3c891</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-d3c891-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-nicholas-ii-c9be01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-nicholas-ii-c9be01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II).  1894  Его Императорское Величество Государь Император Николай Александрович (Николай II).  1894 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-voyage-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-9158d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-voyage-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-9158d3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The voyage of the squadron battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/297-musketeers-ober-officers-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1756-to-1761-in-4e1436</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/297-musketeers-ober-officers-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1756-to-1761-in-4e1436-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[297. Musketeers OBER-OFFICERS of the infantry regiment, from 1756 to 1761. (In the all-day and in the dress uniform).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[297. Musketeers OBER-OFFICERS of the infantry regiment, from 1756 to 1761. (In the all-day and in the dress uniform).  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    297. Мушкетерские ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕРЫ пехотного полка, с 1756 до 1761 года. (В вседневной и в парадной форме).  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-f19185</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/09/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-f19185-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages in Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-1880s-189f3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarquand-1880s-189f3c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-46d683</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-46d683-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-cadet-corps-1904-b9e8d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/tiflis-cadet-corps-1904-b9e8d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis Cadet Corps, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-prepares-for-the-review-of-the-leib-guards-of-the-hussar-fd0977</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-prepares-for-the-review-of-the-leib-guards-of-the-hussar-fd0977-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II prepares for the review of the Leib Guards of the Hussar Regiment.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II prepares for the review of the Leib Guards of the Hussar Regiment.  Emperor Nicholas II takes the parade of the Preobrazhensky regiment and the 1st artillery. Brigades on the parade ground in front of the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoe Selo   Император Николай II и сопровождающие его лица готовятся к построению лейб-гвардии Гусарского полка.  Император Николай II принимает парад Преображенского полка и 1-й артил. Бригады на плацу перед Екатерининским дворцом Царского Села.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-5a66a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-5a66a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sister-of-mercy-with-wounded-sossack-and-soldiers-ceb037</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/sister-of-mercy-with-wounded-sossack-and-soldiers-ceb037-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sister of mercy with wounded сossack and soldiers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Сестра милосердия Екатерина Анастасьевна Колпакчи с ранеными казаками и солдатами лазарета № 42 города Екатеринодара, 1915  Sister of mercy Ekaterina Anastasyevna Kolpakchi with wounded Cossacks and soldiers of hospital No. 42 of the city of Ekaterinodar, 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-officers-commons-1900-1914-2f6f24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-officers-commons-1900-1914-2f6f24-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Officers Commons. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-317861</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-317861-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-13e9b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-13e9b2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Fort Litera M. Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District.   Форт Литеры М. Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/on-board-of-imperial-yacht-standart-june-1908-1f35c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/on-board-of-imperial-yacht-standart-june-1908-1f35c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[On board of Imperial Yacht Standart  June 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[NaN  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-4cb229</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-4cb229-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-501d54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-501d54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-a82766</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-a82766-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-c0d3c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-c0d3c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-447276</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-447276-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stay-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-the-spala-1897-403b87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/stay-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-the-spala-1897-403b87-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the Spala. 1897.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Spała]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны в Спале. 1897. - Stay of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the Spala. 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-bae928</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/khabarovsk-1900s-bae928-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-7d09c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-7d09c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-a8bdf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-a8bdf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris, Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-ca31d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-ca31d2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-8a6341</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-8a6341-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-f23644</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-f23644-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-5fdf84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-5fdf84-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-8d5971</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-8d5971-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/geographical-atlas-for-schools-textbook-moscow-sytin-11daf3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/geographical-atlas-for-schools-textbook-moscow-sytin-11daf3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Geographical atlas for schools, textbook - Moscow, Sytin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Учебный географический атлас для школ и младших классов сред. учеб. заведений сост. И. Н. Михайлов. - Москва, Сытин]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-b5642d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-b5642d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/epiphan-tula-region-russia-b5473f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/epiphan-tula-region-russia-b5473f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Epiphan, Tula Region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-ea396a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-ea396a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-1dab25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-1dab25-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the squadron battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East, 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-3c4148</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-3c4148-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-fac3c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-fac3c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-tatiana-and-olga-1905-0b4add</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/grand-duchesses-tatiana-and-olga-1905-0b4add-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Olga . 1905 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ГАРФ 640-3-38  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-e89000</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-e89000-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 15. Нубия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-270a57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-270a57-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-82bd8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-82bd8b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-meeting-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-a9c742</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-meeting-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-krasnoe-selo-a9c742-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II. Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II. Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Николай Второй. Встреча премьера министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-with-her-brother-ernst-ludwig-1891-051059</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-with-her-brother-ernst-ludwig-1891-051059-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse with  her brother Ernst Ludwig. 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse with  her brother Ernst Ludwig. 1891.  Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5dc7c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5dc7c5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1890s-dd1dbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1890s-dd1dbd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-riga-russia-1900s-10d326</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-riga-russia-1900s-10d326-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Riga. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visits-riga-fortified-area-b848cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/nicholas-ii-visits-riga-fortified-area-b848cc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visits Riga fortified area.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevich Alexey Nikolaevich.  Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич.   Public domain photograph of World War One military equipment, vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/settlement-of-znamensky-glass-factory-e49d27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/settlement-of-znamensky-glass-factory-e49d27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Settlement of Znamensky Glass Factory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Поселок Знаменского стекольного завода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-163-and-equity-which-i-had-on-my-syde-748b45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-163-and-equity-which-i-had-on-my-syde-748b45-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 163    and equity which I had on my syde]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 163    and equity which I had on my syde, may appear from the many remon-  strances which I gave in ; which, because they could not answer, they passed  all over, and told only all were tales or fables. The copyes of all my remon-  strances are apart.   I insisted to have a copy of the order on the Earle of Middletons letter, Decembe  and my remonstrance, pretending not to understand the true sense of their  words, saymg that I would send the copy of their order, and fearing that  if I wrote any thing of my self, it might disagree with their Majesties  order. But the incongruity of a word or two in the order letted that they  would not give me a copy of it, and with much ado I recovered the  origiuall of the Earle of Middletons letter.   The Boyar being at his village, I went and msisted for the copy of the Decembe  order, Avhich he promised me. I came late home.   I did writt to Collonels Hamilton, Ronaer, and Menezes, and informed Decembe:  them of the progress of my effaires.   I received letters from the Earle of Melfort, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Meverell, Decembei  and another letter from the Earle of Middleton to the same purpose, as also  from my cousin Alexander, and my sonnes from Doway.   I returned answer to my sonnes letter, ordering James to stay there as Decembei  he had been ordered before, and telling John, that seemg he had no mmd  to learne, I had ordered his going to Edinburgh to stay at the . . .  some tyme to gett some knowledge in the lawes.   Bemg Christmasse, Fetka Mieln* came and told me of my wyfe bemg Decembei  on the way, and that she would be here on Moonday.   I^went and did meet my wyfe and children m Semenofsky, and came to Decembei  the Slobod with them about midday. •   ^ I got orders to writt to the Earle of Middleton, and to show it in the Decembei  pricase or office first.   I show the letter into the office in Latin, which being translated was December  approved of, and I ordered to send it by the first post.   1 sent the forsaid letter, a copy whereof in my other copy booke of December  letters, by post, m a coverto to Mr. Frazer.     * [His servant.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-8eead9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-8eead9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburgs-night-life-ae5499</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburgs-night-life-ae5499-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg's Night Life]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. “Petersburg at night.” Large panorama illustrating the nightlife of the capital's whirlpool]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pereslavl-zalessky-russia-ae81a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/pereslavl-zalessky-russia-ae81a8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rope-makers-at-work-volyn-province-town-of-mezherichi-58d786</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/rope-makers-at-work-volyn-province-town-of-mezherichi-58d786-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rope makers at work. Volyn province, town of Mezherichi.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-d2146c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-d2146c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officer - portraits drawing]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-3a43c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-3a43c6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-71ff27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-71ff27-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-c53cc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-c53cc0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-768427</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-768427-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samoyed-people-novaya-zemlya-7ab4cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samoyed-people-novaya-zemlya-7ab4cb-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samoyed people. Novaya Zemlya., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samoyeds (also "Samoyed", "self-united") were first called only the Nenets - the largest Samoyed people, but later this name was also used as a collective name for all Samoyedic peoples.  Самоедами (также «самоядь», «самоедины») сначала называли только ненцев — самый крупный самодийский народ, но впоследствии это название стало использоваться и в качестве собирательного названия всех самодийских народов.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-b2ac63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-b2ac63-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: In the chain of shooters.      Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: В цепи стрелков.      Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-f02e46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-f02e46-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kalabsha. Nile river, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. Калабша]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lyda-russian-beer-label-1900-34612e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lyda-russian-beer-label-1900-34612e-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lyda. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-6ee043</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-6ee043-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-76b2bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-76b2bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-09885b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-09885b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-a2fdec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-a2fdec-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-ddc299</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-ddc299-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountain Shoria expedition, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-husband-nikolai-kulikovsky-and-sons-06cd4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-husband-nikolai-kulikovsky-and-sons-06cd4a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna with her husband Nikolai Kulikovsky and sons Tikhon and Guriy.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Romanova-Kulikovskaya (the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna) with her husband Nikolai Kulikovsky and sons Tikhon and Guriy.   Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна Романова-Куликовская (младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны) с мужем Николаем Куликовским и сыновьями Тихоном и Гурием.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-fa1ddc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-fa1ddc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-4d6077</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-4d6077-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1880-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Along with Samarkand, Bukhara was the epicenter of the Persian culture in medieval Asia until the fall of the Timurid dynasty. By 850, Bukhara served as the capital of the Samanid Empire. The Samanids, claiming descent from Bahram Chobin, rejuvenated Persian culture far from Baghdad, Rudaki, the father of Persian poetry, was born and raised in Bukhara and wrote his most famous poem about the city's beauty. Bukhara was the most important of cities in many Persian empires, namely Samanids, Khwarazmids, and Timurids. The influence of Bukhara in the wider Islamic world started to diminish starting from the arrival of Uzbeks in the 16th Century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-441ce0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-441ce0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-51dcb0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1874/12/31/railway-construction-in-the-penza-province-1873-1874-51dcb0-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway construction in the Penza province, 1873-1874]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1873-1874. Железнодорожное строительство в Пензенской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-a09a0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-a09a0b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-deef27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-deef27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1900s-aa4d99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1900s-aa4d99-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-his-sister-great-princess-olga-alexandrovna-and-his-daughter-427ba4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/emperor-nicholas-ii-his-sister-great-princess-olga-alexandrovna-and-his-daughter-427ba4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, his sister Great Princess Olga Alexandrovna and his daughter Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In the photo: Emperor Nicholas II, his sister Great Princess Olga Alexandrovna and his daughter Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (sits).  На снимке: Император Николай II, его сестра Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна и его дочь Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна (сидит).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-laplandia-1900s-b3d74f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-laplandia-1900s-b3d74f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Laplandia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-minotaur-ce9aa9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-minotaur-ce9aa9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Minotaur]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-253ecf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-253ecf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-8cc463</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-8cc463-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-b1cece</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-b1cece-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-7df37d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-7df37d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-5e3022</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-5e3022-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-8ff6bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-8ff6bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1880s-08b576</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japan-1880s-08b576-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-0ae6eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-0ae6eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-lefortovo-first-cadet-corps-in-1918-alekseevskoye-military-college-770f63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/moscow-lefortovo-first-cadet-corps-in-1918-alekseevskoye-military-college-770f63-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow. Lefortovo. First Cadet Corps in 1918. Alekseevskoye Military College.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[На видео указано, что выпуск красных офицеров проходит в Алексеевском училище, однако, это не здание училища и оно в 1917 году было уже расформировано. Действие происходит на территории Первого кадетского корпуса (здание Екатерининского дворца), расположенного недалеко от Училища. Алексеевское училище было размещено в служебных корпусах Екатерининского дворца (т. н. «Красных казармах»). С 1932 г. в этом здании располагалась Военная академия бронетанковых войск имени Маршала Советского Союза Р. Я. Малиновского. В наше время - Общевойсковая академия ВС РФ. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leningrad-main-post-office-1922-166ff0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/leningrad-main-post-office-1922-166ff0-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leningrad Main Post Office, 1922]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1922. Ленинградский почтамт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-4c50ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-4c50ec-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-361e29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-361e29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1850-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-0ab400</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1828/12/31/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-0ab400-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings in the regimental headquarters of His Majesty the King's Grenadier Regiment of Prussia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1828. Атлас строениям в полковом штабе и в поселенных ротах гренадерскаго его величества короля прусскаго полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-62009d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-62009d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-a74254</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-a74254-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Delegation of the military commission of the Provisional Committee of the Russian State Duma in America]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Делегация военной комиссии Временного комитета Государственной думы в Америке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-perspective-of-the-nicolas-ii-avenue-and-the-alexander-iii-bridge-b997d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/paris-perspective-of-the-nicolas-ii-avenue-and-the-alexander-iii-bridge-b997d3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[PARIS - PERSPECTIVE OF THE NICOLAS II AVENUE AND THE ALEXANDER III BRIDGE]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandre III Bridge]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[PARIS - PERSPECTIVE DE L'AVENUE NICOLAS II ET DU PONT ALEXANDRE III]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-c4c941</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-c4c941-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Majesty Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/672-the-chief-officer-and-non-combatant-of-carabinier-squadron-of-the-legion-801525</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/672-the-chief-officer-and-non-combatant-of-carabinier-squadron-of-the-legion-801525-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[672. The chief officer and non-combatant of Carabinier Squadron of the Legion of St. Petersburg, from 1769 to 1775.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[672. The chief officer and non-combatant of Carabinier Squadron of the Legion of St. Petersburg, from 1769 to 1775.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    672. ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР и НЕСТРОЕВОЙ Карабинерных Эскадронов С.-Петербургского Легиона, с 1769 по 1775 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-54c647</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-54c647-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-be718f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-be718f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Rosneft HQ]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-ca900a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-ca900a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madrasah-training-of-boys-baku-473d3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madrasah-training-of-boys-baku-473d3a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madrasah, training of boys, Baku]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Madrasah, training of boys, Baku  Медресе, обучение мальчиков, Баку]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-f18f69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-f18f69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tver-russia-1900s-9b8bf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/tver-russia-1900s-9b8bf2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tver, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mansion-caucasus-mountains-1910s-63364f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/mansion-caucasus-mountains-1910s-63364f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mansion, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-612ab8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-612ab8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-b8c65d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-b8c65d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-c37996</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-c37996-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-mechanic-is-checking-the-engine-of-the-heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-23e5b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-mechanic-is-checking-the-engine-of-the-heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-23e5b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The mechanic is checking the engine of the heavy bomber Ilya Muromets.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The mechanic is checking the engine of the heavy bomber Ilya Muromets. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915  6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Механик за проверкой мотора тяжёлого бомбардировщика Илья Муромец.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-9fab11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-9fab11-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Description of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Описание священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-ff8a29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-ff8a29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-russian-beer-label-1900-d264d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samara-russian-beer-label-1900-d264d0-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-0ba95d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-0ba95d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-a32216</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-a32216-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-da60af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-da60af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-ee5234</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-ee5234-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-29a8c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-29a8c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicolas-ii-asia-tour-048126</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/nicolas-ii-asia-tour-048126-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicolas II Asia Tour. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Japanese section of the exhibition, in which, in the winter of 1893-1894, Objects exhibited by Nikolai Aleksandrovich from a trip to the East in 1890-1891 were exhibited. The exhibition was arranged in the halls of the Hermitage on behalf of the Imperial Rescue Society on the waters. The organizer of the exhibition was Adjutant-General K.N Pos'yet, his assistant was N.A.Sytenko.  Японский отдел выставки, на которой зимой 1893-1894 гг. экспонировались предметы, привезённые Наследником Цесаревичем Николаем Александровичем из путешествия на Восток в 1890-1891 гг. Выставка была устроена в залах Эрмитажа от имени Императорского Общества спасания на водах. Организатором выставки был генерал-адъютант К.Н Посьет, его помощником - Н.А.Сытенко. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chief-of-police-vya-grafov-surrounded-by-the-anarchists-he-arrested-121d69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chief-of-police-vya-grafov-surrounded-by-the-anarchists-he-arrested-121d69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chief of Police V.Ya. Grafov surrounded by the anarchists he arrested ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области  Chief of Police V.Ya. Grafov surrounded by the anarchists he arrested in the courtyard of the Temryuk prison. 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/our-fridays-1861-289ed5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/our-fridays-1861-289ed5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Our Fridays, 1861]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0cb01a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0cb01a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-tatiana-nikolaevna-vera-ignatyevna-gedroits-caf593</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duchess-tatiana-nikolaevna-vera-ignatyevna-gedroits-caf593-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, Vera Ignatyevna Gedroits.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Stantsiya Detskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Императрица Александра Феодоровна, Великая княжна Татьяна Николаевна, Вера Игнатьевна Гедройц (справа налево) в перевязочной Дворцового госпиталя. Царское Село. Война 1914 года.  Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, Vera Ignatyevna Gedroits (from the right to the left) in the dressing room of the Palace hospital. Tsarskoe Selo. The war of 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-the-rogachev-district-of-the-mogilev-province-a424f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/orphanages-of-the-rogachev-district-of-the-mogilev-province-a424f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of the Rogachev district of the Mogilev province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Приюты Рогачевского уезда Могилевской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-d55930</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-d55930-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-4be1b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-4be1b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-orphanage-tikhvin-russia-f964ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/wwi-orphanage-tikhvin-russia-f964ac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI Orphanage, Tikhvin, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/376-377-banner-of-the-grenadier-regiment-march-30-1756-banner-of-the-musketeer-2dded1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/376-377-banner-of-the-grenadier-regiment-march-30-1756-banner-of-the-musketeer-2dded1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[376 - 377. Banner of the Grenadier Regiment, March 30, 1756. Banner of the Musketeer Regiment of the Observational Corps, 1757.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[376 - 377. Banner of the Grenadier Regiment, March 30, 1756. Banner of the Musketeer Regiment of the Observational Corps, 1757.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.  376 - 377.   Знамя Гренадерского полка, 30 Марта 1756 года. Знамя Мушкетерского полка Обсервационного Корпуса, 1757 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/danilov-russia-1900s-068b62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/danilov-russia-1900s-068b62-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Danilov, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-e27d57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-e27d57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological album “Russians” by Anatoly Petrovich Bogdanov and Matthias Zikov, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Антропологический альбом «Русские» Анатолия Петровича Богданова и Матиаса Зикова, издан в 15 экземплярах в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-ef3384</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-ef3384-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-9c6662</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-9c6662-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tagal-people-1870s-6c70a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/tagal-people-1870s-6c70a7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tagal People, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-b5937d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-b5937d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-harbor-1900-1914-f05f3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-harbor-1900-1914-f05f3e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Harbor 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-the-grand-duchess-olga-anstasia-and-tatiana-46cc96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-the-grand-duchess-olga-anstasia-and-tatiana-46cc96-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and the Grand Duchess Olga, Anstasia and Tatiana. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Koz'modem'yansk, Gorod Koz'modem'yansk, Mari El Republic, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A trip of the imperial family to Kozmodemyansk. 1914 - Поездка императорской семьи в Козьмодемьянск. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-bd0416</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-bd0416-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sevastopol-1880s-142726</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sevastopol-1880s-142726-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-19200a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-19200a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-99a76e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-99a76e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-aleksandr-pavlovich-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-405d7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-aleksandr-pavlovich-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-405d7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, Aleksandr Pavlovich, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-of-central-asia-1910s-ae28ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/mountains-of-central-asia-1910s-ae28ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains of Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkey-delegation-on-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-7b11af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/turkey-delegation-on-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-7b11af-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkey delegation on the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sikhs-india-1914-196a5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/sikhs-india-1914-196a5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sikhs, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-1f1938</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-1f1938-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/own-belongings-of-princess-margarita-uspensky-monastery-alexandrov-fdda06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/own-belongings-of-princess-margarita-uspensky-monastery-alexandrov-fdda06-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Own belongings of Princess Margarita. Uspensky Monastery, Alexandrov]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Own belongings of Princess Margarita. Uspensky Monastery  Собственные вещи царевны Маргариты. Успенский монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-soldiers-wwi-front-lines-c48afa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/russian-soldiers-wwi-front-lines-c48afa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Soldiers, WWI front lines.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian Soldiers, WWI front lines, marching.  Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-b0aff7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-b0aff7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-c32841</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-c32841-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-22883a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-22883a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-5492e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-5492e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-54a202</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-54a202-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-aleksandr-pavlovich-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-063e40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-aleksandr-pavlovich-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-063e40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, Aleksandr Pavlovich, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-02726b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-02726b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-family-descends-the-steps-of-the-trinity-cathedral-of-the-ipatiev-5dcbe0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-royal-family-descends-the-steps-of-the-trinity-cathedral-of-the-ipatiev-5dcbe0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal family descends the steps of the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery. Kostroma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On May 19, 1913, the Divine Liturgy was served at the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery in the presence of the Royal Family. The rank of the Divine Liturgy was performed by the Archbishop of Kostroma and Galich Tikhon. The royal family after the end of the service goes out of the Trinity Cathedral.  Location: in front of the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19 (June 1) 1913.  Царская семья спускается по ступеням Троицкого собора Ипатьевского монастыря. Кострома. 19 мая 1913 года в Троицком соборе Ипатьевского монастыря в присутствии Царской семьи была отслужена Божественная Литургия. Чин Божественной Литургии совершил архиепископ Костромской и Галичский Тихон.  Царская семья после окончания Богослужения выходит из Троицкого собора.   Место съемки: перед Троицким собором Ипатьевского монастыря, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая (1 июня) 1913 года.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4d17c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4d17c2-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-6b1001</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-6b1001-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-a5fd12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-a5fd12-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-4307f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-4307f0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-ii-and-empress-maria-alexandrovna-2882fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/emperor-alexander-ii-and-empress-maria-alexandrovna-2882fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna  Public domain photograph - group portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-347f32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-347f32-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-elizabethan-institute-3deb98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-elizabethan-institute-3deb98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Elizabethan Institute]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московский женский Елизаветинский институт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-11c2df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-11c2df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-431fee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-431fee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orenburg Cadet Corps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-596f53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-596f53-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-f53f98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-f53f98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-e2de7c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-e2de7c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-945289</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-945289-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-15fae0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-15fae0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-5544b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-5544b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-440590</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-440590-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tagal-people-1870s-a995de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/tagal-people-1870s-a995de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tagal People, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-peoples-assembly-house-dd98d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-peoples-assembly-house-dd98d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, People's Assembly House. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, People's Assembly House. Владимир, Народный Дом.  Public domain photograph of a palace, mansion building in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-76f538</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-76f538-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nice-the-casino-de-la-jetee-promenade-de6a85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/nice-the-casino-de-la-jetee-promenade-de6a85-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nice. The Casino de la Jetée-Promenade]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездка во Францию и Монако]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-52ef72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-52ef72-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-2599a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-2599a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-tourists-in-budapest-1908-c9fe1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-tourists-in-budapest-1908-c9fe1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian tourists in Budapest, 1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-dddbb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-dddbb8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-13a371</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-13a371-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-bb958e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-bb958e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A.V. Zhivago travels Germany. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. А.В.Живаго путешествует по Германии.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-6249b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-6249b8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leib guards: Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The cavalry guards pass from the Triumphal Gate along Tverskaya Street; on the left - a pavilion for meeting their imperial majesty by representatives of the city duma. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896  Кавалергарды проходят от Триумфальных ворот по Тверской улице; слева - павильон для встречи их императорских величеств представителями городской думы - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-2ffacc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-2ffacc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/electrotheater-movie-theater-khiva-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-07991c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/electrotheater-movie-theater-khiva-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-07991c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Electrotheater (movie theater) "Khiva", Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-5201b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-5201b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the centenary of the 24th Simbirsk Infantry Regiment 1811-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В память столетия 24го пехотного Симбирского полка 1811-1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/boat-peterhof-docks-to-the-battleship-france-kronsdadt-july-7-1914-391790</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/boat-peterhof-docks-to-the-battleship-france-kronsdadt-july-7-1914-391790-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Boat "Peterhof" docks to the battleship "France". Kronsdadt, July 7, 1914.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Petergof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich and the officers accompanying him on a military boat "Peterhof" dock to the battleship "France". July 7, 1914. Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare on board in the roadstead of Kronstadt. July 7, 1914.    Великий князь Георгий Михайлович и сопровождающие его офицеры на военном катере «Петергоф» направляются к броненосцу «Франция». 7 июля 1914. Броненосец Франция с премьер министром Пуанкаре на борту на рейде Кронштадта. 7 июля 1914,]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-c41f4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-c41f4c-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/what-you-need-to-know-a-book-for-children-63b092</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/what-you-need-to-know-a-book-for-children-63b092-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[What you need to know - a book for children]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-6th-grenadier-tauride-regiment-1890s-ed7fa5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-6th-grenadier-tauride-regiment-1890s-ed7fa5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 6th Grenadier Tauride Regiment, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-ae5530</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-ae5530-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-d85a85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-d85a85-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/geographical-atlas-for-schools-textbook-moscow-sytin-3b4285</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/geographical-atlas-for-schools-textbook-moscow-sytin-3b4285-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Geographical atlas for schools, textbook - Moscow, Sytin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Учебный географический атлас для школ и младших классов сред. учеб. заведений сост. И. Н. Михайлов. - Москва, Сытин]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-29e391</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-29e391-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Politechnic Institute construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-028717</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-028717-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrovka-in-the-early-20th-century-a-newsreel-of-1918-a952e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/petrovka-in-the-early-20th-century-a-newsreel-of-1918-a952e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrovka in the early 20th century. A newsreel of 1918.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эпизод «Торговля табаком на Петровке» из кинохроники Дзиги Вертова "Кино-неделя" №5 (июль 1918 года). Петровка — одна из основных и самых старых улиц центра Москвы. Имя Петровка употребляется с начала XVII века и с тех пор ни разу не менялось, что редкость для исторических улиц центра Москвы. В XVIII веке улица начала интенсивно застраиваться, во второй половине века здесь появились особняки московской знати. К началу ХХ века табачная торговля стала одним из самых выгодных коммерческих предприятий, в Москве действовали несколько крупных фабрик, в том числе и на Петровке. Улица Петровка в 1927 году http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pH3yUhV7k-4. Музыка: The Rage (Dax Johnson)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-victoria-of-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-f37ae3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-victoria-of-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-f37ae3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна (сидит в центре), слева от нее - сестра княгини Виктория Гессен-Дармштадтская, справа - Императрица Александра Феодоровна.    Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna (sits in the center), to her left - sister of Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt, to the right - Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-fddbe5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-fddbe5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cathedral-of-the-nativity-of-our-lady-murom-vladimir-province-russia-3e7890</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/cathedral-of-the-nativity-of-our-lady-murom-vladimir-province-russia-3e7890-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Собор Рождества Богоматери.  Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/budilovich-family-album-686b35</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/budilovich-family-album-686b35-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Budilovich family album]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-ab325d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-ab325d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/train-station-of-moscow-kazan-railway-murom-vladimir-province-russia-ae46c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/train-station-of-moscow-kazan-railway-murom-vladimir-province-russia-ae46c8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Train Station of Moscow-Kazan railway. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.   Вокзал Московско-Казанской железной дороги.  С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-cb57b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-cb57b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/okulovka-novgorod-region-1900s-447c5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/okulovka-novgorod-region-1900s-447c5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Okulovka, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/znamenskaya-street-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-d47235</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/znamenskaya-street-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-d47235-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Znamenskaya street. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Znamenskaya street. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Знаменская улица. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tver-russia-1900s-d61949</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/tver-russia-1900s-d61949-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tver, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-8e2b5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-8e2b5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kalabsha. Nile river, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. Калабша]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-27c792</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-27c792-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-2c4ae5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-2c4ae5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsaritsyno, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-60def9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/06/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-60def9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels around Egypt. Along the Nile. Dendera-Kalabsha.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. День 20. Дендера-Калабша  1910. F.N. Shcherbachev travels around Egypt. Part 2. Along the Nile. Day 20. Dendera-Kalabsha]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-73ae7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-73ae7a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-4056c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-4056c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-in-1900s-4c27c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/samarqand-in-1900s-4c27c7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand in 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-157d39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-157d39-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/miraculous-theodore-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-909439</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/01/01/miraculous-theodore-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-909439-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Miraculous Theodore Icon of the Mother of God.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Petersburg historian Aleksey Valentinovich Fedorov is convinced that this photo was made by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-¬Gorsky. But this is not yet confirmed.  Date taken: 1913 The photographer is unknown.   Чудотворная Феодоровская икона Божией Матери без оклада.  Петербургский историк Алексей Валентинович Федоров убежден, что это фото сделал Сергей Михайлович Прокудин-¬Горский. Но этому пока нет подтверждений.  Дата съемки: 1913 год. Фотограф неизвестен.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-68f6fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-68f6fc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the album of Lieutenant General Konstantin Gilchevsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Константина Гильчевского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-during-great-war-644848</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-during-great-war-644848-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army during Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-8df2d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-8df2d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-fb6367</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-fb6367-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khrushchev-medvedev-afanasyev-kostromitinov-and-akhtyamov-deputies-of-the-first-cf7633</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/khrushchev-medvedev-afanasyev-kostromitinov-and-akhtyamov-deputies-of-the-first-cf7633-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khrushchev, Medvedev, Afanasyev, Kostromitinov, and Akhtyamov. Deputies of the First State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Khrushchev, Medvedev, Afanasyev, Kostromitinov, and Akhtyamov. Deputies of the First State Duma.  Хрущев, Медведев, Афанасьев, Костромитинов, Ахтямов. Депутаты I Государственной думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-6f0fba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-6f0fba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/appendix-213-sasine-john-gordone-sone-of-generall-patrick-gordone-a12a96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/appendix-213-sasine-john-gordone-sone-of-generall-patrick-gordone-a12a96-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[APPENDIX. 213   Sasine, John Gordone, sone of Generall Patrick Gordone]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  APPENDIX. 213   Sasine, John Gordone, sone of Generall Patrick Gordone, in the lands of Auchlewchriea and  others, presented by Williame Gordone, mercliant in Aberdcin, upon the eight day of Sep-  tember, 1602.— {From tJie Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire,  vol. xiv., foil. 216-218.)   52 By disposition, dated at Moscovia the elevent day of Januarie, 1692 (in presence of Major  Generall PauU Mcnzies, CoUonell Alexander Livingstoun, and Major Harie Gordone, all in the  service of ther Imperiall Majesties of all Russia), Generall Patrick Gordone of Auclileuchries,  commander in chief of the select regiments of their Imperiall Majesties of all Russia, grants to  John Gordone, his eldest lawful sone, the touns and lands of Auchleuchries, Easter and Wester,  with the pendicles thereof called Muirtak, the Milne of Auchleuchries, milne lands, multuris,  sequells, sucJicn, and knaveshipes of the samine, in the barronie of Ardenred, parochine of  Crouden, shirelTdome of Aberdeine, and kingdome of Scotland; reserving to the grantor, and  to Elizabeth Barnoe Roonaer, his wife, and to the longest liver of them two, an annuitie of thrie  hundreth merks Scots, furth of the tuo pleughes of Easter Auchleuchries, during their lyftyme,  to be paid at Whitsunday yeariy to James Gordone, the granter's uncle, John Gordone of Nether-  muir, and Patrick Gordone of Cults. Sasine was given on the twentietli day of August, 1692,  by George Low, miller at the Milne of Leask, bailie of the granter, to William Milne, gardener,  in the Westertowne of Auchleuchries, attorney of the grantee (designed honorabilis juvenis  Johannis Gordone filii legitlimi primogeniti honorabilis et prepotentis generosi viri Patricii  Gordone de Auchleuchries summi strategi selectarum legionum Imperialium Majestatum totius  Russie), in presence of James Middletoun, notary public, Robert Alexander in the Westertoun  of Auchleuchries, William Lendrum there, Alexander Lendrura there, Robert Gairdin, his  servant, and Johne Chalmer in Kilnary.     Sasine of Elizabeth Grant, ladie Auchleuchries, off her lyfrent right of the lands thereof and  wthers, presented by William Gordone, merchant in Aberdein, upon the sext day of Octo-  ber, 1692. — {From tlie Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, vol. xiv.,  foIL 233-236.)   53 By contract matrimoniall, dated the 27th of August, 1692 (witnessed by Patrick Leslie of  Balquhan, Patrick Gordone of Barrack, John Gordone of Nethermuir, and William and James  Grants, sones to William Grant of Creichie), between John Gordone of Auchleuchries, with con-  sent of James Gordon of Westertoun, his granduncle, and Elizabeth Grant, eldest lawful  daughter to William Grant of Creichie, with consent of the said William, her father, it was  agreed that the said Elizabeth Grant, promised and affcdat spouse to the said Johne Gordone of  Auchleuchries, should be seised in lyfrent, after the decease of her said husband, of the manor  place of Auchleuchries, yairds and orchards thereof, and of ane annuitie of thrie hundreth merks  Scots, and thrie chalders of ferme meall yeariy furth of the toune and lands of Wester Auch-  leuchries, the toun and lands called Muirtack, and the Milne of Auchleuchries. Sasine was  given on the 15th of September, 1692, by William Mill, gardener in Westertoun of Auch-  leuchries, bailie of the said John Gordon of Auchleuchries, to Arthur Bruce, his seivitor, at-  torney of the said Elizabeth Grant, in presence of John Middletoun, notary public, Alexander  Ronald in Moortack, William Lendrum in Westertoun, William Milne, younger there, and  George Arthur, servitour to the said John Gordon of Auchleuchries. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-65355d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-65355d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/correctional-home-for-teenagers-of-the-rukavishnikov-brothers-in-moscow-1890-1a736b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/correctional-home-for-teenagers-of-the-rukavishnikov-brothers-in-moscow-1890-1a736b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Correctional home for teenagers of the Rukavishnikov brothers in Moscow, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. City correctional home for teenagers of the Rukavishnikov brothers in Moscow]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-9f2d98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-9f2d98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Public on Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-4ad6b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-4ad6b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f8dc06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f8dc06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-3ea572</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-3ea572-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-9ebcbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-9ebcbd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-141223</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-141223-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-nikolayshvili-bath-house-df0246</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-nikolayshvili-bath-house-df0246-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik Nikolayshvili bath house]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-6cf443</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-6cf443-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/results-of-brest-litovsk-siege-during-wwi-1915-9b3536</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/results-of-brest-litovsk-siege-during-wwi-1915-9b3536-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Results of Brest-Litovsk siege during WWI, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-e0fd74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-e0fd74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890s. Gift to architect A.P. Popov 2nd from comrades and former students at MUZHVZ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Дар архитектору А.П.Попову 2-му от товарищей и бывших учеников в МУЖВЗ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-fire-fighters-squad-a1924c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/alexandrov-fire-fighters-squad-a1924c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov fire fighters squad.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Пожарная команда.  Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1880s-4579da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/vladivostok-1880s-4579da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-79b9b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-79b9b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-a7fcc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-a7fcc8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-3c90b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-3c90b9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/socialist-albert-thomas-travels-to-russia-on-board-of-hms-roxburgh-1917-19f49c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/socialist-albert-thomas-travels-to-russia-on-board-of-hms-roxburgh-1917-19f49c-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[On board of HMS Roxburgh, 1917 during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Socialist Albert Thomas travels to Russia on board of HMS Roxburgh, 1917.  HMS Roxburgh was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion and was transferred to the reserve Third Fleet in 1909. She was then assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet in 1912 and the 3rd Cruiser Squadron the following year.  Upon mobilisation in mid-1914 her squadron was assigned to the Grand Fleet and spent much of its time patrolling the northern exits from the North Sea and the Norwegian coast. She was torpedoed in mid-1915 by a German submarine and repairs took almost a year. Roxburgh was transferred to the North America and West Indies Station in mid-1916 and spent the rest of the war escorting convoys.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-nicholaevna-1914-425459</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-nicholaevna-1914-425459-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaevna. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна в форме сестры милосердия. 1914. Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna in the form of a sister of mercy. 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-f8ba57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-f8ba57-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-ff55d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-ff55d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[XVth graduation of cadets of the 3rd company of the Kyiv Military School, 1909-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1911.«XV-й выпуск юнкеров III-й роты Киевского Военного Учили��а»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-ab2488</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-ab2488-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-286308</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-286308-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-2c9f65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-2c9f65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-c3e8e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-c3e8e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-37b643</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-37b643-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-202c9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-202c9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-0da846</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-0da846-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-8d5fe9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-8d5fe9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-5c0bd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-5c0bd0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-892ecc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-892ecc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-fdfe8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-fdfe8d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-on-his-deathbed-3ea1c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-on-his-deathbed-3ea1c4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III on his deathbed.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-df6186</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-df6186-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/132-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1686-oares-at-yorke-buildings-c66d08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/132-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1686-oares-at-yorke-buildings-c66d08-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[132 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686   oares at Yorke Buildings]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  132 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686   oares at Yorke Buildings. I convoyed my sonne neare the bridge, and  then returned on foot, being early, and no coach to be had. Expended this  dav, to James* on the way,fyve pund sterling ; at Gravesend for him. seven  shillings ; for two bookes, one shilling ; for dinner, three shillings two  pence; for wine at night, two shillings two pence : for tea, eight pence; to  servants, two shillings.   Haveing promissed to visit my eood ffrier.d Meverell, and his familv. at  Chersev, I went in coach to Stanes, fifteen miles, and walked from thence  to Chersey on fojt, being two miles, where I was cordially welcomed. Ex-  pended this day, for washing of linnens, three shiUings two pence ; for a red  trimming, fyve shillings ; for boots and spurrs, seventeen shillings six pence ;  for breakfast, eight pence ; for coach hire, for my self and servant, seven  shillings ; drink money to the coachman, one shilling ; in Stanes, three  pence ; for a guide, six pence ; for trimming, six pence.   1 passed the tyme in reading and walking, and seeing the great multi-  tudes of sheep which were brought thittier to the market, and which was to  be there the next day.   I bought a horse from Robin Jacobs, for seven pund sterling ; and a  Jewell, for ten pund sterling ; and a mare, for three pund ten shillings. And  giveing drink money, three shillings, after breakfast, I rode to London,  intending to take mv leave of the King as soone as possible, which I was  pers waded to delay, upon the account of nothing being heard from the  Scots Parliament. t   I dispatched my servants, with such baggage as I had by me (my  tninkes from Amsterdam not being come), to the shipp, which was already  at Gravesend. This dav the Encrlish Parliament conveened, and was pro-  rogued to the twenty third of the ensumg November. I went to the citty,  and by the way did meet the Scots Batallion, marching through the citty,  well cloathed, armed, and di.sciplined. I tooke my leave of ffriends in the  citty, and of Esquyre Hebdea in the Fleet, and, returning, saw the trairedy  of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, acted in Whitehall, in the presence of the  King, Queen, and all the Court. Expended this day, for fraught and meat   • [His son ] in the irterval. as well in a committee ap-   t [It had met on the 29th of April, but ad- pointed to draw up an answer to the King's   journed to the 6:h of Mav, when the debate letter, as in the meeting of the Lords of the   on toleration of the Koman Catholic religion Articles ]   began. The snLject had been touched upon ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1908-v-a-rusanovs-expedition-to-novaya-zemlya-in-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-acc8ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/1908-v-a-rusanovs-expedition-to-novaya-zemlya-in-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-acc8ba-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1908. V. A. Rusanov’s expedition to Novaya Zemlya in photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-bf9a88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-bf9a88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Squadron battleship "Navarin", Russian navy, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с «Наварина».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-1ff915</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-1ff915-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/boglychevs-almshouse-arkhangelsk-archangel-f7a566</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/boglychevs-almshouse-arkhangelsk-archangel-f7a566-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Boglychev's almshouse. - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Boglychev's almshouse.  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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Богадельня Булычёва. С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-1910s-594d5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/altai-mountains-1910s-594d5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-7598ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-7598ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-140c8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-140c8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-0bd135</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-0bd135-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks of Russia, WWI Propagands]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-998ca9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-998ca9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-5e3095</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-5e3095-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/280-lower-ranks-of-land-militia-from-1736-to-1742-991e92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/280-lower-ranks-of-land-militia-from-1736-to-1742-991e92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[280. LOWER RANKS OF LAND MILITIA, from 1736 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[280. LOWER RANKS OF LANDMILITIA, from 1736 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    280. НИЖНИЕ ЧИНЫ ЛАНДМИЛИЦИИ, с 1736 по 1742-й год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zarzma-monastery-georgia-47a1c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/zarzma-monastery-georgia-47a1c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zarzma Monastery, Georgia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-249137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-249137-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-db8c60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-db8c60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-eefb2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-eefb2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-d0c060</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-d0c060-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lubyanskaya ploshchad]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-8d2597</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-8d2597-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-deribas-and-catherine-corner-1900-1914-bfdfde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-deribas-and-catherine-corner-1900-1914-bfdfde-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Deribas and Catherine corner. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-e6e006</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-e6e006-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bolkhov, Oryol oblast, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-63bfff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-63bfff-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-fe5dcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-fe5dcb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ainu people, Northern Japan, 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Айны на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-502d47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-502d47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-bb124f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-bb124f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-f2c181</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-f2c181-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-battleship-navarin-1880s-ef8152</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-battleship-navarin-1880s-ef8152-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian battleship Navarin, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-476cf1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-476cf1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 15. Нубия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-a3ccba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-a3ccba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-285462</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-285462-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-c16050</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-c16050-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-bd6a5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-bd6a5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-11796d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-11796d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-0d4cfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-0d4cfd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[2933804a]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-9a59bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-9a59bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-harbor-1900-1914-410834</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-harbor-1900-1914-410834-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa harbor, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shpalernaya-street-the-opening-of-the-first-state-duma-april-27-1906-cb7c1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/shpalernaya-street-the-opening-of-the-first-state-duma-april-27-1906-cb7c1c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shpalernaya Street. The opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Shpalernaya Street. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.    Шпалерная улица. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gatchina-842a41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/gatchina-842a41-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gatchina]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-ac1afe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-ac1afe-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexin, Tula region, Russia, 1900s postcards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-5b10a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-5b10a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-alexei-d63774</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/tsarevich-alexei-d63774-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Alexei - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsarevich Alexei Царевич Алексей  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-womens-diocesan-school-28d584</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-womens-diocesan-school-28d584-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Women's Diocesan School.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Women's Diocesan School.  Владимир. Женское епархиальное училище.  Public domain photograph of church, Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-8a9df2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-8a9df2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-war-russian-art-1914-1917-fe8eb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/great-war-russian-art-1914-1917-fe8eb9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great War - Russian Art, 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-250a72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-250a72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovskaya-convict-prison-village-of-aleksandrovskoye-irkutsk-province-ef1322</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/alexandrovskaya-convict-prison-village-of-aleksandrovskoye-irkutsk-province-ef1322-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovskaya convict prison. Village of Aleksandrovskoye, Irkutsk province, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Александровская каторжная тюрьма. Село Александровское Иркутская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-shopping-arcades-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-07048c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/new-shopping-arcades-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-07048c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New shopping arcades. Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[New shopping arcades. Новые торговые ряды.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-087d77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-087d77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-bd9bb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-bd9bb3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the album of Lieutenant General Konstantin Gilchevsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Константина Гильчевского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-ee3162</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-ee3162-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1900s-ac2fd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1900s-ac2fd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-a9fa51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-a9fa51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-1217e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-1217e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-anichkov-family-owners-of-the-zhdani-estate-05f268</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-anichkov-family-owners-of-the-zhdani-estate-05f268-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Anichkov family, owners of the Zhdani estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Владельцы усадьбы Ждани]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-8506ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-8506ad-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-57816b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-57816b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-98148c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-98148c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-9f71af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-9f71af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-9d95ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-9d95ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-28b0fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-28b0fe-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-b5cdf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-b5cdf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-55b9dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-55b9dc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Figures depicting different non-combatant fire worker of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-632562</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-632562-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-3daa58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-3daa58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1911. Moscow Alexander Institute]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bychawa-poland-wwi-1d949f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/bychawa-poland-wwi-1d949f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bychawa, Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-c71f4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-c71f4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-8605c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-8605c5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surveys-of-the-yakut-highway-the-section-from-bomnak-to-the-uchura-river-1913-e980b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/surveys-of-the-yakut-highway-the-section-from-bomnak-to-the-uchura-river-1913-e980b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surveys of the Yakut highway - the section from Bomnak to the Uchura River, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-e0da06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-e0da06-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-2f8316</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-2f8316-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-49b393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-49b393-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[21st Dragoon Belorussian Regiment]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[21 драгунский Белорусский полк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-fe1ef5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-fe1ef5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-a238a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-a238a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-sumarokovo-village-1905-1909-50b18c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-sumarokovo-village-1905-1909-50b18c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Sumarokovo village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Деревня Сумароково]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-7b51c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-7b51c6-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-171101</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-171101-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-42463e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-42463e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/battleship-sevastopol-russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-17fb44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/battleship-sevastopol-russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-17fb44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Battleship Sevastopol, Russian Navy in Far East, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-lawn-tennis-e4bf59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/romanovs-lawn-tennis-e4bf59-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs. Lawn tennis., Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-2fbe90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-2fbe90-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officer - portraits drawing]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-a633c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-a633c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-e6f76f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-e6f76f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-a6292b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-a6292b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and his family with relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fortifications-of-port-arthur-1904-86980b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/fortifications-of-port-arthur-1904-86980b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fortifications of Port Arthur, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-conservatory-1914-0ac170</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/saratov-conservatory-1914-0ac170-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Conservatory, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-52ed8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-52ed8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-feat-of-the-300-year-service-of-russia-by-the-princes-of-the-house-of-romanovs-7e10db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/the-feat-of-the-300-year-service-of-russia-by-the-princes-of-the-house-of-romanovs-7e10db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II. The feat of the 300-year service of Russia by the princes of the House of Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Подвиг 300-летнего служения России государей Дома Романовых.  Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-ca26e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-ca26e3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-876a9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-876a9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-f6cd34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-f6cd34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Catherine II monument. Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-a22f0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-a22f0b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-e0714f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-e0714f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-97782f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-97782f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Voskresensky Real School 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Московское реальное училище Воскресенского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-987388</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-987388-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/outskirts-of-vladimir-the-estate-of-karpov-sushnevo-november-27-1912-212f2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/outskirts-of-vladimir-the-estate-of-karpov-sushnevo-november-27-1912-212f2f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". November 27, 1912.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". November 27, 1912. Окрестности Владимира. Имение Карпова «Сушнево». 27 ноября 1912.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-7529cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-7529cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/palace-square-parade-with-alexander-column-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-47b9b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1834/12/31/palace-square-parade-with-alexander-column-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-47b9b8-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Palace Square parade with Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans and details of the monument dedicated to the memory of Emperor Alexander. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)    Montferrand, Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et détails du monument consacré à la mémoire de l'Empereur Alexandre / A. Ricardde de Montferrand. - Paris, 1836   Планы и детали памятника, посвященного памяти Императора Александра. Александровская колонна, Санкт-Петербург. Монферран, Огюст (1786 - 1858)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-c847c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-c847c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Bella Iflyand. Harbin, 1919 - Berlin, 1924]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Бэллы Ифлянд.Харбин, 1919 - Берлин,1924]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-4a9401</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-4a9401-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-6b0572</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-6b0572-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zavyalov plant, Nizhny Novgorod province, Vorsma, 1890s. Album of Savelyev N.A.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Альбом Савельева Н.А., управляющего заводом Завьялова,.Нижегородская губ., с. Ворсма]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kanashevo-estate-chelyabinsk-region-1890-68cdaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/kanashevo-estate-chelyabinsk-region-1890-68cdaf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kanashevo estate, Chelyabinsk region, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-cadfe9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-cadfe9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-1b44fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-1b44fd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-harbor-russia-1900s-postcard-392c58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-harbor-russia-1900s-postcard-392c58-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik harbor, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fire-fighters-irkutsk-1900s-0cd43d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fire-fighters-irkutsk-1900s-0cd43d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fire Fighters, Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.29834]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-fde219</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-fde219-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-izmailovskiy-regiment-russia-1870-249239</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/officer-of-izmailovskiy-regiment-russia-1870-249239-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of Izmailovskiy Regiment, Russia, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/political-exiles-in-onega-bekzadyan-ruben-artemyevitch-bolshevik-right-and-bc36f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/political-exiles-in-onega-bekzadyan-ruben-artemyevitch-bolshevik-right-and-bc36f7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Political exiles in Onega. Bekzadyan Ruben Artemyevitch - Bolshevik (right) and Gaeke Sergey - provocateur.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Political exiles in Onega. Bekzadyan Ruben Artemyevitch - Bolshevik (right) and Gaeke Sergey - police provocateur.  Политические ссыльные в Онеге. Бекзадян Рубен Артемьевич - большевик (справа) и Гааке Сергей - провокатор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-alexandrovsky-prospect-1900-1914-8c09c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-alexandrovsky-prospect-1900-1914-8c09c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Alexandrovsky Prospect. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-38568e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-38568e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-c9794a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-c9794a-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/steamship-robert-nobel-baku-dock-cf7d8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/steamship-robert-nobel-baku-dock-cf7d8c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steamship Robert Nobel. Baku dock.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Steamboat Robert Nobel. Baku.  Пароход Роберт Нобель в доке. Баку.  Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-and-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-alexei-c5eb66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-and-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-alexei-c5eb66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.  Императрица Александра Феодоровна и Наследник Российского престола Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-testament-woodcut-prints-illustrations-18dc9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1649/12/31/old-testament-woodcut-prints-illustrations-18dc9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old testament woodcut prints illustrations]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-e5a666</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-e5a666-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-50d205</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-50d205-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-29b201</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-29b201-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-riga-russia-1900s-185184</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-riga-russia-1900s-185184-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Riga. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-a11ad8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-a11ad8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Toys. Boris Alekseevich Leman. (Tale by B. Dix. Fig. G. Narbut) 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Борис Алексеевич Леман. Игрушки (Сказка Б. Дикса.Рис. Г. Нарбут)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-b9cdf8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-b9cdf8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-5399f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-5399f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-34ebce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-34ebce-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-a4fa9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-a4fa9f-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, cathedral, religious building, 17th,18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-4b5471</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-4b5471-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-05d83c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-05d83c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/doge-palace-venice-italy-1898-428049</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/doge-palace-venice-italy-1898-428049-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Doge palace, Venice, Italy, 1898]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездка в Италию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-55e6d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-55e6d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мост через реку Кубань около г. Екатеринодара. 1900  Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-31b4d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-31b4d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-92e027</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-92e027-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kobryn-belarus-1900s-278263</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/kobryn-belarus-1900s-278263-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kobryn, Belarus, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-employees-at-the-belovezhsky-palace-b70a90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/a-group-of-employees-at-the-belovezhsky-palace-b70a90-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. The Imperial Palace in Bialowieza. Russian empire.  Служащие Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец. Императорский дворец в Беловеже. Российская Империя.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-1f3750</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-1f3750-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-0a6bf5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-0a6bf5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-9bcc95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-9bcc95-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-e7d5ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-e7d5ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-d0a7b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-d0a7b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1912-1913. Russian armorial calendar. Moscow. Printed by A.A. Levenson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-463f6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-463f6e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архангельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-brother-grand-duke-mikhail-alexandrovich-1898-55dda9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-brother-grand-duke-mikhail-alexandrovich-1898-55dda9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his brother Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich. 1898-1899.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ГАРФ 640-3-30  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/geographical-atlas-for-schools-textbook-moscow-sytin-d80d99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/geographical-atlas-for-schools-textbook-moscow-sytin-d80d99-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Geographical atlas for schools, textbook - Moscow, Sytin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Учебный географический атлас для школ и младших классов сред. учеб. заведений сост. И. Н. Михайлов. - Москва, Сытин]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-d38581</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-d38581-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-governors-house-8d1a84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-governors-house-8d1a84-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Governor's House, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Владимир, Дом Губернатора  Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1920s-2cf3e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1920s-2cf3e8-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-df2b67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-df2b67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-3f5d97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-3f5d97-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-9fd355</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-9fd355-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-dc8876</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-dc8876-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Boris Dmitrievich Vostryakov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-799e53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-799e53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-laborer-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-9e4daf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-laborer-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-9e4daf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Laborer. Podolsk province, town of Polonnoe]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чернорабочий с лопатой. Подольская губерния, местечко Полонное  1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-c1884a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-1900s-c1884a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-b4a7b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-b4a7b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Olga. 1900.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/star-book-pictures-by-w-gwaith-text-by-b-warkins-f7d671</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/star-book-pictures-by-w-gwaith-text-by-b-warkins-f7d671-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Star book. Pictures by W. Gwaith Text by B. Warkins]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Звездная книжка. Картинки В. Гвайта Текст Б. Варкинса]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-064407</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-064407-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-princesses-olga-nikolaevna-sits-and-tatyana-nikolayevna-on-a-walk-d4c7ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/grand-princesses-olga-nikolaevna-sits-and-tatyana-nikolayevna-on-a-walk-d4c7ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna (sits) and Tatyana Nikolayevna on a walk.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna (sits) and Tatyana Nikolayevna on a walk.  Великие Княжны Ольга Николаевна (сидит) и Татьяна Николаевна на прогулке.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/franco-russian-factories-joint-stock-company-former-ch-berda-1910s-a88916</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/franco-russian-factories-joint-stock-company-former-ch-berda-1910s-a88916-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Franco-Russian factories joint-stock company (former Ch. Berda) 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Франко-Русских заводов акционерное общество ( бывших Ч.Берда) (контора - наб. Пряжки, д.17)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-6c6534</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-6c6534-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-fe522b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-fe522b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-7a55c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-7a55c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-307324</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-307324-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-56c5ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-56c5ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5508ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5508ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-4bb160</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-4bb160-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-774d4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-774d4c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-1fed8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-1fed8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/regimental-exercise-in-zaisan-1900-1b343f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/regimental-exercise-in-zaisan-1900-1b343f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Regimental exercise in Zaisan 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-de9e88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-de9e88-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-province-russian-empire-1856-b9e7ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/samara-province-russian-empire-1856-b9e7ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Самарская губерния Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-wilhelm-ii-with-a-group-of-officers-review-the-85th-vyborg-999cc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-wilhelm-ii-with-a-group-of-officers-review-the-85th-vyborg-999cc3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Wilhelm II with a group of officers review the 85th Vyborg Emperor Wilhelm II regiment.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Põhjasadama 1, Harju maakond, Estonia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperors Nicholas II and Wilhelm II with a group of officers take a review of the 85th Vyborg Emperor Wilhelm II regiment. - Императоры Николай II и Вильгельм II с группой офицеров производят смотр 85-го Выборгского императора Вильгельма II полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-3932f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-3932f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-0f2a56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-0f2a56-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-8ca2e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-8ca2e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-e5665a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-e5665a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas in traditional russian tsars costume]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-cb3681</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-cb3681-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the Russian imperial family in Odessa and Mud Baths on the Kuyalnitsky Estuary]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-ceb52c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-ceb52c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. "Yenisei Ostyaks". 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. «Енисейские остяки». Часть 2]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-b693da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-b693da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1850s-02ba1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/saint-petersburg-1850s-02ba1c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-4317f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-4317f8-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk and Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-89b4b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-89b4b8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-7f4e5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-7f4e5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/experimental-triplan-bezobrazova-after-crash-28cc70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/experimental-triplan-bezobrazova-after-crash-28cc70-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Experimental Triplan-Bezobrazova after crash]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Experimental Triplan-Bezobrazova after crash  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-c2c994</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-c2c994-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-dd5510</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-dd5510-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-6ed25f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-6ed25f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/epiphan-tula-region-russia-a424d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/epiphan-tula-region-russia-a424d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Epiphan, Tula Region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-3fc61c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-3fc61c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kholomogory-de19c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/kholomogory-de19c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Icon Kholomogory, public domain photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-efc686</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-efc686-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/french-president-raymond-poincare-in-a-wheelchair-with-the-french-ambassador-b42c55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/french-president-raymond-poincare-in-a-wheelchair-with-the-french-ambassador-b42c55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French President Raymond Poincare in a wheelchair with the French ambassador at the Peter and Paul Cathedral. July 28 - 30, 1912.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pertopavlovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-bc582d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-bc582d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-46a917</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-46a917-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-a42b9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-a42b9d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anadis-fighter-42f06d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/anadis-fighter-42f06d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anadis fighter during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Anadis fighter  Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-fef60d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-fef60d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcards-1900s-6bdabd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-postcards-1900s-6bdabd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-699f29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-699f29-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna and her sisters. Denmark.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar was born at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a member of a relatively impoverished princely cadet line. Her mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel.  She was baptised as a Lutheran and named after her kinswoman Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Dowager of Denmark as well as the medieval Danish queen, Dagmar of Bohemia. Growing up, she was known by the name Dagmar. Most of her life, she was known as Maria Feodorovna, the name which she took when she converted to Orthodoxy immediately before her 1866 marriage to the future Emperor Alexander III. She was known within her family as "Minnie".  Due to the brilliant marital alliances of his father, he became known as the "Father-in-law of Europe."  Her elder, and favorite, sister, Alexandra married Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in March 1863. Alexandra, along with being queen consort of King Edward VII, was also mother of George V of the United Kingdom, which helps to explain the striking resemblance between their sons Nicholas II and George V.  Her younger sister was Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-74bc8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-74bc8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-anastasia-nikolaevna-the-fourth-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-dc9df6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/grand-duchess-anastasia-nikolaevna-the-fourth-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-dc9df6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. The fourth daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Children's Photo 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая княжна Анастасия Николаевна (5 (18) июня 1901 — 17 июля 1918 (17 лет)). Четвертая дочь императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Детское фото, 1906 год. Хранение: ГАРФ.  The Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (5 (18) June 1901 - July 17, 1918 (17 years)). The third daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Children's Photo 1906. Storage: State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/347-bombardier-officer-in-1757-and-1758-years-e5d426</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/347-bombardier-officer-in-1757-and-1758-years-e5d426-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[347. BOMBARDIER OFFICER, in 1757 and 1758 years.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[347. BOMBARDIR OFFICER, in 1757 and 1758 years.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    347. БОМБАРДИРСКИЙ ОФИЦЕР, в 1757 и 1758 годах.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-b5462c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-b5462c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-d603be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-d603be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Squadron battleship "Navarin", Russian navy, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с «Наварина».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-d45c6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-d45c6e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-michael-romanov-944e27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/grand-duke-michael-romanov-944e27-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Michael Romanov - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The 1903 Winter palace ball from The Last Grand Duchess by Ian Vorres (memoirs of Grand Duchess Olga, sister of czar Nicholas II): .."All of us appeared in seventeenth-century court dress. Nicky wore the dress of Alexis, the second Romanov Tsar, all raspberry, gold and silver, and some of the things were brought specially from the Kremlin. Alicky was just stunning. She was Maria Miloslavskaya, Alexis's first wife. She wore a sarafan of gold brocade trimmed with emeralds and silver thread, and her earrings were so heavy that she could not bend her head. ..Grand Duke Michael had asked his mother to lend him a big diamond clip to wear as an aigrette in his fur cap. The clip was of fabulous value; it had belonged to Emperor Paul I, and the Dowager Empress wore it very seldom. She lent it to her son most reluctantly. .."And Michael lost it! It must have fallen off his cap while he was dancing. My mother and he were in despair - the clip being one of the crown jewels. All the halls at the palace were searched that very night. At dawn the detectives searched from basement to attic. The diamond clip was never found. "]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-branch-of-the-state-bank-62b920</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-branch-of-the-state-bank-62b920-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan branch of the state bank]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Астраханское отделение государственного банка  Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shotguns-and-machine-guns-of-austria-hungary-bulgaria-germany-turkey-1917-94737f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/shotguns-and-machine-guns-of-austria-hungary-bulgaria-germany-turkey-1917-94737f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shotguns and machine guns of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey, 1917.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-a28ad2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-a28ad2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-0d7c28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-0d7c28-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1897-travel-of-anton-stuksberg-to-crimea-f35229</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/1897-travel-of-anton-stuksberg-to-crimea-f35229-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1897. Travel of Anton Stuksberg to Crimea]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-abfe1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-abfe1a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-6a2846</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-6a2846-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves temple, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-b51a2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-b51a2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-396eb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-396eb3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-038ab0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-038ab0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maxim-machine-gun-on-a-flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-e8f81a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/maxim-machine-gun-on-a-flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-e8f81a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maxim gun on a Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Maxim machine gun on a Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-2faa2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-2faa2a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solntsevo-estate-on-the-banks-of-the-klyazma-river-1910s-35737a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/solntsevo-estate-on-the-banks-of-the-klyazma-river-1910s-35737a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solntsevo estate on the banks of the Klyazma river, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба «Солнцево» на берегу Клязьмы, 1910-е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/130-the-banner-of-1696-1699-935166</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/130-the-banner-of-1696-1699-935166-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[130. The Banner of 1696-1699, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[130. The Banner of 1696-1699 "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    130. Знамя 1696-1699 гг. «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1910s-978a5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1910s-978a5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-d4a5fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-d4a5fd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine II, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-999831</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-999831-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prince of China Zaitao. Parade. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910  Визит принца Китая Цзай-Тао в Россию. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/part-of-the-ziaret-fortification-b2b862</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/part-of-the-ziaret-fortification-b2b862-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Part of the Ziaret fortification]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877. Война с турками]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-f971f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-f971f1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-8ce3c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-8ce3c4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ruins-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-after-russian-retreat-1a673c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/ruins-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-after-russian-retreat-1a673c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ruins in Brest-Litovsk during WWI after Russian retreat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-british-and-russian-royal-families-on-the-deck-of-the-yacht-eadd9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/members-of-the-british-and-russian-royal-families-on-the-deck-of-the-yacht-eadd9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the British and Russian royal families on the deck of the yacht Standard.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. - Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-kremlin-1880s-720b7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/moscow-kremlin-1880s-720b7f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Red Square]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-923902</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-923902-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1915-ships-built-by-sormovo-plants-aa18c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/1910-1915-ships-built-by-sormovo-plants-aa18c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1915. Ships built by "Sormovo Plants"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1915. «Сормовские заводы»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-1a5801</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-1a5801-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. Рассказы детей к дедушкиным картинкам. Изд. в пользу Дет. б-ки-читальни в Лесном, под ред. Комис. зав. читальней (Ил. Г.Г. Гагарина). Санкт-Петербург  1905. Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. Ed. in favor of Det. library reading rooms in Lesnoy, ed. Commission head reading room (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-067506</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-067506-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-2abd29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/06/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-2abd29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels around Egypt. Along the Nile. Dendera-Kalabsha.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. День 20. Дендера-Калабша  1910. F.N. Shcherbachev travels around Egypt. Part 2. Along the Nile. Day 20. Dendera-Kalabsha]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-b896df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-b896df-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1911. Moscow Alexander Institute]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-26b6b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-26b6b9-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gavrilovo outpost. Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-547ed1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-547ed1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Санкт-Петербургский Институт инженеров путей сообщения императора Александра I]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-ded8cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-ded8cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-c2acf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-c2acf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tungus people, Trans-Baikal region, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-628654</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-628654-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Historical sketch of the Krasnoselsky two-class factory, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Исторический очерк Красносельского фабричного двухклассного МНП]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-451735</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-451735-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-9d35f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-9d35f4-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891. Императрица Александра Феодоровна]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/malayali-island-of-ceylon-and-india-1914-7239e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/malayali-island-of-ceylon-and-india-1914-7239e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Malayali. Island of Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-6cc8fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-6cc8fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-4da6e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-4da6e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-014603</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-014603-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov in Sevastopol]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 99000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Imperial yacht "Standart" in the roadstead in Sevastopol. Sevastopol 1913 year.  Императорская яхта "Штандарт" на рейде в Севастополе. Севастополь 1913 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-324c7c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-324c7c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-c06d8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-c06d8f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/star-book-pictures-by-w-gwaith-text-by-b-warkins-0ec013</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/star-book-pictures-by-w-gwaith-text-by-b-warkins-0ec013-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Star book. Pictures by W. Gwaith Text by B. Warkins]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Звездная книжка. Картинки В. Гвайта Текст Б. Варкинса]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-2a50ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-2a50ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/374-the-banner-of-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-1742-year-095c40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/374-the-banner-of-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-1742-year-095c40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[374. The banner of L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, 1742 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[374. The banner of L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, 1742 year.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    374. Знамя Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, 1742 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-b1113e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-b1113e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tea party. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-f30035</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-f30035-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-ef1398</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-ef1398-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-e24a47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-e24a47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-34f73d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-34f73d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-87d3f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-87d3f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-c74e76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-c74e76-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-annunciation-monastery-kirzhach-russia-23ae0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/the-annunciation-monastery-kirzhach-russia-23ae0b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Annunciation Monastery - Kirzhach, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 which falls on the XV-XVIII century.  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Благовещенский монастырь  Киржач впервые упоминается в 1332 году в духовной грамоте Ивана Калиты как слобода при основанном в 1358 году Сергием Радонежским Благовещенском монастыре, период расцвета которого приходится на XV—XVIII века.   В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-7afe3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-7afe3e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-fire-fighters-1894-177756</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/irkutsk-fire-fighters-1894-177756-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk Fire Fighters, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.29811]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sergeyevo-troitsky-lavra-alexander-iii-coronation-may-15-27-1883-eb0676</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/sergeyevo-troitsky-lavra-alexander-iii-coronation-may-15-27-1883-eb0676-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sergeyevo-Troitsky Lavra. Alexander III. Coronation, May 15 (27), 1883]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Встреча в Сергеево-Троицкой Лавре. Александр III. Коронация, 15(27) мая 1883 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-6da071</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-6da071-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-751fae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-751fae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constructions of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-82c77c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2019/04/06/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-82c77c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian certificates and documents, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-c90a64</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-c90a64-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-88d559</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-88d559-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ladeynaya. Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-9aaa77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-9aaa77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/peter-the-great-0c9602</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/peter-the-great-0c9602-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Peter the Great - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Peter the Great  Петр I Великий  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-c78a63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-c78a63-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-4412c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-4412c0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-9f2cd9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-9f2cd9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-5e4a91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-5e4a91-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanov-family-russia-winter-festivities-1914-29a603</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/romanov-family-russia-winter-festivities-1914-29a603-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanov family - Russia - Winter Festivities, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-america-russian-empire-1856-c33945</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/russian-america-russian-empire-1856-c33945-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian America, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Русская Америка  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-4fd3e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-4fd3e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-arkhangelsk-sailing-school-in-1911-ee6f1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/graduates-of-the-arkhangelsk-sailing-school-in-1911-ee6f1e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Arkhangelsk sailing school in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Graduates of the Arkhangelsk sailing school in 1911  Выпуск Архангельского мореходного училища 1911 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-9e63e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-9e63e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-d64619</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-d64619-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-with-empress-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-and-children-e30198</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/emperor-alexander-iii-with-empress-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-and-children-e30198-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III with Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) and children.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III with Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) and children: The heir is Tsarsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich behind the emperor, Grand Duchess Ksenia Aleksandrovna and Grand Duke George Alexandrovich to the left of it, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna before the emperor, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich to the left.  Император Александр III с Императрицей Марией Феодоровной (Дагмар) и детьми: позади императора стоит Наследник Цесаревич Николай Александрович, слева от него - Великая Княжна Ксения Александровна и Великий князь Георгий Александрович, перед императ��ром - Великая Княжна Ольга Александровна, слева - Великий князь Михаил Александрович.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-c7aba9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-c7aba9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-594ad8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-594ad8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/malay-people-1870s-7d0c98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/malay-people-1870s-7d0c98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Malay People, 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Малайцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shanghai-china-1926-cabdf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/shanghai-china-1926-cabdf7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shanghai, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatomy-for-youth-1912-9be9df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/anatomy-for-youth-1912-9be9df-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatomy for youth, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-view-from-kozlov-wall-574345</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-view-from-kozlov-wall-574345-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, view from Kozlov Wall]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, view from Kozlov Wall Владимир, вид с Козлова вала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-to-russia-ac1297</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-to-russia-ac1297-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré to Russia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian Navy Cruiser.  Public domain photograph related to navy, naval warfare, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-e070a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-e070a7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-98274e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-98274e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Life Guards of Russian Empire, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Формы лейб-гвардии Гарнизонного батальона и лейб-гвардии Резервного пехотного полка с его Кадровым батальоном]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-c32085</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-c32085-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siemens and Halske joint-stock company of Russian electrical plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Сименс и Гальске» акционерное общество русских электротехнических заводов (завод - В.О., 6-я линия, д.61; правление - Большая Конюшенная ул., д.9)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-7bfb9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-7bfb9a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-maria-pavlovna-elena-vladimirovna-victoria-augusta-grand-duke-a84286</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/01/grand-duchesses-maria-pavlovna-elena-vladimirovna-victoria-augusta-grand-duke-a84286-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Maria Pavlovna, Elena Vladimirovna, Victoria Augusta, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess Victoria Augusta, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich and other guests. The family of Romanovs and courtiers on a picnic. Summer of 1913.   Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна, Великая Княгиня Елена Владимировна, Великая Княгиня  Виктория-Августа, Великий Князь Борис Владимирович и другие гости. - Семейство Романовых и придворные на пикнике. Лето 1913.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-f89736</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-f89736-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 3, edition - 1897.  On the illustration: the title page.    Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).    Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 3, издание - 1897 год.  На иллюстрации: титульный лист.  Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-e76f4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-e76f4c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1880-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Афганский Исхак-Хан]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1920s-b0e975</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/mongolia-1920s-b0e975-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-10dfc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-10dfc9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pinega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-47eba3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pinega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-47eba3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pinega river, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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, the Pinega county of the Arkhangelsk region of the Vologda governorate was established, and Pinega became a district town.  Пинега — один из древнейших населённых пунктов Архангельской области. Указом императрицы Екатерины II в 1780 году, на месте упразднённого Кеврольского уезда и части Двинского уезда был образован Пинежский уезд Архангельской области Вологодского наместничества, а Пинега стала уездным городом.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-c8b69d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-c8b69d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-85dd34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-85dd34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chekmentsky-district-1910s-0b73e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chekmentsky-district-1910s-0b73e1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chekmentsky district, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Чекментском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-402c61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-402c61-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor awards, certificates and other documents of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-87e06b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-87e06b-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Thomas - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-7be6f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-7be6f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-3381c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-3381c4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-cd6e15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-cd6e15-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.    Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны, в центре.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890-album-of-photographs-presented-by-the-moscow-merchant-society-to-the-moscow-5d17c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890-album-of-photographs-presented-by-the-moscow-merchant-society-to-the-moscow-5d17c0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890. Album of photographs presented by the Moscow Merchant Society to the Moscow Governor-General, Prince. V.A. Dolgorukov on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his service as Moscow Governor-General]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1890s-422f29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1890s-422f29-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-hunt-in-belovezh-403cdd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-hunt-in-belovezh-403cdd-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II Hunt In Belovezh, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Царская охота в Беловежской пуще.  Перед входом во дворец. Российская Империя.  Tsarist hunting in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. In front of the palace entrance. Russian empire.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-7e8bf3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-7e8bf3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-d20450</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1798/12/31/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-d20450-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798.  Изображение всех статских мундиров для всех губерний.1798.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevich-alexei-nicholaevich-ca9ec7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tsesarevich-alexei-nicholaevich-ca9ec7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaevich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaevich in military uniform  Public domain photograph - portrait of an officer in military uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-57aad8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-57aad8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kanina-land-postcards-4c5d34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kanina-land-postcards-4c5d34-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kanina Land Shore Erosion.., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-near-lake-vygozero-murmansk-railway-c092ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/group-near-lake-vygozero-murmansk-railway-c092ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group near lake Vygozero, Murmansk railway]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Segezhsky District, Kareliya Republits, Russia, 186423]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Group near lake Vygozero: The picture was taken on the Murmansk railway in the area of Lake Vygozero, south of the village of Nadvoitsy.  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Группа близ озера Выгозеро: Снимок сделан на Мурманской железной дороге в районе озера Выгозеро, южнее села Надвоицы.  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-ccb34a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-ccb34a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-75-d9dbb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-75-d9dbb6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. On the right is a corsage or a brooch made of sapphire-diamond parory (the image of a tiara from this parory is on page 74).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On the right is a corsage or a brooch made of sapphire-diamond parory (the image of a tiara from this parory is on page 74). Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 75.  Справа - корсажное украшение или брошь из сапфирово-бриллиантовой парюры (изображение тиары из этой парюры находится на стр. 74).  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 75.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-02e170</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-02e170-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-cef3cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-cef3cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-1654f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1825/12/31/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-1654f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of cavalry regiments of the Russian army, 1820s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мундиры кавалерийских полков российской армии с начала царствования императора Александра I-го]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-6c6567</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-6c6567-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-holy-trinity-convent-murom-1900s-19c822</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-holy-trinity-convent-murom-1900s-19c822-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Holy Trinity convent. Murom, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Свято-Троицкий женский монастырь. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-b10999</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-b10999-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-11e502</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-11e502-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-c404bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-c404bb-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-ba61c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-ba61c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavel Zaremba photographs. Harbin, China, 1900-1901.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-e3f4c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-e3f4c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-ca4b27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-ca4b27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-2998dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-2998dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Mountains, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-f7a6b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-f7a6b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-konstantin-konstantinovich-visit-to-the-simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900-24e40e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/grand-duke-konstantin-konstantinovich-visit-to-the-simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900-24e40e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich visit to the Simbirsk Cadet Corps, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Пребывание Великого Князя Константина Константиновича в Симбирском Кадетском Корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-39f7d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-39f7d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-676d26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-676d26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-and-her-brother-tsarevich-alexei-of-russia-f5a98e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-and-her-brother-tsarevich-alexei-of-russia-f5a98e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna and her brother Tsarevich Alexei of Russia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna and her brother Tsarevich Alexei of Russia. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-606663</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-606663-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Delegation of the military commission of the Provisional Committee of the Russian State Duma in America]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Делегация военной комиссии Временного комитета Государственной думы в Америке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-1a7944</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-1a7944-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1898. Muir and Meriliz. Illustrated price list of Christmas gifts, toys.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1898. Мюр и Мерилиз. Иллюстрированный прейс-курант рождественских подарков, игрушек и проч. Сезон зимы 1898 года. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/london-in-1900-abrikosov-family-travel-photograph-1e6dca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/london-in-1900-abrikosov-family-travel-photograph-1e6dca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[London in 1900, Abrikosov family travel photograph]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-fb6b64</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-fb6b64-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-dc608d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-dc608d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deribasovskaya-st-odessa-1900-1914-940bf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/deribasovskaya-st-odessa-1900-1914-940bf4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deribasovskaya st. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-oil-fountain-in-the-oil-field-d67413</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-oil-fountain-in-the-oil-field-d67413-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku. Oil fountain in the oil field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku. Oil fountain in the oil field.  Баку. Фонтан нефти на нефтяном промысле.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-before-1917-c8008d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-china-before-1917-c8008d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, before 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-family-returned-to-the-city-marina-kostroma-013fae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-royal-family-returned-to-the-city-marina-kostroma-013fae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal family returned to the city marina. Kostroma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[During the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov in Kostroma, the royal family visited the house of the Nobiliary Assembly, where, after a solemn reception, the royal family was offered tea. During the tea party held a concert. After the reception at the Nobiliary Assembly, the royal family returned to the city marina. In the photo: crews with August guests passing through Romanovsky Square, Pavlovskaya Street.  Location: Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Царская семья возвращается на городскую пристань. Кострома. В дни празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых в Костроме Царская семья посетила дом Дворянского Собрания, где после торжественного приема Царской семье был предложен чай. Во время чаепития состоялся концерт. После приема в Дворянском Собрании Царская семья возвратилась на городскую пристань.  На снимке: экипажи с Августейшими гостями проезжают по Романовскому скверу Павловской улицы.  Место съемки: Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. Фотограф: Карл Булла.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-c8e204</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-c8e204-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-c73a9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-c73a9f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossack-post-on-the-banks-of-the-kuban-river-1909-3a97f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cossack-post-on-the-banks-of-the-kuban-river-1909-3a97f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossack post on the banks of the Kuban river. 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-344c2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-344c2e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/holy-trinity-convent-murom-russia-6924bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/holy-trinity-convent-murom-russia-6924bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Holy Trinity Convent. Murom, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Holy Trinity Convent. 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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Свято-Троицкий женский монастырь. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kola-murmanks-governorate-1884-8bfe44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2014/01/09/kola-murmanks-governorate-1884-8bfe44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kola, Murmanks Governorate, 1884]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Same fra Imandra, Kola]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-c24421</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-c24421-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-a6e01b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-a6e01b-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-0a19d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-0a19d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-b592f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-b592f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-ae15e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-ae15e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kislovodsk-stavropol-region-1910s-3ee1fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kislovodsk-stavropol-region-1910s-3ee1fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kislovodsk, Stavropol region 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Кисловодск, Ставропольский край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-e81e77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-e81e77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1896  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-the-life-cusirsky-regiment-1756-1761-8f2600</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/officer-of-the-life-cusirsky-regiment-1756-1761-8f2600-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of the Life-Cusirsky Regiment, 1756-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer of the Life-Cusirsky Regiment, 1756-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Офицер Лейб-Кирасирского Полка, 1756-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-near-tomsk-siberia-russia-6ee875</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/mountains-near-tomsk-siberia-russia-6ee875-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains near Tomsk, Siberia, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1910s-feb5d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/harbin-china-1910s-feb5d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-a34a95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-a34a95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-5b1518</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-5b1518-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1898. Muir and Meriliz. Illustrated price list of Christmas gifts, toys.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1898. Мюр и Мерилиз. Иллюстрированный прейс-курант рождественских подарков, игрушек и проч. Сезон зимы 1898 года. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-8147d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-8147d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-3b8617</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-3b8617-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/korobovo-village-kostroma-governorate-1900s-a44911</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/korobovo-village-kostroma-governorate-1900s-a44911-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Korobovo village, Kostroma governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-705ae1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-705ae1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov in Sevastopol]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 99000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-78d64c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-78d64c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-0375c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-0375c3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-e562f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-e562f8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crowds waiting. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-tsars-hunt-1894-53bd8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-tsars-hunt-1894-53bd8d-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt 1894, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt 1890s.  Царская охота, 1890e.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lower-amur-river-1913-f5e462</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/lower-amur-river-1913-f5e462-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lower Amur river, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-laplandia-1900s-448f34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-laplandia-1900s-448f34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Laplandia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-and-his-daughter-the-grand-duchess-tatiana-nikolaevna-0b7756</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-and-his-daughter-the-grand-duchess-tatiana-nikolaevna-0b7756-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich and his daughter the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna and Olga Nikolaevna. 1914]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tsarskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich and his daughters Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna and Olga Nikolayevna with officers of the 148th Infantry Caspian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna regiment. Tsarskoe Selo. 1914 year.  Его Императорское Величество Государь Император Николай Александрович и его дочери Великие Княжны Татьяна Николаевна и Ольга Николаевна с офицерами 148-го пехотного Каспийского Великой Княжны Анастасии Николаевны полка.  Царское село. 1914 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-d46199</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-d46199-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-df3bdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-df3bdf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-bbd8b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-bbd8b2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/noble-family-russia-1900s-a209ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/noble-family-russia-1900s-a209ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Noble family, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-a9163c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-a9163c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-fa9dd9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-fa9dd9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-7ded49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-7ded49-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trade routes of Eastern Siberia 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Торговые тракты Восточной Сибири]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-defence-1904-97cbcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/port-arthur-defence-1904-97cbcb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur Defence, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-9647b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-9647b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Historical sketch of the Krasnoselsky two-class factory, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Исторический очерк Красносельского фабричного двухклассного МНП]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ef2899</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ef2899-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan city walls, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mouth-of-the-kem-river-ab000f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/mouth-of-the-kem-river-ab000f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mouth of the Kem River., Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kem']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Mouth of the Kem River. Church of John the Precursor. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Устье реки Кемь. Церковь во имя Иоанна Предтечи. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-d8b95e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-d8b95e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and schools in Bobruisk, Minsk province 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты и школы Бобруйска Минской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-363ea5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-363ea5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-4eef7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-4eef7e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vesna Krasna (Spring is Red) - an allegorical procession during sacred coronation of their imperial majesties]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Весна красна аллегорическое шествие, устроенное во время народного праздника 21 мая 1883 г. на Ходынском поле М. Лентовским по случаю священного коронования их императорских величеств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chita-russia-1900s-800864</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/chita-russia-1900s-800864-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chita, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-e8952b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-e8952b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-4d9a4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-4d9a4a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-e9a493</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-e9a493-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-88ded7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-88ded7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-aba091</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-aba091-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/collecting-oil-spills-from-the-well-baku-c95308</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/collecting-oil-spills-from-the-well-baku-c95308-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Collecting oil spills from the well. Baku.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Collecting oil spills from the well. Baku.  Сбор разлива нефти из скважины. Баку.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-d2996e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-d2996e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-10f629</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-10f629-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-40a3d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-40a3d1-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Великий Князь Николай Николаевич  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-in-batumi-in-1888-0e3b80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-in-batumi-in-1888-0e3b80-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III in Batumi in 1888.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Alexander III in Batumi in 1888. - Пребывание императора Александра III в Батуми в 1888 году.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/parforce-hunt-of-the-officer-cavalry-school-postavy-in-the-vilna-province-1901-15c2ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/parforce-hunt-of-the-officer-cavalry-school-postavy-in-the-vilna-province-1901-15c2ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Parforce hunt of the Officer Cavalry School - Postavy in the Vilna province, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Парфорсная охота Офицерской кавалерийской школы в местечке «Поставы» Виленской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/building-fortifications-in-brest-litovsk-wwi-31d165</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/building-fortifications-in-brest-litovsk-wwi-31d165-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Machine for building fortifications in Brest-Litovsk, WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-92d277</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-92d277-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-5093e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-5093e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-to-boris-godunov-by-aspushkin-ae37e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/illustrations-to-boris-godunov-by-aspushkin-ae37e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrations to Boris Godunov by A.S.Pushkin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand1918-682286</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/samarkand1918-682286-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand,1918]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Самарканд на снимках Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-45db89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-45db89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy in Far East, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-a62ab5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/khabarovsk-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-a62ab5-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk. Nicolas II Asia Tour]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Arrival of the heir to the throne of Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich to the city school of Blagoveshchensk during his journey through Siberia. The journey of 1890-1891.  Прибытие Наследника престола Цесаревича Николая Александровича в городское училище Благовещенска во время его проезда через Сибирь. Путешествие 1890-1891 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-c0c19c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-c0c19c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zarzma-monastery-georgia-2dda2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/zarzma-monastery-georgia-2dda2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zarzma Monastery, Georgia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-289d94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-289d94-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-746a3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-746a3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-a7ae67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-a7ae67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-47df2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-47df2c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fire-in-syzran-on-july-5-1906-66ff70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/fire-in-syzran-on-july-5-1906-66ff70-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fire in Syzran on July 5, 1906]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-7d9219</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-7d9219-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-f47a74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-f47a74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск, портреты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-9296d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-9296d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A.V. Zhivago travels Germany. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. А.В.Живаго путешествует по Германии.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-28b89b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-28b89b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-f99b14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-f99b14-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-bd14b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-bd14b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-771c28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-771c28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-23a973</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-23a973-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossaks-1900s-1d5179</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossaks-1900s-1d5179-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossaks, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-44f525</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-44f525-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-50acf1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-50acf1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-67ffb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-67ffb3-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-4458a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-4458a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/45-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-half-of-the-seventeenth-century-ff1f5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/45-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-half-of-the-seventeenth-century-ff1f5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[45. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the half of the seventeenth century. Sheloma]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[45. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the half of the seventeenth century. Sheloma "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    46. Русское вооружение с ХIV до половины ХVII столетия. Шеломы «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-0546b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-0546b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-9714ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-9714ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-life-and-nature-in-pictures-1892-e659df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-life-and-nature-in-pictures-1892-e659df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian life and nature in pictures, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Русская жизнь и природа в картинках]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-f67cd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-f67cd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-238b1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-238b1e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The 2nd World Congress of the Communist International, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-23f616</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-23f616-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-fb8475</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-fb8475-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-stanitsa-starominskaya-5990e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/cossaks-stanitsa-starominskaya-5990e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks, Stanitsa Starominskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Староминская, Краснодарский Край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/canton-china-1925-1927-30ab5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/canton-china-1925-1927-30ab5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Canton, China, 1925-1927]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-dc8cb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-dc8cb9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-c3a7d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-c3a7d2-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-revolutionary Russia in the photographs. Stay of Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk. - Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях. Пребывание Николая II в Брест-Литовске и в Высоком-Литовске.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-96ae60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-96ae60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-15b083</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-15b083-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-and-ian-worres-f8fe7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-and-ian-worres-f8fe7a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Ian Worres.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, and Ian Worres - author of a biographical book about the fate of Olga Alexandrovna "The Last Grand Duchess".  Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны, и Йен Воррес - автор биографической книги о судьбе Ольги Александровны "Последняя Великая Княгиня". ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-province-russian-empire-1856-6bca24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/astrakhan-province-russian-empire-1856-6bca24-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Астраханская губерния Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-e44248</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-e44248-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-richelieu-monument-1900-1914-669894</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-richelieu-monument-1900-1914-669894-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Richelieu Monument. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-278883</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-278883-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukharian Jews of Samarkand: photographs by S.M. Dudin, 1902.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-6f9de7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-6f9de7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-4eda2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-4eda2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-d91fa7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-d91fa7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-cccd29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-cccd29-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-9916b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-9916b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-1899-873cdd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/port-arthur-1899-873cdd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, 1899]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-359321</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-359321-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-8adfeb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-8adfeb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1920s-85100f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/mongolia-1920s-85100f-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-0e8a93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-0e8a93-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-71cf9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-71cf9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-2bc747</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-2bc747-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-6e8fe2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-6e8fe2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/demon-album-of-scenes-from-the-opera-by-a-g-rubinstein-1864-1889-e91af2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/demon-album-of-scenes-from-the-opera-by-a-g-rubinstein-1864-1889-e91af2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Demon". Album of scenes from the opera by A. G. Rubinstein 1864-1889]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1864-1889. Двадцатилетие журнала «Будильникъ». Юбилейная премия «Демон». альбом сцен из оперы А. Г. Рубинштейна]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-256a57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-256a57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-e4b0fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-e4b0fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-a9b341</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-a9b341-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-ca379d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-ca379d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-461ab1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-461ab1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-c9da89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-c9da89-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  Великая Матушка. Основательница и начальница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве.      Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Great Mother. Founder and head of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-d75a50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-d75a50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Description of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Описание священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-7870c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-7870c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The 2nd World Congress of the Communist International, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-05227b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-05227b-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-1dc52d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-1dc52d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-c1f859</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-c1f859-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ishankula-dadho-madrasah-sheikhantaur-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-22b1ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ishankula-dadho-madrasah-sheikhantaur-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-22b1ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ishankula-dadho madrasah, Sheikhantaur, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coats-of-arms-on-the-gates-of-the-ancient-church-of-the-resurrection-in-the-b7f22b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/coats-of-arms-on-the-gates-of-the-ancient-church-of-the-resurrection-in-the-b7f22b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coats of arms on the gates of the ancient Church of the Resurrection in the Wilds, The Volga river region in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-a7ee8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-a7ee8a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-472720</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-472720-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-1910s-b254c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-1910s-b254c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga River, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/convicts-in-the-irkutsk-province-ffcbfc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/convicts-in-the-irkutsk-province-ffcbfc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Convicts in the Irkutsk province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Каторжане в Иркутской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-15e202</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-15e202-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-7b74bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-7b74bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rovnoe-Novoblagodatnoe Estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ровное-Новоблагодатное]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-25d5bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-25d5bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-9dd906</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-9dd906-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (Russian: Борис Владимирович; 24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.  He followed a military career. After graduating from the Nikolaevsky calvary School in 1896, he served as coronet in the life Guards Hussar regiment. He took part in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and became a major general in the Russian Army in 1914. During World War I, he commanded the regiment of the Ataman Cossacks in 1915. He was known in Imperial Russia for his restless behavior and as a notorious playboy.  After the fall of the Russian monarchy, he was put under house arrest by the provisional government in March 1917, but he managed to escape the former Imperial capital in September that year and joined his mother and younger brother in the Caucasus. He departed revolutionary Russia in March 1919 with his longtime mistress, whom he married in exile. Eventually, he settled in France where he spent the rest of his life. He died in occupied Paris in 1943.  Великий Князь Бори́с Влади́мирович (12 (24) ноября 1877, Санкт-Петербург — 9 ноября 1943, Париж) — Свиты Его Величества генерал-майор, третий сын великого князя Владимира Александровича и великой княгини Марии Павловны, внук императора Александра II.  Во время Первой Мировой войны командовал лейб-гвардии Атаманским полком, затем являлся Походным атаманом всех казачьих войск при императоре Николае II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-770557</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-770557-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/embankment-on-the-river-klyazma-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-3a8a20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/embankment-on-the-river-klyazma-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-3a8a20-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Embankment on the river Klyazma. Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Embankment on the river Klyazma  According to the legend, the settlement on the site of the future Kovrov was founded by Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky in the 12th century. In the XVI century the village was given over to the princes of Kovrov, by whose name the village became known as Kovrovo, and in 1778 the village received the status of a district town.  Набережная на реке Клязьме  Согласно преданию, поселение на месте будущего Коврова было основано великим князем Юрием Долгоруким в XII веке. В XVI столетии село было отдано во владение князьям Ковровым, по имени которых село стало называться Коврово, и в 1778 году село получило статус уездного города.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-24f012</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-24f012-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-b1c13e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1828/12/31/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-b1c13e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings in the regimental headquarters of His Majesty the King's Grenadier Regiment of Prussia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1828. Атлас строениям в полковом штабе и в поселенных ротах гренадерскаго его величества короля прусскаго полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-b8bb28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-b8bb28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-037c4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-037c4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-1910s-ea0b42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/altai-mountains-1910s-ea0b42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-06c3fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-06c3fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-491331</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-491331-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-odessa-drawings-by-architect-moses-sinyaver-1920s-57fbde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/old-odessa-drawings-by-architect-moses-sinyaver-1920s-57fbde-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Odessa. Drawings by architect Moses Sinyaver, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1920-1922. Виды старой Одессы. Рисунки архитектора Моисея Синявера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-with-her-cousine-princess-helena-victoria-of-schleswig-dfdff8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-with-her-cousine-princess-helena-victoria-of-schleswig-dfdff8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse with her cousine Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.  1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse with her cousine Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein.  1891.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-ac7ac0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-ac7ac0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/annareynvaan-079cf5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/annareynvaan-079cf5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anna Reynvaan]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ Anna Reynvaan]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-c6ac33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-c6ac33-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photograph, Novgorod, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-7a3156</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-7a3156-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zvorykins-quay-on-the-oka-murom-vladimir-province-russia-fcd804</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zvorykins-quay-on-the-oka-murom-vladimir-province-russia-fcd804-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zvorykin's quay on the Oka. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Zvorykin's quay on the Oka. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Пристань Зворыкина на Оке.  С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-2a3895</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-2a3895-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архангельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-3570c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-3570c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Izmailovsky Regimentб 1877-1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877-1897. Альбом фоторафий из истории Л.-Гв. Измайловского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-9a9e40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-9a9e40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-af6b07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-af6b07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[21st Dragoon Belorussian Regiment]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[21 драгунский Белорусский полк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-cb4458</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-cb4458-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-7872c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-7872c6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East”, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-63a936</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-63a936-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/112-the-flag-bearer-and-strelets-of-the-moscow-streletsky-levshin-regiment-d2bc4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/112-the-flag-bearer-and-strelets-of-the-moscow-streletsky-levshin-regiment-d2bc4c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[112. The flag bearer and Strelets of the Moscow Streletsky Levshin regiment in 1674]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[112. The flag bearer and Strelets of the Moscow Streletsky Levshin regiment in 1674 "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    112. Знаменщик и стрелец Московского Стрелецкого Левшина полка в 1674 «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-30d611</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-30d611-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bologoye, Tver Oblast, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/real-school-of-livny-russia-ebe4d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/real-school-of-livny-russia-ebe4d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Real school of Livny, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Реальное училище города Ливны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-ae906d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-ae906d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-46db8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-46db8c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-f35eec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-f35eec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-6853db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-6853db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-83e753</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-83e753-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-fc0fc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-fc0fc4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[After Coronation. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-58e871</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-58e871-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-33a2f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-33a2f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/otma-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-anastasia-195137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/otma-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-anastasia-195137-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[OTMA: Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1906  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-06f2e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-06f2e6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[LAke Baikal and Irkutsk region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-nicholas-ii-with-wilhelm-ii-c1a963</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/meeting-of-nicholas-ii-with-wilhelm-ii-c1a963-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting of Nicholas II with Wilhelm II ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Põhjasadama 1, Harju maakond, Estonia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II with the German Emperor Wilhelm II in the Baltic port. - Встреча российского императора Николая II с германским императором Вильгельмом II в Балтийском порту. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-fe72f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-fe72f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officer - portraits drawing]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-024b17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-024b17-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-672294</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-672294-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province - photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Архангельская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/spectators-wait-for-the-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-889a2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/spectators-wait-for-the-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-889a2f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Spectators wait for the Deputies of the First State Duma]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Spectators wait for the Deputies of the First State Duma to leave The Winter Palace. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.    Публиа ожидает депутатов у выхода из Зимнено Дворца. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-34814b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-34814b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-475216</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-475216-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-b087bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-b087bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photo album of the Military Sanitary Train No. 234 commander, the head of the Chernigov nobility]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916-17 Фотоальбом начальника Военно-Санитарного поезда № 234, уполномоченного Черниговским дворянством]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-maria-c12f0c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-maria-c12f0c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchesses Olga & Maria - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand duchesses Olga & Maria  Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-db8fdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-db8fdf-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Gates, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Московская улица Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-7c9bf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-7c9bf2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Still in love. Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ГАРФ 640-3-30  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/battleship-france-with-prime-minister-poincare-on-board-ea277c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/battleship-france-with-prime-minister-poincare-on-board-ea277c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare on board ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare on board in the roadstead of Kronstadt. July 7, 1914.  Броненосец Франция с премьер министром Пуанкаре на борту на рейде Кронштадта. 7 июля 1914,]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-b074ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-b074ef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-9da130</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-9da130-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-province-russian-empire-1856-791698</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/penza-province-russian-empire-1856-791698-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Пензенская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-828604</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/khabarovsk-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-828604-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk,  Nicolas II Asia Tour]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Khabarovsk. Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) at the solemn opening of the monument to Count N.N. Murav'yevu-Amurskomu. May 20 Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich solemnly said goodbye to the crew of the frigate "Memory of Azov" and on May 21 left Vladivostok, traveling across Siberia to Petersburg, where he arrived on August 4, 1891. On the way back from the Tsesarevich took about two months.  Хабаровск. Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II)  на торжественном открытии памятника графу Н.Н. Муравьеву-Амурскому.  20 мая Цесаревич Николай Александрович торжественно попрощался с экипажем фрегата «Память Азова» и 21 мая покинул Владивосток, отправившись через всю Сибирь в Петербург, куд�� прибыл 4 августа 1891 года. На обратную дорогу у Цесаревича ушло около двух месяцев.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-224445</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-224445-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-f5ad8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-f5ad8b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-e07c9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-e07c9c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guards on Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-1aeac5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-1aeac5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-and-the-caucasus-travel-crimea-yalta-a5eef3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-and-the-caucasus-travel-crimea-yalta-a5eef3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea and the Caucasus travel - Crimea, Yalta]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым и на Кавказ. Ялта]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asia-archive-of-grigory-nikolaevich-potanin-8cb6ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/central-asia-archive-of-grigory-nikolaevich-potanin-8cb6ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asia, archive of Grigory Nikolaevich Potanin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Григория Николаевича Потанина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aviation-squad-and-v-division-at-the-xii-army-1915-a420be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/aviation-squad-and-v-division-at-the-xii-army-1915-a420be-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915 ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-95c21e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-95c21e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-f938b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-f938b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolobok, Russian Fairy Tale]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Вера Ипполитовна Лукьянская. Колобок (ил. Елизаветы Бем).- Москва, тип.т-ва И.Н. Кушнерев и К°  1910. Vera Ippolitovna Lukyanskaya. Kolobok (ill. Elizaveta Bem). - Moscow, printing house of the partnership I.N. Kushnerev and Co.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-1582ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-1582ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pereslavl-zalessky-russia-0e0677</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/pereslavl-zalessky-russia-0e0677-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-shanghai-1920s-7feb86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-shanghai-1920s-7feb86-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Shanghai, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-02e6bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-02e6bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-fdf1c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-fdf1c7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-victoria-of-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-c1dcc1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-victoria-of-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-c1dcc1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна (сидит в центре), слева от нее - сестра княгини Виктория Гессен-Дармштадтская, справа - Императрица Александра Феодоровна.    Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna (sits in the center), to her left - sister of Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt, to the right - Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ballet-1913-fa1579</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/russian-ballet-1913-fa1579-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ballet, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-50ee2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-50ee2a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of peoples of Russia and views, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. Типы народов России и виды. художественный альбом. 15 картин. картины исполнены красками и фотографией]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-6a0fb2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-6a0fb2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-0acb33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-0acb33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-215bd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-215bd2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-c5bafb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-c5bafb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the centenary of the 24th Simbirsk Infantry Regiment 1811-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В память столетия 24го пехотного Симбирского полка 1811-1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-ed1755</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-ed1755-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1889-f212fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-1889-f212fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. 1889.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petergoff-palace-and-vicinity-russia-1860s-ea873e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/petergoff-palace-and-vicinity-russia-1860s-ea873e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petergoff palace and vicinity, Russia, 1860s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Peterhof]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-b61ca8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-b61ca8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-8a10ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-8a10ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photograph, Novgorod, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1880s-374abb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-1880s-374abb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-089524</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-089524-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tobolsk Urban District]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-1a3ad1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-1a3ad1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-a58791</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-a58791-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constantin Pavlovich - grand duke of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surveys-of-the-yakut-highway-the-section-from-bomnak-to-the-uchura-river-1913-d24773</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/surveys-of-the-yakut-highway-the-section-from-bomnak-to-the-uchura-river-1913-d24773-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surveys of the Yakut highway - the section from Bomnak to the Uchura River, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-8590e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-8590e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-7a345e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-7a345e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of peoples of Russia and views, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. Типы народов России и виды. художественный альбом. 15 картин. картины исполнены красками и фотографией]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-118da1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-118da1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-472488</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-472488-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -  Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-63df0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-63df0b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kevaylerstrom-on-a-walk-near-astrakhan-680f21</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/kevaylerstrom-on-a-walk-near-astrakhan-680f21-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[K.E.Vaylerstrom on a walk near Astrakhan]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     К.Е.Вайлерстром на прогулке возле Астрахани Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-523718</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-523718-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-534327</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-534327-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-cb3355</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-cb3355-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-c3b49a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-c3b49a-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg. Russian beer label]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-aaae92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-aaae92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment 1883.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883. История лейб-гвардии Семеновского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/finnish-ornaments-1894-6c0c40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/finnish-ornaments-1894-6c0c40-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Finnish Ornaments, 1894]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbukhovo-village-1910s-385b6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbukhovo-village-1910s-385b6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbukhovo village, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-6a8290</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-6a8290-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-e027d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-e027d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-758c25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-758c25-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-3d6fc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-3d6fc5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-fd660a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-east-1900s-fd660a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East”, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-womens-gymnasium-named-after-v-p-von-derviz-4a7283</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-womens-gymnasium-named-after-v-p-von-derviz-4a7283-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Women's Gymnasium named after V. P. Von-Derviz]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московская женская гимназия имени В. П. Фон-Дервиз]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/former-deputies-of-the-first-duma-in-the-kresty-prison-before-serving-a-three-5cb680</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/former-deputies-of-the-first-duma-in-the-kresty-prison-before-serving-a-three-5cb680-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Former deputies of the First Duma in the Kresty Prison before serving a three-month detention. Summer of 1908.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Former deputies of the First Duma in the Kresty Prison before serving a three-month detention. Summer of 1908.  Бывшие депутаты I Думы в тюрьме Кресты перед отбыванием трехмесячного заключения. Лето 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-fdfce8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-fdfce8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-prince-vladimir-alexandrovich-3fcff3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/grand-prince-vladimir-alexandrovich-3fcff3-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Prince Vladimir Alexandrovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Prince Vladimir Alexandrovich Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Великий Князь Владимир Александрович  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-taganrog-street-7d0b88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-taganrog-street-7d0b88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk). Taganrog street.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-cd2aa4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-cd2aa4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-887daf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-887daf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-b52c55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-b52c55-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-5ee969</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-5ee969-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kupavny-bf6a26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1760/12/31/kupavny-bf6a26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kupavny]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sungari-river-near-harbin-06f88e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sungari-river-near-harbin-06f88e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sungari River Near Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-61c5a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-61c5a2-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/95-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-second-half-of-the-seventeenth-ee4c99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/95-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-second-half-of-the-seventeenth-ee4c99-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[95. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the second half of the seventeenth century. A warrior in a columnar with a barmician and a paper hat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[95. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the second half of the seventeenth century. A warrior in a columnar with a barmician and a paper hat  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    95. Русское вооружение с ХIV до второй половины ХVII столетия. Ратник в колонтаре с бармицею и шапке бумажной  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-5098b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-5098b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-5f1c3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-5f1c3c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-ef09b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-ef09b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyiv-theological-academy-graduation-1905-de8e4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/kyiv-theological-academy-graduation-1905-de8e4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyiv Theological Academy graduation 1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. LVIII выпуск студентов Киевской Духовной Академии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-b20340</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-b20340-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-portrait-1880s-ca9c2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/chinese-portrait-1880s-ca9c2c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese portrait, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-f6c266</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-f6c266-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1881. Moscow museums: Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Московский публичный и Румянцевский музеи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-10e01d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-10e01d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-black-sea-street-be8fb7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-black-sea-street-be8fb7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk) Black sea street.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-43c513</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-43c513-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin-Hailar part.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Строительство КВЖД на отрезке Харбин-Хайлар]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1900s-49213c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-1900s-49213c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-dd8dae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-dd8dae-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa street view, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of shipyard, ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-grand-duchess-olga-a694bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-grand-duchess-olga-a694bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaevna.1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaevna.1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-db0e92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-db0e92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Faculty of the Petrovsky Poltava Cadet Corps 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-a93cff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-a93cff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-872b6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-872b6a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Member of Audit Commission of the Moscow Craft Exhibition 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-2ba7aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-2ba7aa-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-the-tsars-hunt-1894-bd65b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/nicholas-ii-the-tsars-hunt-1894-bd65b1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II. The Tsar's Hunt 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Николай Второй на охоте.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-7f76e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-7f76e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-public-on-dvortsovaya-embankment-awaiting-the-passage-of-emperor-nicholas-842a07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-public-on-dvortsovaya-embankment-awaiting-the-passage-of-emperor-nicholas-842a07-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The public on Dvortsovaya Embankment awaiting the passage of Emperor Nicholas II to the Winter Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The public on Dvortsovaya Embankment awaiting the passage of Emperor Nicholas II to the Winter Palace to receive members of the City Council and deputies of the First State Duma. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  Публика на Дворцовой набережной в ожидании проезда императора Николая II в Зимний дворец для приема членов Городского Совета и депутатов Первой Государственной думы. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-910dc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-910dc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves temple, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-3d4923</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-3d4923-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-2c3698</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-2c3698-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1880s-1ed3b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/vladivostok-1880s-1ed3b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-d69087</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-d69087-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-77f912</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-temple-1900s-77f912-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves temple, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4dcef3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4dcef3-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-b23b67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-b23b67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-e12dbb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-e12dbb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-76c703</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-76c703-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-c5de0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-c5de0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-f56eb1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-f56eb1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1880s-d2d8a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/vladivostok-1880s-d2d8a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-ed04d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-ed04d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-9e666a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-9e666a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-bb519b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-bb519b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/libava-russian-beer-label-1900-f712ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/libava-russian-beer-label-1900-f712ab-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Libava. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-4d0bb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-4d0bb8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French President Raymond Poincare embarks in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-870717</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-870717-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-79c863</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-79c863-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mechanical-plant-gmpek-tserkovnaya-street-17a-99b0bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/mechanical-plant-gmpek-tserkovnaya-street-17a-99b0bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mechanical plant G.M.Pek (Tserkovnaya street, 17a).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Механический завод Г.М.Пек (Церковная ул, д.17а).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-2e398a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-2e398a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-ac5c67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-ac5c67-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-1326a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-1326a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-626187</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-626187-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-862ef5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-862ef5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: Visiting the maharaja of Benares.    Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: В гостях у махараджи Бенаресского.      Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-9f4c4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-9f4c4f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-f79b80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-f79b80-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Императрица Александра Фёдоровна  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emil-tsindel-textile-manufacture-in-moscow-e193ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/emil-tsindel-textile-manufacture-in-moscow-e193ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emil Tsindel Textile Manufacture in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhailov-mihailov-ryazan-region-russia-7c88ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mikhailov-mihailov-ryazan-region-russia-7c88ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhailov (Mihailov), Ryazan region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-field-gun-firing-1914-1916-3abdef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/russian-field-gun-firing-1914-1916-3abdef-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Field Gun Firing (1914-1916)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian field gun firing. Location of events unknown.    Russian artillery team. First shot of group of Russian soldiers in a shallow ditch or trench. Then back view of Russian field gun w/ team at work; loading and firing the gun. Weapons.  FILM ID:2338.63  A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/  FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-57a609</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-57a609-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-9bb781</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-9bb781-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-9223d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-9223d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-building-of-the-state-duma-of-the-russian-empire-66d3b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-building-of-the-state-duma-of-the-russian-empire-66d3b9-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The building of the State Duma of The Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[2, Potomkinskaya Ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191123]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The palace facade. The building of the State Duma (Tavrichesky Palace). Saint Petersburg.  Дворцовый фасад. Здание Государственной Думы (Таврический Дворец). Санкт Петербург.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-499909</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-499909-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heinrich-hoffmann-stepka-rastrepka-book-for-children-1900-e8ac88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/heinrich-hoffmann-stepka-rastrepka-book-for-children-1900-e8ac88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heinrich Hoffmann - "Stepka-rastrepka", Book for Children, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Генрих Гофман - «Стёпка-растрепка»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-7cdbe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-7cdbe7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-082a50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-082a50-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-9fa0ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-9fa0ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg school of foremen in construction of the Imperial Russian Technical Society, 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-english-department-store-nkern-e3db14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-english-department-store-nkern-e3db14-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, English department store N.Kern]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[English departmwnt store N.Kern 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Английский магазин Н.Керн Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/white-sea-kondostrov-jan-soberg-photography-arkhangelsk-archangel-927055</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/white-sea-kondostrov-jan-soberg-photography-arkhangelsk-archangel-927055-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[White Sea. Kondostrov.  Jan Soberg photography - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Кондостров - Kondostrov, Belomorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia, 186590]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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. He participated in exhibitions, in particular, in the exhibition "Russian North", which opened in the Gostiny Dvor on August 11, 1910. It was organized by the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, the first chairman of which was an outstanding historian and bibliographer, the organizer of science, the Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor Alexander F. Shidlovsky. Soberg was a member of the Society for the Study of the Russian North. Participated in the publication of postcards dedicated to the North.  В декабре 1907 года крестьянин Эстляндской губернии Ян Соберг с открыл фотографическое заведение Архангельске. В 1909 году в Архангельске начало работу Фотографическое общество, членом которого стал и Ян Соберг. Он участвовал в выставках, в частности, в выставке «Русский Север», открывшейся в Гостином дворе 11 августа 1910 года. Организовало ее Архангельское общество изучения Русского Севера, первым председателем которого был выдающийся историк и библиограф, организатор науки, архангельский вице-губернатор Александр Федорович Шидловский. Соберг был членом Общества изучения Русского Севера. Участвовал в издании открыток, посвященных Северу.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-61bdf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-61bdf9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-250c17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-250c17-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Somewhere in Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-8aa28c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-8aa28c-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-ba4fba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-ba4fba-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twine-factory-of-the-neva-rope-factory-joint-stock-company-1900s-fc8f6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/twine-factory-of-the-neva-rope-factory-joint-stock-company-1900s-fc8f6b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twine factory of the Neva Rope Factory Joint Stock Company, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Шпагатная фабрика акционерного общества канатной фабрики Нева (Полюстровский участок, пр. императора Петра Великого, 4)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chapel-of-the-murdered-prince-michael-murom-vladimir-province-russia-d28dc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/chapel-of-the-murdered-prince-michael-murom-vladimir-province-russia-d28dc6-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chapel of the murdered Prince Michael. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Chapel of the murdered Prince Michael. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Часовня убиенного Князя Михаила. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-d00d4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-d00d4e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-4efaee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-4efaee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-531420</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-531420-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d172a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d172a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-916c7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-916c7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nile river, Wadi Halfa, Sudan, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 17-18. Вади-Хальфа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/darwin-steamer-caspian-sea-01ac15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/darwin-steamer-caspian-sea-01ac15-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Darwin - Steamer, Caspian Sea - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-5404cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-5404cd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-6bb8d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-6bb8d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-south-siberia-1900-1910-59326e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-south-siberia-1900-1910-59326e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay, South Siberia, 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-her-daughters-grand-duchess-maria-olga-and-fd0491</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-her-daughters-grand-duchess-maria-olga-and-fd0491-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her daughters Grand Duchess Maria, Olga and Tatyana.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her daughters Grand Duchess Maria, Olga and Tatyana.  Императрица Александра Феодоровна с дочерьми Великими Княжнами Марией, Ольгой и Татьяной.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-1900s-988b2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russia-1900s-988b2e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-solovki-muxalma-a-group-of-participants-transferring-the-captive-bell-with-cd7b18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/the-solovki-muxalma-a-group-of-participants-transferring-the-captive-bell-with-cd7b18-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Solovki. Muxalma. A group of participants transferring the captive bell with the workers and the monastery's brethren. August 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Solovki. Muxalma. A group of participants transferring the captive bell with the workers and the monastery's brethren. August 1912  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. He participated in exhibitions, in particular, in the exhibition "Russian North", which opened in the Gostiny Dvor on August 11, 1910. It was organized by the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, the first chairman of which was an outstanding historian and bibliographer, the organizer of science, the Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor Alexander F. Shidlovsky. Soberg was a member of the Society for the Study of the Russian North. Participated in the publication of postcards dedicated to the North.   Соловки. Муксалма. Группа участников передачи пленного колокола с трудниками и братией монастыря. Август 1912   В декабре 1907 года крестьянин Эстляндской губернии Ян Соберг с открыл фотографическое заведение Архангельске. В 1909 году в Архангельске начало работу Фотографическое общество, членом которого стал и Ян Соберг. Он участвовал в выставках, в частности, в выставке «Русский Север», открывшейся в Гостином дворе 11 августа 1910 года. Организовало ее Архангельское общество изучения Русского Севера, первым председателем которого был выдающийся историк и библиограф, организатор науки, архангельский вице-губернатор Александр Федорович Шидловский. Соберг был членом Общества изучения Русского Севера. Участвовал в издании открыток, посвященных Северу.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-62-9605c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-62-9605c8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Part of a diamond belt with two tassels of Empress Catherine II.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Part of the diamond belt with two brushes. Created for Catherine II, presumably, a jeweler by Louis David Duval.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 62.  Часть бриллиантового пояса с двумя кисточками. Создан для Екатерины II, предположительно, ювелиром Людовиком Давидом Дювалем.   Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 62.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-boulevard-1900-1914-a315f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-boulevard-1900-1914-a315f5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Nikolayevsky Boulevard. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-42ec94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-42ec94-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-4f902c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-4f902c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/401-auditor-1762-caea8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/401-auditor-1762-caea8e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[401. AUDITOR, 1762. - Public domain book illustration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[401. AUDITOR, 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    401. АУДИТОР, 1762. «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-d6c768</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-d6c768-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-aee7e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-aee7e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-99ded9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-99ded9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-workers-extracting-curative-mud-from-the-bottom-of-the-estuary-near-31e815</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/a-group-of-workers-extracting-curative-mud-from-the-bottom-of-the-estuary-near-31e815-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of workers extracting curative mud from the bottom of the estuary, near the mud dredge]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The stay of members of the imperial family in Odessa and the mud bath at the Kuyalnik estuary.1914-1915 - Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане.1914-1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-d7be65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-d7be65-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-2a54ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-2a54ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-grand-duchess-tatiana-1906-5837ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-grand-duchess-tatiana-1906-5837ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with Grand Duchess Tatiana. 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with Grand Duchess Tatiana. 1906.  Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-a9e24f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-a9e24f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-f6523e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-f6523e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-1f4fdd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-1f4fdd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-6ce3e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-6ce3e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-35cc6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-35cc6f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the squadron battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East, 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexei-tsarevich-f2d737</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/alexei-tsarevich-f2d737-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexei Tsarevich - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Царевич Алексей  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-342502</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-342502-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-7523e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-7523e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Politechnic Institute construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-42ba2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-42ba2d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-fae62b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-fae62b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-1d7140</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-fyodorovna-visit-regatta-kaus-1d7140-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-0e5a10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-0e5a10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-d4ae03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-d4ae03-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-d9c695</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-d9c695-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alytaus-gs4-46ad3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alytaus-gs4-46ad3e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alytaus GS4]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alytus old train station]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-30c3ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-30c3ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-d27d77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-d27d77-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-harbor-e8f2eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-harbor-e8f2eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku Harbor, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Bakinskaya Harbor  Бакинская гавань  Public domain photograph of shipyard, ship docks, harbor, port, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-b19c83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-b19c83-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-f2e944</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-f2e944-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-7b3521</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-7b3521-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1651-53-diary-of-tatrick-gordon-7-the-citty-whltlicr-wee-arrived-at-iioone-0ee9a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1651-53-diary-of-tatrick-gordon-7-the-citty-whltlicr-wee-arrived-at-iioone-0ee9a6-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1651-53] DIARY OF TATRICK GORDON. 7   the citty, whltlicr wee arrived at iioone, and lodg-cd in a Scotsman's house]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1651-53] DIARY OF TATRICK GORDON. 7   the citty, whltlicr wee arrived at iioone, and lodg-cd in a Scotsman's house in  the Holy Ghost street, our landlord being called John Donaldsonc. Here  I stayed eight dayes.   On Friday, with a gentleman Thomas Menezes, and three other Dutcii  men, wee bespoke the ordinary coach for Konigsbei-g ; and Mr. ]\renczcs and  I payed each for our share to Brawnsberg a doUer and a halfc. On  Saturnday at eight acloak wee tooke our jorney, and came the same night to  Elving, being nyne miles, and the next day timely to Frawensberg, fyve  miles ; where meeting with our good friend Mr. Robert BLickhall, who was  priest and vicar to one of the chanons there, by his perswasion wee let our  coach go, and stayed all night.   This townc lyeth on the lake called the Frish HafFe, being every where  open, and all along the foot of an hill, whereon the Dume standeth, wherein ^lere Copemi-  ar, as I remember, eight Channons, who have most pleasant houses and wwkii! "^"^  orchards towards the fields. The next day, being well entertained by ]\[r.  Blackball, and hireing an open waggon, with Father Blackball and Mr.  ]\Ienezes, I rode to Brawnsberg, being a mile, most of the way being  through a wood.   Brawnsberg lyeth. in the bishoprick of Yermia, on the river Passarg,  which a mile from thence falleth in the Frish HafFe. Over the river is the  new towne, which is divided in two streets, one towards Konigsberg, the  other along the river upwards. The townes are joined by a bridge, the old  towne walled, the new open every where. Here wee tooke up our  lodging by Mr. Menezes his brother, who was a priest called Alexander  ^lichal Menezes, whose charge was a small church in the new towne.   Here being at my studies in the CoUedge of the Jesuits, albeit I wanted  not for any thing, the Jesuits alwayes bestowing extraordinary paines, and  takeing great care in educateing youth, yet could not my humor endure  such a still and strict way of liveing.   [A.D. 1653.]  Wherefor takeing my leave, I resolved to returne home againe, and on  a Tuesday, about ten acloak, I took my joraey on foot to save expences, for  1 had no mor money left but seven reichs dollers and a halfe, and one suit  of cloaths which I had on. So takeing my eloake and a litle ba"-gc  wliercin were my linnens and some bookes, with a staffe in hand I pilgrim'd  it away all alone. I had not learned any Dutch, by reason of our speaking  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-f15b87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-f15b87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1910. Офицеры на Конно-гренадерском плацу в Петергофе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-from-the-kura-river-to-borjomi-georgia-caucasus-mountains-886a76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/view-from-the-kura-river-to-borjomi-georgia-caucasus-mountains-886a76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View from the Kura River to Borjomi. Georgia, Caucasus mountains]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-2084a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-2084a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-7351d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-7351d3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-9adc24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-9adc24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-1912-f91c4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/trans-baikal-region-1912-f91c4e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tolstoy-ivan-ivanovich-count-statesman-minister-of-public-education-9a5a5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tolstoy-ivan-ivanovich-count-statesman-minister-of-public-education-9a5a5b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tolstoy Ivan Ivanovich - Count, statesman, minister of public education]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tolstoy Ivan Ivanovich (1818-1916) - Count, statesman, minister of public education (1905-1906), member of the State Council (since 1905), numismatist and archaeologist.  During 1906–1917, the status of the State Council was defined by the Russian Constitution of 1906. Its chairman was appointed by the Tsar. Half of its members were appointed by the Tsar from persons distinguished at civil and military service, and half by elections from each of the categories of society, separately. The State Council was the upper house of the parliament, while the State Duma of the Russian Empire was the lower house. The State Council ceased to exist after the February Revolution of 1917.  Толстой Иван Иванович (1818-1916) - граф, государственный деятель, министр народного просвещения (1905-1906), член Государственного Совета (с 1905 г.), нумизмат и археолог.  Государственный совет (также иногда сокращённо Госсовет) — высший законосовещательный орган Российской империи в 1810—1906 годах и верхняя палата Парламента Российской империи в 1906—1917 годах.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-8d57da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-8d57da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d966e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d966e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-5c172d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-5c172d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-asian-relations-1900s-fd19b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-asian-relations-1900s-fd19b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian - Asian Relations, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-980494</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-980494-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuvaevskaya manufactory in the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Куваевская мануфактура в городе Иваново-Вознесенске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-cathedral-kholmogory-84e3a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/arkhangelsk-cathedral-kholmogory-84e3a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk  Cathedral. Kholmogory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Архангелтский Собор.  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-dc363d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-dc363d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-544c23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-544c23-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-a31649</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-a31649-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-66a04f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-66a04f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.31688]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-917702</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-917702-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/604-coats-of-arms-ukrainian-landmilick-regiments-1765-3b5967</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/604-coats-of-arms-ukrainian-landmilick-regiments-1765-3b5967-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[604. Coats of arms: Ukrainian Landmilick regiments, 1765]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[604. Coats of arms: Ukrainian Landmilick regiments, 1765  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    604. Гербы: Украинских Ландмилицких полков, 1765 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-f6f6c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-f6f6c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-6bc521</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-6bc521-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia1880s-27a1fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-russia1880s-27a1fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia,1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-751467</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-751467-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-c280fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-c280fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/quick-march-numero5-anton-sokolov-81f855</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/quick-march-numero5-anton-sokolov-81f855-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Quick march №5 " (Anton Sokolov)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Скорый марш №5 Антон Соколов (?). Band of Ministry of Defence of USSR, conductor Nikolai Sergeev, rec.1975.  See conducting by Anatoly Mukhamedzhan: https://youtu.be/TlRzqjf6bGE]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-0d61aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-0d61aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-campaign-in-khiva-uzbekistan-1873-39813e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/russian-military-campaign-in-khiva-uzbekistan-1873-39813e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military campaign in Khiva, Uzbekistan, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-india-11517d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-india-11517d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves, Maharashtra, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-dd1bb2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-dd1bb2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-38837d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-38837d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-ce32c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-ce32c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhniy Novgorod. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-a90394</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-a90394-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rigel-factory-of-the-joint-stock-company-of-russian-batteries-tudor-f57921</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/rigel-factory-of-the-joint-stock-company-of-russian-batteries-tudor-f57921-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Rigel" factory of the Joint Stock Company of Russian Batteries "Tudor"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Завод «Ригель» Акционерного общества русских аккумуляторных заводов «Тюдоръ»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-aaae7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-aaae7f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flooding-in-moscow-newsreel-1908-fe96e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/flooding-in-moscow-newsreel-1908-fe96e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flooding in Moscow. Newsreel. 1908 ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эпизод из кинолетописи XX века "Россия, которую мы сохранили" (1908-1913 гг), посмотрев который мы станем свидетелями наводнения в Москве в апреле 1908 года, не утихавшего на протяжении пяти дней. В 1908 году с приходом весны произошел разлив Москва-реки, Яузы и Водоотводного канала, что привело к крупнейшему наводнению в истории города. Также этому способствовали не утихавшие в течение нескольких дней дожди и внезапное потепление, повлекшее за собой таяние снега и льда на реке. Использована композиция Andrew Scott Foust - Contagious Hallucinations.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-929978</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-929978-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-e98992</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-e98992-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-357e2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-357e2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-0a11e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-0a11e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church Ruins, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-a46feb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-a46feb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-16199f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-16199f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-d691fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-d691fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1850s-81f32c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/saint-petersburg-1850s-81f32c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-7415ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-7415ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-29789e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-29789e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-3d9d28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-3d9d28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-from-the-sea-to-the-city-bibi-eybata-cape-naftalan-area-50a15a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/view-from-the-sea-to-the-city-bibi-eybata-cape-naftalan-area-50a15a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View from the sea to the city (Bibi-Eybata-Cape Naftalan area)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[View from the sea to the city (Bibi-Eybata-Cape Naftalan area)  Вид с моря на город (район Биби-Эйбата-мыс Нафталан) ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-ab2d8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-ab2d8d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharkov. Review of the regiments before being sent to the far east front. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-62fb07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/18/odessa-1900s-62fb07-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-c6360a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-c6360a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Procession entrance. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-987a50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-987a50-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-revolutionary Russia in the photographs. Stay of Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk. - Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях. Пребывание Николая II в Брест-Литовске и в Высоком-Литовске.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/miews-of-st-petersburg-and-its-environsb-1822-7979f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1822/12/31/miews-of-st-petersburg-and-its-environsb-1822-7979f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Мiews of St. Petersburg and its environsб 1822]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1822. Собрание видов Санкт Петербурга и его окрестностей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-de78bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-de78bb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Inside Uspenskiy Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-street-odessa-1900-1914-9c2403</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/catherine-street-odessa-1900-1914-9c2403-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine Street, Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elephantine-aswan-nile-river-egypt-1910s-8576e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/elephantine-aswan-nile-river-egypt-1910s-8576e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elephantine, Aswan, Nile River, Egypt 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-77f12d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-77f12d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-laplandia-1900s-2a4b01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-laplandia-1900s-2a4b01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Laplandia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-72fe9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-72fe9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-in-1897-65ab9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-in-1897-65ab9c-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea in 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-96ad19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-96ad19-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-893473</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-893473-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-siberian-rivers-3df260</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-siberian-rivers-3df260-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel - Siberian Rivers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархивов Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-c236a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-c236a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-5302e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/historical-sketch-of-the-krasnoselsky-two-class-factory-1911-5302e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Historical sketch of the Krasnoselsky two-class factory, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Исторический очерк Красносельского фабричного двухклассного МНП]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-d6c67f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-d6c67f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-d45e7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-d45e7f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-4th-army-in-lublin-poland-wwi-42afaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-4th-army-in-lublin-poland-wwi-42afaf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 4th Army in Lublin, Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-af94e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-af94e5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-fcd970</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-fcd970-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-9a1386</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-9a1386-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-024b1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-024b1d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-2a3444</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-2a3444-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-13bca6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-13bca6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mukden-china-in-1900s-2242b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mukden-china-in-1900s-2242b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mukden, China in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Мукден]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-56d610</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-56d610-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1895  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-2fd4e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-2fd4e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/smolny-institute-of-noble-maidens-saint-petersburg-5abdc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/smolny-institute-of-noble-maidens-saint-petersburg-5abdc8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens, Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yacht-standard-crew-member-1899-1900-6b1092</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yacht-standard-crew-member-1899-1900-6b1092-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yacht Standard Crew Member 1899-1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Любительские фотографии из альбома царской семьи Николая II. В путешествии на яхте Штандарт   1899-1900 гг..  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-be929e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-be929e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Gymnasium of Emperor Alexander I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913-1914. Санкт-Петербургская гимназия императора Александра I (бывшая 2-ая)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-danish-princess-maria-dagmar-full-name-maria-sofia-frederika-dagmar-9509f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/the-danish-princess-maria-dagmar-full-name-maria-sofia-frederika-dagmar-9509f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Danish Princess Maria Dagmar (full name Maria Sofia Frederika Dagmar).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Danish Princess Maria Dagmar (full name Maria Sofia Frederika Dagmar) was the fourth child in the family. Her father is King of Denmark Christian IX, mother - Queen Louise, nee Princess of Hesse-Kassel, niece of King Christian VIII. The future Empress Maria Feodorovna. 1861  Датская принцесса Мария Дагмар (полное имя Мария София Фредерика Дагмар) была четвертым ребенком в семье. Ее отец - Король Дании Кристиан IX , мать - королева Луиза, урожденная принцесса Гессен-Кассельская, племянница короля Кристиана VIII. Будущая Императрица Мария Феодоровна. 1861 год]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-917623</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-917623-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-harbin-china-1900s-c52980</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-harbin-china-1900s-c52980-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-9185b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-9185b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-8baa0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-8baa0a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-teachers-and-students-of-primary-school-along-sadovaya-street-1910s-e8ccd7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/murom-teachers-and-students-of-primary-school-along-sadovaya-street-1910s-e8ccd7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Teachers and students of primary school along Sadovaya street. 1910s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people. Teachers and students of primary school along Sadovaya street. 1910s.  Муром. События и люди. Педагоги и учащиеся начальной школы по улице Садовой. 1910-е.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-izmailovskiy-regiment-russia-1870-1de0dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/officer-of-izmailovskiy-regiment-russia-1870-1de0dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of Izmailovskiy Regiment, Russia, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-posters-great-war-7bc1a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/russian-posters-great-war-7bc1a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Posters - Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-7b4a25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-7b4a25-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibits-of-the-west-siberian-imperial-russian-geographical-society-1911-8e1ebe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/exhibits-of-the-west-siberian-imperial-russian-geographical-society-1911-8e1ebe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibits of the West Siberian Imperial Russian Geographical Society, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Западно-Сибирского Императорского Русского Географического Общества]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/patriarkh-tikhon-russia-1910-1917-f3b838</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/patriarkh-tikhon-russia-1910-1917-f3b838-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Patriarkh Tikhon, Russia, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-girls-gymnasium-formerly-ek-ulrich-class-1905-b0a49f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/saratov-girls-gymnasium-formerly-ek-ulrich-class-1905-b0a49f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov girls’ gymnasium (formerly E.K. Ulrich), Class 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-94ec11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-94ec11-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1910. У дома ротмистра Арцебушева]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-adf819</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-adf819-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Delegation of the military commission of the Provisional Committee of the Russian State Duma in America]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Делегация военной комиссии Временного комитета Государственной думы в Америке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-a1781d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-a1781d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-b5af2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-b5af2d-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории.    Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-railway-station-a0badf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-railway-station-a0badf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Train station Vladimir. Railway Terminal. - Public domain photograph.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Railway Station. Владимир, Железнодорожный вокзал]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-7b440f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-7b440f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-3cee54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-3cee54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-6ed97f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-6ed97f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Novgorod, during Russian revolution.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-fed0bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-fed0bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-construction-village-of-kem-pristan-f60f62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/railway-construction-village-of-kem-pristan-f60f62-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway construction - village of Kem-Pristan]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kem']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of participants of the railway construction on the quay in the village of Kem-Pristan. The picture was taken at the pier in the port of Kem-Pristan (now the settlement of Rabocheostrovsk).  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.    Группа участников железнодорожной постройки на причале в п. Кемь-Пристань. Снимок сделан на строящемся причале в порту Кемь-Пристань (ныне пос. Рабочеостровск).  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-592220</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-592220-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-937ac1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-937ac1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-af3f1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-af3f1c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-2e0296</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-2e0296-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and schools in Bobruisk, Minsk province 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты и школы Бобруйска Минской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-f02c3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-f02c3d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-ff67e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-ff67e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zavyalov plant, Nizhny Novgorod province, Vorsma, 1890s. Album of Savelyev N.A.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Альбом Савельева Н.А., управляющего заводом Завьялова,.Нижегородская губ., с. Ворсма]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-ca6137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-ca6137-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tar-barrels-port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-2f3f79</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tar-barrels-port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-2f3f79-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tar barrels. Port of Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-aecfab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-aecfab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-2ecda3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-2ecda3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uspenskiy Cathedral interior. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kirzhach-russia-mixed-gymnasium-1914-333f0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/kirzhach-russia-mixed-gymnasium-1914-333f0f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Russia, Mixed gymnasium. 1914]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Mixed gymnasium. 1914  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Смешанная гимназия. 1914  В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-88a198</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-88a198-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-97b393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-97b393-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-f76b8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-f76b8b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-34f40c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-34f40c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/appendix-217-sasine-of-alexander-gordon-on-aiichleuchries-2d3a19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/appendix-217-sasine-of-alexander-gordon-on-aiichleuchries-2d3a19-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[APPENDIX. 217   Sasine of Alexander Gordon on Aiichleuchries,]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  APPENDIX. 217   Sasine of Alexander Gordon on Aiichleuchries, presented on the 5th Angnst, 1730. — {From the  Particular Register of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, vol. xxii., foil. 478, 479.)   65 By chaiter, dated at Slains on the first of Jlay, 1730, JIary, countess of Erroll, lady Hay and  Slains, Great Constable of Scotland, with consent of Alexander Hay of Delgaty, her husband,  granted to Alexander Gordon of Auchleuchries, the lands of Easter and Wester Auehleuchries,  with the Muirtack and Mill of Auchleuchries (resigned by Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries in  favour of the said Alexander Gordon of Auchleuchries), excepting that part of the Muirtack  disposed by the deceased John Gordon of Auchleuchries to Jaraes Gordon of Ellon ; and ratified  all former writs, and specially a contract as to the teinds of the said lands, dated the loth and  18th December, 1648, between Gilbert, earl of Erroll, and John Gordon of Auchleuchries.  Sasine was given on the 10th of July, 1730.     Sasine, Alexander Gordon, on annualrent out of Auchleuchries, presented on 5 August, 1730.—  (From the Particular Begister of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kineardineshii-e, vol. xxii., foil.  479, 480.)   66 By disposition, dated at Aberdeen on the 28th day of May, 1724, John Gordon, brother german  to Patrick Gordon, some time of Auchleuchries, with consent of the now deceased Elizabeth  Grant, his mother, granted to Alexander Gordon, then of Sandend, now of Auchleuchries, an  annual rent of twenty five merks Scots, (corresponding to the principal sum of five hundred  merks), out of the lands of Westertoun of Auchleuchries, with the croft on the Mains of Auch.  leuchries. Sasine was given on the 18th July, 1730. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-ddf734</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-ddf734-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-a-deputy-of-the-first-state-duma-at-the-last-meeting-of-the-3fd0de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-arrival-of-a-deputy-of-the-first-state-duma-at-the-last-meeting-of-the-3fd0de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of a deputy of the First State Duma at the last meeting of the Duma in the Tauride Palace.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[47, Shpalernaya Ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191015]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[July 9, 1906, deputies who came to the Tauride Palace for the next meeting found locked doors. And next to him on the column hung a manifesto signed by the tsar to end the work of the First Duma, because she, called to "bring calmness" into society, only "stirs up trouble". About 200 deputies (mostly Trudoviks and Cadets) went to Vyborg, where they prepared and adopted appeals to the "People from People's Representatives".    Утром 9 июля 1906 г. депутаты, пришедшие в Таврический дворец на очередное заседание обнаружили запертые двери. А рядом на столбе висел манифест за подписью царя о прекращении работы I Думы, поскольку она, призванная «вносить спокойствие» в общество, лишь «разжигает смуту». Около 200 депутатов (в основном трудовики и кадеты) выехали в Выборг, где подготовили и приняли воззвания «Народу от народных представителей».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-lubok-popular-prints-ba8070</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-lubok-popular-prints-ba8070-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Lubok, popular prints]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-russia-1900s-c1229b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-russia-1900s-c1229b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-9575dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-9575dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1912-1913. Russian armorial calendar. Moscow. Printed by A.A. Levenson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/izhora-naval-ministry-new-admiralty-private-rail-and-mechanical-ni-putilov-cf1667</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1869/12/31/izhora-naval-ministry-new-admiralty-private-rail-and-mechanical-ni-putilov-cf1667-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Izhora Naval Ministry, New Admiralty, private Rail and Mechanical N.I. Putilov, the Fricke brothers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Планы мастерских для переделки ружей в заводах, принадлежащих морскому министерству Ижорском и Нового адмиралтейства, частных Рельсового и механического Н.И. Путилова, братьев Фрикке и др.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stay-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-the-spala-1897-74e2b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/stay-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-the-spala-1897-74e2b8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the Spala. 1897.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Spała]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны в Спале. 1897. - Stay of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the Spala. 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-kutkin-lane-the-catholic-church-of-the-rosary-of-our-lady-1909-1917-cfdc70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-kutkin-lane-the-catholic-church-of-the-rosary-of-our-lady-1909-1917-cfdc70-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir: Kutkin Lane. The Catholic Church of the Rosary of Our Lady. 1909-1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Kutkin Lane. The Catholic Church of the Rosary of Our Lady. 1909-1917  Куткин переулок. Католический костел Розария Божьей Матери. 1909-1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soldiers-and-officers-of-the-squadron-during-the-ceremony-of-the-st-george-0df0f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/soldiers-and-officers-of-the-squadron-during-the-ceremony-of-the-st-george-0df0f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soldiers and officers of the squadron during the ceremony of the St. George medals. Riga. 1915.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers and officers of the squadron during the ceremony of the St. George medals. Riga. 1915. XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.    Солдаты и офицеры авиаотряда во время церемонии вручения Георгиевских медалей. Рига. 1915. XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-b705c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-b705c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-9c95bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-9c95bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-63302d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-63302d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-an-kuropatkin-during-the-inspection-11d0b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/general-an-kuropatkin-during-the-inspection-11d0b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General A.N. Kuropatkin during the inspection]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[General A.N. Kuropatkin and his accompanying officers in the 7th aviarote during the inspection of the army in the formation of the XII air division. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Генерал А.Н. Куропаткин и сопровождающие его офицеры в 7-ой авиароте во время инспектирования армии при формировании XII авиадивизиона. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-i-emperor-nicholas-ii-on-the-western-front-1915-ee0d1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/world-war-i-emperor-nicholas-ii-on-the-western-front-1915-ee0d1c-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War I - Emperor Nicholas II on the Western Front,  1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Император Николай II на Западном фронте]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-776422</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-776422-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Izmailovsky Regimentб 1877-1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877-1897. Альбом фоторафий из истории Л.-Гв. Измайловского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-03e877</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-03e877-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-416104</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-416104-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg. Russian beer label]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-42-f46811</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-42-f46811-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Kokoshnik, decorated with pearls. Collection of valuables of the Romanov Imperial House.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Kokoshnik, decorated with pearls. Collection of valuables of the Romanov Imperial House.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 42.  Кокошник, украшенный жемчугом. Коллекция драгоценностей императорского Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 42.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-street-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-fc9305</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/moscow-street-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-fc9305-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Street in Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow Street  According to the legend, the settlement on the site of the future Kovrov was founded by Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky in the 12th century. In the XVI century the village was given over to the princes of Kovrov, by whose name the village became known as Kovrovo, and in 1778 the village received the status of a district town.  Московская улица  Согласно преданию, поселение на месте будущего Коврова было основано великим князем Юрием Долгоруким в XII веке. В XVI столетии село было отдано во владение князьям Ковровым, по имени которых село стало называться Коврово, и в 1778 году село получило статус уездного города. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cape-bolshoi-fontan-odessa-a168f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/07/cape-bolshoi-fontan-odessa-a168f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cape Bolshoi Fontan, Odessa - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-1d018d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-1d018d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna coronation, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 the center - the church of Grebnevskaya Mother of God.  Экипажи и кареты с дворцовыми чинами проезжают к Лубянской площади по Мясницкой улице в дни коронационных торжеств; в центре - церковь Гребневской Божией матери. Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-98ce36</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-98ce36-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-huntsmen-near-deer-killed-during-the-hunt-1894-fc50ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/a-group-of-huntsmen-near-deer-killed-during-the-hunt-1894-fc50ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of huntsmen near deer, killed during the hunt. 1894.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of huntsmen near deer, killed during the hunt. 1894.  Группа егерей около оленей, убитых во время охоты. 1894.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-i-pavlovich-blessed-8b10c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-alexander-i-pavlovich-blessed-8b10c7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander I Pavlovich Blessed]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander I Pavlovich Blessed  Император Александр I Павлович Благословленный  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-6f9510</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-6f9510-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.31685]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-77b663</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-77b663-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-4f0850</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-4f0850-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Asiatic Company, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-1870-490015</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/views-of-moscow-1870-490015-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow, 1870]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-nizhny-novgorod-street-and-the-theological-school-e4620f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-nizhny-novgorod-street-and-the-theological-school-e4620f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod street and the Theological school.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod street and the Theological school. Владимир, Нижегородская улица и Духовное Училище.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-murmansk-governorate-05ebd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/mezen-murmansk-governorate-05ebd2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen, Murmansk Governorate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-7c18dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-7c18dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-d2de43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-d2de43-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Summer in the village of Solova, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Лето в деревне Солова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-64c137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-64c137-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-265b20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-265b20-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Batalpashinskaya, Kuban]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Баталпашинская, Кубань]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-48479e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-48479e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-69b411</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-69b411-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moskovskaya-street-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-e0ed97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moskovskaya-street-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-e0ed97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moskovskaya street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/577-trumpeter-carabinier-regiment-from-1764-to-1778-a5da2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/577-trumpeter-carabinier-regiment-from-1764-to-1778-a5da2e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[577. Trumpeter Carabinier Regiment, from 1764 to 1778]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[577. Trumpeter Carabinier Regiment, from 1764 to 1778  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    577. ТРУБАЧ Карабинерного полка, с 1764 по 1778 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chernigov-province-russian-empire-1856-5989f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/chernigov-province-russian-empire-1856-5989f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chernigov Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Черниговская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-corpses-of-lower-ranking-austrians-who-died-during-the-german-retreat-from-bd708e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-corpses-of-lower-ranking-austrians-who-died-during-the-german-retreat-from-bd708e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The corpses of lower-ranking Austrians who died during the German retreat from the Vistula, in the Augustow Forest near Kozienice]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-c6eec0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-c6eec0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-42c3e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-42c3e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-757a32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-757a32-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Interiors of the house where the family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II lived during visiting relatives in Germany.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-3b6da5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-3b6da5-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-3a9d4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-3a9d4f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-3013c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-3013c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-f62cf5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-f62cf5-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-c64ded</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-c64ded-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-d907e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2017/10/27/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-d907e8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian certificates and documents, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-1900s-970303</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-1900s-970303-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossacks of the Kuban region. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области, станицы Усть-Джегутинской]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-2f077d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-2f077d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-4e3492</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-4e3492-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-cd4fab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-cd4fab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-864b5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-864b5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flowers-and-plants-for-modern-surface-ornaments-dresden-18f8de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/flowers-and-plants-for-modern-surface-ornaments-dresden-18f8de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flowers and plants for modern surface ornaments, Dresden]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-ce5ddd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-ce5ddd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aircraft works. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Сборочная мастерская летательных аппаратов. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-607fd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-607fd3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-b62c77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-b62c77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-cb1bde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-cb1bde-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-474a48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-474a48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-f44088</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-f44088-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -  Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-ac2183</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-ac2183-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1910s-626d4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/harbin-china-1910s-626d4a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-soldiers-from-the-captured-german-aircraft-albatros-radom-province-47a0e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-group-of-soldiers-from-the-captured-german-aircraft-albatros-radom-province-47a0e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of soldiers from the captured German aircraft Albatros. Radom province, art. Konsk. March 1915.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of soldiers from the captured German aircraft Albatros. Radom province, art. Konsk. March 1915. XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.    Группа военных у немецкого трофейного летательного аппарата Альбатрос. Радомская губерния, ст. Конск. Март 1915.  XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-conservatory-1914-9674d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/saratov-conservatory-1914-9674d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Conservatory, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-3cd3d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-3cd3d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Infantry Junker School at training camp in Crimea, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. «...Воспоминание о посещении Одесского пехотного юнкерского училища на подвижном сборе в Крыму»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-e472bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-e472bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Poincare and Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich in the carriage at the small entrance of the Hermitage.  Пуанкаре и великий князь Георгий Михайлович в экипаже у малого подъезда Эрмитажа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-menu-of-a-meal-for-the-city-nobility-at-the-celebrations-in-honor-5c5229</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-menu-of-a-meal-for-the-city-nobility-at-the-celebrations-in-honor-5c5229-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Menu of a meal for the city nobility at the celebrations in honor of the consecration of the City Duma building and the laying of the Real School in Vladimir. July 8, 1907.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Menu of a meal for the city nobility at the celebrations in honor of the consecration of the City Duma building and the laying of the Real School in Vladimir. July 8, 1907.  Меню трапезы для городской знати на торжествах в честь освящения здания Городской думы и закладки Реального училища в г. Владимире. 8 июля 1907.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/phaethon-in-the-street-baku-290876</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/phaethon-in-the-street-baku-290876-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Phaethon in the street. Baku., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Phaethon in the street. Baku.  Фаэтон на улице. Баку.  Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-dd9f47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-dd9f47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-kalmyk-wrestling-41005e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-kalmyk-wrestling-41005e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Kalmyk wrestling, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.    Борьба калмыков Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-f6df7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-f6df7e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-57167f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-57167f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-1cdf90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-1cdf90-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-c40409</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-c40409-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/post-aleksandrovskiy-sakhalin-1900s-77917e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/post-aleksandrovskiy-sakhalin-1900s-77917e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Post Aleksandrovskiy, Sakhalin, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-shanghai-1920s-6c9245</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-shanghai-1920s-6c9245-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Shanghai, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-a19bab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-a19bab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-0ea335</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-0ea335-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-b4c9aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-b4c9aa-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childhood-of-the-heir-of-the-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-6a4c4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/childhood-of-the-heir-of-the-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-6a4c4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Childhood of the heir of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Childhood of the heir of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich". Album-book. -  "Детство наследника цесаревича Алексея Николаевича". Альбом-книжка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-4e39cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-4e39cc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor's Canopy. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/katun-river-altay-mountains-1910s-24c0a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/katun-river-altay-mountains-1910s-24c0a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Katun river, Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Катунь, Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-3366bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-3366bc-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-41b60a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-41b60a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-a1edc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-a1edc9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-56eeee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-56eeee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-b47913</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-b47913-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-c75dad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-c75dad-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norway. French socialist Albert Thomas travel to Russia, 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norrbotten County, Sweden]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-4713ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-4713ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1870s-05ddee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/saint-petersburg-1870s-05ddee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1870s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[2945145]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-2e2c3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-2e2c3b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-adf815</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-adf815-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mr-frost-red-nose-1872-30e75a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/mr-frost-red-nose-1872-30e75a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mr. Frost Red Nose 1872]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Мороз Красный нос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-56cc1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-56cc1a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-110b42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-110b42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sakhalin-convicts-1890s-3022ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/sakhalin-convicts-1890s-3022ab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sakhalin convicts, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-6a7317</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-6a7317-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-transfer-of-exiles-1915-pinega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-9b06c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-transfer-of-exiles-1915-pinega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-9b06c6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The transfer of exiles. 1915 - Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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, the Pinega county of the Arkhangelsk region of the Vologda governorate was established, and Pinega became a district town.  Пинега — один из древнейших населённых пунктов Архангельской области. Указом императрицы Екатерины II в 1780 году, на месте упразднённого Кеврольского уезда и части Двинского уезда был образован Пинежский уезд Архангельской области Вологодского наместничества, а Пинега стала уездным городом.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-7aa360</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-7aa360-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulitsa 1 Maya, Gorod Kostroma, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia, 156000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-6c6231</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-6c6231-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Training ship "Ocean" of the Russian Imperial Navy. 1901-1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Учебное судно «Океан» Российского Императорского флота.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/july-17-1913-visiting-nizhny-novgorod-0593f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/july-17-1913-visiting-nizhny-novgorod-0593f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[July 17, 1913. Visiting Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[July 17, 1913. Visiting Nizhny Novgorod  17 июля 1913 . Посещение Нижнего Новгорода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-8eac5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-8eac5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Red Square]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/spring-and-summer-russian-village-be28c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/spring-and-summer-russian-village-be28c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Spring and Summer - Russian village]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-77ecf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-77ecf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Politechnic Institute construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/french-president-felix-faure-visits-peterhoff-1897-2075ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/french-president-felix-faure-visits-peterhoff-1897-2075ed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French President Felix Faure visits Peterhoff, 1897]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Peterhof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/engels-ii-hydroplane-flying-boat-5ee2b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/engels-ii-hydroplane-flying-boat-5ee2b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Engels-II hydroplane during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Engels-II hydroplane, flying boat  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-alexandrov-park-1900-1914-9fb4fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-alexandrov-park-1900-1914-9fb4fc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Alexandrov park, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic park, open terrace, world heritage landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-7d970d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-7d970d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains travel, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-723cf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-723cf2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-tatars-1920s-b0776e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/crimean-tatars-1920s-b0776e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean Tatars, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-41ff77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-41ff77-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soldier. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shakhovskoy-dolgorukov-muromtsev-gredeskul-shaposhnikov-kokoshkin-poniatowski-ead156</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/shakhovskoy-dolgorukov-muromtsev-gredeskul-shaposhnikov-kokoshkin-poniatowski-ead156-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shakhovskoy, Dolgorukov, Muromtsev, Gredeskul, Shaposhnikov, Kokoshkin, Poniatowski, Shershenevich, Bolkvadze, Deputies of the First State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Shakhovskoy, Dolgorukov, Muromtsev, Gredeskul, Shaposhnikov, Kokoshkin, Poniatowski, Shershenevich, Bolkvadze, Deputies of the First State Duma.  Шаховской, Долгоруков, Муромцев, Гредескул, Шапошников, Кокошкин, Понятовский, Шершеневич, Болквадзе, Депутаты I Государственной думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-maltsev-industrial-crafts-college-fc8907</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-maltsev-industrial-crafts-college-fc8907-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maltsev Industrial College., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Maltsev Industrial Crafts College. Мальцевское Ремесленное училище.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-536d73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-536d73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-d74e95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-d74e95-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Konstantin Mikhailovich Olennikov, Irkutsk veterinarian.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Оленникова Константина Михайловича, иркутского ветеринарного врача.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-d7acda</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-d7acda-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-pier-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-5e3329</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-pier-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-5e3329-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wood transportation. Onega Pier, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-eb1cfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-eb1cfd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officer - portraits drawing]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-1890s-d14c70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarquand-1890s-d14c70-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-8377a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-8377a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossacks of the Kuban region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья первопоселенцев хутора Албаши.  Жизнь казаков Кубанской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-439736</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-439736-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-168a45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-168a45-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1918. Peace Agreement of Brest-Litovsk. Negotiations.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1918. Переговоры в Брест-Литовске. Брестский мир.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-523dfa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-523dfa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-5e94f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-5e94f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-wounded-warrior-and-the-sister-of-mercy-1914-f38a1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/the-wounded-warrior-and-the-sister-of-mercy-1914-f38a1a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Wounded Warrior and the Sister of Mercy, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/death-of-russias-emperor-alexander-i-taganrog-1b50bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/death-of-russias-emperor-alexander-i-taganrog-1b50bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Death of Russia's Emperor Alexander I - Taganrog.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-a51555</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-a51555-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-a3f5d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-a3f5d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poincare-aboard-the-russian-imperial-yacht-alexandria-july-7-1914-c2cd9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/poincare-aboard-the-russian-imperial-yacht-alexandria-july-7-1914-c2cd9c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poincare aboard the Russian Imperial Yacht Alexandria. July 7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Russian squadron is met by the French Battleship "France" with Prime Minister Poincare on board the Kronstadt roadstead. July 7, 1914  Русская эскадра встречает Броненосец "Франция" с премьер министром Пуанкаре на борту на Кронштадтском рейде. 7 июля 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-9cc0e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-9cc0e9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-7e3f56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-7e3f56-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din in Russia. 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din to Russia. 1902. Визит персидского шаха Мозафара эд-дина в Россию. 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-d0fb09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-d0fb09-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-3bd253</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-3bd253-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-936079</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-936079-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-d25215</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-d25215-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-b3c9f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-b3c9f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-c068f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-c068f1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-58b3c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-58b3c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-church-of-the-intercession-on-the-nerl-pokrov-on-nerl-158a2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-church-of-the-intercession-on-the-nerl-pokrov-on-nerl-158a2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl - Pokrov on Nerl]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bogolyubovo, Suzdalsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia, 601270]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 masters were sent from the Emperor Frederick the First (Friedrich Barbarossa), with whom Andrei was in friendship ...".  The church was a cathedral of a small, but white-stone fortified monastery, located on the arrow of the Klyazma and the Nerl. In 1784, because of the low profitability of the Intercession Church, the abbot of the Bogolyubov Monastery (to which she was assigned) had obtained permission to disassemble the building materials for the construction of the monastery bell tower, but the lack of funds prevented the work.  Церковь Покрова на Нерли была построена в память о погибшем сыне великого князя Изяславе Андреевиче между 1158 и 1165 годами. Василий Татищев в «Истории Российской» пишет, что «мастеры же присланы были от императора Фридерика Первого (Фридрих Барбаросса), с которым Андрей в дружбе был…».  Церковь была собором небольшого, но имевшего белокаменные укрепления монастыря, располагавшегося на стрелке Клязьмы и Нерли. В 1784 году из-за низкой доходности Покровской церкви игумен Боголюбова монастыря (к которому она была приписана) добился разрешения разобрать храм на строительный материал для возведения монастырской колокольни, однако недостаток средств не позволил начать работы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-soldiers-moving-the-airship-condor-to-the-parking-lot-0f0544</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-soldiers-moving-the-airship-condor-to-the-parking-lot-0f0544-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian soldiers moving the airship Condor to the parking lot.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian soldiers moving the airship Condor to the parking lot. Aerostat Condor, arriving from Brest - Litovsk. The airship "KONDOR" (Clement Bayard N ° 5) was acquired from France in 1913 simultaneously with the airship "ASTRA" (Astra-XIII).  "KONDOR" was assigned to the 2nd aeronautical company in Brest-Litovsk. Soon the airship was transferred to Lviv and was used when attempting to bomb the fortress of Przemysl. The commander of the airship was appointed Oppman Eugene Maximilianovich. The task was not carried out because of low flying data airship "KONDOR".  In the summer of 1915 the Germans began to use fighter planes with incendiary bullets and antiaircraft artillery against airships and the use of airships in the war ceases. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915   6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Русские военные за перемещением воздушного судна Кондор к месту стоянки. Аэростат Кондор, прибывающий из Брест - Литовска. Дирижабль «КОНДОР» (Clement Bayard N° 5) был приобретён у Франции в 1913 году одновременно с дирижаблем «АСТРА» (Astra-XIII).  «КОНДОР» был приписан 2-й воздухоплавательной роте в Брест-Литовске. Вскоре дирижабль был переведён во Львов и использовался при попытке  бомбардировки крепости Перемышль. Командиром дирижабля был назначен Оппман Евгений Максимилианович. Задание так и не было выполнено из-за низких лётных данных дирижабля «КОНДОР».  Летом 1915 немцы начинают использовать против дирижаблей самолеты-истребители с зажигательными пулями и зенитную артиллерию и использование дирижаблей в войне прекращается. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1865-1913-61cbdc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-russia-1865-1913-61cbdc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1865-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-84a64c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-84a64c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Asiatic Company, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-136b28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-136b28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rostov-velikiy-russia-1908-e4caa6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/rostov-velikiy-russia-1908-e4caa6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rostov Velikiy, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-f77b14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-f77b14-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-61771d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-61771d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Metropolitan Police and City Administration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство. 1703-1903]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-42ad3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-42ad3a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-465444</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-465444-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-28f8fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-28f8fe-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-1b9db6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1765/12/31/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-1b9db6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1-3. Arkhangelsk on the Dutch engraving of 1765]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-abb5b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-abb5b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-fa9c55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-fa9c55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-490443</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-490443-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of watercolors by P. P. Sokolov to the poems “North” by N. A. Nekrasov, 1894.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-3b30e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-3b30e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-1880-1890-64595d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/samarkand-1880-1890-64595d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand 1880-1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-a55aea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/06/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-a55aea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels around Egypt. Along the Nile. Dendera-Kalabsha.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. День 20. Дендера-Калабша  1910. F.N. Shcherbachev travels around Egypt. Part 2. Along the Nile. Day 20. Dendera-Kalabsha]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-26b14c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-26b14c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-column-bas-relief-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-97dc96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1834/12/31/alexander-column-bas-relief-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-97dc96-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander Column bas-relief, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans and details of the monument dedicated to the memory of Emperor Alexander. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)    Montferrand, Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et détails du monument consacré à la mémoire de l'Empereur Alexandre / A. Ricardde de Montferrand. - Paris, 1836   Планы и детали памятника, посвященного памяти Императора Александра. Александровская колонна, Санкт-Петербург. Монферран, Огюст (1786 - 1858)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-1880s-1e89b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarquand-1880s-1e89b8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-47ef3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-47ef3c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-ea3ecb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-ea3ecb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-aa826a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-aa826a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-ef2c96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-ef2c96-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Izmailovsky Regimentб 1877-1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877-1897. Альбом фоторафий из истории Л.-Гв. Измайловского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-61fc60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-61fc60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-06a393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-06a393-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-1900s-70859d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-1900s-70859d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossacks of the Kuban region. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Казаки-пластуны со своими семьями. Фото из станицы Абинской]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-e49d25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-e49d25-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fighter-kasyanenko-918ab4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/fighter-kasyanenko-918ab4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fighter Kasyanenko during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Fighter Kasyanenko  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-cb888e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-cb888e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chekmentsky-district-1910s-e7b131</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chekmentsky-district-1910s-e7b131-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chekmentsky district, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Чекментском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-d4ea54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-d4ea54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-010e83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-010e83-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-90a78d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-90a78d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-statesmen-1865-6a7af7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/album-of-the-russian-imperial-family-the-imperial-court-and-statesmen-1865-6a7af7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the Russian Imperial Family, the Imperial Court and statesmen, 1865-1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Российской Императорской семьи, императорского двора и государственных деятелей, 1865-1875]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1889-afb6ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/eiffel-tower-1889-afb6ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1889]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-3c6e97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-3c6e97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-a640c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-a640c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/355-the-guards-grenadier-hat-from-1742-to-1762-83e4ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/355-the-guards-grenadier-hat-from-1742-to-1762-83e4ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[355. The Guards Grenadier Hat, from 1742 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[355. The Guards Grenadier Hat, from 1742 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    355. Гвардейская Гренадерская Шапка, с 1742 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-taganrog-street-e94a47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-taganrog-street-e94a47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk). Taganrog street.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatra-anasal-b86912</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/anatra-anasal-b86912-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatra-Anasal during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Anatra-Anasal  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-e97447</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-e97447-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-kurzal-a244b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-kurzal-a244b4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik Kurzal]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valaam-monastery-1863-269915</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1863/12/31/valaam-monastery-1863-269915-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valaam monastery, 1863]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-6ce1d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-6ce1d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-60fee0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-60fee0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharkov. Review of the regiments before being sent to the far east front. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-20ea34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-20ea34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-fe557e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-fe557e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-46205b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-46205b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-e0cadb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-e0cadb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-1d8aa2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-1d8aa2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cuirassier. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-1910s-9fa45a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/altai-mountains-1910s-9fa45a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-f74ea1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-f74ea1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visla-near-pavlovice-poland-wwi-b4e99c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/visla-near-pavlovice-poland-wwi-b4e99c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visla near Pavlovice, Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-797251</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-797251-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-416784</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-416784-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-021f54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-021f54-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uspensky-nunnery-alexandrov-5cab38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/uspensky-nunnery-alexandrov-5cab38-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uspensky nunnery. Alexandrov, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Uspensky nunnery. 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Успенский женский могнастырь. Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-tianjin-1920s-4347cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-tianjin-1920s-4347cf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Tianjin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Тяньцзинь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-5869b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-5869b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-a6f564</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-a6f564-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-74651d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-74651d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian famine of 1921-1922. Volga region.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-07de53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-07de53-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to Abyssinia of Captain Davydov and Staff Captain Dragomirova. Borroda. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899-1900. Экспедиция в Абиссинию капитана Давыдова и штабс-капитан Драгомирова. Часть 21. Боррода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-d8ab76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-d8ab76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-3c1c44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-3c1c44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-mother-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-e93fcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/great-mother-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-e93fcb-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Great Mother" - Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Великая Матушка" - основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  "Great Mother" - the founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-ff2c7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-ff2c7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-08420b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-08420b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-2a5667</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-2a5667-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-ef92bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-ef92bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Russian North, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-e9d107</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-e9d107-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-3738af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-3738af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-5215f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-5215f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-08f2aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-08f2aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-a500c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-a500c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-8ffb31</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-8ffb31-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tavastgus-province-finland-russian-empire-1856-077a56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/tavastgus-province-finland-russian-empire-1856-077a56-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tavastgus Province (Finland), Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tavastgus Province (Finland)  This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Тавастгусская губерния (Финляндия)  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-ed7651</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-ed7651-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-9d335a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-9d335a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-5bd976</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-5bd976-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Lewis Watson, secretary of the YMCA in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Льюиса Уотсона, секретаря ХСМЛ (YMСA) в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-f9d40b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-f9d40b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-77a462</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-77a462-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Lida. Belarus. 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е  Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-f8825a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-f8825a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-441a05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-441a05-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-42444f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-42444f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-d0e883</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-d0e883-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Boris Dmitrievich Vostryakov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-641e24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-641e24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-1a1c92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-1a1c92-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Lida. Belarus. 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-a2d9de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-a2d9de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-9a156b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-9a156b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/index-of-places-235-ballielvy-boneville-cb6973</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/index-of-places-235-ballielvy-boneville-cb6973-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[INDEX OF PLACES.   235   Ballielvy Boneville]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  INDEX OF PLACES. 235   Ballielvy Boneville, 107.   Baltrinsj. the island, 97.   Balquhaiiie, 29, 213.   Balwery, 200.   Bandt, the island, 97.   Banff; 147, 197, 198, 201, 202.   Barra, Mains of, 211.   Barak, 147, 213, 216.   Baredorffe, the town of, 121.   Barnet, 128.   Barnby on the Moor, 138.   Barta, the river, 114.   Bassa or Gubarj, 32.   Baturin, 159.   Belvoir Castle, 138.   Beloozersky, 150.   Beroosa, the village and river of, 156.   Berlin, 119, 120, 121.   Bervy, 145.   Berwickshire (the Merse), 139.   Benug, the village, 121.   Bickeburg, 70.   Billinytowne, Great, 138.   Bilvelt, 71.   Bitsiburg, the town of, 121.   Blaktoun, 204.   Blakwater 216.   Blankenburg, 77.   Blankness, 122.   Blarak, 4, 192, 204, 205.   Blaretoun de Many, 197.   Bokalarzova, 40.   Bolgaria, 150.   Bolloigne [Boulogne], 79.   Bolswaert, 96, 124.   Bolquerum, 96.   Bomatuthil, 84.   Boramel, 73.   Bon or Banen, the town of, 119.   Borkum, the island, 97.   Borrowbridges, 139.   Borrowstowness, 152.   Bornholrae, the island, 6, 68, 69, 102,   153.  Bourehillok, 214.  Bothmagoak, 199.  Bowsky, the town of, 41.  Boyne, the district of, 4, 192.     Brandenburg, the Mark of, 120.   Brandenburg, 13, 23.   Branskoy, 172.   Brasla, the river, 66, 112, 154.   Brawnsberg, 7, 10, 14, 31.   Brechin, 202.   Bremen, 21, 123.   Bresay, the river, 63.   Brest in Littaw, 14.   Bresslaw, 95, 99.   Briell, the, 125.   BrinnendorfFe, Great, 70.   Brodmuir, 200.   Brommell, 73.   Bronsebro, 68.   Brosda, the village, 156.   Bruges, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84,   85, 95, 99, 100.  Brunits, 45, 64, 156.  Brunsbottel, 98.  Brunthill, 205, 206, 207.  Burnt Island, 145.  Burngairnie, 214.  Bug, the river, 40.  Butirki, 164, 187, 188, 192.  Buthlay, 211.   Butow, the dukedom of, 118.  Buxtehude, 101, 122, 123.   Cabardinia, 150.   Cairnies, Midsummer, 214.   Calais, 81, 95.   Callanshaes, a fort, 184.   Canser, the village, 121.   Canterbury, 81, 126.   Carraucks, 147.   Carnusies, 205, 206.   Casan, 150.   Cassilis, 198.   Cassubia, 118.   Catsand, the island, 75.   Chatham, 129, 130, 131.   Chersey, 132, 133.   Chodinka, the river, 188.   Cholocholma, river and village, 63,   157.  Cholova, the river, 64, 156.  Chotilow, 63.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-955b16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-955b16-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-09c8fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-09c8fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-911951</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-911951-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-56c288</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-56c288-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-3bf903</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-3bf903-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-5d3bbc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-5d3bbc-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-drilling-an-artesian-well-and-water-supply-until-1909-a9a4c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-drilling-an-artesian-well-and-water-supply-until-1909-a9a4c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk. Drilling an Artesian well and water supply until 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-bridge-1900-1914-9344fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-bridge-1900-1914-9344fc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Bridge 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-310cab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-310cab-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-978cd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-978cd6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-a27267</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-a27267-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-ea5723</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-ea5723-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-566f2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-566f2c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-afe9d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-afe9d6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-809122</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-809122-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-0cc604</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-0cc604-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-712bf3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-712bf3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-aa03ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-aa03ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-16cece</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-16cece-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavel Zaremba photographs. Harbin, China, 1900-1901.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-e43fbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-e43fbe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/house-of-spiritual-consistory-church-of-the-annunciation-arkhangelsk-archangel-f9d522</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/house-of-spiritual-consistory-church-of-the-annunciation-arkhangelsk-archangel-f9d522-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[House of Spiritual Consistory, Church of the Annunciation - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.    Дом Духовной Консистории. С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-a29702</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-a29702-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-a4114f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-a4114f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-28b5f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-28b5f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-7e6261</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-7e6261-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-bebd07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-bebd07-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District. - Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-2a656b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-2a656b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-287b78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-287b78-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Building The Chinese Eastern Railway, Russia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese Eastern Railway system in Northeast China. The Russian Empire constructed the line from 1897 to 1902 during the Great Game period.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-4fdf11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-4fdf11-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[NaN]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-russia-1900s-84f530</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ryazan-russia-1900s-84f530-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-9970cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-9970cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-grand-duke-dmitri-pavlovich-grand-duchess-aea87f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-grand-duke-dmitri-pavlovich-grand-duchess-aea87f-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна, Великий Князь Дмитрий Павлович, Великая Княжна Мария Павловна.  Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/diary-of-general-patrick-gordon-c80cef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/diary-of-general-patrick-gordon-c80cef-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[DIARY OF GENERAL PATRICK GORDON]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/living-quarters-assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-f3ba55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/living-quarters-assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-f3ba55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Living quarters. Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Living quarters. Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Жилые помещения казармы. Сборочная мастерская летательных аппаратов. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-896f74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-896f74-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1900s-2fe98f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/vladivostok-1900s-2fe98f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-ff1a5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-ff1a5b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Support officer. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fishing-nets-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-a89186</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/fishing-nets-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-a89186-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fishing nets at night. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/town-of-kem-view-arkhangelsk-province-russia-photos-of-prokudin-gorsky-38205d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/town-of-kem-view-arkhangelsk-province-russia-photos-of-prokudin-gorsky-38205d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Town of Kem view. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kem']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Town of Kem view. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Город Кемь. Общий вид. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-9d6d63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-9d6d63-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-787468</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-787468-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-1cffd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-1cffd2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mitava-russian-beer-label-1900-770c2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mitava-russian-beer-label-1900-770c2e-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Митава. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-0cb694</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-0cb694-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-ee707e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-ee707e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-af5f2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-af5f2d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-dd2180</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/irkutsk-1900s-dd2180-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-5ad140</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-5ad140-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment 1883.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883. История лейб-гвардии Семеновского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-bc7f52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-bc7f52-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-adfc75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-adfc75-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Description of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Описание священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-135515</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-135515-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. --- Пруссия. Пиллау - Данциг. 12 сентября 1901г. Маневры и парад Кайзерлихмарине. Гость - Николай II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-central-asia-ab81a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/altay-mountains-central-asia-ab81a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, Central Asia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-2136a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-2136a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuvaevskaya manufactory in the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Куваевская мануфактура в городе Иваново-Вознесенске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-34f2d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-34f2d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-2924e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-2924e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-d4b75f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-d4b75f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk wooden church view, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте но��городского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-42d914</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-42d914-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute. Ukraine. 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Полтавский Елизаветинский институт. 1916 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-war-poster-355b8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-war-poster-355b8f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II war poster - Public domain portrait]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Reign for the Fear of Your Enemies"..1914  Public domain scan of a warship, vintage World War One postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-school-for-the-blind-8d592c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-school-for-the-blind-8d592c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, School for the Blind.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, School for the Blind. Владимир, Училище приют слепых.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-e011ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-e011ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-ebc97a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-ebc97a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-d77337</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-d77337-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-5a83fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-5a83fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/armenians-of-iran-1900s-e3a0cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/armenians-of-iran-1900s-e3a0cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Armenians of Iran, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-5cbe42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-5cbe42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -   Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-train-station-1900-1914-a17ad3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-train-station-1900-1914-a17ad3-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Train Station, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Одесский вокзал  Public domain photograph of a palace, mansion building in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-polish-catholic-church-b4999a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-polish-catholic-church-b4999a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Polish Catholic Church. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Polish Catholic Church.  Владимир. Польский католический костел.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-7b1467</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-7b1467-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-c881d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-c881d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-894393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-894393-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-a23fbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-a23fbd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[LAke Baikal and Irkutsk region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-002da0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-002da0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-1b51df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-1b51df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-a55ee4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-a55ee4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Величество Государыня Императрица Александра Феодоровна. Российская Империя. Династия Романовых.  Her Imperial Majesty Empress Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Russian empire. The Romanov dynasty.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zaraysk-1900s-b7c40b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/zaraysk-1900s-b7c40b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaraysk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-a27d7c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-a27d7c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-aaec27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-aaec27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1904. Moscow Hudozhestvenny Theater. A.M.Gorky. "Na dne"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. Московский Художественный театр. А.М.Горький. «На дне»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-d7b04e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-d7b04e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-3f3262</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-3f3262-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-407f7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-407f7d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-0d67da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-0d67da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/parforce-hunt-of-the-officer-cavalry-school-postavy-in-the-vilna-province-1901-55e154</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/parforce-hunt-of-the-officer-cavalry-school-postavy-in-the-vilna-province-1901-55e154-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Parforce hunt of the Officer Cavalry School - Postavy in the Vilna province, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Парфорсная охота Офицерской кавалерийской школы в местечке «Поставы» Виленской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-8c1d3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-8c1d3c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian churches and monasteries, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Церкви и монастыри на фотографиях Григория Николаевича Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-61-67048d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-61-67048d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Diamond jewelry from the collections of the House of Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Diamond jewelry from the collections of the House of Romanovs.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 61.  Бриллиантовые украшения из коллекций Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 61.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-12afdb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-12afdb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-5cde2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-5cde2b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-elisabeth-feodorovna-with-the-maid-of-honor-catherine-kitty-4b26ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/the-grand-duchess-elisabeth-feodorovna-with-the-maid-of-honor-catherine-kitty-4b26ce-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna with the maid of honor Catherine (Kitty) Kozlyaninova (Strukova). Photo of 1897.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна с фрейлиной Екатериной (Китти) Козляниновой (Струковой). Фотография 1897 года.  The Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna with the maid of honor Catherine (Kitty) Kozlyaninova (Strukova). Photo of 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-cbe5b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-cbe5b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-north-caucas-mountains-1910s-5de683</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-north-caucas-mountains-1910s-5de683-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The North Caucas Mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Северный Кавказ на фотографиях З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-4fe1cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-4fe1cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1900s-875f0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/vladivostok-1900s-875f0b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/timpanist-of-the-leib-dragoon-regiment-1756-1761-a74778</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/timpanist-of-the-leib-dragoon-regiment-1756-1761-a74778-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Timpanist of the Leib Dragoon Regiment, 1756-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Timpanist of the Leib Dragoon Regiment, 1756-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Литаврщик Лейб-Драгунского Полка, 1756-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-eb6291</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-eb6291-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-b862f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-b862f4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-bedroom-of-the-heir-to-the-crown-prince-on-the-frigate-memory-of-azov-nicolas-471abf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/the-bedroom-of-the-heir-to-the-crown-prince-on-the-frigate-memory-of-azov-nicolas-471abf-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The bedroom of the heir to the Crown Prince on the frigate "Memory of Azov". Nicolas II Asia Tour]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The cabin of the Heir to the Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich aboard the frigate "Memory of Azov" during his journey to the East.  Russian heirs, starting from Paul I and Alexander III, completing the course of science, went on a trip. Most of the travels were two: large - in Russia, a little less - in Europe. This time for Nikolay, an unusual, grandiose, sea and land tour was planned, which combined both trips. Parts of the journey were to planned through a territories Russian cesarevitches never visited before. 1890-1891. -    Каюта Наследника Цесаревича Николая Александровича на борту фрегата "Память Азова" во время его путешествия на Восток.   Pусские наследники, начиная от Павла I и до Александра III, завершив курс наук, отправлялись в путешествие. Чаще всего путешествий было два: большое – по России, чуть поменьше – по Европе. На этот раз для Николая планировалось совершенно необычное, грандиозное, морское и сухопутное турне, которое объединило оба путешествия. Причем та, и другая части путешествия, в значительной их части, должны были проходить по территории, где раньше не бывал ни один цесаревич. 1890-1891.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-adb70e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-adb70e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-557dc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-557dc8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/contents-xxxv-letter-to-the-earl-of-melfort-171-memorial-of-gordons-services-2df5d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/contents-xxxv-letter-to-the-earl-of-melfort-171-memorial-of-gordons-services-2df5d2-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[CONTENTS. XXXV   Letter to the Earl of Melfort 171   Memorial of Gordon's services in Bussia from 1661 to 1690 ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  CONTENTS. XXXV   Letter to the Earl of Melfort 171   Memorial of Gordon's services in Bussia from 1661 to 1690 172   A.D. 1691— aetat. 56.   The Czar, accompanied bj-^ eighty-five persons of distinction, dines and sups with Gordon, 1 73   Letter to the Duke of Gordon 173   Captain Harry Gordon 174   Gordon's son-in-law, Colonel Strasburg, burned by the Czar's fireworks 17+   A.D. 1692— aetat. 57.   Marriage of Gordon's eldest son 17-t   Letter to him 175   Conveyance to him of the lands of Auchleuchries 177   Letter to the Earl of Aberdeen 179   Letter to the Duke of Gordon 180   A.D. 1693— aetat. 58.   The Czar Peter's first journey to Archangel 181   His visits and gifts to Gordon 181   A.D. 1694— aetat. 59.  Factory or power of attorney sent by Gordon to his cousins the Lairds of Nethcrmuir   and Cults 181   The Czar Peter's second visit to Archangel, accompanied by Gordon as Rear-Admiral   of the fleet 183   A.D. 1695— aetat. 60.   War with the Turks. SiegeofAsof. Its failure... 181   Return to Moscow. The Czar's iron works. Gordon hammers a broad plate 18+   A.D. 1696— aetat. 61.   Letter to the Archbishop of Glasgow (Dr. John Paterson) 184   Gordon dines with Le Fort. The health of King William is proposed. Gordon re-  fuses it. and drinks to King James 18a   Second siege of xisof. Gordon's successful device for taking the town 183   A.D. 1697— aetat. 62.   The Czar's journey to England 186   Gordon fortifies Asof and Taganrog 187   A.D. 1698— eetat. 63.   Revolt of the Strclitzcs 187   They resolve to march upon Moscow 188   Gordon offers them terms 189   These are rejected. Gordon attacks and defeats them . 190   Punishment of the prisoners 191   Gordon is confirmed by the Archbishop of Ancyra. He takes the name of Leopold... 192  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-bef302</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-bef302-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. "Yenisei Ostyaks". 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. «Енисейские остяки». Часть 2]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-9959f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-9959f1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Women's Community Monastery, Kiev, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровский Киевский женский Общежительный Монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chudovo-novgorod-region-russia-1900s-b83864</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/chudovo-novgorod-region-russia-1900s-b83864-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chudovo, Novgorod region, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fish-market-arkhangelsk-archangel-f06959</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fish-market-arkhangelsk-archangel-f06959-1024.gif</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fish market. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gora-aman-hith-pyatigorsk-georgia-caucasus-mountains-928489</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/gora-aman-hith-pyatigorsk-georgia-caucasus-mountains-928489-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gora Aman-Hith. Pyatigorsk. Georgia, Caucasus mountains]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-1dd885</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-1dd885-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-2ba99a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-2ba99a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-3847d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-3847d9-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/raymond-poincare-and-his-entourage-at-the-entrance-to-the-moth-house-in-the-2284fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/raymond-poincare-and-his-entourage-at-the-entrance-to-the-moth-house-in-the-2284fc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Raymond Poincaré and his entourage at the entrance to the Moth house in the Peter and Paul Fortress. July 28 - 30, 1912. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-3031fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-3031fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-f86c54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-f86c54-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e57d72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e57d72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-091090</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-1900s-091090-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1879-c27b58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/moscow-zoo-1879-c27b58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1879]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-noble-street-and-golden-gate-9edaa7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-noble-street-and-golden-gate-9edaa7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Policeman and The Golden Gate view.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Noble Street and Golden Gate]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-1a511c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-1a511c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bolkhov, Oryol oblast, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-f93559</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-f93559-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-engine-maintenance-67f525</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-engine-maintenance-67f525-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich, engine maintenance]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich, engine maintenance  Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-f88c8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-f88c8c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the album of Lieutenant General Konstantin Gilchevsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Константина Гильчевского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-181af4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-181af4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-1900s-9a4da7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/astrakhan-1900s-9a4da7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-e760ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-e760ef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-the-founder-and-abbess-of-the-martha-15cff2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/the-family-of-the-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-the-founder-and-abbess-of-the-martha-15cff2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Emperor Nicholas II and the founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna at the entrance to the Soldatenkov Hospital .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of the Emperor Nicholas II and the founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna at the entrance to the Soldatenkov Hospital (now the Botkin Clinical Hospital). From left to right: Emperor Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Princess Mary, Anastasia (in the front row), Olga, Tatiana, Iperatritsa Alexandra Feodorovna (in the front row). Moscow, August 1914.  Семья Государя Императора Николая II и основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия  Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна у входа в больницу Солдатенкова (сейчас Клиническая больница им. Боткина).  Слева направо: Император Николай II, Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна, Великие Княжны Мария, Анастасия (в первом ряду), Ольга, Татьяна, Иператрица Александра Феодоровна (в первом ряду). Москва, август 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valaam-monastery-1863-82f17c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1863/12/31/valaam-monastery-1863-82f17c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valaam monastery, 1863]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-0e404f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-0e404f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1895  Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-7d295d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-7d295d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov Women's Gymnasium, Kurgan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Курганская Александровская женская гимназия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-284621</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-284621-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-ea5e7c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-ea5e7c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-ca652a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-ca652a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-a370fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-a370fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-1910s-murom-vladimir-province-russia-ea8eb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/group-portrait-1910s-murom-vladimir-province-russia-ea8eb6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait. 1910s. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people. Group portrait. 1910s.  Муром. События и люди. Групповой портрет. 1910-е.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-c11efe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-c11efe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-456f56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/the-expedition-of-the-squadron-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-456f56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The expedition of the squadron battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East, 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-b86a28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-b86a28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1912-1913. Russian armorial calendar. Moscow. Printed by A.A. Levenson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-ba5b5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-ba5b5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-287e9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-287e9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-933dc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-933dc9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pravskevia-feodorovna-nee-saltykova-fe12c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/pravskevia-feodorovna-nee-saltykova-fe12c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pravskevia Feodorovna nee Saltykova]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Pravskevia Feodorovna nee Saltykova  Правскевия Феодоровна урожденная Салтыкова  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-93070c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-93070c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeysk-arrival-of-the-first-train-df589e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeysk-arrival-of-the-first-train-df589e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeysk - arrival of the first train]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-71ab76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-71ab76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-peter-the-second-039337</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-peter-the-second-039337-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Peter the Second - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Peter the Second  Император Петр Второй  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-1880s-139a3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/tashkent-1880s-139a3f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/finnish-ornaments-1894-54a8c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/finnish-ornaments-1894-54a8c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Finnish Ornaments, 1894]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/police-street-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-4198b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/police-street-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-4198b7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Police Street. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Police Street. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Полицейская ул. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/franco-russian-factories-joint-stock-company-former-ch-berda-1910s-3f499e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/franco-russian-factories-joint-stock-company-former-ch-berda-1910s-3f499e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Franco-Russian factories joint-stock company (former Ch. Berda) 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Франко-Русских заводов акционерное общество ( бывших Ч.Берда) (контора - наб. Пряжки, д.17)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sikorsky-s-16-biplane-crash-1869ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sikorsky-s-16-biplane-crash-1869ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sikorsky S-16 biplane crash during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Sikorskij S-16 biplane after crash]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-3dff30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-3dff30-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-jew-1900s-b51dd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-jew-1900s-b51dd5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand Jew, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Jews of the Samarkand region in photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-7ca7d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-7ca7d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Toys. Boris Alekseevich Leman. (Tale by B. Dix. Fig. G. Narbut) 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Борис Алексеевич Леман. Игрушки (Сказка Б. Дикса.Рис. Г. Нарбут)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-e0b2f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-e0b2f1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-bf0bb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-bf0bb6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-37e684</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-37e684-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/defense-of-harbin-by-russian-troops-against-chinese-troops-bedeab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/defense-of-harbin-by-russian-troops-against-chinese-troops-bedeab-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Defense of Harbin by Russian troops against Chinese troops]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense of Harbin - fighting on the territory of the city of Harbin and its environs between Russian troops defending Harbin and Chinese troops who tried to besiege the city. The fighting ended in favor of the Russian troops, who broke through the blockade and forced the enemy to retreat.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-30bee2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-30bee2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-a55b04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-a55b04-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg. The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910  Визит принца Китая Цзай-Тао в Россию. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ufa-in-1890s-bashkiria-russian-empire-812520</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ufa-in-1890s-bashkiria-russian-empire-812520-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ufa in 1890s. Bashkiria, Russian Empire.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-181f37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-181f37-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-a1c515</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-a1c515-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/young-cossacks-of-the-village-of-vozdvizhenskaya-e343bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/young-cossacks-of-the-village-of-vozdvizhenskaya-e343bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Young Cossacks of the village of Vozdvizhenskaya.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/antiquities-of-the-russian-state-kiev-st-sophia-cathedral-1ad289</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1871/12/31/antiquities-of-the-russian-state-kiev-st-sophia-cathedral-1ad289-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Antiquities of the Russian State. Kiev St. Sophia Cathedral]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Древности Российскаго государства. Киевский Софийский собор]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-323cd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-323cd6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-62b5b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-62b5b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-4362f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-4362f7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-97eb57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-97eb57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-alexander-iosifovna-ce7d91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/grand-duchess-alexander-iosifovna-ce7d91-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Alexander Iosifovna]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pavlovsk Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Alexander Iosifovna.  Konstantinovichi - the children of the Grand Duke Constantine Romanov and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna (nee Princess Saxe-Alteburg, 1865-1927) The Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich (September 9 (21), 1827, St. Petersburg - January 13 (25), 1892, Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg) is a general-admiral, the fifth child and the second son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna.     Великая княгиня Александра Иосифовна (8 июля 1830, Альтенбург — 6 июля 1911, Санкт-Петербург)   Константиновичи — дети великого князя Константина Константиновича Романова и великой княгини Елизаветы Маврикиевны (урожденной принцессы Саксен-Альтебургской; 1865—1927). Великий князь Константин Николаевич (9 (21) сентября 1827, Санкт-Петербург — 13 (25) января 1892, Павловск, близ Санкт-Петербурга) — генерал-адмирал, пятый ребенок и второй сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-sumarokovo-village-1905-1909-c7f8bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-sumarokovo-village-1905-1909-c7f8bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Sumarokovo village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Деревня Сумароково]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-a2f0bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-a2f0bd-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Family]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-4fc83c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-4fc83c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-knyaginin-monastery-3ced88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-knyaginin-monastery-3ced88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Knyaginin monastery. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Knyaginin monastery.   Княгинин монастырь.   Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asian-ethnological-expedition-of-the-ussr-academy-of-sciences-1926-d58c61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/central-asian-ethnological-expedition-of-the-ussr-academy-of-sciences-1926-d58c61-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asian ethnological expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-712a42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-712a42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Golitsyn's village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy) 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Views of the village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy), belonging to Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-lesson-of-the-law-of-god-in-the-primary-school-on-sadovaya-street-1910s-330525</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/murom-lesson-of-the-law-of-god-in-the-primary-school-on-sadovaya-street-1910s-330525-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Lesson of the "law of God" in the primary school on Sadovaya street. 1910s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people. Lesson of the "law of God" in the primary school on Sadovaya street. 1910s  Муром. События и люди. Урок «закона божьего» в начальной школе на улице Садовой. 1910-е.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-5c96a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-5c96a8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovka, Herson region, Ukraine, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Александровка, имение Кефала]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-b79941</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-b79941-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Provodnik Joint Company building 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-5a2b9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-5a2b9f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-f8fa47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-f8fa47-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-siberian-railway-1896-454280</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/great-siberian-railway-1896-454280-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Siberian Railway, 1896]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-2b66c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-2b66c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-a9108f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-a9108f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-877379</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-877379-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-dc05b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-dc05b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-167725</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-167725-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lena-massacre-or-lena-execution-1912-c13650</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/lena-massacre-or-lena-execution-1912-c13650-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lena Massacre or Lena Execution, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lena Massacre or Lena Execution refers to the shooting of goldfield workers on strike in northeast Siberia near the Lena River]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-9f3b1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-9f3b1d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Cadet Corps 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-alexander-ii-monument-0fd7be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-alexander-ii-monument-0fd7be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Alexander II monument.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Branch of the State Bank. Alexander II monument. Владимир. Отделение Государственного Банка. Монумент Александру Второму.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/noble-family-russia-1900s-eba142</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/noble-family-russia-1900s-eba142-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Noble family, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-91d647</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-91d647-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains travel, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-b56f70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-b56f70-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-361c51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-361c51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-775908</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-775908-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.31687]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-dagmar-future-empress-maria-feodorovna-wife-of-emperor-alexander-iii1865-aff11a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2006/02/22/princess-dagmar-future-empress-maria-feodorovna-wife-of-emperor-alexander-iii1865-aff11a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Dagmar future Empress Maria Feodorovna (wife of Emperor Alexander III).1865 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Dagmar future Empress Maria Feodorovna (wife of Emperor Alexander III).1865 year.  Принцесса Дагмар будущая Императрица Мария Феодоровна (жена Императора Александра III). 1865 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-45072b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-45072b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-9195f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-9195f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-f8ceec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-f8ceec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-b82ad0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-b82ad0-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-ac24e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-ac24e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-d5af3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-d5af3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-fe9cac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-fe9cac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beleliubskogo Bridge in Borovichi, Valday, Novgorod governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мост Белелюбского в Боровичах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-8e96dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-8e96dd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-54c6e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-54c6e8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-81-737956</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-81-737956-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Diadem and corsage brooch with turquoise.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Diadem and corsage brooch with turquoise. Faberge, 1890's.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 81.  Диадема и корсажная брошь с бирюзой.  Фаберже, 1890-е гг.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 81.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-6ca416</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-6ca416-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-99bbf6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-99bbf6-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-8b718a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-8b718a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-52c764</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/album-of-the-sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-52c764-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Коронационный альбом священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-46afe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-46afe7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-9c530c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-9c530c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-76caff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-76caff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hussar officer of dragoon regiment. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-cc2899</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-cc2899-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-hunt-in-belovezh-e3b415</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-hunt-in-belovezh-e3b415-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II Hunt In Belovezh, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Николай Второй. Царская охота в Беловежской пуще.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/summer-theater-in-the-arcadia-garden-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-678866</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/summer-theater-in-the-arcadia-garden-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-678866-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Summer Theater in the Arcadia Garden. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Summer Theater in the Arcadia Garden. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Летний театр в саду "Аркадия". Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-f4b1e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-f4b1e7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[LAke Baikal and Irkutsk region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyiv-theological-academy-graduation-1905-f39607</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/kyiv-theological-academy-graduation-1905-f39607-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyiv Theological Academy graduation 1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. LVIII выпуск студентов Киевской Духовной Академии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-10f109</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-10f109-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1865-1913-b788c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-russia-1865-1913-b788c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1865-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-44559f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-44559f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-974b48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-974b48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-a171a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-a171a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-680c04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-680c04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-anichkov-family-owners-of-the-zhdani-estate-f22a83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-anichkov-family-owners-of-the-zhdani-estate-f22a83-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Anichkov family, owners of the Zhdani estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Владельцы усадьбы Ждани]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1916-2e126d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1916-2e126d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Полтавский Елизаветинский институт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-eae5ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-eae5ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-c1c254</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-c1c254-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-b6fedd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-b6fedd-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-edb64d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-edb64d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-fishing-village-is-soroka-arkhangelsk-province-russia-photos-of-prokudin-b1c9f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-fishing-village-is-soroka-arkhangelsk-province-russia-photos-of-prokudin-b1c9f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The fishing village is Soroka. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Belomorsk, Belomorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The fishing village is Soroka. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Рыбачий поселок - Село Сорока. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-522331</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-522331-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-d02af0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-d02af0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-grand-duke-mikhail-aleksandrovich-inspects-machine-8a1a58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-grand-duke-mikhail-aleksandrovich-inspects-machine-8a1a58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets. Grand Duke Mikhail Aleksandrovich inspects machine gun.jpg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets. Grand Duke Mikhail Aleksandrovich inspects machine gun.jpg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siamese-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-6cc618</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/siamese-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-6cc618-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siamese Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the delegation of the Siamese Kingdom. In the photo: His Royal Highness Prince Siamese Shira (sitting on the left), adjutant of Prince Baron Saliut (standing), Lieutenant Nai-Sharn (sitting right).  Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.    Члены делегации Сиамского Королевства.  На снимке: Его Королевское Высочество Принц Сиамский Шира (сидит слева),  адъютант принца барон Салиут (стоит), лейтенант Наи-Шарнг (сидит справа).  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-32e1c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-32e1c0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Preobrzhenskaya st. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-413517</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-413517-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-65d868</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-65d868-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1900. World Exhibition in Paris in photographs by Henry de L' Estrange]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Всемирная выставка в Париже на фотографиях Генри де Лестрейнджа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dyers-of-metal-products-podolsk-province-shepetovka-town-daa626</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/dyers-of-metal-products-podolsk-province-shepetovka-town-daa626-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dyers of metal products. Podolsk province, Shepetovka town]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-bailov-cape-postcard-1708e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-bailov-cape-postcard-1708e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku, Bailov cape, postcard. - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku, Bailov cape, postcard.  Баку, Баилов мыс, почтовая карточка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/foreigners-of-kyakhta-in-the-photographs-of-nikolai-nikolaevich-petrov-a5f307</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/foreigners-of-kyakhta-in-the-photographs-of-nikolai-nikolaevich-petrov-a5f307-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Foreigners of Kyakhta in the photographs of Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Инородцы Кяхты на снимках Николая Николаевича Петрова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-994f1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-994f1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-85f2ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-85f2ef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-9fed05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-9fed05-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-harbin-china-1920-474778</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/views-of-harbin-china-1920-474778-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Harbin, China, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-4714d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-4714d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-deb7a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-deb7a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-cb7176</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-cb7176-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-594948</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-594948-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-cebf2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-cebf2e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-02a1c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-02a1c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/korobovo-village-kostroma-governorate-1900s-583491</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/korobovo-village-kostroma-governorate-1900s-583491-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Korobovo village, Kostroma governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-the-rogachev-district-of-the-mogilev-province-38c0e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/orphanages-of-the-rogachev-district-of-the-mogilev-province-38c0e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of the Rogachev district of the Mogilev province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Приюты Рогачевского уезда Могилевской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soldiers-of-the-7th-airborne-give-the-oath-before-being-sent-to-the-active-af6eac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/soldiers-of-the-7th-airborne-give-the-oath-before-being-sent-to-the-active-af6eac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soldiers of the 7th Airborne give the oath before being sent to the Active Army. Petrograd. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The young soldiers of the 7th Airborne give the oath before being sent to the Active Army. Petrograd. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Молодые солдаты 7-ой авиароты дают присягу перед отправкой в Действующую Армию. Петроград. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-b53838</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-b53838-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-7dcd4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-7dcd4a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ww-i-the-russian-turkish-war-and-the-battle-of-trabzon-1916-dab4ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/ww-i-the-russian-turkish-war-and-the-battle-of-trabzon-1916-dab4ce-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WW I, The Russian - Turkish War and the Battle of Trabzon (1916)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[During the WW I (1914-1918), the Battle of Trabzon was a series of Russian naval and land operations which led in the capture of Trabzon.  Operations began on February 5 and concluded on 18 April 1916 when Trabzon came under Russian occupation that lasted about two years. - Κατά τη διάρκεια του Α' Παγκ. Πολέμου (1914-1918), η Μάχη της Τραπεζούντας ήταν μια σειρά από ρωσικές ναυτικές και χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις, που οδήγησαν στην κατάληψη της Τραπεζούντας. Οι επιχειρήσεις ξεκίνησαν στις 5 Φεβρουαρίου και ολοκληρώθηκαν στις 18 Απριλίου 1916, όταν τελικά η Τραπεζούντα τέθηκε υπό ρωσική κατοχή που διήρκεσε περίπου 2 χρόνια.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-catherine-ii-in-a-road-suit-russian-empire-house-of-the-romanovs-0b7c68</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/08/07/portrait-of-catherine-ii-in-a-road-suit-russian-empire-house-of-the-romanovs-0b7c68-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of Catherine II in a road suit. Russian empire. House of the Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of the Russian Empress Catherine II (Great). Artist Mikhail Shibanov. 1787 year. Canvas, oil, 70.5 x 56 cm. The portrait is located: The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.  Портрет Екатерины II в дорожном костюме.  Портрет российской императрицы Екатерины II (Великой).  Художник Михаил Шибанов. 1787 год. Холст, масло, 70,5 x 56 см. Портрет находится:  Государственный Русский музей, Санкт-Петербург, Россия.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-eddcd7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-eddcd7-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-military-historical-society-1912-c4aa89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/kiev-military-historical-society-1912-c4aa89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev Military Historical Society, 1912.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-d0ad2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-d0ad2a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-to-russia-9056cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-france-poincare-to-russia-9056cb-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré on board of Battleship France]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare on board in the roadstead of Kronstadt. July 7, 1914.  Броненосец Франция с премьер министром Пуанкаре на борту на рейде Кронштадта. 7 июля 1914,]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-8e6a15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-8e6a15-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-and-the-grand-duchess-elena-vladimirovna-3a48c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-and-the-grand-duchess-elena-vladimirovna-3a48c8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich and the Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich and the Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna.  Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (Russian: Борис Владимирович; 24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.  Великий князь Борис Владимирович и великая княжна Елена Владимировна.  Великий Князь Бори́с Влади́мирович (12 (24) ноября 1877, Санкт-Петербург — 9 ноября 1943, Париж) — Свиты Его Величества генерал-майор, третий сын великого князя Владимира Александровича и великой княгини Марии Павловны, внук императора Александра II. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-siberia-1912-2a8b2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/zeya-river-siberia-1912-2a8b2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-28bc9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-28bc9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/panar-levassor-the-third-on-the-left-is-the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-ecf44f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/panar-levassor-the-third-on-the-left-is-the-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-ecf44f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Panar-Levassor. The third on the left is the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the 4th - Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Panar-Levassor. The third on the left is the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the 4th - Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich.  Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (Russian: Борис Владимирович; 24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.  Великая княгиня Мария Павловна с сыновьями Кириллом и Борисом.  Великий Князь Бори́с Влади́мирович (12 (24) ноября 1877, Санкт-Петербург — 9 ноября 1943, Париж) — Свиты Его Величества генерал-майор, третий сын великого князя Владимира Александровича и великой княгини Марии Павловны, внук императора Александра II.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-5c46e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-5c46e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-c26924</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-c26924-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-c79119</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-c79119-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иваново-Вознесенск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-d3b6bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-d3b6bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-d56771</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-d56771-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-3f6ac5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-3f6ac5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-323482</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-323482-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-state-duma-the-rostrum-of-the-chairman-and-the-place-of-the-ministers-133f1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/the-state-duma-the-rostrum-of-the-chairman-and-the-place-of-the-ministers-133f1a-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The State Duma. The rostrum of the chairman and the place of the ministers.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The State Duma. The rostrum of the chairman and the place of the ministers.  Государственная Дума. Трибуна председателя и места министров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-2dfd9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-2dfd9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-09071e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-09071e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/637-under-officer-of-the-serbian-hussar-regiment-from-1776-to-1783-48b9eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/637-under-officer-of-the-serbian-hussar-regiment-from-1776-to-1783-48b9eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[637. UNDER-OFFICER of the Serbian Hussar Regiment, from 1776 to 1783.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[637. UNDER-OFFICER of the Serbian Hussar Regiment, from 1776 to 1783.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    637. УНТЕР-ОФИЦЕР Сербского Гусарского полка, с 1776 по 1783 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-b5feae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-b5feae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-1899-4dc07c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-1899-4dc07c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-adadff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-adadff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-e8f460</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-e8f460-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-22a77d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-22a77d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine II, History of Russia, Engraving]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-russia-1900s-0db5e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-russia-1900s-0db5e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-ae1fb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-ae1fb9-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-princes-mikhail-alexandrovich-and-alexander-mikhailovich-with-a-group-52a64f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/great-princes-mikhail-alexandrovich-and-alexander-mikhailovich-with-a-group-52a64f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great princes Mikhail Alexandrovich and Alexander Mikhailovich with a group of officers and aviators inspect a prototype of a heavy bomber Ilya Muromets.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Great princes Mikhail Alexandrovich and Alexander Mikhailovich with a group of officers and aviators inspect a prototype of a heavy bomber Ilya Muromets. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915  6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Великие князья Михаил Александрович и Александр Михайлович с группой офицеров и авиаторов инспектируют прототип тяжёлого бомбардировщика Илья Муромец.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5ea5bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5ea5bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-sergievskaya-church-in-1779-iconostasis-d36b0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-sergievskaya-church-in-1779-iconostasis-d36b0f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Sergievskaya church in 1779 - Iconostasis.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Sergievskaya church in 1779 - Iconostasis. Сергиевская церковь 1779 г. Иконостас.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-d74428</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-d74428-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-653252</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-653252-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossak-1914-51d83f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossak-1914-51d83f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossak, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-libray-and-museum-1900-1914-37d8dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-libray-and-museum-1900-1914-37d8dd-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Libray and Museum 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of library building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bookmark-romanov-museum-kostroma-1909-e2e28d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/06/21/bookmark-romanov-museum-kostroma-1909-e2e28d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bookmark Romanov Museum. Kostroma, 1909.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1904, when preparing for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, at the highest level, it was decided to create a museum, whose collections would be connected with the history of the Romanov dynasty. The design of the building “in the style of the ancient Russian Terem” was compiled by N.I. Gorlitsin. Funds for the construction were raised from donations, a part was allocated by the treasury. The building was laid in July 1909 during an archaeological congress in Kostroma. Construction continued until 1911, the interior was completed in 1913. By the opening of the Romanov Museum in Kostroma, the Imperial Hermitage and the Imperial Academy of Arts donated sculpture and painting works to the museum. The grand opening of the museum took place on May 19, 1913 in the presence of Emperor Nicholas II, the Imperial family and numerous guests and became one of the central events of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov.  Location: Pavlovskaya street, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: June 21, 1909. Photographer: V.N. Clark  Закладка Романовского музея. Кострома, 1909 год. В 1904 году при подготовке к празднованию 300-летия династии Романовых на высочайшем уровне было принято решение о создании музея, коллекции которого были бы связаны с историей рода Романовых. Проект здания «в стиле древних русских теремов» был составлен Н. И. Горлициным и согласован с Императором Николаем II. Средства на строительство были собраны из пожертвований, часть выделена казной. Закладка здания состоялась в июле 1909 года во время проведения в Костроме археологического съезда. Строительство продолжалось до 1911 года, внутренняя отделка закончена в 1913 году. К открытию Романовского музея в Костроме Императорский Эрмитаж и Императорская Академия художеств передали в фонды музея скульптурные и живописные произведения. Торжественное открытие музея состоялось 19 мая 1913 гола в присутствии Императора Николая II, Императорской семьи и многочисленных гостей и стло одним из центральных событий празднования 300-летия Дома Романовых.  Место съемки: Павловская улица, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 21 июня 1909 года.  Фотограф: В.Н. Кларк. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-company-of-the-emperor-count-grabbe-nicholas-ii-prince-orlov-voeikov-and-ab87ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/the-company-of-the-emperor-count-grabbe-nicholas-ii-prince-orlov-voeikov-and-ab87ca-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The company of the Emperor: Count Grabbe, Nicholas II, Prince Orlov, Voeikov and Katkov]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Koz'modem'yansk, Gorod Koz'modem'yansk, Mari El Republic, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A trip of the imperial family to Kozmodemyansk. 1914 - Поездка императорской семьи в Козьмодемьянск. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-276b26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-276b26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1910. Дамы и военные у полковой церкви]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-beer-label-1900-3e4303</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-beer-label-1900-3e4303-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian beer label - 1900, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-e1c452</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-e1c452-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/morozov-family-in-egypt-2270e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/morozov-family-in-egypt-2270e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Morozov Family in Egypt]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-a24e66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-a24e66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-03c7d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-03c7d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-98734b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-98734b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-1900s-79bf55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/astrakhan-1900s-79bf55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-be60b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-be60b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/talitsk-russian-beer-label-1900-68595f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/talitsk-russian-beer-label-1900-68595f-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Talitsk. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-4332f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-4332f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-6205e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-6205e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-e575eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-e575eb-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ruins-of-the-bibi-khanym-mosque-minaret-and-arch-samarkand1918-ad0d50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/ruins-of-the-bibi-khanym-mosque-minaret-and-arch-samarkand1918-ad0d50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ruins of the Bibi-Khanym mosque. Minaret and arch. Samarkand,1918]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Самарканд на снимках Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-b4a27d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-b4a27d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories and Plants of Saratov 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-e7c24f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-e7c24f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cotton-train-station-13421f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/cotton-train-station-13421f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cotton, Train station.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-view-0cf61d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-view-0cf61d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk. View]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-with-members-of-romanov-family-e36ae7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-with-members-of-romanov-family-e36ae7-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III with members of Romanov family]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander had little prospect of succeeding to the throne, as he had an elder brother, Nicholas. Even when Nicholas first displayed symptoms of poor health, the notion that he might die young was never taken seriously, and he was betrothed to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Denmark, and whose siblings included King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and King George I of Greece. Nicholas was educated as tsesarevich, whereas Alexander received only the training of a Grand Duke. This included acquaintance with French, English and German, and military drill. On his deathbed Nicholas expressed the wish that his fiancée, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, should marry his successor. This wish was swiftly realized when on 9 November [O.S. 28 October] 1866 in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Alexander wed Dagmar, who converted to Orthodox Christianity and took the name Maria Feodorovna. The union proved a happy one unlike his father's.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-ed2812</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-ed2812-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-e81c3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-e81c3f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1898. Muir and Meriliz. Illustrated price list of Christmas gifts, toys.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1898. Мюр и Мерилиз. Иллюстрированный прейс-курант рождественских подарков, игрушек и проч. Сезон зимы 1898 года. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazan-street-melenki-vladimir-gubernia-russia-in-the-meshchera-lowlands-on-21d72e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/kazan-street-melenki-vladimir-gubernia-russia-in-the-meshchera-lowlands-on-21d72e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazan Street. Melenki, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia, in the Meshchera Lowlands on the banks of the Unzha River]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Melenki, Melenkovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Kazanskaya street  There is a legend that Melenki was founded in 1463 by settlers from Kostroma that was destroyed by Tatars. In 1778, the village of Melenki, when the Vladimir province was divided into counties, was given the status of a town. As a town, Melenki was very small, at the beginning of the XIX century, there was only one church in the city - the Pokrovskaya.    Казанская улица, торговая площадь.  Существует предание, что Меленки основали в 1463 году переселенцы из разорённой татарами Костромы. В 1778 году дворцовое село Меленки при разделении Владимирской губернии на уезды получило статус города. Будучи уездным городом, Меленки отличались весьма малыми размерами, ещё в начале XIX века в городе действовала всего одна церковь — трёхприходная Покровская.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-69ee04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-69ee04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-f6d63c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-f6d63c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-by-grigorovich-097cc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-by-grigorovich-097cc3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flying boat by Grigorovich during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat M-2 by Grigorovich  Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-60e464</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-60e464-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-9912fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-9912fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life in South Siberia, Altay, in 19220s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-7ccd05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-7ccd05-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Kavkazskaya, Ekaterinodar region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maps-of-moscow-governorate-1873-522119</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/maps-of-moscow-governorate-1873-522119-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maps of Moscow Governorate, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-3d1811</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/08/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-3d1811-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Art of carpentry, Russia 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Михаил Адольфович Нетыкса.Практический курс столярного дела]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-764c1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-764c1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-54d384</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-54d384-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-895807</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-895807-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sevastopol-1880s-a38e06</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sevastopol-1880s-a38e06-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-f360d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-f360d1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-asian-relations-1900s-98f148</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-asian-relations-1900s-98f148-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian - Asian Relations, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-206e50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-206e50-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск, портреты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-ae46e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-ae46e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-in-1897-67e57f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-in-1897-67e57f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea in 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-8d294a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-8d294a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburgs-night-life-70a191</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburgs-night-life-70a191-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg's Night Life]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. “Petersburg at night.” Large panorama illustrating the nightlife of the capital's whirlpool]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-474e38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-474e38-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/experimental-triplan-bezobrazova-da3e1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/experimental-triplan-bezobrazova-da3e1b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Experimental Triplan Bezobrazova, 1910-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Experimental Triplan-Bezobrazova  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1900-1902-fa0374</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/harbin-china-1900-1902-fa0374-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1900-1902]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-e9ec54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-e9ec54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-1f9073</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/moscow-1880s-1f9073-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-of-russia-8ce248</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-of-russia-8ce248-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-da59bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-da59bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-7c2a62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1837/12/31/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-7c2a62-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Examples of Hellenic, Russian and French calligraphy, 1837]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1837. Примеры еллинской, российской и французской каллиграфии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-808470</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-808470-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-ac7364</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-ac7364-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dormition-svyatogorsk-monastery-kharkov-province-c38c77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/dormition-svyatogorsk-monastery-kharkov-province-c38c77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dormition Svyatogorsk Monastery, Kharkov province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Успенской святогорской общежительской пустыни Харьковской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-f3f037</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-f3f037-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-53e06b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-53e06b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siemens and Halske joint-stock company of Russian electrical plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Сименс и Гальске» акционерное общество русских электротехнических заводов (завод - В.О., 6-я линия, д.61; правление - Большая Конюшенная ул., д.9)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-ab87fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-ab87fd-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk and Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-bea649</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-bea649-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-73a73e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-73a73e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-peredovaya-batalpashinsky-department-of-the-kuban-region-1910-d76aa9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-peredovaya-batalpashinsky-department-of-the-kuban-region-1910-d76aa9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Peredovaya, Batalpashinsky department of the Kuban region, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-5dfba5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-5dfba5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-a14e8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-a14e8b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburgs-night-life-1cc37a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburgs-night-life-1cc37a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg's Night Life]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. “Petersburg at night.” Large panorama illustrating the nightlife of the capital's whirlpool]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-ac5113</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-ac5113-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solovetsky-monastery-arkhangelsk-province-russia-cdd60d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/solovetsky-monastery-arkhangelsk-province-russia-cdd60d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamenets-podolsk-province-russian-empire-1856-b5e24b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kamenets-podolsk-province-russian-empire-1856-b5e24b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamenets-Podolsk Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Каменец-Подольская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-7608f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-7608f5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-b0fce9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-b0fce9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-51639b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-51639b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-mary-and-dagmar-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-27d4cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-mary-and-dagmar-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-27d4cf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Mary and Dagmar.  Maria Feodorovna and her sisters. Denmark.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar was born at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a member of a relatively impoverished princely cadet line. Her mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel.  She was baptised as a Lutheran and named after her kinswoman Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Dowager of Denmark as well as the medieval Danish queen, Dagmar of Bohemia. Growing up, she was known by the name Dagmar. Most of her life, she was known as Maria Feodorovna, the name which she took when she converted to Orthodoxy immediately before her 1866 marriage to the future Emperor Alexander III. She was known within her family as "Minnie".  Due to the brilliant marital alliances of his father, he became known as the "Father-in-law of Europe."  Her elder, and favorite, sister, Alexandra married Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in March 1863. Alexandra, along with being queen consort of King Edward VII, was also mother of George V of the United Kingdom, which helps to explain the striking resemblance between their sons Nicholas II and George V.  Her younger sister was Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland.  Принцесса Мария и Дагмар.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-f629d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-f629d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-ce9711</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-ce9711-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-8a6687</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-8a6687-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of Romanov family - guests of the holy coronation. Parade on the Khodynka Field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tagal-people-1870s-fc7e10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/tagal-people-1870s-fc7e10-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tagal People, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-38be61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-38be61-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-aerial-photography-964dea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/baku-aerial-photography-964dea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku city grid, Aerial photography.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku, Aerial photography. Баку, Аэрофотосъемка.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-9972dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-9972dc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-1921dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-1921dc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-5ce3c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/from-the-album-of-lieutenant-general-konstantin-gilchevsky-5ce3c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the album of Lieutenant General Konstantin Gilchevsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Константина Гильчевского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-abfbae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-abfbae-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-1b1c97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-1b1c97-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt  - Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guilin-china-1920s-a93483</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/guilin-china-1920s-a93483-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guilin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-c70099</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/06/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-c70099-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels around Egypt. Along the Nile. Dendera-Kalabsha.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. День 20. Дендера-Калабша  1910. F.N. Shcherbachev travels around Egypt. Part 2. Along the Nile. Day 20. Dendera-Kalabsha]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guilin-china-1920s-b3f5af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/guilin-china-1920s-b3f5af-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guilin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-ec7194</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-ec7194-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-011d27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-011d27-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-5dfddd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-5dfddd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yaroslavl-large-manufactory-1901-fb9469</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/yaroslavl-large-manufactory-1901-fb9469-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yaroslavl large manufactory, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-20b018</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-20b018-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-3a58c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-3a58c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-2ea8a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-2ea8a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-b65aee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-b65aee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cover-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-edited-by-academician-alexander-9fdd90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2013/08/29/cover-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-edited-by-academician-alexander-9fdd90-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cover of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Cover of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm.  Обложка каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-a60a25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-a60a25-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-466186</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-466186-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/socialist-albert-thomas-travels-to-russia-on-board-of-hms-roxburgh-1917-e5a0f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/socialist-albert-thomas-travels-to-russia-on-board-of-hms-roxburgh-1917-e5a0f9-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Socialist Albert Thomas Socialist Albert Thomas travels to Russia on board of HMS Roxburgh, 1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[HMS Roxburgh was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion and was transferred to the reserve Third Fleet in 1909. She was then assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet in 1912 and the 3rd Cruiser Squadron the following year.  Upon mobilisation in mid-1914 her squadron was assigned to the Grand Fleet and spent much of its time patrolling the northern exits from the North Sea and the Norwegian coast. She was torpedoed in mid-1915 by a German submarine and repairs took almost a year. Roxburgh was transferred to the North America and West Indies Station in mid-1916 and spent the rest of the war escorting convoys.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shelling-of-novorossiysk-bay-by-turkish-navy-1914-2e8567</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shelling-of-novorossiysk-bay-by-turkish-navy-1914-2e8567-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shelling of Novorossiysk Bay by Turkish navy. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. «Севастопольская побудка». Обстрел Новороссийска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-7158a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-7158a7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-50f154</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-50f154-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Interiors of the house where the family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II lived during visiting relatives in Germany.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/diary-of-patrick-gordon-1661-lord-henry-gordont-then-a-colonel-in-the-polish-4ee547</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/diary-of-patrick-gordon-1661-lord-henry-gordont-then-a-colonel-in-the-polish-4ee547-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON.     [1661     Lord Henry Gordon,t then a colonel in the Polish army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON.     [1661     Lord Henry Gordon,t then a colonel in the Polish army, but died of his wounds a few days  afterwards.   A.D. 1661.   1661 Peace being concluded, the Polish army took up its winter quarters in the Ukraine. Here  Gordon, hearing of the happy restoration of King Charles II., resolved to return home, in  the hope of obtaining service in his own country. He had already apprised his father of his  intentions, and now petitioned the Field-marshal for his discharge. He was easily persuaded,  bruary. however, to retain his command until the spring, when he conducted his company to Warsaw,  where Lubomirski was in attendance on the Diet. Meanwhile the army in the Ukraine mutinied,  and choosing leaders for itself, began to march towards Warsaw in order to obtain redress of  its grievances. At this point the Diary is again resumed in Gordon's own words.]   The prisoners of the Moscovites taken at Czudnow, Mogilow, and  Bassa or Guharj, were convoyed, with the collours taken, in a kind of pro-  cession to the pallace where the parliament sate. The woywods, or gene-  rall and principal! persons, were brought in to the upper house to the pre-     in that charge, vndcr the command of his Im-  periall INIajestie of Russia, in fighting against  the Polonianes beseid Szudna, was deadlie  woundit. and takin prisoner be the said Lord  Hendrie Gordone, collonell vnder the com-  mand of his Maje>tie of Polland, and dyed of  his woundes in Vkrain, and wes buried in  the fields at Szudna.' — (Miscellany of the  Spalding Club, vol. v., pp. 352, 353.) Cf Spald-  ing's Jlemorialls of the Trubles in Scotland,  vol ii., pp. 236, 372, 433, 441.   f Lord Henry Cordon was the youngest son  of George, second Marqviess of Huntly. ' Horn  in France, he was,' says the historian of the  family, 'by Dr. Davidson carried to Poland,  with his youngest sister twins : he served there  several years in veiy honourable employment,  and came home [before 1666] and died at  Strathbogie.' The querulous Robert Mylne  writes that Lord Henry, 'quho was a little  hair-brained, but wery couragious, in his latter  dayes mamcd one Mrs Rolland, ane innkeeper  in Aberdeen.'— (Gencalogie of the Familie ot  Gordon, collected by R. M., anno Domini 1707,  MS. in the Library at Skene.) The same work  gives this account of Lord Henry's twin sister:  " Kathrine, daughter to George, second Mar-  quis of Huntley, went abroad to France, and  thereafter she and the daughter of the Cardi-  nall of Arquien went to Polland with the  Queen thereof, Mary Lodovica de Gonzaga,  daughter of the Duke of Nevers, of the house  of Mantua, in order to many Uladislaus, King  of Polland; and the two were both her maids     of honour; and this Queen procured Kathrine  Gordon to be married to [John Andrew] Count  Morstein, great thesaurer of Polland, betwixt  quhom was procreat the Count of Chateau  Villain, quho was killed at the seidge of Na-  muir, quho had married a daughter of the Duke  of Chevreuse, by whom two daughters. This  Count .Morstin had .also a daughter married  to Count Bielinski, great chamberlaine of the  crown of Polland. This Kathrine, Countess  of Morstin, was ane active woman, and had as  much credite among the nobility of Polland,  as over her husband's mind ancnt the election  of the Prince of Conti to be King of Polland.  This Count Morstin is descended from the  cheife of ane old fiimily in Polland, and was  great thesaurer thereof, but, haveing more re-  guard to his own private iutrest than the pub-  lict benefitt, sent all the riches of the thesaur-  ary into France, quhairunto he retired himself,  anno 1683, to prevent the Diets calling him to  ane account. He purchased in France the  whole county of Chateau Villan, worth 100,000  livers a year." Lady Catharine Gordon had a  birth-brief under the great seal of Scotland,  on the 21st of August, 1687.   Lord Henry Gordon, in 1658, obtained for  himself and his heirs, the right of Polish no-  bility. In 1667, King Charles TI. gave in-  structions that he should have a life annuity  of five thousand mcrks Scots from the estate  of Huntly, which was at that time estimated  to be worth about thirty thousand pounds Scots  a-year. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tagal-people-1870s-c67e1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/tagal-people-1870s-c67e1b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tagal People, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-tatars-1920s-129790</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/crimean-tatars-1920s-129790-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean Tatars, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-4b04c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-4b04c5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-12c165</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-12c165-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-b2eee4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-b2eee4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian tourists in Sicily, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-40817f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-40817f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-3202fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-3202fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-7c32b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1765/12/31/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-7c32b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[23-26. Arkhangelsk on the Dutch engraving of 1765]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-e3b8ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-e3b8ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ashgabad-1890-b2bcdb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ashgabad-1890-b2bcdb-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ashgabad, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-b7ab48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-b7ab48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/640-officer-and-private-of-the-voronezh-hussar-regiment-from-1788-to-1796-b70e33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/640-officer-and-private-of-the-voronezh-hussar-regiment-from-1788-to-1796-b70e33-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[640. OFFICER and PRIVATE of the Voronezh Hussar Regiment, from 1788 to 1796.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[640. OFFICER and PRIVATE of the Voronezh Hussar Regiment, from 1788 to 1796.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    640. ОФИЦЕР и РЯДОВОЙ Воронежского Гусарского полка, с 1788 по 1796 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-e86b3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-e86b3f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-32f99b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-32f99b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czarewitch-1909-loc-a7db73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/czarewitch-1909-loc-a7db73-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czarewitch, 1909  (LOC) - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Bain News Service,, publisher...Czarewitch, 1909..1909 (date created or published later by Bain)..1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller...Notes:. Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards..Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)...Format:  Glass negatives...Rights Info:  No known restrictions on publication...Repository:  Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA,    ( http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain ) ..  hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.20219 ( 20219 ) ..Call Number:  LC-B2- 3647-6]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/partnership-of-ivan-garelins-manufactories-with-his-sons-f6027c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/partnership-of-ivan-garelins-manufactories-with-his-sons-f6027c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Partnership of Ivan Garelin's manufactories with his sons]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Товарищество мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-a4d1b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-a4d1b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-fb414b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-fb414b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-4d4cd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-4d4cd5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-70-d9c84c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-70-d9c84c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Plastron - a replica of the work of the jewelry firm K. Faberge XIX century. Platinum, gold, diamonds, emeralds.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Plastron - a replica of the work of the jewelry firm K. Faberge XIX century. Platinum, gold, diamonds, emeralds.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 70.  Пластрон – реплика произведения ювелирной фирмы К. Фаберже XIX в.  Платина, золото, бриллианты, изумруды.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 70.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-bezhetsk-april-15-1915-1ab7e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-bezhetsk-april-15-1915-1ab7e7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Bezhetsk. April 15, 1915.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bezhetsk, Tver Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II visiting Bezhetsk. April 15, 1915. - Посещение Императором Николаем II Бежецка. 15 апреля 1915 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-163849</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-163849-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-ec7901</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-ec7901-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-a1ff4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-a1ff4b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-67b17a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-67b17a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-photo-russia-1900s-07cb7c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-photo-russia-1900s-07cb7c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group photo, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-7d4408</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-7d4408-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-a70d1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-a70d1e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-7dca9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-7dca9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, The Volga river region in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-97a1eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-97a1eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leningrad-main-post-office-1922-e0d8ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/leningrad-main-post-office-1922-e0d8ee-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leningrad Main Post Office, 1922]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1922. Ленинградский почтамт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-1cda81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/06/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-1cda81-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels around Egypt. Along the Nile. Dendera-Kalabsha.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. День 20. Дендера-Калабша  1910. F.N. Shcherbachev travels around Egypt. Part 2. Along the Nile. Day 20. Dendera-Kalabsha]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/612-under-officer-and-ober-officer-of-the-serbian-hussar-regiment-from-1763-e092a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/612-under-officer-and-ober-officer-of-the-serbian-hussar-regiment-from-1763-e092a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[612. UNDER-OFFICER and OBER-OFFICER of the Serbian Hussar Regiment, from 1763 to 1776.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[612. UNDER-OFFICER and OBER-OFFICER of the Serbian Hussar Regiment, from 1763 to 1776.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    612. УНТЕР-ОФИЦЕР и ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР Сербского Гусарского полка, с 1763 по 1776 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-984d21</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-984d21-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II - семейный портрет. Emperor of Russia Nicholas II with Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and daughters]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-conservatory-1914-4f0917</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/saratov-conservatory-1914-4f0917-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Conservatory, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-c0aeaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-c0aeaf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-29b63e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-29b63e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-895650</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-895650-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-475c1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-475c1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-3169ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-3169ef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-191e30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-191e30-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-303c22</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-303c22-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-fe6082</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-fe6082-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-f667be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1837/12/31/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-f667be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Examples of Hellenic, Russian and French calligraphy, 1837]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1837. Примеры еллинской, российской и французской каллиграфии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-cc8a9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-cc8a9d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-9c8507</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-9c8507-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novorossiysk, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-1c9835</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-1c9835-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prime-minister-of-france-raymond-poincare-at-the-peterhof-pier-7d49d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/prime-minister-of-france-raymond-poincare-at-the-peterhof-pier-7d49d1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Embarkment of Prime Minister of France]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Petergof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Solemn Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Raymond Poincare at the Peterhof pier. July 7, 1914.  Торжественная Встреча Премьер Министра Франции Раймонда Пуанкаре на Петергофскую пристани. 7 июля 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-2a878a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-2a878a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-26685d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-26685d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-egypt-1910-f5a534</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-egypt-1910-f5a534-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-7df781</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-7df781-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-10c9d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-10c9d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-0166f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-0166f2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-09dd5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-09dd5b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeysk-kuban-cb6e4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeysk-kuban-cb6e4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeysk, Kuban]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arrival-of-nicholas-ii-to-odessa-1914-1915-2409be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/arrival-of-nicholas-ii-to-odessa-1914-1915-2409be-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arrival of Nicholas II to Odessa Sea Port, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[5А, Prymors'ka Street, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The stay of members of the imperial family in Odessa and the mud bath at the Kuyalnik estuary.1914-1915 - Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане.1914-1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-ukrainian-antiquity-1900-8d585b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-ukrainian-antiquity-1900-8d585b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Ukrainian antiquity, 1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-dad111</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-dad111-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Russian North, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-04b36b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-04b36b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-644c61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-644c61-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-55f0a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-55f0a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-in-1920s-d45e24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/altay-mountains-in-1920s-d45e24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-a03223</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-a03223-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-4926da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-4926da-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1900s-6952b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-1900s-6952b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gagarins-estate-karacharovo-1899-7191c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/gagarins-estate-karacharovo-1899-7191c6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gagarin's estate Karacharovo, 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-cd38ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-cd38ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-nativity-monastery-80b7d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-nativity-monastery-80b7d1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Early Spring.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[68, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Владимир, Рождественский монастырь.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-grand-duchesses-793477</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-grand-duchesses-793477-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  with Grand Duchesses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  with Grand Duchesses]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-489e21</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-489e21-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-cff722</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-cff722-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-e6e65c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-e6e65c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-2e0848</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-2e0848-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8298c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8298c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-e194a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-e194a7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-f9a0c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-f9a0c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-1aa154</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-1aa154-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-68aadc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-68aadc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg school of foremen in construction of the Imperial Russian Technical Society, 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-7c302c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-7c302c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-cf5273</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-cf5273-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dutch-west-indies-1907-90ece5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/dutch-west-indies-1907-90ece5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dutch West Indies, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Путешествие Оскара Ивановича Иона в Голландскую Индию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-630d07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-630d07-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-0bc1da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-0bc1da-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1897-travel-to-crimea-56e6f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/1897-travel-to-crimea-56e6f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1897. Travel to Crimea]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-1aaaf0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-1aaaf0-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of Emperor Nicholas II to France from October 5 to 9, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Официальный визит императора Николая II во Францию с 5 по 9 октября]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-6ddb83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-6ddb83-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-b26ae6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-b26ae6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk - Park, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-center-at-his-car-on-arrival-at-the-station-c88e5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-center-at-his-car-on-arrival-at-the-station-c88e5e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II (center) at his car on arrival at the station.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II (center) at his car on arrival at the station. The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II in the location of the 1st Army. January 30, 1916.   Император Николай II (в центре) у своего вагона по прибытии на станцию. Прибытие государя императора Николая Второго в расположение 1-й Армии. 30 января 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sungari-river-near-harbin-c8625d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sungari-river-near-harbin-c8625d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sungari River Near Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-ev-baryatinskaya-maid-of-honour-at-the-winter-palace-costume-ball-6222b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/princess-ev-baryatinskaya-maid-of-honour-at-the-winter-palace-costume-ball-6222b5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess E.V. Baryatinskaya (Maid of Honour) at the Winter Palace Costume Ball]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess E.V. Baryatinskaya (Maid of Honour) at the Winter Palace Costume Ball of 1903..La Princesse Elisabeth Bariatinsky  Фрейлина Княжна Елисавета Владимiровна Барятинская (в платье для исполнения на бале "Русской")]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czech-legionnaires-in-the-irkutsk-province-d0e5e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czech-legionnaires-in-the-irkutsk-province-d0e5e3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czech legionnaires in the Irkutsk province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand1918-ruins-of-bibi-khanum-bffbe6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/samarkand1918-ruins-of-bibi-khanum-bffbe6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand,1918, ruins of Bibi Khanum]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Самарканд на снимках Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-b9003f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-b9003f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-130c31</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-130c31-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1894.  Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-37acef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-37acef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-4324cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-4324cf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-f47ac2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-f47ac2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  Великая Матушка. Основательница и начальница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве.      Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Great Mother. Founder and head of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-view-from-the-alexander-monastery-21f555</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-view-from-the-alexander-monastery-21f555-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, view from the Alexander Monastery]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, view from the Alexander Monastery  Владимир, вид от Александровского монастыря]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1900s-5f0ebd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/vladivostok-1900s-5f0ebd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-2e2dc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-2e2dc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-propaganda-drawings-album-world-war-one-1914-8813ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-propaganda-drawings-album-world-war-one-1914-8813ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Propaganda Drawings Album, World War One, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-09d1e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-09d1e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-siberia-and-central-asia-9ec6f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-siberia-and-central-asia-9ec6f1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in Siberia and Central Asia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-778c6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-778c6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-a9eade</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-a9eade-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-construction-on-the-quay-in-the-village-of-kem-pristan-552cc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/railway-construction-on-the-quay-in-the-village-of-kem-pristan-552cc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway construction on the quay in the village of Kem-Pristan]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kem']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of participants of the railway construction on the quay in the village of Kem-Pristan. The picture was taken at the pier in the port of Kem-Pristan (now the settlement of Rabocheostrovsk).  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.    Группа участников железнодорожной постройки на причале в п. Кемь-Пристань. Снимок сделан на строящемся причале в порту Кемь-Пристань (ныне пос. Рабочеостровск).  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-be330e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-be330e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/667-non-combatant-and-the-chief-officer-of-the-legion-of-st-petersburg-from-4371bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/667-non-combatant-and-the-chief-officer-of-the-legion-of-st-petersburg-from-4371bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[667. Non-combatant and the chief officer of the Legion of St. Petersburg, from 1769 to 1775]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[667. Non-combatant and the chief officer of the Legion of St. Petersburg, from 1769 to 1775  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    667. НЕСТРОЕВОЙ и ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР С.-Петербургского Легиона, с 1769 по 1775 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-tsars-hunt-1894-95f72c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-tsars-hunt-1894-95f72c-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt 1894, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt 1890s.  Царская охота, 1890e.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-3d3713</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-3d3713-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-af9a19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-af9a19-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Emperor Nicholas ii, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian Emperor Nicholas ii Liberator. Николай Второй Освободитель.  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-60a393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-60a393-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nonresident-migrants-of-st-akhmetovskaya-ea71b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nonresident-migrants-of-st-akhmetovskaya-ea71b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nonresident migrants of st. Akhmetovskaya.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-6eda02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-6eda02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-9a5472</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-9a5472-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-b59a5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-b59a5a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-tsesarevich-alexei-nicholaevich-1906-a7dae0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-tsesarevich-alexei-nicholaevich-1906-a7dae0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaevich. 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[NaN  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-ce7082</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-ce7082-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-40dbc7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-40dbc7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-469805</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-469805-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prince-dolgoruy-in-russian-national-costume-951948</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/prince-dolgoruy-in-russian-national-costume-951948-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prince Dolgoruy in Russian national costume]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait du prince Dolgorouki, grand-maréchal de la cour impériale de Russie  Князь Долгоруий в русском национальном костюме]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d104a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d104a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-38f013</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-38f013-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains travel, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-996f8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-996f8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-0cf87c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-0cf87c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dutch-west-indies-1907-67507e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/dutch-west-indies-1907-67507e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dutch West Indies, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Путешествие Оскара Ивановича Иона в Голландскую Индию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-93a2b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-93a2b1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-97f113</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-97f113-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/svyatogorsk-monastery-of-the-pskov-diocese-1899-1b919d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/svyatogorsk-monastery-of-the-pskov-diocese-1899-1b919d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Svyatogorsk monastery of the Pskov diocese, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Альбом видов Святогорского монастыря Псковской епархии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-5c602c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-5c602c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-cc2f61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-cc2f61-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ainu people, Northern Japan, 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Айны на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-98bf0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-98bf0a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-sea-port-1900-1914-94e961</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-sea-port-1900-1914-94e961-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Sea Port, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-officers-port-arthur-4f2c97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-officers-port-arthur-4f2c97-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy Officers, Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-7a91d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-7a91d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Ни��олай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-clergy-of-kostroma-meet-the-royal-family-at-the-gates-of-the-green-tower-221979</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/0913/05/19/the-clergy-of-kostroma-meet-the-royal-family-at-the-gates-of-the-green-tower-221979-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The clergy of Kostroma meet the royal family at the gates of the Green Tower of the Ipatiev Monastery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[At the gates of the Green Tower of the Ipatiev Monastery, the royal family is met with a cross process by Archbishop Tikhon of Kostroma and Galich, Protopresbyter of the Military and Maritime Clergy George (Shavelsky), the confessor of Their Imperial Majesties Archpriest Nicholas (Kedrinsky), Archimandrite Nikolo-Babaevsky Monastery Vissarion, archpriest of Kostroma Assumption Cathedral Fr. Pavel (Krutikov), Fr. Nikolai (Krasnopevtsev), about. Alexander (Vinogradov) and Fr. Sergius (Resurrection), hegumen of the Ipatiev Monastery, Hieromonk Nicodemus and the brethren of the monastery.  Location: in front of the Gate of the Green Tower Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19 (June 1) 1913. Photo: Helios studio, Kostroma; presumably the photo was taken by the photographer of this atelier, A. A. Kosatkin.  Духовенство Костромы встречают Царскую семью у ворот "Зеленой башни" Ипатьевского монастыря. У ворот "Зеленой башни" Ипатьевского монастыря Царскую семью встречают крестным ходом архиепископ Костромской и Галичский Тихон, протопресвитер военного и морского духовенства Георгий (Шавельский), духовник Их Императорских Величеств протоиерей Николай (Кедринский), архимандрит Николо-Бабаевского монастыря о. Виссарион, протоиереи Костромского Успенского Кафедрального собора о. Павел (Крутиков), о. Николай (Краснопевцев), о. Александр (Виноградов) и о. Сергий (Воскресенский), игумен Ипатьевского монастыря иеромонах Никодим и братия монастыря.  Место съемки: перед воротами  "Зеленой Башни" Ипатьевского монастыря, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая  (1 июня) 1913 года. Фото: фотоателье "Гелиос", Кострома; предположительно фотография сделана фоторгафом этого ателье А.А Косаткиным. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-near-belukha-mountain-e1f258</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/altay-near-belukha-mountain-e1f258-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay near Belukha mountain]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-6d9de9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-6d9de9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kremlin, Moscow. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-of-central-asia-1910s-11d5e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/mountains-of-central-asia-1910s-11d5e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains of Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/finnish-ornaments-1894-83aa74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/finnish-ornaments-1894-83aa74-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Finnish Ornaments, 1894]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chekmentsky-district-1910s-887900</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chekmentsky-district-1910s-887900-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chekmentsky district, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Чекментском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-1d6dc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-1d6dc2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Higher Women's (Bestuzhev) courses. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Высшие Женские (Бестужевские) курсы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-2ae904</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-2ae904-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-97a96f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-97a96f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-public-on-dvortsovaya-embankment-awaiting-the-passage-of-emperor-nicholas-32b9fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-public-on-dvortsovaya-embankment-awaiting-the-passage-of-emperor-nicholas-32b9fd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The public on Dvortsovaya Embankment awaiting the passage of Emperor Nicholas II to the Winter Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-418139</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-418139-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-daeb58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-daeb58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1880s-0d386e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-1880s-0d386e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-c73fbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-c73fbe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-south-siberia-1900-1910-3c7cf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-south-siberia-1900-1910-3c7cf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay, South Siberia, 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1925-3e61d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/beijing-china-1925-3e61d5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1925]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelskoe-1900s-6a23ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelskoe-1900s-6a23ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelskoe, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Архангельское]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-85ad41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-85ad41-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok during Russian Revolution and Entente Intervention]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-gospel-of-tsar-alexei-mikhailovich-and-the-vessels-of-tsar-mikhail-fedorovich-1f8be7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/the-gospel-of-tsar-alexei-mikhailovich-and-the-vessels-of-tsar-mikhail-fedorovich-1f8be7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Gospel of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and the vessels of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. Assumption Monastery. Alexandrov]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Gospel of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and the vessels of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Евангелие Царя Алексея Михайловича и сосуды царя Михаила Федоровича. Успенский монастырь. Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-believers-of-russia-7fe89c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/old-believers-of-russia-7fe89c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old believers of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Старообрядцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia1880s-e731c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-russia1880s-e731c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia,1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-b0d171</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-b0d171-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. Saint Petersburg, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-9051ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-9051ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-russian-empire-1899-abd745</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-russian-empire-1899-abd745-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, Russian Empire, 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-313363</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-313363-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-a71a5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1837/12/31/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-a71a5e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Examples of Hellenic, Russian and French calligraphy, 1837]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1837. Примеры еллинской, российской и французской каллиграфии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-29a67c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-29a67c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-3d4787</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-3d4787-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-10285a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-10285a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-c084c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-c084c7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-4f44b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-4f44b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-335d66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-335d66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/land-mine-design-russia-e2a131</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/land-mine-design-russia-e2a131-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Land mine design, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Полевой механический фугас капитана Сущинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-edb987</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-edb987-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-dce16a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-dce16a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-807e3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/09/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-807e3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages in Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-715d4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-715d4b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-2f2c01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-2f2c01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-939149</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-939149-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иван Дмитриевич Сытин в документах и фотографиях.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-woods-1900s-cda5de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-woods-1900s-cda5de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian woods, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-0d76c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-0d76c6-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-59b5f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-59b5f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-255156</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-255156-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-lubok-popular-prints-8a7a09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-lubok-popular-prints-8a7a09-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Lubok, popular prints]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-59f7e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-59f7e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-14d696</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-14d696-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-e9471f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-e9471f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-79ef4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-79ef4b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-11d96c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-11d96c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Mountains, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-anastasia-on-board-of-standart-41dc2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/grand-duchess-anastasia-on-board-of-standart-41dc2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchess Anastasia on board of "Standart "]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, daughter of Emperor Nicholas II.  Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна, дочь Императора Николая II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-3520f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-3520f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yaropol-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-45316b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/08/yaropol-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-45316b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yaropol - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bykovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Yaropol  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 Subedey. The new city was built already on the territory of the modern town of Vyazniki in 1657 by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in connection with the troubles of 1648.    Ярополь   Вязники ведут историю от древнего города-крепости Ярополч-Залесский, основанного князем Ярополком Владимировичем в 1135—1138 гг. Город  был сожжен в 1239 году войсками Батыя и Субедея.  Новый город был построен уже на территории современного города в 1657 г. по указу царя царя Алексея Михайловича в связи со смутой 1648 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-495190</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-495190-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-cefddc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-cefddc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-4f22ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-4f22ad-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-01ad3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-01ad3c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-ec0e13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-ec0e13-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-at-the-station-babruysk-december-21-1904-1f5387</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-at-the-station-babruysk-december-21-1904-1f5387-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II at the station Babruysk. December 21, 1904.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Babruysk, вуліца Чыгуначная, Babruysk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire. 1904. - Поездка императора Николая II по западу российской империи. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-319fbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-319fbe-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-eae7e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-eae7e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-f041ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-f041ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-the-state-council-at-the-mariinsky-palace-1908-b21ffa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/meeting-of-the-state-council-at-the-mariinsky-palace-1908-b21ffa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting of the State Council at the Mariinsky Palace. 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of the State Council at the Mariinsky Palace. 1908  During 1906–1917, the status of the State Council was defined by the Russian Constitution of 1906. Its chairman was appointed by the Tsar. Half of its members were appointed by the Tsar from persons distinguished at civil and military service, and half by elections from each of the categories of society, separately. The State Council was the upper house of the parliament, while the State Duma of the Russian Empire was the lower house. The State Council ceased to exist after the February Revolution of 1917.  Заседание Государственного Совета в Мариинском дворце. 1908 г.  Государственный совет (также иногда сокращённо Госсовет) — высший законосовещательный орган Российской империи в 1810—1906 годах и верхняя палата Парламента Российской империи в 1906—1917 годах.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-b5b229</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-b5b229-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Marina with boats, Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-d2a781</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-d2a781-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-c04157</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-c04157-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-98193d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-98193d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-e87ad0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-e87ad0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army, Turkish direction of the Caucasian Front in 1916-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Части русской армии на турецком направлении Кавказского фронта в 1916-1917 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-23d58e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-23d58e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Onega, Arkhangelsk gibernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/start-of-the-first-test-race-of-cargo-and-ambulance-vehicles-of-the-war-ministry-eeccfb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/start-of-the-first-test-race-of-cargo-and-ambulance-vehicles-of-the-war-ministry-eeccfb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Start of the first test race of cargo and ambulance vehicles of the War Ministry of Russia, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Старт первого испытательного пробега грузовых и санитарных автомобилей Военного министерств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-66c0a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-66c0a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-270c70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-270c70-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-921e2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-921e2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5257cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5257cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-9ba17e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-9ba17e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maximilianovskaya Hospital - one of the oldest medical institutions in Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-c01308</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-c01308-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-bd60e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-bd60e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/house-of-nolli-odessa-1900-1914-832852</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/house-of-nolli-odessa-1900-1914-832852-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[House of Nolli. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-5e4110</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-5e4110-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-ad7d15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-ad7d15-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photograph, Novgorod, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-948090</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-948090-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-350611</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-350611-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-get-ready-for-school-moscow-1916-8b2564</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/children-get-ready-for-school-moscow-1916-8b2564-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children get ready for school!. Moscow, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Дети в школу собирайтесь!. Москва, Т-во И.Д. Сытина  1916. Children get ready for school!. Moscow, Partnership I.D. Sytin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-b15779</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-b15779-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-5812e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-5812e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-1ef261</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/odessa-infantry-junker-school-at-training-camp-in-crimea-1908-1ef261-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Infantry Junker School at training camp in Crimea, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. «...Воспоминание о посещении Одесского пехотного юнкерского училища на подвижном сборе в Крыму»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-1dab57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-1dab57-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-1031c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-1031c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-4a52e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-4a52e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[21st Dragoon Belorussian Regiment]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[21 драгунский Белорусский полк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/monastic-buildings-including-the-st-nicholas-church-sura-on-the-sura-river-922cb2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/monastic-buildings-including-the-st-nicholas-church-sura-on-the-sura-river-922cb2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Monastic buildings, including the St. Nicholas Church. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A complex of monastic buildings, including the St. Nicholas Church.  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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.   Комплекс монастырских построек, включая Никольскую церковь.  Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-5f0c37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-5f0c37-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-852208</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-852208-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-a30573</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-a30573-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nivas-album-for-1892-1e705c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/nivas-album-for-1892-1e705c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Niva's album for 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Нивы на 1892 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-propaganda-drawings-album-world-war-one-1914-f5d0e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-propaganda-drawings-album-world-war-one-1914-f5d0e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Propaganda Drawings Album, World War One, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/431-private-soldier-of-the-musketeer-duchess-of-the-regiment-1756-1761-c64e04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/431-private-soldier-of-the-musketeer-duchess-of-the-regiment-1756-1761-c64e04-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[431. Private soldier of the Musketeer Duchess of the regiment, 1756-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[431. Private soldier of the Musketeer Duchess of the regiment, 1756-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    431. РЯДОВОЙ Мушкетерского Герцогини полка, 1756-1761 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dog-trainning-west-point-6209f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/dog-trainning-west-point-6209f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dog trainning, West Point]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-cda8ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-cda8ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-117e57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-117e57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-6c9a7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-6c9a7d-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Seal hunting. Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-b58141</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-b58141-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army, Turkish direction of the Caucasian Front in 1916-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Части русской армии на турецком направлении Кавказского фронта в 1916-1917 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-3c0c78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-3c0c78-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-from-tver-to-astrakhan-lithoghraphs-1862-f15fee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/volga-from-tver-to-astrakhan-lithoghraphs-1862-f15fee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga from Tver to Astrakhan, Lithoghraphs, 1862]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-0d7992</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-0d7992-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officers of Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-21502a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-21502a-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-7f4c45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-7f4c45-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/partnership-of-ivan-garelins-manufactories-with-his-sons-ac17a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/partnership-of-ivan-garelins-manufactories-with-his-sons-ac17a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Partnership of Ivan Garelin's manufactories with his sons]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Товарищество мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/statue-of-the-duc-de-richelieu-odessa-f71328</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/statue-of-the-duc-de-richelieu-odessa-f71328-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Statue of the Duc de Richelieu, Odessa]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Prymorskyi Boulevard, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abissinia-1900s-2ce4a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/abissinia-1900s-2ce4a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abissinia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-2aaed6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-2aaed6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean-Karaite kenass (synagogue) in Yevpatoria in 1916. Karaim Jews. Synagogues in Crimea.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-e9aae8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-e9aae8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-31b0fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-31b0fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-f16e93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-f16e93-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-railways-in-photographs-of-1900s-7169b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russian-railways-in-photographs-of-1900s-7169b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian railways in photographs of 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1906. Российские железные дороги на снимках Г.Н.Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-alexei-nikolaevich-86017d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-alexei-nikolaevich-86017d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.  Император Николай II  и Наследник Российского престола Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-00f3df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-00f3df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-0c5df7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-0c5df7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[XVth graduation of cadets of the 3rd company of the Kyiv Military School, 1909-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1911.«XV-й выпуск юнкеров III-й роты Киевского Военного Училища»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mukden-china-in-1900s-390a9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mukden-china-in-1900s-390a9f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mukden, China in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Мукден]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-highness-the-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-03f894</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/his-imperial-highness-the-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-03f894-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Highness The heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolayevich on the deck of the Imperial yacht "Standart".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Highness The heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolayevich on the deck of the Imperial yacht "Standart".  Его Императорское Высочество Наследник Российского престола Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич на палубе императорской яхты "Штандарт".]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-145663</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-145663-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-kerch-street-21b6ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-kerch-street-21b6ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk). Kerch street.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-b93236</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-b93236-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-edb8c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-edb8c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-3776f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-3776f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-62ee5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-62ee5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-d3a438</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-d3a438-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-83f013</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-83f013-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-cc4cad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-cc4cad-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-dbe436</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-dbe436-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drying nets. Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-1aa033</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-1aa033-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-harbor-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-47abe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-harbor-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-47abe7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan harbor, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanage-in-the-village-of-platonovo-1915-c539a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanage-in-the-village-of-platonovo-1915-c539a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanage in the village of Platonovo, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Ц.О.К. Приют в селе Платоново]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1910s-14e383</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1910s-14e383-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-great-imperial-diamondchain-of-the-order-of-st-andrew-the-first-called-8def48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/the-great-imperial-diamondchain-of-the-order-of-st-andrew-the-first-called-8def48-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. The Great Imperial Diamondchain of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Great Imperial Diamondchain of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called.  According to Pavlov's "Instruction on Russian Orders" of 1797, the chain consisted of 23 links: 9 imperial eagles with the Moscow coat of arms; 7 round rosettes with a red and white border and the letters S.A.P.R (Sanctus Andreas Patronus Russiae - Saint Andrew the patron of Russia); 7 shields with the imperial crown, the monogram of Peter the Great and the trophy. Since June 1856 the chain consisted of 17 links: 7 imperial eagles with the Moscow coat of arms; 6 outlets with the Andreev cross; 4 shields with a monogram of Peter the Great and a trophy. Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 10.  Большая императорская бриллиантовая цепь ордена Святого Апостола Андрея Первозванного.  Согласно «Установлению о российских орденах» 1797 г. цепь ордена Святого Апостола Андрея Первозванного состояла из 23 звеньев: 9 императорских орлов с Московским гербом; 7 круглых розеток с красной и белой каймой и буквами S.A.P.R (Sanctus Andreas Patronus Russiae - Святой Андрей покровитель России); 7 щитов с императорской короной, вензелем Петра I и трофеем. С июня 1856 г. цепь ордена стала состоять из 17 звеньев: 7 императорских орлов с Московским гербом; 6 розеток с андреевским крестом; 4 щитов с вензелем Петра 1 и трофеем.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 10.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1880s-caee76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/vladivostok-1880s-caee76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-carpenter-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-0c4be6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-carpenter-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-0c4be6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish carpenter. Podolsk province, town of Polonnoe]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-3f3c61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-3f3c61-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chita-russia-1900s-37ea45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/chita-russia-1900s-37ea45-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chita, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-860699</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-860699-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-cinema-modern-fb5dcd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-cinema-modern-fb5dcd-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Cinema "Modern", Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 churches, including the five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Кинотеатр "Модерн"  Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-b333fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-b333fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-10a0ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-10a0ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-3e3220</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-3e3220-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. Абидос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-41f6f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-41f6f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-d84177</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-d84177-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-20a2d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-20a2d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-mother-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-db4e81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/great-mother-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-db4e81-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Great Mother" - Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Великая Матушка" - основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна с сестрами милосердия и воинами, находящимися в обители на излечении.  "Great Mother" - the founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna with sisters of mercy and soldiers who are in the monastery on the cure.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-russian-beer-label-1900-70cd30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samara-russian-beer-label-1900-70cd30-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-ccec16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-ccec16-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelskoe-1900s-4238bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelskoe-1900s-4238bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelskoe, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Архангельское]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-a00efe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-a00efe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-74be5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-74be5a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-1ea20e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-1ea20e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1910. Вахмистры Евтушенко и Трутько]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-70a745</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-70a745-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-drilling-an-artesian-well-54cbe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-drilling-an-artesian-well-54cbe7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk. Drilling an Artesian well]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-3bfc75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-3bfc75-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Bella Iflyand. Harbin, 1919 - Berlin, 1924]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Бэллы Ифлянд.Ха��бин, 1919 - Берлин,1924]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-557098</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-557098-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-a973e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-a973e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-034c6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2007/06/25/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-034c6b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.    Ея Высочество Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-7b7362</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-7b7362-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-all-russian-fire-fighting-exhibition-1892-cfb61d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/first-all-russian-fire-fighting-exhibition-1892-cfb61d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First All-Russian Fire Fighting Exhibition, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Первая Всероссийская Пожарная выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-014e13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-014e13-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-3e237c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-3e237c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abissinia-1913-ce8533</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/abissinia-1913-ce8533-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abissinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-lithograph-65cc0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-lithograph-65cc0d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constantin Pavlovich - grand duke of Russia. Lithograph.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-f72526</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-f72526-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maneuvers-of-the-jaeger-regiment-russia-1900-43c8b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maneuvers-of-the-jaeger-regiment-russia-1900-43c8b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maneuvers of the Jaeger Regiment, Russia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Маневры Егерского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-446a62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/18/odessa-1900s-446a62-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-a759c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-a759c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-b9dd1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-b9dd1e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-3c8a90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-3c8a90-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-fa0a57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-fa0a57-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-f88feb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-f88feb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-9e2b32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-9e2b32-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-1ee812</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-1ee812-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Bella Iflyand. Harbin, 1919 - Berlin, 1924]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Бэллы Ифлянд.Харбин, 1919 - Берлин,1924]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-2651d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-2651d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-7e9d92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-7e9d92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaryadie. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-e56716</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-e56716-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-cb6957</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-cb6957-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-2fb4e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-2fb4e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-578409</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-578409-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-4d6d46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-4d6d46-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-1dd4e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-1dd4e5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten, in the courtyard at the well. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен, во дворике у колодца. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten, in the courtyard at the well. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900 Storage: ГАРФ (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-753bb0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1800/12/31/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-753bb0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plans and maps of the Smolensk province, late 18th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Планы городов и карты уездов Смоленской губернии конца XVIII века]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-8387ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-8387ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-52cb02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-52cb02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-b3fa74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-b3fa74-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-d68ade</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-d68ade-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-in-batumi-in-1888-b266a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-in-batumi-in-1888-b266a3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III in Batumi in 1888.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Alexander III in Batumi in 1888. - Пребывание императора Александра III в Батуми в 1888 году.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-db752e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-db752e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Karel people of Olonets, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-ae4322</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-ae4322-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1910s-866a07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1910s-866a07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-b403d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-b403d4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-5bdb9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-5bdb9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-7f4e8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-7f4e8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Training ship "Ocean" of the Russian Imperial Navy. 1901-1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Учебное судно «Океан» Российского Императорского флота.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-46a3b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-46a3b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-1fa02e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-1fa02e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-799e6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-799e6e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks of Russia, WWI Propagands]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-view-murom-russia-92f809</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/general-view-murom-russia-92f809-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General view. Murom, Russia, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Общий вид. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/swedish-maps-of-russia-arctic-regions-56177d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1674/12/31/swedish-maps-of-russia-arctic-regions-56177d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Swedish maps of Russia, Arctic regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dormition-svyatogorsk-monastery-kharkov-province-1dbbfc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/dormition-svyatogorsk-monastery-kharkov-province-1dbbfc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dormition Svyatogorsk Monastery, Kharkov province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Успенской святогорской общежительской пустыни Харьковской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-c0732a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-c0732a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-museum-ethnography-exposition-21c3f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/krasnoyarsk-museum-ethnography-exposition-21c3f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk museum - ethnography exposition]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890-album-of-photographs-presented-by-the-moscow-merchant-society-to-the-moscow-a96c1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890-album-of-photographs-presented-by-the-moscow-merchant-society-to-the-moscow-a96c1b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890. Album of photographs presented by the Moscow Merchant Society to the Moscow Governor-General, Prince. V.A. Dolgorukov on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his service as Moscow Governor-General]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-russia-1890-1900-0c7ee2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ekaterinodar-russia-1890-1900-0c7ee2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar, Russia 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-troops-in-gallipoli-62c61c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1923/12/31/russian-troops-in-gallipoli-62c61c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian troops in Gallipoli]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novaya-zemlya-338fa1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novaya-zemlya-338fa1-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novaya Zemlya. Unknown bay shore.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-708b22</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-708b22-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1880s-1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-6f4181</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-6f4181-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-8318ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-8318ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5f8171</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-5f8171-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-bcb2c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-bcb2c7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute. Ukraine. 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Полтавский Елизаветинский институт. 1916 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-9d526b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-9d526b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-48a5ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-48a5ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/funeral-of-general-vladimir-evstafievich-skalon-1917-3c762a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/funeral-of-general-vladimir-evstafievich-skalon-1917-3c762a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of General Vladimir Evstafievich Skalon, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-concert-posters-1900s-842283</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/russian-concert-posters-1900s-842283-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Concert Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-046d8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-046d8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-south-siberia-420241</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-south-siberia-420241-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in South Siberia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-2084e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-2084e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-83f25e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-83f25e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-0255f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-0255f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-f9945a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-f9945a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constructions of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-525393</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-525393-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Opel dealership catalogue, Moscow, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-0eec05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-0eec05-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/foreigners-of-kyakhta-in-the-photographs-of-nikolai-nikolaevich-petrov-bf1f8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/foreigners-of-kyakhta-in-the-photographs-of-nikolai-nikolaevich-petrov-bf1f8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Foreigners of Kyakhta in the photographs of Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Инородцы Кяхты на снимках Николая Николаевича Петрова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-bonds-and-certificates-harbin-china-6bf640</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-bonds-and-certificates-harbin-china-6bf640-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian bonds and certificates - Harbin, China]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-ac1397</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-ac1397-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-e7e5fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-e7e5fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-861b44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-861b44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-492ab5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-492ab5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-b4e8b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-b4e8b6-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-9be0b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-9be0b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-22b6c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-22b6c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-canal-venice-italy-1898-47eb82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/grand-canal-venice-italy-1898-47eb82-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, 1898]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездка в Италию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-01a04e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-01a04e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Getting ready for the Celebrations Parade on the Khodynka Field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-19c0fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-19c0fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-album-1900s-b66f51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-album-1900s-b66f51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy album, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-6e6a87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-6e6a87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abrikosovs-in-paris-3e9f93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/abrikosovs-in-paris-3e9f93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abrikosov's in Paris]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-in-siberia-russia-kazakhstan-1913-0615d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountains-in-siberia-russia-kazakhstan-1913-0615d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains in Siberia, Russia, Kazakhstan, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Siberia and Kazakhstan Mountains, 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-485f4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-485f4a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-8bcafb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-8bcafb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-cf2183</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-cf2183-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Procession to Uspenskiy Cathedral. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-97ccca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-97ccca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/torgovyi-trade-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-8c8f03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/torgovyi-trade-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-8c8f03-1024.gif</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Torgovyi (Trade) Prospect. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Торговый проспект. С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-86ff50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-86ff50-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-d21b92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-d21b92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ainu people, Northern Japan, 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Айны на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wedding-ceremony-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-84fa0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/wedding-ceremony-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-84fa0e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wedding Ceremony. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British.   Свадьба. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-bd773e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-bd773e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-1904-813bdb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-1904-813bdb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese war, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-8f5224</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-8f5224-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-616c25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-616c25-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-d603bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-d603bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[......]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-0e9768</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-0e9768-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-c724bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-c724bc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/putilovs-heavy-machinery-plant-saint-petersburg-1912-1917-f82dac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/putilovs-heavy-machinery-plant-saint-petersburg-1912-1917-f82dac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Putilovs heavy machinery plant, Saint Petersburg, 1912-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-a7b1d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-a7b1d9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-pearl-diadem-made-of-parory-created-for-the-empress-maria-feodorovna-the-7a96c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/a-pearl-diadem-made-of-parory-created-for-the-empress-maria-feodorovna-the-7a96c9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. A pearl diadem made of parory created for the Empress Maria Feodorovna, the wife of Alexander III, in the 1880s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A pearl diadem made of parory created for the Empress Maria Feodorovna, the wife of Alexander III, in the 1880s.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 68.  Жемчужная диадема из парюры, созданной для Императрицы Марии Федоровны, супруги Александра III, в 1880-е годы.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 68.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-lubok-popular-prints-9fe562</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-lubok-popular-prints-9fe562-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Lubok, popular prints]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-f602be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-f602be-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk - The Cathedral of Michael the Archangel]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Cathedral of Michael the Archangel  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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.    Собор Михаила Архангела  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-5d2e9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-5d2e9b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin-Hailar part.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Строительство КВЖД на отрезке Харбин-Хайлар]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-0c4120</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-0c4120-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavlovsk-institute-of-noble-maidens-in-st-petersburg-1900s-bba819</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/pavlovsk-institute-of-noble-maidens-in-st-petersburg-1900s-bba819-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavlovsk Institute of Noble Maidens in St. Petersburg, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pavlovsk Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Павловский институт благородных девиц в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-f8212b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-f8212b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-86fd56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-86fd56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Women's Community Monastery, Kiev, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровский Киевский женский Общежительный Монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-1fc268</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-1fc268-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйств��нных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-33f36f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-33f36f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-russia-1917-russian-revolution-300445</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tomsk-russia-1917-russian-revolution-300445-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk, Russia, 1917, Russian Revolution]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-ec49b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-ec49b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicolas-ii-with-alexandra-feodorovna-olga-tatiana-maria-anastasia-1b1fa5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/nicolas-ii-with-alexandra-feodorovna-olga-tatiana-maria-anastasia-1b1fa5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicolas II with Alexandra Feodorovna, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicolas II with Alexandra Feodorovna, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia   Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-786406</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-786406-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church Ruins, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-6c051c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-6c051c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-4561f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-4561f5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-8580c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-8580c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment 1883.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883. История лейб-гвардии Семеновского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/royals-1895-princes-valdemar-georg-nicolaj-nicolaus-carl-138f59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/royals-1895-princes-valdemar-georg-nicolaj-nicolaus-carl-138f59-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Royals 1895 - Princes Valdemar, Georg, Nicolaj, Nicolaus, Carl]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Royals 1895 - Princes Valdemar, Georg, Nicolaj, Nicolaus, Carl bikihg  Public domain photograph of bicycle, Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-619935</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-619935-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din in Russia. 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din to Russia. 1902. Визит персидского шаха Мозафара эд-дина в Россию. 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-271d33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-271d33-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple and around. Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-north-caucas-mountains-1910s-45e475</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-north-caucas-mountains-1910s-45e475-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The North Caucas Mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Северный Кавказ на фотографиях З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b19aef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b19aef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-kachin-khakas-people-1905-1909-11b9be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-kachin-khakas-people-1905-1909-11b9be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Kachin (khakas people), 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Качинцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-efaf43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-efaf43-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-55fd85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-55fd85-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-53986d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-53986d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-a9a524</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-a9a524-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/goryachy-klyuch-krasnodar-krai-3706c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/goryachy-klyuch-krasnodar-krai-3706c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Местечко Алексеевский Горячий Ключ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/project-of-a-fortress-in-the-town-of-zhvanets-podolsk-province-1851-760f6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1851/12/31/project-of-a-fortress-in-the-town-of-zhvanets-podolsk-province-1851-760f6b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Project of a fortress in the town of Zhvanets, Podolsk province. 1851.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1851. Проект крепости в местечке Жванец Подольской губ.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-c1a1dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-c1a1dc-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of Emperor Nicholas II to France from October 5 to 9, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Официальный визит императора Николая II во Францию с 5 по 9 октября]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-684d2a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-684d2a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-67f3cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-67f3cc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-album-1900s-ce6caa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-album-1900s-ce6caa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy album, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bavaria-restaurant-odessa-1900-1914-772756</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/bavaria-restaurant-odessa-1900-1914-772756-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bavaria Restaurant. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-8dacd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-8dacd0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-6d50dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-6d50dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-85bdfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-85bdfd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-2eda41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-2eda41-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhail-osipovich-menshikov-and-his-estate-in-valdai-e48a97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/mikhail-osipovich-menshikov-and-his-estate-in-valdai-e48a97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhail Osipovich Menshikov and his estate in Valdai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Михаил Осипович Меньшиков и его усадьба в Валдае]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-f5cbb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-f5cbb8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-53b0e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-53b0e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-4c99c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-4c99c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1904-1b01be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1904-1b01be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1904.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-c3627a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-c3627a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg and surroundings - photographs of Ivan Karlovich Bianchi, 1852-1855]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kazan Cathedral]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербург 1852-1855. Город и окрестности на снимках Ивана Карловича Бианки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-673d23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-673d23-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1904. Moscow Hudozhestvenny Theater. A.M.Gorky. "Na dne"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. Московский Художественный театр. А.М.Горький. «На дне»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-27efd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-27efd6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-60c953</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-60c953-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Tien Shan and to the provinces of Gan-Su and Kuku-Nor, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1889-1890. Путешествие братьев Грум-Гржимайло в восточный Тянь-Шань и в провинцию Гань-Су и Куку-Нор]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-f48680</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-f48680-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-7db46b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-7db46b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/engraving-of-alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-8aa4bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/engraving-of-alexander-ii-emperor-of-russia-from-1855-to-1881-czar-liberator-8aa4bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Engraving of Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II, the oldest son of Emperor Nicholas I (1796–1855), was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 17, 1818.  Alexander's most significant reform was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator He also reorganized the judicial system, set up elected local judges, abolished corporal punishment, promoted local self-government, ended number of nobility privileges and promoted universities. Alexander sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, to avoid the remote colony falls into British hands. He sought peace and joined with Germany and Austria against France in the League of the Three Emperors that stabilized Europe. He fought a brief war with the Ottoman Empire in 1877–78, pursued further expansion into Siberia and the Caucasus, conquered Turkestan. Among his greatest challenges was an uprising in Poland in 1863, to which he responded by stripping that land of its separate constitution and incorporating it directly into Russia. Alexander was proposing more parliamentary reforms to counter the rise of nascent revolutionary and anarchistic movements when he was assassinated in 1881.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-russia-1900s-ffbd45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ryazan-russia-1900s-ffbd45-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-eaac8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/grand-duke-boris-vladimirovich-eaac8b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (Russian: Борис Владимирович; 24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.  He followed a military career. After graduating from the Nikolaevsky calvary School in 1896, he served as coronet in the life Guards Hussar regiment. He took part in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and became a major general in the Russian Army in 1914. During World War I, he commanded the regiment of the Ataman Cossacks in 1915. He was known in Imperial Russia for his restless behavior and as a notorious playboy.  After the fall of the Russian monarchy, he was put under house arrest by the provisional government in March 1917, but he managed to escape the former Imperial capital in September that year and joined his mother and younger brother in the Caucasus. He departed revolutionary Russia in March 1919 with his longtime mistress, whom he married in exile. Eventually, he settled in France where he spent the rest of his life. He died in occupied Paris in 1943.  Великий Князь Бори́с Влади́мирович (12 (24) ноября 1877, Санкт-Петербург — 9 ноября 1943, Париж) — Свиты Его Величества генерал-майор, третий сын великого князя Владимира Александровича и великой княгини Марии Павловны, внук императора Александра II.  Во время Первой Мировой войны командовал лейб-гвардии Атаманским полком, затем являлся Походным атаманом всех казачьих войск при императоре Николае II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-2355c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-2355c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-of-russian-famine-1921-1922-11e40f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/children-of-russian-famine-1921-1922-11e40f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children of Russian famine, 1921-1922]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/queen-victoria-of-britain-kaizer-of-germany-wilhelm-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-41ce68</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/queen-victoria-of-britain-kaizer-of-germany-wilhelm-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-41ce68-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Queen Victoria of Britain, Kaizer Of Germany Wilhelm, Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and members of European Royal Families. Koburg, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Queen Victoria of Britain, Kaizer Of Germany Wilhelm, Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and members of European Royal Families. Koburg, 1894]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-557f03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1828/12/31/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-557f03-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings in the regimental headquarters of His Majesty the King's Grenadier Regiment of Prussia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1828. Атлас строениям в полковом штабе и в поселенных ротах гренадерскаго его величества короля прусскаго полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f9cf93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f9cf93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-759659</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-759659-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-b7e709</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-b7e709-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-34ef85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1924/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-34ef85-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-d6e28c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-d6e28c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-6854e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-6854e7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его импе��аторского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-48dc4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-48dc4c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diahy-of-patrick-gordon-ill-granted-me-two-strcltsees-for-a-convoy-d9f514</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diahy-of-patrick-gordon-ill-granted-me-two-strcltsees-for-a-convoy-d9f514-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIAHY OF PATRICK GORDON. Ill   granted me two Strcltsees for a convoy]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIAHY OF PATRICK GORDON. Ill   granted me two Strcltsees for a convoy. Bnt, hearing that the Customer  was getting all his catchpoles together, and resolving either not to let  me out of my quarters, or to stopp me upon the way, I sent ^gaine to the  Governour, desireing to know if this was by his order, or if he would  authorise such force. He sent me word that he did not, yet that he could  not medle in the Customers businesse, they haveing their commission imme-  diately from Mosko, and that I might do as I thought fitt. So haveing  dined, I gave orders to make ready, resolving to force my passage through  the towne, maugre of all opposition. The Customer, haveing notice hereof,  came to me, and desired that, since I would be gone, and not suffer my bag-  gage to be visited, I would let them be sealed, and put in a church or some  secure indifferent place, untill order should come from Mosko ; which, indeed,  rather as be detained, I had offered at first. But now being encouraged, or  rather connived at, by the Governour, I declined; and haveing sent a petition  under my hand to the Governour, complaining upon the Customer and his  fellowes for affronting me in putting a watch to my baggage and me, and  detaining me from my jorney, to my great losse and prejudice, desired it to be  written in here and sent to Mosko. Which being accepted, I marched out,  and without offering or haveing any violence offered to me, I passed through  the towne, over the bridge on the Volcha, and so on my jorney ; and the  horses being a litle weary, they baited in a village twenty five verst, and in  the night to Mpsiaga, twenty five verst. I payed in Novogrodt, for ten  horses, twenty five altins, and here for the same, one ruble, three altins, two  dengies, I did writt from Novogrodt, to Mr. Vinius, Collonel Menezes, and  my wyfe.   About three howres befor day, I went from thence, and by faire day- February  light came to Solnitza, fyfteen verst, where, by a gentleman come out of  Novogrodt in the fourth houre of the night, I was informed that the Cus-  tomer, with the principall persons belonging to that office, had with great  importunity obtained of the Governour an order, with a writer and a  number of Strcltsees, upon podwods, to follow me, and either search my  goods upon the place, and, if any merchandize were found, to fetch it back,  or in case I should not permitt, then to fetch me back with all, or at least  to stopp me where they should find me. Which hearing, and haveing good  horses, I promised the yempshiks drink money, and so drove on like Jehu,  and came to Opochy, thirty-five verst, where baiting not above half an ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1900s-c36ecb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1900s-c36ecb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay Mountains, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-4e9e52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-4e9e52-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-92de0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-92de0f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[XVth graduation of cadets of the 3rd company of the Kyiv Military School, 1909-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1911.«XV-й выпуск юнкеров III-й роты Киевского Военного Училища»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-4ecc5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-4ecc5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dutch-west-indies-1907-545fb7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/dutch-west-indies-1907-545fb7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dutch West Indies, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Путешествие Оскара Ивановича Иона в Голландскую Индию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-3fa8ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-3fa8ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1900. World Exhibition in Paris in photographs by Henry de L' Estrange]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Всемирная выставка в Париже на фотографиях Генри де Лестрейнджа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-belgorod-russia-1900s-15df6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-belgorod-russia-1900s-15df6e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Belgorod. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-engagement-of-tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-and-the-alices-princess-776f7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/the-engagement-of-tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-and-the-alices-princess-776f7d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The engagement of Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich and the Alice's princess. Coburg, April 1894.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В день помолвки Цесаревича Николая Александровича и Гессенской принцессы Александры (Аликс) и после свадьбы герцога Эрнса и принцессы (теперь уже герцогини) Виктории-Мелиты. Стоят (слева направо): Цесаревич Николай Александрович, принцесса Аликс, принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская Виктория, Герцог Гессенский Эрнст.  Сидят (слева направо): принцесса Прусская Ирена, Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна, принцесса Виктория-Мелита, Великий Князь Сергей Александрович. Кобург, апрель 1894 года.  On the day of the engagement of Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich and Hessian Princess Alexandra (Alix) and after the wedding of Duke Erns and the Princess (now the duchess) Victoria Melita. Stand (from left to right): Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, Princess Alix, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt Victoria, Duke of Hesse Ernst. Sitting (from left to right): Princess of Prussia Irena, Grand Duchess Elisaveta Fedorovna, Princess Victoria-Melita, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. Coburg, April 1894.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-1900s-1b95bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-1900s-1b95bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-575c33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-575c33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-fa6864</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-fa6864-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-7a9806</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-7a9806-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/holy-annunciation-monastery-kirzhach-russia-9131ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/holy-annunciation-monastery-kirzhach-russia-9131ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Holy Annunciation Monastery. Kirzhach, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Holy 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 which falls on the XV-XVIII century.  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Свято-Благовещенский монастырь  Киржач впервые упоминается в 1332 году в духовной грамоте Ивана Калиты как слобода при основанном в 1358 году Сергием Радонежским Благовещенском монастыре, период расцвета которого приходится на XV—XVIII века.   В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-e3558c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-e3558c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-60def1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-60def1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. Tsarskoe Selo, November 14, 1895.  Крещение Ея императорского высочества великой княжны Ольги Николаевны. Царское село, 14 ноября 1895.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-funeral-of-cossack-st-grigoropolisskaya-a56b6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/the-funeral-of-cossack-st-grigoropolisskaya-a56b6e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The funeral of Cossack - st. Grigoropolisskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области  The funeral of Ivan Parshin, a Cossack from the village of Grigoropolisskaya, who died from wounds. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-2e8179</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-2e8179-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevskaya-street-baku-russian-empire-34cb20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/nikolaevskaya-street-baku-russian-empire-34cb20-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevskaya street, Baku, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nikolaevskaya street, Baku, Russian Empire  Николаевская улица, Баку, Российская Империя]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-ef25ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-ef25ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cruiser "Vladimir Monomakh" in Southeast Asia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897-1900. Крейсер «Владимир Мономах» в Юго-Восточной Азии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-9fdd26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-9fdd26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Train station. Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-413c8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-413c8c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas present to wounded soldiers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-44a9e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-44a9e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-drawings-by-v-s-shpak-1884-72251a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/album-of-drawings-by-v-s-shpak-1884-72251a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of drawings by V. S. Shpak, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-series-v-21-322878</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-series-v-21-322878-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets series V-21]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets  Public domain photograph related to airlines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-2500bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-2500bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-26f171</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/1900-world-exhibition-in-paris-in-photographs-by-henry-de-l-estrange-26f171-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1900. World Exhibition in Paris in photographs by Henry de L' Estrange]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Всемирная выставка в Париже на фотографиях Генри де Лестрейнджа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-dcf9b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-dcf9b4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-977894</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-977894-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-b3a51d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-b3a51d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-hand-of-the-cannibal-japanese-fairy-tale-0ecffe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-hand-of-the-cannibal-japanese-fairy-tale-0ecffe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The hand of the cannibal. Japanese fairy tale.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. The hand of the cannibal. Japanese fairy tale. - Moscow, literary publishing house I.D. Sytin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-8279f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-8279f9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-4d659d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-4d659d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-ef2509</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-ef2509-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1850-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dinner-aboard-the-imperial-yacht-standart-7da24f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/dinner-aboard-the-imperial-yacht-standart-7da24f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dinner aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart"]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Dinner aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart". Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Ужин на борту Императорской яхты «Штандарт». Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-3ccc3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-3ccc3d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-grand-duchess-tatiana-006b5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/nicholas-ii-and-grand-duchess-tatiana-006b5a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Grand duchess Tatiana]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Grand duchess Tatiana. 1910-1912.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-d41665</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-d41665-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-4bab24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-4bab24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-47f2de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-47f2de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-grenadier-pernovsky-regiment-named-after-king-frederick-william-iv-2de336</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/russian-grenadier-pernovsky-regiment-named-after-king-frederick-william-iv-2de336-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Grenadier Pernovsky regiment named after King Frederick William IV]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. 3-й Гренадерский Перновский короля Фридриха-Вильгельма IV полк  1899. 3rd Grenadier Pernovsky regiment of King Frederick William IV]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/distribution-of-the-grog-at-the-dmitri-donskoy-09606d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/distribution-of-the-grog-at-the-dmitri-donskoy-09606d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Distribution of the grog at the "Dmitri Donskoy".]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Newport News Channel]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Distribution of the grog at the "Dmitri Donskoy". Russian warships at Columbian Naval Review, New York, 1893.  Раздача грога на «Дмитрии Донском». Русские корабли на Колумбийском Военном Смотре, Нью-Йорк, 1893 (или 1893)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-be5958</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-be5958-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-ff2a63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-ff2a63-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna . 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1896  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-princess-tatiana-maria-olga-and-anastasia-aboard-the-imperial-yacht-standart-e7c960</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/grand-princess-tatiana-maria-olga-and-anastasia-aboard-the-imperial-yacht-standart-e7c960-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Princess Tatiana, Maria, Olga and Anastasia aboard the Imperial yacht "Standart".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Princess Tatiana, Maria Nikolaevna (in the second row), Olga Nikolayevna and Anastasia Nikolayevna aboard the Imperial yacht "Standart".  Великие Княжны Татьяна Николаевна, Мария Николаевна (во втором ряду), Ольга Николаевна и Анастасия Николаевна на борту императорской яхты "Штандарт".]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-95f93b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-95f93b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-near-tomsk-siberia-russia-066f86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/mountains-near-tomsk-siberia-russia-066f86-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains near Tomsk, Siberia, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-123b43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-123b43-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-2b93fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-2b93fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinburg-russian-beer-label-1900-6e65fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ekaterinburg-russian-beer-label-1900-6e65fc-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinburg. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-3f8e5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-3f8e5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-77c4e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-77c4e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-c2a353</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-c2a353-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-6797b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-6797b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-45313c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-45313c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-dfb916</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-dfb916-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-9476ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-9476ec-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Russian North, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-70dbf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-70dbf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1907.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1907  Public domain photograph of 19th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatomy-for-youth-1912-36eab3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/anatomy-for-youth-1912-36eab3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatomy for youth, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-59f678</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-59f678-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-1a15ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-1a15ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catalog of skates and gymnastic equipment, Moscow]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Роберт Кенц. Каталог коньков и гимнастических приборов. Москва Т-во скоропеч. А. Левенсон]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-59314a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-59314a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church Ruins, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-8e14b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/kharkov-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-far-east-front-1904-8e14b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharkov. Review of the regiments before being sent to the far east front. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-86ca03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-86ca03-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. Rynda outpost.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-48f3dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-48f3dc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Batalpashinskaya, Kuban]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Баталпашинская, Кубань]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-70d87e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-70d87e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for workers at the factory “Association of Manufactories of Ivan Garelin and Sons”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Больница для мастеровых и рабочих при фабрики «Товарищества мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fruit-gardens-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-7ba0d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/fruit-gardens-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-7ba0d0-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fruit gardens. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Fruit gardens. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Фруктовые сады около чела Черепахи. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-99eaff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-99eaff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-75a211</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-75a211-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-b1eb4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-b1eb4c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks of Russia, WWI Propagands]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-610100</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-610100-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-090b74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-090b74-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris, Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-street-kirzhach-russia-307ebe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/moscow-street-kirzhach-russia-307ebe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow street. Kirzhach, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow street  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Московская улица  В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-877ea5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-877ea5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murom-funeral-procession-at-the-ascension-church-1900-e9aec6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murom-funeral-procession-at-the-ascension-church-1900-e9aec6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murom, Funeral procession at the Ascension church. 1900.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Funeral procession at the Ascension church. 1900. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Похоронная процессия у Вознесенской церкви. 1900. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/marketplace-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-160304</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/08/marketplace-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-160304-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Marketplace, Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia - bazaar square]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bykovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Marketplace  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 Subedey. The new city was built already on the territory of the modern town of Vyazniki in 1657 by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in connection with the troubles of 1648.    Базарная площадь  Вязники ведут историю от древнего города-крепости Ярополч-Залесский, основанного князем Ярополком Владимировичем в 1135—1138 гг. Город  был сожжен в 1239 году войсками Батыя и Субедея.  Новый город был построен уже на территории современного города в 1657 г. по указу царя царя Алексея Михайловича в связи со смутой 1648 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-b2f758</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-b2f758-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovka, Herson region, Ukraine, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Александровка, имение Кефала]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-600010</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-600010-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-a8a265</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-a8a265-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-86611b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-egypt-1910-86611b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-peoples-of-russia-1890-13c773</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/types-of-peoples-of-russia-1890-13c773-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of peoples of Russia, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-fa8a1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-fa8a1c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-kiev-at-the-opening-of-the-860e85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-kiev-at-the-opening-of-the-860e85-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and members of the imperial family in Kiev at the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II and members of the imperial family in Kiev at the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. 1911. - Николай II и членов императорской фамилии в Киеве на открытии памятника императору Александру II. 1911.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-6c049b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-6c049b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-833d47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-833d47-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-ffe5ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-ffe5ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-aa983a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-aa983a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-aaeeb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-aaeeb5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-bay-russia-1900s-postcard-0a946f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-bay-russia-1900s-postcard-0a946f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik bay, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-tianjin-1920s-24988e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-tianjin-1920s-24988e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Tianjin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Тяньцзинь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-303ffa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-303ffa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-9a472a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-9a472a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-8e0f16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-8e0f16-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lena-massacre-or-lena-execution-1912-601848</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/lena-massacre-or-lena-execution-1912-601848-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lena Massacre or Lena Execution, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lena Massacre or Lena Execution refers to the shooting of goldfield workers on strike in northeast Siberia near the Lena River]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-910114</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-910114-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-692941</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-692941-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-52db31</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-52db31-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-a5d313</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-a5d313-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-9f582c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-9f582c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1898. Muir and Meriliz. Illustrated price list of Christmas gifts, toys.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1898. Мюр и Мерилиз. Иллюстрированный прейс-курант рождественских подарков, игрушек и проч. Сезон зимы 1898 года. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-7ca90a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-7ca90a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-034a05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/the-arrival-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-034a05-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulitsa 1 Maya, Gorod Kostroma, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia, 156000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The arrival of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sanchi-stupa-1900s-5b49b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sanchi-stupa-1900s-5b49b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sanchi Stupa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plague-in-manchuria-1910-1911-fed762</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/plague-in-manchuria-1910-1911-fed762-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plague in Manchuria 1910-1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-dfe3a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-dfe3a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-9b3e3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-9b3e3a-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-8b7cea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-8b7cea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sevastopol-1880s-e34d02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sevastopol-1880s-e34d02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sevastopol, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-493acf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-493acf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/newsreel-1913-central-moscow-hippodrome-running-on-begovaya-955194</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/newsreel-1913-central-moscow-hippodrome-running-on-begovaya-955194-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Newsreel 1913 Central Moscow Hippodrome / Running on Begovaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый в мире рысистый ипподром был основан в 1834 году. Помимо рысистых бегов и гладких скачек здесь также проходили стипль-чезы, конкур-иппики. Главное здание Московского ипподрома (Беговая беседка) было построено в 1889-1894 гг., реконструировано в 1950-х годах.   Музыка: The Renegade Mite Master (Andrew Scott Foust)  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-eff2af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1825/12/31/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-eff2af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of cavalry regiments of the Russian army, 1820s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мундиры кавалерийских полков российской армии с начала царствования императора Александра I-го]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-d2dca8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-d2dca8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/imperial-family-in-the-ipatiev-monastery-kostroma-4f7730</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/imperial-family-in-the-ipatiev-monastery-kostroma-4f7730-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Imperial family in the Ipatiev Monastery. Kostroma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In May 1913, Kostroma and the Ipatiev Monastery became one of the centers celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Imperial House of Romanov. The whole family headed by Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, heir Tsesarevich Alexy, the Grand Duchess Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, numerous relatives - the grand dukes and princesses arrived at Kostroma for the celebration. After the meeting at the Green Gate of the Ipatiev Monastery, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Tsesarevich Alexy proceeded to the Trinity Cathedral. The Emperor and His Daughters  after the clergy went to the Ekaterininsky Gate of the Ipatiev Monastery to meet the approaching Cross procession from Kostroma. The emperor and His Daughters worshiped and kissed the Holy Cross and the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God. Then the procession led by the clergy were held on the territory of the monastery. In the photo: The Emperor and His Daughters, after worshiping the icon of the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God, are sent to the Holy Trinity Cathedral.  Location: Monastery Square, Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Императорская семья в Ипатьевском монастыре. Кострома. В мае 1913 году Кострома и Ипатьевский монастырь стали одним из центров празднования 300-летнего юбилея Императорского Дома Романовых. Все семейство во главе с Императором Николаем II, Императрицей Александрой Феодоровной, наследником Цесаревичем Алексием, Великими Княжнами Ольгой, Татьяной, Марией и Анастасией, многочисленными родственниками – великими князьями и княгинями прибыло на празднование в Кострому. После встречи у "Зеленых ворот" Ипатьевского монастыря Императрица Александра Феодоровна и  Цесаревич Алексий проследовали в Троицкий собор. Император и Его Дочери всед за духовенством и в сопровождении придворных лиц направились к Екатериненским воротам Ипатьевкого монастыря навстречу приближавшемуся Крестному ходу из Костромы. Крестным ходом были несены исторические реликвии московского посольства 1613 года: фонарь, крест, икона и посох; епископ Рязанский Димитрий (Сперовский) держал список Феодоровской иконы, которым инокиня Марфа благословляла своего сына Михаила Фёдоровича на царство. После того как Имератор и Его Дочери приложились ко Святому Кресту и иконе Феодоровской иконе Божией Матери,  вслед за духовенством и архиерейским хором все вернулись в монастырь.  Место съемки: Ипатьевский монастырь, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года.  Фотограф: Карл Булла. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-774576</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-774576-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-1e30ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-1e30ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-9fd496</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-9fd496-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-cdc042</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-cdc042-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-8cb1ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-8cb1ae-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-112cd7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-112cd7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-6fc828</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-6fc828-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean-Karaite kenass (synagogue) in Yevpatoria in 1916. Karaim Jews. Synagogues in Crimea.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-e6be4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-e6be4b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-ebfd2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-ebfd2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A.V. Zhivago travels Germany. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. А.В.Живаго путешествует по Германии.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-d92e1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-d92e1b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-d80cec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-d80cec-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/swedish-maps-of-russia-tobolsk-35da5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1674/12/31/swedish-maps-of-russia-tobolsk-35da5e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Swedish maps of Russia, Tobolsk]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-6c311d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-6c311d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-near-belukha-mountain-f5af07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/altay-near-belukha-mountain-f5af07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay near Belukha mountain]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-56d7c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-56d7c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-ecf134</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-ecf134-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-e4a010</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-e4a010-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-f614d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-f614d8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-e967a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-e967a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-city-hall-and-the-great-moscow-street-f5d390</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-city-hall-and-the-great-moscow-street-f5d390-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - city hall and The Great Moscow Street. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir - city hall and The Great Moscow Street. Stone building of the late XVIII - XIX centuries.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-31495d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-31495d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1907.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1907  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-5ee150</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-5ee150-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-dc8330</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-dc8330-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1900s-a44732</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1900s-a44732-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-russian-empire-1899-aad05b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-russian-empire-1899-aad05b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, Russian Empire, 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-01fc79</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-01fc79-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-01c91e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-01c91e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surroundings-of-kholmogory-holy-trinity-antonievo-sii-monastery-5bbf94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/surroundings-of-kholmogory-holy-trinity-antonievo-sii-monastery-5bbf94-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[View of the Anthony-Siya Monastery.  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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Surroundings of Kholmogory. View of the Antonievo-Sii Monastery  Окрестности Холмогор. Вид Антониево-Сийского монастыря.  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-7f9b95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-7f9b95-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-867628</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-867628-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abissinia-1900s-070437</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/abissinia-1900s-070437-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abissinia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-be772b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-be772b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Lida. Belarus. 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-26bad9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-26bad9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yaroslavl. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-f2ae38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-f2ae38-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir El Ballas, Nile, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-1ae19f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-1ae19f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-e1eb10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/01/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-e1eb10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of Alexander Vasilyevich Zhivago. Part 1. Dulepovo estate]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Dulepovo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Архив Александра Васильевича Живаго. Часть 1. Имение Дулепово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-d4d436</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-d4d436-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-ee3ee1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-ee3ee1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-ed6d40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1800/12/31/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-ed6d40-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plans and maps of the Smolensk province, late 18th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Планы городов и карты уездов Смоленской губернии конца XVIII века]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-adc532</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-adc532-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-a61c23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-a61c23-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Departure from Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tagal-people-1870s-9c86c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/tagal-people-1870s-9c86c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tagal People, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-7d055b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-7d055b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The 2nd World Congress of the Communist International, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-in-batumi-in-1888-ab8cb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-in-batumi-in-1888-ab8cb9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III in Batumi in 1888.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Alexander III in Batumi in 1888. - Пребывание императора Александра III в Батуми в 1888 году.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-df5c91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-df5c91-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-petrograd-to-vologda-by-rail-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-998441</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/from-petrograd-to-vologda-by-rail-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-998441-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Petrograd to Vologda during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.    Из Петрограда в Вологду по железной дороге.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elections-to-the-state-duma-in-krasnoyarsk-1906-07b4d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/elections-to-the-state-duma-in-krasnoyarsk-1906-07b4d2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elections to the State Duma in Krasnoyarsk, 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Elections to the State Duma in Krasnoyarsk, 1906. Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire from 26 March 1906 till 20 April. At stake were the 478 seats in the State Duma of the Russian Empire, the legislative assembly. - Выборы в Государственную Думу в Красноярске, 1906. Законодательные выборы прошли в Российской империи с 26 марта 1906 года по 20 апреля. Борьба развернулась за 478 мест в Государственной Думе Российской империи, законодательном собрании.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-4282f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-4282f6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-e07c67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-e07c67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-tatiana-in-the-uniform-of-the-chief-of-130857</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-tatiana-in-the-uniform-of-the-chief-of-130857-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Tatiana in the uniform of the Chief of the 8th Voznesensky Ulan Regiment. 1912 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Её Императорское Высочество Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна в мундирном платье шефа 8-го Вознесенского Уланского полка. Вторая дочь Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Шефом 8-го Вознесенского полка она стала 12 января 1911 года. Официальная фотография. 1912 год. Хранение: ГАРФ.  Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Tatiana in the uniform of the Chief of the 8th Voznesensky Ulan Regiment. The second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. She became the chief of the 8th Voznesensky Regiment on January 12, 1911. Official photo. 1912. Storage:  State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/train-station-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-1e80f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/train-station-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-1e80f4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Train Terminal. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Вокзал. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-e2e5d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-e2e5d4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-5034bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-5034bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-409e27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-409e27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/labor-group-i-of-the-state-duma-5e8540</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/labor-group-i-of-the-state-duma-5e8540-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Labor Group I of the State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Labor Group I of the State Duma.  Трудовая группа I Государственной думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-feafbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-feafbe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-4c5b89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-4c5b89-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-cacfc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-cacfc0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valaam-monastery-1863-fafb02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1863/12/31/valaam-monastery-1863-fafb02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valaam monastery, 1863]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-eccb30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-eccb30-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ella, Elizabeth Feodorovna. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-residents-1900s-ff4a26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-residents-1900s-ff4a26-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk Residents, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-3dee95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-3dee95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-bc77e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-bc77e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-09b5d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-09b5d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-f42eee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-f42eee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-d55642</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tombs-of-beni-hasan-egypt-1910-d55642-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tombs of Beni Hasan, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-908dba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-908dba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-3b2249</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-3b2249-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-get-ready-for-school-moscow-1916-f57137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/children-get-ready-for-school-moscow-1916-f57137-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children get ready for school!. Moscow, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Дети в школу собирайтесь!. Москва, Т-во И.Д. Сытина  1916. Children get ready for school!. Moscow, Partnership I.D. Sytin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-ec6abb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-ec6abb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-7efbbb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-1900s-7efbbb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-5808d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-5808d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-39d85f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-39d85f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-1aa1eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-1aa1eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-94a034</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-94a034-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-828ba9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-828ba9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-814a5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-814a5c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-participants-of-the-railway-construction-on-the-quay-in-the-village-fbaec9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/a-group-of-participants-of-the-railway-construction-on-the-quay-in-the-village-fbaec9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of participants of the railway construction on the quay in the village of Kem-Pristan.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kem']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of participants of the railway construction on the quay in the village of Kem-Pristan. The picture was taken at the pier in the port of Kem-Pristan (now the settlement of Rabocheostrovsk).  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.    Группа участников железнодорожной постройки на причале в п. Кемь-Пристань. Снимок сделан на строящемся причале в порту Кемь-Пристань (ныне пос. Рабочеостровск).  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-683258</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-683258-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-all-russian-fire-fighting-exhibition-1892-ade741</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/first-all-russian-fire-fighting-exhibition-1892-ade741-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First All-Russian Fire Fighting Exhibition, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Первая Всероссийская Пожарная выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-30476e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-30476e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-012be9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-012be9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nile river, Wadi Halfa, Sudan, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 17-18. Вади-Хальфа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d550e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d550e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsar-nicholas-ii-helsinki-1915-2754be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/tsar-nicholas-ii-helsinki-1915-2754be-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar Nicholas II, Helsinki 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Российский император Николай II прибыл с визитом в Хельсинки (Финляндия) в 1915 году.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-359d5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-359d5b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-0b2e00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-0b2e00-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-fd3ca1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-fd3ca1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-99b5a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-99b5a4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. Saint Petersburg, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-pilots-at-an-airplane-of-the-voisin-type-during-the-reception-of-19040b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-group-of-pilots-at-an-airplane-of-the-voisin-type-during-the-reception-of-19040b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of pilots at an airplane of the "Voisin" type during the reception of new aircraft for the rearmament of the 10th squadron.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of pilots at an airplane of the "Voisin" type during the reception of new aircraft for the rearmament of the 10th squadron. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Группа летчиков у аэроплана типа «Вуазен» во время приема новых летательных аппаратов для перевооружения 10-го авиаотряда. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-dba8a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-dba8a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-musicians-d9acf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-musicians-d9acf7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan musicians, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Музыканты Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-36f93e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-36f93e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-719d44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-719d44-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-f31afd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-f31afd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-2d6353</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-2d6353-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-5ee86c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-5ee86c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-999953</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-999953-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-majesty-empress-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-aboard-the-imperial-64e0fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/her-imperial-majesty-empress-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-aboard-the-imperial-64e0fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Majesty Empress Empress Alexandra Feodorovna aboard the Imperial yacht "Standart". 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Her Imperial Majesty Empress Empress Alexandra Feodorovna aboard the Imperial yacht "Standart". 1913  Ея Императорское Величество Государыня Императрица Александра Феодоровна на борту императорской яхты "Штандарт". 1913 год. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/94-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1667-any-prince-of-state-to-his-imperiall-majestie-e27ace</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/94-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1667-any-prince-of-state-to-his-imperiall-majestie-e27ace-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[94 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1667   any Prince of State to His Imperiall Majestie ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  94 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1667   any Prince of State to His Imperiall Majestie my master, but is attended  from and to the borders of his dominions, and furnished with all the con-  veniencies the countrey affoords, expecting the same reciprocally from others.  It is no wonder if I be troubled at my delay, serving such a master, whose  will is no sooner knowne as executed, and will scarcely beleeve, or think it  strange, not to heare the lyke of any other Prince, in such a case as myne.  If the season of the yeare could permitt, or I be answerable for my longer  stay, I would be loth to be so importune, and, likewise, if it were not to be-  tray my trust, I should be very sparing in the relation to my master of the  occasion of my detention. But since now, of necessity, I must take the first  conveniency, and If that be the pacquet boat, if I shall chance to be rob'd,  His IMajesties letters and effaires, which concerne the good of the English  nation, miscarry, where the blame will ly I leave it to your selfe to conjec-  ture. Yet, hopeing still that you will send an order, which, with your  answer, by this my servant, I shall expect at Greenwich, at the signe of  the . . .   This produced an order to the captaines of the Swallow and Hawkes, to  either of them, lying in the Downes, to take me in and waft me over to  Flanders.   I received a note from Lieutennant Generall Drummond, desireing to  know where he could speak with me in the evening. I sent him word that,  at the Beare at the Bridgefoot,* I should wait for him at two aclock after-  noone. So, haveing dined with Sir John Hebden and others ffriends, I  went thither, whither also came the Lieutennant Generall about halfe a  howre thereafter. He gave me a full power to recover two thousand rubles  from Mr. James Cooke, merchant in Mosko, which he remained indebted to  him, as also a letter to Doktor CoUins, to deliver me his bond. Haveing  supped, and remembred our ffriends in hearty cups, wee parted.   James Burnet of Leyes,! haveing most earnestly entreated me for the  lend of five pund sterling, I sent a note to Mr. Peter Webster to deliver  him the money.   * [A tavern of note. It was at this house, the retinue of an Ambassador from the "Way-  it is said, that, a few wcelts afterwards, the wodeofKiew. See above, p 30. He appears  Duke of Richmond persuaded tlie beautiful to have been the youngest son of tlio lirst  Frances Stewart to run away with him.] knight baronet of Leys. — See Douglas' Baron-   t [Gordon had encountered this fellow- age of Scotland, p. 42.]  countryman some years before in Poland, in ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-d0ac69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-d0ac69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-d1f7c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-d1f7c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-be19ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-be19ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-20a190</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-20a190-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-cd9bb4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-cd9bb4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-1bc32e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-1bc32e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains travel, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-ec53b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-ec53b1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lebedev-lebed-xii-64155f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/lebedev-lebed-xii-64155f-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lebedev Lebed XII during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebedev Lebed XII  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-015eab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-015eab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-acb83e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-acb83e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/preparation-for-the-meeting-of-the-emperor-of-the-emperor-in-the-1st-army-vitebsk-29e099</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/preparation-for-the-meeting-of-the-emperor-of-the-emperor-in-the-1st-army-vitebsk-29e099-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Preparation for the meeting of the emperor of the emperor in the 1st Army. Vitebsk Gubernia, the village of Gornye Dyadinki. The arrival of the Emperor Nicholas II in the location of the 1st Army. January 30, 1916.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The arrival of the Emperor Nicholas II in the location of the 1st Army. January 30, 1916. - Прибытие государя императора Николая Второго в расположение 1-й Армии. 30 января 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-83271c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-83271c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  Великая Матушка. Основательница и начальница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве.      Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Great Mother. Founder and head of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zaraysk-1900s-1e38a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/zaraysk-1900s-1e38a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaraysk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-russian-military-banners-59105e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1865/12/31/old-russian-military-banners-59105e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Russian military banners]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-41365c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-41365c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-2a942b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-2a942b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-5b2dda</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-5b2dda-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-67c64a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-67c64a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolobok, Russian Fairy Tale]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Вера Ипполитовна Лукьянская. Колобок (ил. Елизаветы Бем).- Москва, тип.т-ва И.Н. Кушнерев и К°  1910. Vera Ippolitovna Lukyanskaya. Kolobok (ill. Elizaveta Bem). - Moscow, printing house of the partnership I.N. Kushnerev and Co.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-region-siberia-russia-ff913b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/irkutsk-region-siberia-russia-ff913b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dormition-svyatogorsk-monastery-kharkov-province-342ce3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/dormition-svyatogorsk-monastery-kharkov-province-342ce3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dormition Svyatogorsk Monastery, Kharkov province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Успенской святогорской общежительской пустыни Харьковской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-church-of-boris-and-gleb-3636de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-church-of-boris-and-gleb-3636de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church of Boris and Gleb. Vladimir]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Church of Boris and Gleb. Владимир, Церковь Бориса и Глеба.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-70f22a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-70f22a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-75b565</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-75b565-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-c33901</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-c33901-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandra Feodorovna - Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891. Императрица Александра Феодоровна]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-39540c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travels-in-central-asia-1910s-39540c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels in Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/danilov-russia-1900s-ff6daa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/danilov-russia-1900s-ff6daa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Danilov, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-prince-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-visiting-3c88f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-prince-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-visiting-3c88f7-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Prince Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna visiting relatives in Darmstadt.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великий Князь Сергей Александрович и Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна в гостях у родственников в Дармштадте.  Елисавета Феодоровна стоит, Сергей Александрович сидит слева.   Grand Prince Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna visiting relatives in Darmstadt. Elisaveta Feodorovna stands, Sergei Aleksandrovich sits on the left.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-24c80f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarqand-uzbekistan-1880s-24c80f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-9e278d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-grand-duchesses-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-9e278d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1904.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Российский Императорский Дом Романовых. Великие княжны Ольга, Татьяна, Мария и  Анастасия. Дочери Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Фотография 1904 года. Хранение: ГАРФ.  The Russian Imperial House of the Romanovs. The Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Photo of 1904. Storage: State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-4daa2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-4daa2b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceremony Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-46f8b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-46f8b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-a57399</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-a57399-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-cc813e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-cc813e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-1d2d58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-1d2d58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-c45de1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-c45de1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-plan-russia-1800-1900-aab009</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1830/12/31/architectural-plan-russia-1800-1900-aab009-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural plan, Russia, 1800-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-e319f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-e319f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-96e161</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-96e161-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-de6cf0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-de6cf0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-706499</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-706499-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-7c7f18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-7c7f18-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-9d562e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-9d562e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-tatiana-and-olga-0096f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/grand-duchesses-tatiana-and-olga-0096f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchesses Tatiana and Olga.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand duchesses Tatiana and Olga.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-cc2387</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-cc2387-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1900s-850692</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1900s-850692-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-479b26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-479b26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zavyalov plant, Nizhny Novgorod province, Vorsma, 1890s. Album of Savelyev N.A.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Альбом Савельева Н.А., управляющего заводом Завьялова,.Нижегородская губ., с. Ворсма]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-bb0638</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-bb0638-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novgorod dragoons. The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-84fdb1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-84fdb1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blast-furnace-model-df1c1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/blast-furnace-model-df1c1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blast furnace model]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-1e0cfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-1e0cfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-cable-car-1900-1914-acac38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-cable-car-1900-1914-acac38-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Cable car. 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orel-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-6d219f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/orel-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-6d219f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orel. Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-7965a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-7965a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Lewis Watson, secretary of the YMCA in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Льюиса Уотсона, секретаря ХСМЛ (YMСA) в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-c60fc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/01/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-c60fc9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of Alexander Vasilyevich Zhivago. Part 1. Dulepovo estate]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Dulepovo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Архив Александра Васильевича Живаго. Часть 1. Имение Дулепово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sanatorium-named-after-her-imperial-highness-princess-eugenia-of-oldenburg-2a6b3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/sanatorium-named-after-her-imperial-highness-princess-eugenia-of-oldenburg-2a6b3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sanatorium named after Her Imperial Highness Princess Eugenia of Oldenburg in Chita]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санатория имени Ея ��мператорскаго Высочества принцессы Евгении Максимилиановны Ольденбургской в г. Чите. 1 июля 1904 г. - 1 декабря 1905 г.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebration-of-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-44th-nizhny-novgorod-dragoon-regiment-45ddfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/celebration-of-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-44th-nizhny-novgorod-dragoon-regiment-45ddfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the 44th Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon Regiment, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Празднование 200-летнего юбилея 44-го драгунского Нижегородского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-97846d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/album-of-the-sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-97846d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Коронационный альбом священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-88da29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-88da29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-abfd5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-abfd5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-tatjana-and-maria-of-russia-919dfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-tatjana-and-maria-of-russia-919dfd-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatjana and Maria of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatjana and Maria of Russia  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-8ef732</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-8ef732-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-posters-great-war-b8ef59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/russian-posters-great-war-b8ef59-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Posters - Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-18e219</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-18e219-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/praktychna-havan-port-of-odessa-511824</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/praktychna-havan-port-of-odessa-511824-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Praktychna Havan, Port of Odessa]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-fc4cdd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-fc4cdd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-3e91a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-3e91a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-aae38a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-aae38a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-67946d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-67946d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-fb903b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-fb903b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-street-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-7c163a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/moscow-street-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-7c163a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Street. New Boulevard. Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow Street  According to the legend, the settlement on the site of the future Kovrov was founded by Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky in the 12th century. In the XVI century the village was given over to the princes of Kovrov, by whose name the village became known as Kovrovo, and in 1778 the village received the status of a district town.  Московская улица  Согласно преданию, поселение на месте будущего Коврова было основано великим князем Юрием Долгоруким в XII веке. В XVI столетии село было отдано во владение князьям Ковровым, по имени которых село стало называться Коврово, и в 1778 году село получило статус уездного города. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-9-by-grigorovich-baku-aviation-school-55d4fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-9-by-grigorovich-baku-aviation-school-55d4fc-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crash of M-9 by Grigorovich, Baku Aviation School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-9 by Grigorovich, Baku Aviation School - crash]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-eb887a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-eb887a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prison-projects-russian-empire-a0b3ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/prison-projects-russian-empire-a0b3ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prison projects, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-67-62c73f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-67-62c73f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Jewels from the collection of the imperial family of the House of Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Jewels from the collection of the imperial family of the House of Romanovs.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 67.  Драгоценности из коллекции императорской семьи Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 67.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-9d6b8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-9d6b8d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/canton-china-1925-1927-fef37f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/canton-china-1925-1927-fef37f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Canton, China, 1925-1927]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-soldiers-and-the-airship-condor-at-the-parking-lot-9538a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-soldiers-and-the-airship-condor-at-the-parking-lot-9538a2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian soldiers and the airship Condor at the parking lot.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The airship "KONDOR" (Clement Bayard N ° 5) was acquired from France in 1913 simultaneously with the airship "ASTRA" (Astra-XIII).  "KONDOR" was assigned to the 2nd aeronautical company in Brest-Litovsk. Soon the airship was transferred to Lviv and was used when attempting to bomb the fortress of Przemysl. The commander of the airship was appointed Oppman Eugene Maximilianovich. The task was not carried out because of low flying data airship "KONDOR".  In the summer of 1915 the Germans began to use fighter planes with incendiary bullets and antiaircraft artillery against airships and the use of airships in the war ceases. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915   6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Дирижабль «КОНДОР» (Clement Bayard N° 5) был приобретён у Франции в 1913 году одновременно с дирижаблем «АСТРА» (Astra-XIII).  «КОНДОР» был приписан 2-й воздухоплавательной роте в Брест-Литовске. Вскоре дирижабль был переведён во Львов и использовался при попытке  бомбардировки крепости Перемышль. Командиром дирижабля был назначен Оппман Евгений Максимилианович. Задание так и не было выполнено из-за низких лётных данных дирижабля «КОНДОР».  Летом 1915 немцы начинают использовать против дирижаблей самолеты-истребители с зажигательными пулями и зенитную артиллерию и использование дирижаблей в войне прекращается.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-cad199</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-cad199-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-9c8f76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-9c8f76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Merchants Tarasov's house. Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-81831c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-81831c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-4f31b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-4f31b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-cc9700</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-cc9700-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-life-and-nature-in-pictures-1892-09ee16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-life-and-nature-in-pictures-1892-09ee16-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian life and nature in pictures, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Русская жизнь и природа в картинках]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900s-e143c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900s-e143c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk Cadet Corps, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-ab346c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-ab346c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok during Russian Revolution and Entente Intervention]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-12c031</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2017/10/27/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-12c031-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian certificates and documents, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-6de485</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-6de485-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Life Guards of Russian Empire, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Формы лейб-гвардии Гарнизонного батальона и лейб-гвардии Резервного пехотного полка с его Кадровым батальоном]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-644413</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-644413-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk / Ulan Ude - 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-5a67bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-5a67bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-d34867</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/09/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-d34867-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages in Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princesses-olga-tatiana-and-anastasia-468d4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princesses-olga-tatiana-and-anastasia-468d4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princesses Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia on a walk with accompanying officers.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princesses Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia on a walk with accompanying officers.  Дочери Императора Николая II Великие Княжны Ольга, Татьяна и Анастасия на прогулке с сопровождающими офицерами.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-0e4286</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-0e4286-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-4b1cee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-4b1cee-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-ffb74c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-ffb74c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-dd43b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-dd43b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-24bf0c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-24bf0c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-ba069d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-ba069d-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-c68a1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-c68a1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg and surroundings - photographs of Ivan Karlovich Bianchi, 1852-1855]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербург 1852-1855. Город и окрестности на снимках Ивана Карловича Бианки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-fdd68a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-fdd68a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-tsars-hunt-belovezh-palace-1894-afb6d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-tsars-hunt-belovezh-palace-1894-afb6d5-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt, Belovezh Palace. 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Экипаж у Царского дворца в Беловеже.  1890-е.  Crew at the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. 1890's.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-36f93c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-36f93c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-soldiers-moving-the-airship-condor-to-the-parking-lot-9252d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-soldiers-moving-the-airship-condor-to-the-parking-lot-9252d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian soldiers moving the airship Condor to the parking lot.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The airship "KONDOR" (Clement Bayard N ° 5) was acquired from France in 1913 simultaneously with the airship "ASTRA" (Astra-XIII).  "KONDOR" was assigned to the 2nd aeronautical company in Brest-Litovsk. Soon the airship was transferred to Lviv and was used when attempting to bomb the fortress of Przemysl. The commander of the airship was appointed Oppman Eugene Maximilianovich. The task was not carried out because of low flying data airship "KONDOR".  In the summer of 1915 the Germans began to use fighter planes with incendiary bullets and antiaircraft artillery against airships and the use of airships in the war ceases. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915  6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Дирижабль «КОНДОР» (Clement Bayard N° 5) был приобретён у Франции в 1913 году одновременно с дирижаблем «АСТРА» (Astra-XIII).  «КОНДОР» был приписан 2-й воздухоплавательной роте в Брест-Литовске. Вскоре дирижабль был переведён во Львов и использовался при попытке  бомбардировки крепости Перемышль. Командиром дирижабля был назначен Оппман Евгений Максимилианович. Задание так и не было выполнено из-за низких лётных данных дирижабля «КОНДОР».  Летом 1915 немцы начинают использовать против дирижаблей самолеты-истребители с зажигательными пулями и зенитную артиллерию и использование дирижаблей в войне прекращается.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-294ce6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-294ce6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-1583e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-1583e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1900s-cd0d66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-china-1900s-cd0d66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1906-09dac8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1906-09dac8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei . 1906 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei . 1906 .  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-33fe1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-33fe1b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bolkhov, Oryol oblast, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-32f53e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-32f53e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church Ruins, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-9c351b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-9c351b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-10e3c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-10e3c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-testament-woodcut-prints-illustrations-36ddfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1649/12/31/old-testament-woodcut-prints-illustrations-36ddfd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old testament woodcut prints illustrations]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-39fac0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-39fac0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-40ff55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-40ff55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Spectators. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-69b164</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-69b164-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-ad040a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-ad040a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archive of Viktor Petrovich Ostrogorsky, 1870-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Виктора Петровича Острогорского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-9d17e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-9d17e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-child-portrait-33d655</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-child-portrait-33d655-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II child portrait]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II с братом  Public domain photograph - Russian children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-68951b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-68951b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-6ac90f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-6ac90f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-majesty-grand-duchess-tatiana-nikolaevna-the-second-daughter-of-6e365c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/her-imperial-majesty-grand-duchess-tatiana-nikolaevna-the-second-daughter-of-6e365c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Majesty Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna. The second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Official portrait. Photo of 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Её Императорское Высочество Великая княжна Татьяна Николаевна (29 мая (10 июня) 1897 - 17 июля 1918 (21 год)). Вторая дочь императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Официальный портрет. Фотография 1913 года. Хранение: ГАРФ. Her Imperial Majesty the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (May 29 (June 10)) 1897 - July 17, 1918 (21 years)). The second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Official portrait. Photo of 1913. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-cc7f89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-cc7f89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-4b3584</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1837/12/31/examples-of-hellenic-russian-and-french-calligraphy-1837-4b3584-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Examples of Hellenic, Russian and French calligraphy, 1837]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1837. Примеры еллинской, российской и французской каллиграфии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-90279d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-90279d-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-035d77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-035d77-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Streets of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-deaa3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-deaa3f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1897-38b056</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/moscow-russia-1897-38b056-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1654-diary-of-patrick-gordon-15-hoped-to-have-found-duke-radzlvill-e5cc52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1654-diary-of-patrick-gordon-15-hoped-to-have-found-duke-radzlvill-e5cc52-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1654] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 15   hoped to have found Duke Radzlvill]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1654] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 15   hoped to have found Duke Radzlvill. After wee had stayed eight dayes,  expecting his comeing, wee were informed that he was not to come at all,  which put us upon new projects. My comerad had been two or three years  in the countrcy, could speak Polls and Dutch, had some skill in merchandis-  ing, and so, for getting a livelyhood, had many wayes the advantage of me.  But my purnose of turning souldier here failing me, I resolved to persue my  former resolution of returneing to my parents. Here Avere many merchants  of our countreymen, into whose acquaintance I was ashamed to intrude my-  self, and they shewed but very litle countenance to me, haveing heard of  my intention to turne souldier, and fearing lest I should be burthensome or  troublesome to theni. I had but eight or nine florens left, wherewith I Avas  not able to subsist long here, or to travell farr either. I began, however,  to enquire for the neerest way for Scotland, and was informed that Posna,  the cheife citty of Great Polland would be the most convenient place I could  go for first ; whither an occasion shortly after offered, with a gentleman called  . . . who had been at the seim, and had bought some horses, so that,  by the recommendation of a friend, he promised to take me along, and keep  me free of expences, which was a very good occasion, considering my  condition.   So, upon a Tuesday early, we tooke horse, being three persons and six  horses. The gentleman, his servant, and I, drove the horses along ; but  when wee came to any towne he would have me lead one, and the servant  the other two spare horses. The first night, we rode five miles, and lodged  in a village ; the next morning, through the litle towne . . , and dined  in Lovits, which is a large not well fortified towne. The arch-bishop's  castle-like faire house is fortifyed with a wall and moatt. This night we  lodged in a village ; the next night in a litle towne, Piatek ; and, crosseing  the river Warta twice, at the second crossing wee passed by a very fair  gentleman's house haveing large orchards and parkes. Foure miles from  Posna, we passed through the little towne Szroda, where the seimiks or  country committees for choosing of commissioners are kept ; and, being  Palme Sunday, accordmg to the new stile observed in Polland, about midday  wee passed through a pretty wood of firres about half a mile in breadth, the  way being streight, about thirty or forty fathome broad, ascending gently,  which made a very pleasant prospect. At the coming out of this wood wee  had a sight of the fair citty of Posna, which we entered about one acloak  aftemoone. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-3cbd1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-3cbd1c-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-40b0a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-40b0a2-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-revolutionary Russia in the photographs. Stay of Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk. - Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях. Пребывание Николая II в Брест-Литовске и в Высоком-Литовске.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-ce85d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-ce85d7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk Women's Diocesan School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Симбирское Женское Епархиальное Училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-and-under-officer-of-the-fortress-garrison-1758-1761-c514a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/officer-and-under-officer-of-the-fortress-garrison-1758-1761-c514a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer and Under Officer of the Fortress Garrison 1758-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer and Under Officer of the Fortress Garrison 1758-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Офицер и Унтер Офицер Крепостного Гарнизона 1758-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-6b831a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-6b831a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-79e729</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-79e729-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-e18e10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-e18e10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-d7519a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/russian-certificates-and-documents-1900s-d7519a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian certificates and documents, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-b9631a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-b9631a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-kherson-st-1900-1914-3f1df5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-kherson-st-1900-1914-3f1df5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Kherson St. 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/charity-of-the-dowager-empress-maria-feodorovna-19d019</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/charity-of-the-dowager-empress-maria-feodorovna-19d019-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Charity of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Charity of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. - Благотворительность Вдовствующей Императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-ce6479</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-ce6479-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandra-feodorovna-romanova-daughters-olga-and-maria-8fa4bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/alexandra-feodorovna-romanova-daughters-olga-and-maria-8fa4bd-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, daughters Olga and Maria, ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-7c386a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-7c386a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-1a51fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-1a51fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-garden-of-the-savior-transfiguration-monastery-photograph-of-an-emelyanova-1d8b1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/the-garden-of-the-savior-transfiguration-monastery-photograph-of-an-emelyanova-1d8b1a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The garden of the Savior-Transfiguration Monastery. Photograph of A.N. Emelyanova with her friends.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Female portraits. The garden of the Savior-Transfiguration Monastery. Photograph of A.N. Emelyanova with her friends. 6 June 1917.  Муром. Женские портреты. Сад Спасо-Преображенского монастыря. Фотопортрет А.Н. Емельяновой с подругами. 6 июня 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-12ac46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-12ac46-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-205906</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-205906-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-6285ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-6285ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-b56af2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-b56af2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-little-imperial-crown-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-0fa469</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/the-little-imperial-crown-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-0fa469-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. The Little Imperial Crown of Russia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Little Imperial Crown of Russia. It is made of ancient Indian and Brazilian diamonds in 1801 by the sons of the court jeweler Louis David Duval Jacob and Jean Duvaly. Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 51.  Малая императорская корона. Выполнена из старинных индийских и бразильских бриллиантов в 1801 году сыновьями придворного ювелира Луи Давида Дюваля Жакобом и Жаном Дювалями.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 51.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-7857aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-7857aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4b87ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-4b87ad-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-f0fde4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-famine-of-1921-1922-volga-region-f0fde4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian famine of 1921-1922. Volga region.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-2a009d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-2a009d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/katun-river-altay-mountains-1910s-dfb6d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/katun-river-altay-mountains-1910s-dfb6d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Katun river, Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Катунь, Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1865-1913-0ecca3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-russia-1865-1913-0ecca3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1865-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-temple-egypt-1910-09561c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-temple-egypt-1910-09561c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/c-hetyrehplan-saveleva-0cdac6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/c-hetyrehplan-saveleva-0cdac6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[C Heteroplan Saveleva during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[C Hetyrehplan Saveleva  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-6e457c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-6e457c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/partnership-of-the-nevskaya-thread-manufactory-saint-petersburg-1912-1914-d2572d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/partnership-of-the-nevskaya-thread-manufactory-saint-petersburg-1912-1914-d2572d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Partnership of the Nevskaya Thread Manufactory, Saint Petersburg, 1912-1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912-1914. «Товарищество Невской ниточной мануфактуры» (Выборгская наб., 19)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-9d2964</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-9d2964-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-9bbb03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-9bbb03-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-burse-odessa-9f82de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/07/new-burse-odessa-9f82de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Burse, Odessa - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-d35f58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-d35f58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pinega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-b374b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pinega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-b374b8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pinega, Troitskaya street from south]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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, the Pinega county of the Arkhangelsk region of the Vologda governorate was established, and Pinega became a district town.  Пинега — один из древнейших населённых пунктов Архангельской области. Указом императрицы Екатерины II в 1780 году, на месте упразднённого Кеврольского уезда и части Двинского уезда был образован Пинежский уезд Архангельской области Вологодского наместничества, а Пинега стала уездным городом.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-a10862</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-a10862-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-a5cf83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-a5cf83-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-15c7ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-15c7ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. Tsarskoe Selo, November 14, 1895.  Крещение Ея императорского высочества великой княжны Ольги Николаевны. Царское село, 14 ноября 1895.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-murmansk-governorate-ee03f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/mezen-murmansk-governorate-ee03f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen, Murmansk Governorate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1850s-0a64e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/saint-petersburg-1850s-0a64e8-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-fd2592</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-fd2592-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of monograms. A guide for doing handicrafts in families and educational institutions. Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-7e9dfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-7e9dfe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visit to Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra. May 22, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. May 22, 1896 - Посещение императором Николаем II Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. 22 мая 1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-04812b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-04812b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-4a3229</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-4a3229-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-6aeed0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-6aeed0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-d486c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-d486c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-5181e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1832/12/31/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-5181e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Child, or a New Geographical Game for Children, Serving as Amusement and Instruction for the Knowledge of the Russian State]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1830-1832. Дитя-россиянин, или Новая географическая игра для детей, служащая им увеселением и наставлением к познанию Государства Российского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/female-gymnasium-break-in-classes-baku-cf1f8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/female-gymnasium-break-in-classes-baku-cf1f8c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Female gymnasium. Break in classes. Baku.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Female gymnasium. Break in classes. Baku. Yard of the Russian Russian Muslim School on Nikolaevskaya Street  Женская гимназия. Перерыв в занятиях. Баку. Двор женского русско-мусульманского училища на Николаевской улице.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-believers-of-russia-0565a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/old-believers-of-russia-0565a7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old believers of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Старообрядцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-e41216</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-e41216-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-34458a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-34458a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-0f3476</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-0f3476-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-ac9b8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-ac9b8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and schools in Bobruisk, Minsk province 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты и школы Бобруйска Минской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-ea30c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-ea30c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/epiphan-tula-region-russia-7fd09e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/epiphan-tula-region-russia-7fd09e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Epiphan, Tula Region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-64117a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-64117a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple and around. Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kokand-1880s-80fe33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/kokand-1880s-80fe33-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kokand, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-6d5efc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-6d5efc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-8ccbf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/11/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-8ccbf2-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/689-dragoon-officer-of-light-field-team-from-1771-to-1775-fa38b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/689-dragoon-officer-of-light-field-team-from-1771-to-1775-fa38b5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[689. Dragoon officer of Light Field Team, from 1771 to 1775.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[689. Dragoon officer of Light Field Team, from 1771 to 1775.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    689. ДРАГУНСКИЙ ОФИЦЕР Легких Полевых Команд, с 1771 по 1775 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-30c4da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-30c4da-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Russia to France, 1917 on armed merchant cruiser "Champagne".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-96dbc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-96dbc5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-area-resident-photograph-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1912-cf95f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/volga-area-resident-photograph-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1912-cf95f1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga area resident - photograph of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Волжские портреты на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-c418fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-c418fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uezdovsky-military-hospital-389ac6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/uezdovsky-military-hospital-389ac6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uezdovsky military hospital, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Uezdovsky military hospital. Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District.   Уездовский военный госпиталь. Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-960001</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-960001-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-e79949</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-e79949-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-576351</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-576351-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mokotovskoe-field-warsaw-347927</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/mokotovskoe-field-warsaw-347927-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mokotovskoe field. Warsaw., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Mokotovskoe field. Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District.   Мокотовское поле. Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-d59330</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-d59330-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-c5adaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-c5adaf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-3449aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-3449aa-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-temple-egypt-1910-e03053</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-temple-egypt-1910-e03053-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Luxor Temple]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-527048</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-527048-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk from river, (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-fd1ab2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-fd1ab2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-civil-war-in-siberia-irkutsk-1917-1919-50e3ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-civil-war-in-siberia-irkutsk-1917-1919-50e3ac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Civil War in Siberia, Irkutsk, 1917-1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-3bc835</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-3bc835-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-daughter-of-emperor-alexander-iii-c14c0c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/portrait-of-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-daughter-of-emperor-alexander-iii-c14c0c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Emperor Alexander III.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Emperor Alexander III. Painter Serov Valentin Alexandrovich. 1893 year.  Портрет Великой Княжны Ольги Александровны, дочери Императора Александра III.  Художник Серов Валентин Александрович. 1893 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-princess-anastasia-nikolaevna-and-officer-of-the-yacht-standart-3c7093</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/great-princess-anastasia-nikolaevna-and-officer-of-the-yacht-standart-3c7093-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Princess Anastasia Nikolaevna and officer of the yacht "Standart".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Great Princess Anastasia Nikolaevna and officer of the yacht "Standart".  Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна и офицер яхты "Штандарт".]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-8ed900</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-8ed900-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1909. Moscow Art Theater. "Inspector" / "Revisor"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Мхат. «Ревизор»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-4ca5cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-4ca5cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cruiser "Vladimir Monomakh" in Southeast Asia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897-1900. Крейсер «Владимир Мономах» в Юго-Восточной Азии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-eb57e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-eb57e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-08d373</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-08d373-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/diamond-diadem-with-ears-illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-06d283</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/diamond-diadem-with-ears-illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-06d283-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Diamond diadem with ears. Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Diamond diadem with ears.  Diadems with motifs of ears and laurel leaves were one of the most popular types of jewelry of the first third of the 19th century. This diamond diadem was made for the widow of Paul I of the Empress Maria, the Duval workshop. In the center of the diadem is leucosapphire. The location of this diadem is unknown.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 31.  Бриллиантовая диадема с колосьями.  Диадемы с мотивами колосьев и лавровых листьев были одним из самых популярных типов украшений первой трети 19-го века. Эта бриллиантовая диадема была изготовлена для вдовы Павла I императрицы Марии мастерской Дювалей. В центре диадемы расположен лейкосапфир. Местонахождение этой диадемы неизвестно.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 31.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-964cb7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-964cb7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-5e55b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-5e55b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-c1c803</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-c1c803-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of street and the dog - Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-ac7e04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolyvanovsky-plant-russia-1910s-ac7e04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolyvanovsky plant, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Колывановский завод]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mansion-caucasus-mountains-1910s-c0f472</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/mansion-caucasus-mountains-1910s-c0f472-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mansion. Caucasus mountains. 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-kherson-steamboat-1900-1914-596145</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-kherson-steamboat-1900-1914-596145-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Kherson Steamboat. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-1f09a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-1f09a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-097d97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-097d97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1900s-742e11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1900s-742e11-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-d77c48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-d77c48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-ac1a25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-ac1a25-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for workers at the factory “Association of Manufactories of Ivan Garelin and Sons”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Больница для мастеровых и рабочих при фабрики «Товарищества мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-4c9345</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-4c9345-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Toys. Boris Alekseevich Leman. (Tale by B. Dix. Fig. G. Narbut) 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Борис Алексеевич Леман. Игрушки (Сказка Б. Дикса.Рис. Г. Нарбут)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zarzma-monastery-georgia-b4c097</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/zarzma-monastery-georgia-b4c097-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zarzma Monastery, Georgia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-5dd52a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-5dd52a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological album “Russians” by Anatoly Petrovich Bogdanov and Matthias Zikov, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Антропологический альбом «Русские» Анатолия Петровича Богданова и Матиаса Зикова, издан в 15 экземплярах в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-photographs-by-grigory-nikolaevich-malinovsky-7a89ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/crimea-photographs-by-grigory-nikolaevich-malinovsky-7a89ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea photographs by Grigory Nikolaevich Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Крым на снимках Григория Николаевича Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-eiffel-tower-1899-2c09a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/paris-eiffel-tower-1899-2c09a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris, Eiffel Tower, 1899]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-944d30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-944d30-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1666-diary-of-patrick-gordon-73-haveing-breakfasted-early-and-given-the-postmaster-418f5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1666-diary-of-patrick-gordon-73-haveing-breakfasted-early-and-given-the-postmaster-418f5e-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 73   Haveing breakfasted early, and given the postmaster ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 73   Haveing breakfasted early, and given the postmaster his morning draught, \ ngust 17.  and a reichs doller for his kindnes, I caused bring mj baggage to the boat  without beins: questioned. Wee went now by water, haveing the towne  Santen on our left hand, to Rees, four howres, where wee stayed about two  howres ; then went further in the sight of Cleve, the chiefFe towne of the  Dukedome of Olivia, in the possession of the Elector of Brandeburg, where  he also sometymes resideth. Towards evening we came to Emmerick three  howres, which, with the two former, are in the Dukedome of Cleve, and the  Hollanders have their garrisons in them. Here I lodged all night, and the  next morning went to the Jesuits church, and heard devotion. The Paters Aunuet «.  were but lately returned, haveing been forced to remove, when the warr  began with the Bishop of Munster.   Haveing breakfasted, wee sailed downe to Shenkenshants, two howres  where the Rhine divides, and wee stayed an howre ; in which tyme I went  a shore, and tooke a view of the fort, which, both by nature and art, is well  fortifycd. Towards evening wee w^ent downe the [Waal] and came to  Nimwegen, and lodged in the Toelass, being foure howres, which, in all the  Netherlands and Westphalen, they reckon being halfe a Dutch myle. A  lievtennant lodged with me, and, albeit vvee had nothing extraordinary, yet  wee had a pretty dear reckoning the next day.   About six aclock wee went to the boat, and sailed to Tiel, six howres Au-ust v).  where wee stayed about an howre, and refreshed our selves, where wee gott  another cavalier in company, and two yong wenches. Wee sailed bv the  fort Saint Andrewes, two howres, and to Bommel, two howres, where wee  stayed about halfe an howre, and then passing by the house of Lowenstein  and Workum, betwixt which the river Maes falleth into the Waal, in jjoing  by, I see Sir Georg Aiscue, one of the English admirals, who had been  taken prisoner in the engagement the beginning of June.* Wee came to  Gorkum, on the other side, being two howres from Brommell, where we  stayed but halfe an howre ; and, going two howres farther, the cavaliers,  who had bargained it seems with the wenches, haveing bribed or perswaded  the skipper to stay there all night, wee could not by any meapes gett him to   * [Sir Georcre Aysoue, knight, admiral of the off the coast of Sussex, on the first of June   white, had his flag on board of the Royal 166G, when his vessel, being di-^abled ran on   I'rnice, then reputed the finest ship in the the Galloper sand bank, and was burned him-   world. He sijniaJised himself in the sea-fight self and his crew being made prisoners ] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-c6c65a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-c6c65a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-69ae80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-69ae80-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-alexei-and-great-princes-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-festival-04c30b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tsarevich-alexei-and-great-princes-olga-tatiana-maria-and-anastasia-festival-04c30b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Alexei and Great Princes Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. Festival of the White Flower. Livadia in the year 1912.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, Tsarevich Alexei, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna with flowers for sale and circles for collecting donations in favor of patients with tuberculosis on the White Flower Day. Date: April 20th, 1912 Location: White Livadia Palace, Livadia, Crimea, Russian Empire.  Дети Императора Николая II на террасе Ливадийского дворца. Праздник Белого цветка. Великая княжна Татьяна Николаевна, Цесаревич Алексей, Великая княжна Ольга Николаевна, Великая княжна Мария Николаевна, Великая княжна Анастасия Николаевна с цветами для продажи и кружками для сбора пожертвований в пользу больных туберкулезом на праздник Белого цветка.  Дата: 20-го апреля 1912 года Место съемки: Белый Ливадийский дворец, Ливадия, Крым, Российская империя.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-3336de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-3336de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-9275f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-9275f5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-89457f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-89457f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk / Ulan Ude - 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-f791f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-f791f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-e16495</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-e16495-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-b10e72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-b10e72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-724c28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-724c28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-817dba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-817dba-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-ccfa69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/ainu-people-northern-japan-1870s-ccfa69-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ainu people, Northern Japan, 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Айны на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-9884c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-9884c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-1ab03f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-1ab03f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-379523</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-379523-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-c23490</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukharian-jews-of-samarkand-photographs-by-sm-dudin-1902-c23490-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukharian Jews of Samarkand: photographs by S.M. Dudin, 1902.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-c751be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-c751be-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/land-mine-design-russia-6f72b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/land-mine-design-russia-6f72b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Land mine design, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Полевой механический фугас капитана Сущинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-54fa76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-54fa76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-a67dd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-a67dd4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dining-room-of-the-steamer-golovachev-1916-7ec135</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/dining-room-of-the-steamer-golovachev-1916-7ec135-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dining room and telephone / telegraph table of the steamer "Golovachev". 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In memory of the stay of Her Imperial Majesty Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on the ship "Golovachev." 1916 The steamer "Golovachev" in the summer of 1916 was used for river walks along the Dnieper Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. - В память пребывания Ее императорского величества вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны на пароходе «Головачев». 1916 Пароход «Головачев» летом 1916 года использовался для речных прогулок по Днепру вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-7700c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/orenburg-cadet-corps-1910s-7700c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orenburg Cadet Corps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-a784dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-a784dc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff - 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-cd580e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-cd580e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-nizhny-novgorod-1913-28f3f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-nizhny-novgorod-1913-28f3f8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II. in Nizhny Novgorod, 1913..]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of Emperor Nicholas II. Nizhny Novgorod, 1913. - Встреча Императора Николая II. г. Нижний Новгород 1913 г.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-87f147</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/faculty-of-the-petrovsky-poltava-cadet-corps-1885-87f147-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Faculty of the Petrovsky Poltava Cadet Corps 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-eb0d45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-eb0d45-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-4bdb60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-4bdb60-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1661-diary-of-patrick-gordon-51-went-the-next-day-and-complained-to-the-colonell-626008</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1661-diary-of-patrick-gordon-51-went-the-next-day-and-complained-to-the-colonell-626008-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1661] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 51   went the next day and complained to the Colonell]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1661] DIARY OF PATIUCK GORDON. 51   went the next day and complained to the Colonell, who promised to take  inquisition and give satisfaction ; but I denying all, according to the fashion ^  of this countrey, where there are not witnesses, which, upon his complaint  to the Boyar, and in the office, I did also ; so that he, seeing the Boyar to  befriend me, as one lately come and unacquainted with the fashions of the  countrey, desisted from his suite, and made meanes to be gone from the  regiment, which was that I wished and aimed at.   Whilst I was here, I was at two weddings, in the Slobod of the Strangers,  the one, Ruitmaster Ryter, marryed to the -widdow of Lievetennant Collonell  Thomas ]\[enezes, who, being wounded by Czudnow, dyed there ; the other,  Captaine Lidert Lome, marryed to Bannerman, at both which I was merry,  and gott my first acquaintance with the females.   By order, I removed and quartered over the river Yausa, in the December.  Tagany and Potters Slobod, within the Earthen Wall. Here I had my  quarters in a rich merchants house, who used all meanes to gett me removed,  and brought two orders out of the court office to this purpose ; but, I being  loth to quite such a convenience, did not obey them of the stranger office.  I would not remove, and keeped the orders by me.   At this tyme ane accident did fall out, which I cannot omitt to relate.  At my removall from the Zagrodniky, a Russe liewtennant, called Peter  Nikiforuf, came to me with a Serjeant, tellino; me, that three souldiers the  night befor, in a quarrell with the Streltsees, were so beat and maimed, that  they were not able to remove with the regiment, and that without ane  underwritten petition from me, they could not be permitted to stay in their  quarters. So bringing a petition and reading it, that they might stay in  their quarters fyve or six dayes mitill they might be able to remove, which  I, suspecting no deceit, unadvisedly put my hand to it. But when I mustered  the regiment in the Taijany Slabod, these mens names being called, their  comerades answered, that they were let of to their habitations, after which  euquireing, I understood, that this lieutennant being bribed by these sojours,  had either not read the petition right, or shufled in another into my hands  10 subscrive ; for the petition I subscrived was to let of three sojours to their  houses for six weekes. These three comeing to Vologda, where their habi-  tations were, the governour apprehended them, and sent them to Mosko  with the petition ; which, thereafter, by the malice of the chauncelor, who  was my enemy, had like to have bred me Great trouble. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-4a054c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-4a054c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-5b7733</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-5b7733-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bologoye, Tver Oblast, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-162eca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-162eca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-cd004b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-cd004b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/myronosynskaya-street-vladimir-104849</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/myronosynskaya-street-vladimir-104849-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Myronosynskaya street. Vladimir. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Myronosynskaya street. Vladimir.  Мироносинская улица. Владимир.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-282ea0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-282ea0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elisavetgrad-cavalry-school-1908-7ed640</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/elisavetgrad-cavalry-school-1908-7ed640-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elisavetgrad Cavalry School, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Альбом фотографий Елисаветградского кавалерийского училища]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-4237d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-4237d4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-0a479d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-0a479d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-e3ae61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-e3ae61-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-7e7ca0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-7e7ca0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-23fad1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-23fad1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-d7b984</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-d7b984-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium - school 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Мариинский женский гимназиум Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kokand-1880s-c29517</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/kokand-1880s-c29517-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kokand, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-9bf932</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-9bf932-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-eb6d8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-eb6d8c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-the-hussar-regiment-1760-1761-95a721</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/officer-of-the-hussar-regiment-1760-1761-95a721-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of the Hussar Regiment, 1760-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer of the Hussar Regiment, 1760-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Офицер Гусарского Полка, 1760-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-665a26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-665a26-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railroad-dam-in-the-soroka-inlet-sorochya-bay-arkhangelsk-province-russia-99e4c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/railroad-dam-in-the-soroka-inlet-sorochya-bay-arkhangelsk-province-russia-99e4c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railroad dam in the Soroka inlet. Sorochya Bay. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Город Беломорск Республики Карелия]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Railroad dam in the Soroka inlet.  Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Железнодорожная дамба в Сорочьей Губе.  Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-b67af4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-b67af4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-a0240d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-a0240d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-portrait-popular-publication-9d1178</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-ii-portrait-popular-publication-9d1178-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II Portrait  - popular publication]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Alexander II inherited a burden of belated transformational issues, long overdue promises and recent heavy losses ... Emperor Alexander II had to drag his reforms ... He was noticeably different from his closest predecessors with his lack of inclination to play the king ... he stayed himself and in every day life, he spoke freely, with the first words turned up, not caring about the impression he makes, he acted as he found fit at the moment, without thinking much. He did not want to be seen better than he actually was, and he often was better than he was seen. " V. O. Klyuchevsky.    -      Александр Второй освободитель в народных изданиях.  "Александру II досталось наследство, обремененное запоздалыми преобразовательными вопросами, давно просроченными обещаниями и недавними тяжкими утратами... императору Александру II пришлось протаскивать свои реформы... Он заметно отличался от своих ближайших предшественников отсутствием наклонности играть царя... по возможности оставался самим собой и в повседневном, и в выходном обращении, говорил как ни попало, первыми подвернувшимися словами, не заботясь о впечатлении, действовал, как находил нужным в данную минуту, не задумываясь много над последствиями. Он не хотел казаться лучше, чем был, и часто был лучше, чем казался". В. О. Ключевский]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-dfa600</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-dfa600-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-the-first-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-675521</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-the-first-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-675521-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. The first daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Tsarskoe Selo, the year 1897. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tsarskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая княжна Ольга Николаевна (3 (15) ноября 1895 - 17 июля 1918 (22 года)). Первая дочь императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. Царское село, 1897 год.  The Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (3 (15) November 1895 - 17 July 1918 (22 years)). The first daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Tsarskoe Selo, the year 1897. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-c0e4af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-c0e4af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1880s-1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-07851c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-07851c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-workers-extracting-curative-mud-from-the-bottom-of-the-estuary-near-9f24f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/a-group-of-workers-extracting-curative-mud-from-the-bottom-of-the-estuary-near-9f24f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of workers extracting curative mud from the bottom of the estuary, near the mud dredge]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The stay of members of the imperial family in Odessa and the mud bath at the Kuyalnik estuary.1914-1915 - Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане.1914-1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-a4acde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-a4acde-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-0f7212</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/persian-shah-mozafar-ed-din-in-russia-1902-0f7212-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din in Russia. 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of Persian Shah Mozafar ed-din to Russia. 1902. Визит персидского шаха Мозафара эд-дина в Россию. 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-0403c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-0403c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-a7becf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-a7becf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bologoye, Tver Oblast, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-during-great-war-cb95de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-during-great-war-cb95de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army during Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-d0965d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-d0965d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-russia-1900s-c60deb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-russia-1900s-c60deb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-cc6041</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-cc6041-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-e322e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-e322e1-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.    Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-8dfb1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-8dfb1f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-52e3b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-52e3b1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna and her sisters. Denmark.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar was born at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a member of a relatively impoverished princely cadet line. Her mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel.  She was baptised as a Lutheran and named after her kinswoman Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Dowager of Denmark as well as the medieval Danish queen, Dagmar of Bohemia. Growing up, she was known by the name Dagmar. Most of her life, she was known as Maria Feodorovna, the name which she took when she converted to Orthodoxy immediately before her 1866 marriage to the future Emperor Alexander III. She was known within her family as "Minnie".  Due to the brilliant marital alliances of his father, he became known as the "Father-in-law of Europe."  Her elder, and favorite, sister, Alexandra married Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in March 1863. Alexandra, along with being queen consort of King Edward VII, was also mother of George V of the United Kingdom, which helps to explain the striking resemblance between their sons Nicholas II and George V.  Her younger sister was Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-6e112b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-6e112b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-belgorod-russia-1900s-6cea99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-belgorod-russia-1900s-6cea99-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Belgorod. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е  Public domain scan of printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-841127</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-841127-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to Abyssinia of Captain Davydov and Staff Captain Dragomirova. Borroda. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899-1900. Экспедиция в Абиссинию капитана Давыдова и штабс-капитан Драгомирова. Часть 21. Боррода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-embankment-aviation-school-281b8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/baku-embankment-aviation-school-281b8b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku embankment, Aviation school.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku embankment, Aviation school. Набережная Баку, Авиационная школа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-902dfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-902dfd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-858bc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-858bc0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-grand-duchess-anastasia-d468e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-grand-duchess-anastasia-d468e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Grand Duchess Anastasia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna.1901]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1589f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1589f8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg in 1917. Albert Thomas with Russian general]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-f89499</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-f89499-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-russia-1900s-e21fab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-russia-1900s-e21fab-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Russia, 1900s., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-df4fdc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-df4fdc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-1900s-779ea2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/astrakhan-1900s-779ea2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-0e4bbb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-0e4bbb-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-50ff74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-50ff74-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment 1883.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883. История лейб-гвардии Семеновского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-a39cc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-a39cc2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-79a911</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-79a911-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexin, Tula region, Russia, 1900s postcards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-6491ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-6491ea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-a54569</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-a54569-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Delegation of the military commission of the Provisional Committee of the Russian State Duma in America]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Делегация военной комиссии Временного комитета Государственной думы в Америке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevna-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-the-wife-of-tsesarevich-alexander-alexandrovich-c8dc92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/tsesarevna-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-the-wife-of-tsesarevich-alexander-alexandrovich-c8dc92-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) the wife of Tsesarevich Alexander Alexandrovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) the wife of Tsesarevich Alexander Alexandrovich (Alexander III).  Цесаревна Мария Феодоровна (Дагмар) супруга Цесаревича Александра Александровича (Александр III). ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/k-1-1-reconnaissance-airplane-4549d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/k-1-1-reconnaissance-airplane-4549d9-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[K-1-1 reconnaissance airplane during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[K-1-1 reconnaissance airplane  K-1-1 самолёт разведчик  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-823b73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-823b73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gagarins-estate-karacharovo-1899-a403cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/gagarins-estate-karacharovo-1899-a403cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gagarin's estate Karacharovo, 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-070128</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-070128-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-96ca5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russian-officer-portraits-drawing-96ca5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officer - portraits drawing]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-693272</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-693272-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-17119c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/07/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-17119c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-7eacc7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/av-zhivago-travels-germany-1897-7eacc7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A.V. Zhivago travels Germany. 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. А.В.Живаго путешествует по Германии.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-992314</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-992314-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Family]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-95b4b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-95b4b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-bf4b19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-bf4b19-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-1af2da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-1af2da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hunting-of-grand-duke-sergei-mikhailovich-f913c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/hunting-of-grand-duke-sergei-mikhailovich-f913c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hunting of Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-79b731</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-79b731-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-8ad787</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-8ad787-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War and destructuin in Poland during World War One, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-4a0bf0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-4a0bf0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-aaac5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-aaac5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-4cefce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-4cefce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-e3bad1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-e3bad1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-90b8b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-90b8b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-1910-51241b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ryazan-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-1910-51241b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Рязанская Мариинская женская гимназия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-43497d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tobolsk-and-tobolsk-governorate-1900s-43497d-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk and Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-418ab2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-418ab2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-87-a7fd78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-87-a7fd78-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Precious jewelry from semi-precious stones in a diamond frame: earrings, a corsage brooch. Collection of valuables of the Romanov Imperial House.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Precious jewelry from semi-precious stones in a diamond frame: earrings, a corsage brooch. Collection of valuables of the Romanov Imperial House.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 87.  Драгоценные украшения из самоцветов в бриллиантовой оправе: серьги, корсажная брошь. Коллекция драгоценностей императорского Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 87.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-b9123e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-b9123e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-starominskaya-7ab658</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/stanitsa-starominskaya-7ab658-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Starominskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Староминская. Хата казачки Анастасии Костенко. Построена в 1841  Станица Староминская, Краснодарский Край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-0038c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-0038c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-b6464d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-b6464d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Member of Audit Commission of the Moscow Craft Exhibition 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-04ba33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-04ba33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-c57ff9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-c57ff9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-d26e5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-d26e5e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-c016df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-c016df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-harbin-china-1900s-612f9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-harbin-china-1900s-612f9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/praktychna-harbor-port-of-odessa-79afe8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/praktychna-harbor-port-of-odessa-79afe8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Praktychna Harbor, Port of Odessa]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-bfaaab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-family-bfaaab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Family]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fortress-kopyla-6bde60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1800/12/31/fortress-kopyla-6bde60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fortress Kopyla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-6fac22</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-6fac22-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-c96e89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-c96e89-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-8b39f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-8b39f9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-ce57cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-ce57cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-bc053d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-bc053d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-1f4e6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-1f4e6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asia-and-kazakhstan-native-people-a73539</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/central-asia-and-kazakhstan-native-people-a73539-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asia - Mongols native people]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-department-store-petrokokin-1900-1914-a9aaca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-department-store-petrokokin-1900-1914-a9aaca-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Department Store Petrokokin, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-d2d2c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-d2d2c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/funeral-of-the-leaders-of-the-turkestan-soviet-republic-killed-during-the-osipov-c8f341</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/funeral-of-the-leaders-of-the-turkestan-soviet-republic-killed-during-the-osipov-c8f341-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of the leaders of the Turkestan Soviet Republic killed during the Osipov uprising of 1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Похороны руководителей Туркестанской Советской Республики, убитых во время осиповского восстания 1919 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-d155c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-d155c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-4df85f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-4df85f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-7e8fb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-7e8fb5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-3a1fb2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-3a1fb2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-de263d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-de263d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-assumption-cathedral-7512b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-assumption-cathedral-7512b1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Ancient Assumption Cathedral. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[56, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Assumption Cathedral. Владимир, Успенский Собор.  Public domain photograph of church, Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-8df532</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-8df532-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-164f23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-164f23-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/westinghouse-air-brake-model-287761</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/westinghouse-air-brake-model-287761-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Westinghouse Air Brake Model]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-95f92d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-95f92d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-39fb59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-39fb59-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-before-1917-9f6a4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-before-1917-9f6a4a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin before 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/counting-commission-for-the-election-of-deputies-of-the-state-duma-6d6715</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/counting-commission-for-the-election-of-deputies-of-the-state-duma-6d6715-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Counting commission for the election of deputies of the State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Counting commission for the election of deputies of the State Duma.  Счетная комиссия по выборам депутатов Государственной Думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-976756</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-976756-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-b13dfc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-b13dfc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-312f9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-312f9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-7676ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-7676ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-045d67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-045d67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-ed0aa2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-ed0aa2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-devicheskaya-street-and-uspensky-monastery-906dd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-devicheskaya-street-and-uspensky-monastery-906dd2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Devicheskaya street and Uspensky monastery]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[56, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Devicheskaya street and Uspensky monastery  Девическая улица и Успенский монастырь.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-85cf73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-85cf73-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple and around. Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-234eb0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-234eb0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-9ee8ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-9ee8ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian residents of Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-031bb2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-031bb2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-7e2629</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-7e2629-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vilnius-province-russian-empire-1856-bbce51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/vilnius-province-russian-empire-1856-bbce51-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vilnius Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Vilnius Province  This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Виленская губерния Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне ��ткрытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-76ff48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-76ff48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-4b3fba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-4b3fba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-726100</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-726100-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-ef513b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-ef513b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-31731c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-31731c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. Saint Petersburg, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-5f91e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-5f91e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/noble-family-russia-1900s-51fd4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/noble-family-russia-1900s-51fd4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Noble family, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-0f4dab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-0f4dab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-ac5ff5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-ac5ff5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna .1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.1895.  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-mother-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-27e78f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/great-mother-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-27e78f-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Great Mother" - Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Великая Матушка" - основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна и Великие Княжны Ольга, Татьяна, Мария и Анастасия.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutsk-1900s-a4bc7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yakutsk-1900s-a4bc7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Yakutsk]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/4th-army-in-poland-wwi-9cb352</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/4th-army-in-poland-wwi-9cb352-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[4th army in Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-majesty-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-and-grand-duchess-elizabeth-d09bf0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-majesty-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-and-grand-duchess-elizabeth-d09bf0-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Majesty Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Величество Императрица Александра Феодоровна и Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.   Her Imperial Majesty Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-2ae5ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-2ae5ba-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-b85d0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-b85d0a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zaraysk-1900s-2b945c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/zaraysk-1900s-2b945c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaraysk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-c6a3cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-c6a3cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/monte-carlo-tir-o-pijon-63850e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/monte-carlo-tir-o-pijon-63850e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Monte Carlo. Tir-o-pijon]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездка во Францию и Монако]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-d7fb18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-d7fb18-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-d2b135</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-d2b135-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-ab3fc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/1904-moscow-hudozhestvenny-theater-amgorky-na-dne-ab3fc5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1904. Moscow Hudozhestvenny Theater. A.M.Gorky. "Na dne"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. Московский Художественный театр. А.М.Горький. «На дне»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-defence-1904-69b01b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/port-arthur-defence-1904-69b01b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur Defence, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jews-of-vitebsk-1890-1900-f9c414</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/jews-of-vitebsk-1890-1900-f9c414-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jews of Vitebsk, 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-ab080c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-ab080c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-catherine-ii-monument-1900-1914-1f4f9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-catherine-ii-monument-1900-1914-1f4f9b-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Catherine II Monument, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-cbf54e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-cbf54e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aviator-khioni-surrenders-the-farman-aircraft-no-35-type-22-with-an-extended-317803</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/aviator-khioni-surrenders-the-farman-aircraft-no-35-type-22-with-an-extended-317803-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aviator Khioni returns the Farman aircraft No. 35 (type 22 with an extended truss) at the aerodrome.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Aviator Khioni returns the Farman aircraft No. 35 (type 22 with an extended truss) at the aerodrome. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915  6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Авиатор Хиони сдает летательный аппарат Фарман №35 (тип №22 с удлиненной фермой).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-tianjin-1920s-ca9983</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-tianjin-1920s-ca9983-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Tianjin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Тяньцзинь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-d061f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-d061f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-0e32c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-0e32c8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-02c4ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-02c4ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-ukrainian-antiquity-1900-e22c9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-ukrainian-antiquity-1900-e22c9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Ukrainian antiquity, 1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-515774</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-515774-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-4f33e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-4f33e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-1828c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/hospital-for-workers-at-the-factory-association-of-manufactories-of-ivan-garelin-1828c3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for workers at the factory “Association of Manufactories of Ivan Garelin and Sons”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Больница для мастеровых и рабочих при фабрики «Товарищества мануфактур Ивана Гарелина с сыновьями»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-b3df6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-b3df6f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Musician. Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-1870-9cc729</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/views-of-moscow-1870-9cc729-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-alexander-mikhailovich-ahead-of-the-group-and-accompanying-officers-41655c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duke-alexander-mikhailovich-ahead-of-the-group-and-accompanying-officers-41655c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (ahead of the group) and accompanying officers from one of the hangars of the Airborne Corps of the Guards Corps during a visit to the avia squads. Petrograd.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (ahead of the group) and accompanying officers from one of the hangars of the Airborne Corps of the Guards Corps during a visit to the avia squads. Petrograd. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Великий князь Александр Михайлович (впереди группы) и сопровождающие его офицеры у одного из ангаров Авиационного отряда Гвардейского Корпуса во время посещения авиарот. Петроград. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-e22847</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-e22847-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-e33157</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-e33157-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-14ce89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-14ce89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-26f565</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-26f565-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-367c4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-367c4e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1901. Зал в офицерском собрании]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-e126ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-e126ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asian-ethnological-expedition-of-the-ussr-academy-of-sciences-1926-3b826c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/central-asian-ethnological-expedition-of-the-ussr-academy-of-sciences-1926-3b826c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asian ethnological expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bowling-game-in-the-bois-de-boulogne-1898-c4d755</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/bowling-game-in-the-bois-de-boulogne-1898-c4d755-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bowling game in the Bois de Boulogne, 1898]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-348f57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-348f57-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Nurse school (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-53f971</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-53f971-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-defence-1904-46e960</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/port-arthur-defence-1904-46e960-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur Defence, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/german-settlement-arkhangelsk-archangel-86cb7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/german-settlement-arkhangelsk-archangel-86cb7e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[German settlement, Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[German settlement  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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Немецкая слобода  С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/private-male-educational-institution-moscow-1916-7710db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/private-male-educational-institution-moscow-1916-7710db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Private male educational institution, Moscow, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Среднее частное мужское учебное заведение им. К.Кульвеца в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-4637df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-4637df-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visit to Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra. May 22, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. May 22, 1896 - Посещение императором Николаем II Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. 22 мая 1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ed3c3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ed3c3a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-shanghai-1920s-0a75cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-shanghai-1920s-0a75cb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Shanghai, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ufa-in-1890s-bashkiria-russian-empire-b4a364</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ufa-in-1890s-bashkiria-russian-empire-b4a364-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ufa in 1890s. Bashkiria, Russian Empire.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/614-ober-officer-of-the-georgian-hussar-regiment-from-1763-to-1776-fb0073</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/614-ober-officer-of-the-georgian-hussar-regiment-from-1763-to-1776-fb0073-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[614. OBER-OFFICER of the Georgian Hussar Regiment, from 1763 to 1776.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[614. OBER-OFFICER of the Georgian Hussar Regiment, from 1763 to 1776.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    614. ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР Грузинского Гусарского полка, с 1763 по 1776 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-4246ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountain-shoria-expedition-1900s-4246ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountain Shoria expedition, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-1e6ddb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-1e6ddb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aleksandrovskoe-real-school-in-tyumen-1889-e67d12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/aleksandrovskoe-real-school-in-tyumen-1889-e67d12-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aleksandrovskoe real school in Tyumen, 1889]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1889. Александровское реальное училище в Тюмени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-romanov-family-b58159</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-romanov-family-b58159-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Romanov Family - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Family on Nicholas II, OTMA  Public domain photograph of Russian people, group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1890s-d9367d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1890s-d9367d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Полтавский Елизаветинский институт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-c1e33c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-c1e33c-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norway. French socialist Albert Thomas travel to Russia, 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norrbotten County, Sweden]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-orleans-city-view-b6e353</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/new-orleans-city-view-b6e353-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Orleans. City view]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США  Новый Орлеан. Вид на город]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-of-hunters-bf77f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/group-of-hunters-bf77f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group of hunters]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-5fb3ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-5fb3ad-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, dacha 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-dd1bf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-dd1bf9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-jew-1900s-36faa5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-jew-1900s-36faa5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand Jew, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Jews of the Samarkand region in photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-1624df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-1624df-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk (Ulan Ude), Byryat region, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plotnikov-theater-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-7a03ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/plotnikov-theater-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-7a03ce-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plotnikov Theater - Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Plotnikov Theater  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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Театр Плотникова Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-577ee0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-577ee0-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/melenki-vladimir-gubernia-russia-luzhenskaya-street-de39e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/melenki-vladimir-gubernia-russia-luzhenskaya-street-de39e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Melenki, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia, Luzhenskaya street]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Melenki, Melenkovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Luzhenskaya street  There is a legend that Melenki was founded in 1463 by settlers from Kostroma that was destroyed by Tatars. In 1778, the village of Melenki, when the Vladimir province was divided into counties, was given the status of a town. As a town, Melenki was very small, at the beginning of the XIX century, there was only one church in the city - the Pokrovskaya.    Луженская улица  Существует предание, что Меленки основали в 1463 году переселенцы из разорённой татарами Костромы. В 1778 году дворцовое село Меленки при разделении Владимирской губернии на уезды получило статус города. Будучи уездным городом, Меленки отличались весьма малыми размерами, ещё в начале XIX века в городе действовала всего одна церковь — трёхприходная Покровская.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soldier-and-officer-of-the-air-force-at-the-gasoline-cellar-pskov-ef14e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/soldier-and-officer-of-the-air-force-at-the-gasoline-cellar-pskov-ef14e5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soldier and officer of the air force at the gasoline cellar. Pskov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldier and officer of the air force at the gasoline cellar. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.  Солдат и офицер авиароты у бензинового погреба. Псков.1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1925-79c269</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/beijing-china-1925-79c269-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1925]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-351167</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-351167-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/greek-prince-nicholas-emperor-nicholas-ii-king-of-greece-george-i-grand-duchess-6f047c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2006/04/27/greek-prince-nicholas-emperor-nicholas-ii-king-of-greece-george-i-grand-duchess-6f047c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Greek Prince Nicholas, Emperor Nicholas II, King of Greece George I, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna. Bernstorf.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Greek Prince Nicholas, Emperor Nicholas II, King of Greece George I, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (sister of Emperor Nicholas II).Bernstorf.  Греческий Принц Николай, Император Николай II, Король Греции Георг I, Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна (сестра Императора Николая II).  Бернсторф.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-kremlin-1880s-c917fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/moscow-kremlin-1880s-c917fc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/duke-peter-aleksandrovich-of-oldenburg-and-his-wife-olga-vladimirovna-serebryakova-23b839</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/duke-peter-aleksandrovich-of-oldenburg-and-his-wife-olga-vladimirovna-serebryakova-23b839-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Duke Peter Aleksandrovich of Oldenburg and his wife Olga Vladimirovna Serebryakova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Duke Peter Aleksandrovich of Oldenburg and his wife Olga Vladimirovna Serebryakova.  Герцог Петр Александрович Ольденбургский и его жена Ольга Владимировна Серебрякова. ]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-d28225</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-d28225-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II.  Принцесса Виктория Алиса Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская. Императрица Александра Фёдоровна, супруга Николая Второго.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-area-resident-photograph-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1912-78d4f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/volga-area-resident-photograph-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1912-78d4f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga area resident - photograph of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Волжские портреты на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pskov-avenue-arkhangelsk-archangel-043d23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/pskov-avenue-arkhangelsk-archangel-043d23-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov Avenue - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Псковский проспект  С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-06e66b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-06e66b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -  Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-the-great-fountain-old-lighthouse-1900-1914-9c4698</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-the-great-fountain-old-lighthouse-1900-1914-9c4698-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, The Great Fountain. Old lighthouse. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Great Fountain. Old lighthouse.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-e0330d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-e0330d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-3db141</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-3db141-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-near-the-annunciation-monastery-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-3a016b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/08/view-near-the-annunciation-monastery-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-3a016b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View near the Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bykovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[View near 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 Subedey. The new city was built already on the territory of the modern town of Vyazniki in 1657 by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in connection with the troubles of 1648.    Вид около Благовещенского монастыря  Вязники ведут историю от древнего города-крепости Ярополч-Залесский, основанного князем Ярополком Владимировичем в 1135—1138 гг. Город  был сожжен в 1239 году войсками Батыя и Субедея.  Новый город был построен уже на территории современного города в 1657 г. по указу царя царя Алексея Михайловича в связи со смутой 1648 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-siberia-1912-7cefa9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/zeya-river-siberia-1912-7cefa9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-75dbc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-75dbc6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bakkervanbosse-6b9410</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1940/12/31/bakkervanbosse-6b9410-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bakkervan Bosse]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ Christine Bakker-van Bosse  Public domain photograph related to World War Two, National Socialism, The Third Reich, Europe under Nazi occupation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-18881889-12f64d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-by-rhine-18881889-12f64d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. 1888. White dress.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tashkent-1880s-9e2043</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/tashkent-1880s-9e2043-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tashkent, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-d2773b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/ivan-dmitrievich-sytin-archive-d2773b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иван Дмитриевич Сытин в документах и фотографиях.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-1f5a70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-1f5a70-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-1890s-b09049</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarquand-1890s-b09049-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-cd53c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-cd53c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-97437d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-97437d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-8d8642</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-8d8642-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-c01def</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-c01def-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/concert-hall-of-the-passage-afisha-russia-1915-poster-1bd9c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/concert-hall-of-the-passage-afisha-russia-1915-poster-1bd9c4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Concert hall of the passage. Afisha, Russia. 1915 Poster]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Theatrical Poster, Russia. Театральная Афиша, Россия.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-850ddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-850ddf-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/steamer-golovachev-1916-96039f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/steamer-golovachev-1916-96039f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steamer "Golovachev." 1916. - Public domain image of steamship]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In memory of the stay of Her Imperial Majesty Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on the ship "Golovachev." 1916 The steamer "Golovachev" in the summer of 1916 was used for river walks along the Dnieper Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. - В память пребывания Ее императорского величества вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны на пароходе «Головачев». 1916 Пароход «Головачев» летом 1916 года использовался для речных прогулок по Днепру вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-on-a-hunt-in-bialowieza-2fe0c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/25/empress-maria-feodorovna-on-a-hunt-in-bialowieza-2fe0c5-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna on a hunt in Bialowieza]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Царская охота в Беловеже. На снимке Императрица Мария Феодоровна жена Императора России Александра III (датская принцесса Дагмар).  Tsarist hunting in Bialowieza. In the photo Empress Maria Feodorovna is the wife of Emperor of Russia Alexander III (Danish Princess Dagmar).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childhood-of-the-heir-of-the-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-b285db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/childhood-of-the-heir-of-the-tsarevich-alexei-nikolayevich-b285db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Childhood of the heir of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Childhood of the heir of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolayevich". Album-book. -  "Детство наследника цесаревича Алексея Николаевича". Альбом-книжка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-defence-1904-d51a4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/port-arthur-defence-1904-d51a4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur Defence, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-a797f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-a797f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-duchess-olga-tatyana-marie-anastasia-328ccc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/children-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-duchess-olga-tatyana-marie-anastasia-328ccc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children of Emperor Nicholas II: Grand Duchess Olga, Tatyana, Marie, Anastasia (OTMA) and Tsesarevich Alexis on the yacht Standart 1906, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Children of Emperor Nicholas II: Grand Duchess Olga, Tatyana, Marie, Anastasia (OTMA) and Tsesarevich Alexis on the yacht Standart 1906, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-6e56a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-6e56a1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-institute-of-noble-maidens-1912-baca4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/irkutsk-institute-of-noble-maidens-1912-baca4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk Institute of Noble Maidens, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Иркутский институт благородных девиц]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-3841e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-3841e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shanghai-china-1926-6df124</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/shanghai-china-1926-6df124-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shanghai, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-4fa0fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/somewhere-in-russia-1900s-4fa0fb-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Somewhere in Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-63fc07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-63fc07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-trip-of-the-imperial-family-to-kozmodemyansk-1914-507fb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/a-trip-of-the-imperial-family-to-kozmodemyansk-1914-507fb8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A trip of the imperial family to Kozmodemyansk. 1914]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Koz'modem'yansk, Gorod Koz'modem'yansk, Mari El Republic, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A trip of the imperial family to Kozmodemyansk. 1914 - Поездка императорской семьи в Козьмодемьянск. 1914]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-a6a64d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-a6a64d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-a6f1d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-a6f1d3-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-a25ddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-a25ddf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Cadet Corps 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-sisters-reading-a-magazine-1903-edb2ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-sisters-reading-a-magazine-1903-edb2ba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with sisters reading a magazine. 1903.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with sisters reading a magazine. 1903.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-6ba0c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/constructions-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-6ba0c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constructions of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kholomogory-bbae7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/kholomogory-bbae7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Icon Kholomogory, public domain photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компа��ией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinburg-russian-beer-label-1900-b23df2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ekaterinburg-russian-beer-label-1900-b23df2-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinburg. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/goryachy-klyuch-krasnodar-krai-2481bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/goryachy-klyuch-krasnodar-krai-2481bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Местечко Алексеевский Горячий Ключ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yacht-the-standard-crew-1899-1900-9a84ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yacht-the-standard-crew-1899-1900-9a84ed-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yacht the Standard Crew 1899-1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Любительские фотографии из альбома царской семьи Николая II. В путешествии на яхте Штандарт   1899-1900 гг..  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). Amateur photos from the album of the royal family of Nicholas II. In traveling on a yacht the Standard 1899-1900. Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/egypt-sakkarah-1910-6364d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/egypt-sakkarah-1910-6364d7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Egypt, Sakkarah, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-cb508d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-cb508d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-86a045</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-86a045-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1910s-45f7ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1910s-45f7ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cathedral-street-and-shopping-arcade-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-4bef2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/cathedral-street-and-shopping-arcade-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-4bef2d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cathedral street and shopping arcade. Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Cathedral street and shopping arcade  Thanks to the railway in Kovrov, there were factories and plants: a bacon plant, a steam mill, a mechanical-weaving factory, a cast-iron plant, mechanical workshops of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod road, paper plant by Ivan Treumov, 33 drinking establishments, and three schools.  Соборная улица и торговые ряды  Благодаря железной дороге в Коврове появились фабрики и заводы: салотопенный, паровая мукомольня и механическо-ткацкая фабрика и, кроме того, чугунолитейный завод, механические мастерские Московско-Нижегородской дороги, бумаготкацкая Ивана Треумова, 33 питейных заведения, три училища.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-4aa10c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-turkish-direction-of-the-caucasian-front-in-1916-1917-4aa10c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army, Turkish direction of the Caucasian Front in 1916-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Части русской армии на турецком направлении Кавказского фронта в 1916-1917 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-8b0fe0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-8b0fe0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-cff867</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-cff867-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kanashevo-estate-chelyabinsk-region-1890-41592b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/kanashevo-estate-chelyabinsk-region-1890-41592b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kanashevo estate, Chelyabinsk region, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-church-of-stnicholas-drawing-room-bookmark-of-the-brotherly-garden-ceddeb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-church-of-stnicholas-drawing-room-bookmark-of-the-brotherly-garden-ceddeb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Church of St.Nicholas (drawing room), bookmark of the Brotherly Garden]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Церковь Св.Николая (гостинного), закладка Братского садика  Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-fa3cba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-fa3cba-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir El Ballas, Nile, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-7867b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-7867b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Training ship "Ocean" of the Russian Imperial Navy. 1901-1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. Учебное судно «Океан» Российского Императорского флота.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-071427</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-071427-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-26fd20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-26fd20-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-1910-fee474</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ryazan-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-1910-fee474-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Рязанская Мариинская женская гимназия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-the-ipatiev-monastery-from-the-kostroma-river-989811</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/view-of-the-ipatiev-monastery-from-the-kostroma-river-989811-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of the Ipatiev Monastery from the Kostroma River.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Not far from the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma rivers is located one of the most ancient monasteries in Russia - the Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery. The territory of the monastery consists of two parts: the Old and the New Town. Both sectors are surrounded by high stone walls. The photo shows a view of the Ipatiev Monastery during the spring flood.  Location: Kostroma River near Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire.  Вид на Ипатьевский монастырь с реки Кострома. Недалеко от слияния рек Волги и Костромы расположен один из древнейших монастырей России -  Свято-Троицкий Ипатьевский монастырь. Территория монастыря состоит из двух частей: Старого и Нового города. Оба участка обнесены высокими каменными стенами. На снимке - вид Ипатьевского монастыря во время весеннего разлива.  Место съемки: река Кострома близ Ипатьевского монастыря, Кострома, Российская Империя. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-edcee1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-edcee1-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street, Pechers'kyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01008]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. Charity in favor of the Russian army. 1916. - Альбом Марии Федоровны Романовой. Благотворительность в пользу русского воинства. 1916]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-bay-russia-1900s-postcard-0a1653</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-bay-russia-1900s-postcard-0a1653-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik bay, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-8c03d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-8c03d2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1900s-d1b0fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1900s-d1b0fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay Mountains, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/womens-high-school-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-8bc011</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/08/womens-high-school-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-8bc011-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Women's High School- Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bykovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Women's High School  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 Subedey. The new city was built already on the territory of the modern town of Vyazniki in 1657 by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in connection with the troubles of 1648.    Женская гимназия  Вязники ведут историю от древнего города-крепости Ярополч-Залесский, основанного князем Ярополком Владимировичем в 1135—1138 гг. Город  был сожжен в 1239 году войсками Батыя и Субедея.  Новый город был построен уже на территории современного города в 1657 г. по указу царя царя Алексея Михайловича в связи со смутой 1648 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-36b597</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-36b597-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-nikolaevna-and-tatyana-nikolaevna-as-nurses-dc4f56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-nikolaevna-and-tatyana-nikolaevna-as-nurses-dc4f56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchesses Olga Nikolaevna and Tatyana Nikolaevna as nurses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand duchesses Olga Nikolaevna and Tatyana Nikolaevna as nurses  Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-2d038f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-2d038f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-d1b6d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-d1b6d4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-a8f0e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-a8f0e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/steamer-golovachev-1916-640440</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/steamer-golovachev-1916-640440-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steamer "Golovachev." 1916. - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In memory of the stay of Her Imperial Majesty Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on the ship "Golovachev." 1916 The steamer "Golovachev" in the summer of 1916 was used for river walks along the Dnieper Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. - В память пребывания Ее императорского величества вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны на пароходе «Головачев». 1916 Пароход «Головачев» летом 1916 года использовался для речных прогулок по Днепру вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-1a3335</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-1a3335-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-790357</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-790357-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River backwater, Blagoveschensk, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/two-parquet-carpenters-at-work-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoye-5ce384</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/two-parquet-carpenters-at-work-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoye-5ce384-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Two parquet carpenters at work, Podolsk province, town of Polonnoye]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-9a872e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-9a872e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-c7cd66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-c7cd66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/an-apartment-building-in-moscow-ruined-during-the-1917-bolshevik-revolution-43203d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/an-apartment-building-in-moscow-ruined-during-the-1917-bolshevik-revolution-43203d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[An apartment building in Moscow ruined during the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[An apartment building in Moscow ruined during the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. Mr. Rahill captured the destruction of many Moscow buildings including the famous Metropol Hotel. ]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-4eee20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-4eee20-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-a6f344</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-a6f344-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/airplane-scout-anade-anatra-d-e84ba8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/airplane-scout-anade-anatra-d-e84ba8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Airplane-Scout Anade-Anatra-D during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Airplane-Scout Anade-Anatra-D Самолёт-Разведчик Anade-Anatra-D  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-522d03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-522d03-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lomonosov-square-arkhangelsk-archangel-90c1de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lomonosov-square-arkhangelsk-archangel-90c1de-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lomonosov Square, Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Lomonosov Square  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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Ломоносовская площадь  С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-b6cf31</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-b6cf31-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-64e3c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-64e3c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Austerlitz. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-dd743b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-dd743b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-2bb3e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-2bb3e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Description of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Описание священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-07c0ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-07c0ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-857e3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/family-of-nicholas-ii-romanov-in-sevastopol-857e3d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family of Nicholas II Romanov in Sevastopol]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-19b771</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-19b771-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-5a4b23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-5a4b23-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-f2b4fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-f2b4fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-1d8374</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-1d8374-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-4d4bd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-4d4bd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zaraysk-1900s-514eaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/zaraysk-1900s-514eaf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zaraysk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/649-non-combatant-and-the-chief-officer-of-donetsk-pikinernogo-regiment-from-af2bfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/649-non-combatant-and-the-chief-officer-of-donetsk-pikinernogo-regiment-from-af2bfe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[649. Non-combatant and the chief officer of Donetsk Pikinernogo Regiment, from 1764 to 1776.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[649. Non-combatant and the chief officer of Donetsk Pike Regiment, from 1764 to 1776.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    649. НЕСТРОЕВОЙ и ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР Донецкого Пикинерного полка, с 1764 по 1776 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-india-c9b421</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-india-c9b421-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta caves, Maharashtra, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-8bde85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-8bde85-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visit to Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra. May 22, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. May 22, 1896 - Посещение императором Николаем II Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. 22 мая 1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lubyanka-and-myasnitskaya-street-in-the-newsreel-of-the-beginning-of-the-xx-59e2c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/lubyanka-and-myasnitskaya-street-in-the-newsreel-of-the-beginning-of-the-xx-59e2c4-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lubyanka and Myasnitskaya street in the newsreel of the beginning of the XX century]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/opening-ceremony-of-moscow-circular-railway-on-july-19-1908-f93610</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/opening-ceremony-of-moscow-circular-railway-on-july-19-1908-f93610-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Opening Ceremony of Moscow Circular Railway on July 19, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Торжества открытия движения по московской окружной железной дороге 19 июля]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-1911-592ec0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/volga-river-1911-592ec0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-4f6bd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-4f6bd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-92e4e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-92e4e1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Honor guard, built for the meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-223126</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-223126-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-8249a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-8249a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-655d05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-655d05-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-3d91fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-3d91fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/troitsky-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-d8ee2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/troitsky-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-d8ee2b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Troitsky Prospect. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в од��ом из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-834dc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-834dc5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1910s-4c778f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1910s-4c778f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-0290f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-0290f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-a56521</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-a56521-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-ee68c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-ee68c8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-146dd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-146dd6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-concert-posters-1900s-a11a3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/russian-concert-posters-1900s-a11a3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Concert Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-squadron-at-the-railway-station-on-the-way-from-radom-to-krasnik-may-1915-d8291e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-squadron-at-the-railway-station-on-the-way-from-radom-to-krasnik-may-1915-d8291e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The squadron at the railway station on the way from Radom to Krasnik. May 1915. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The squadron at the railway station on the way from Radom to Krasnik. May 1915. XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.    Авиаотряд на железнодорожной станции по пути из Радома в Красник. Май 1915. XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-a465f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-a465f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-7e58f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-7e58f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-b34ec5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-b34ec5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsaritsyno, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-8f1353</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-8f1353-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twine-factory-of-the-neva-rope-factory-joint-stock-company-1900s-768360</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/twine-factory-of-the-neva-rope-factory-joint-stock-company-1900s-768360-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twine factory of the Neva Rope Factory Joint Stock Company, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Шпагатная фабрика акционерного общества канатной фабрики Нева (Полюстровский участок, пр. императора Петра Великого, 4)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-c964b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-c964b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-57a317</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-57a317-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-officers-port-arthur-9bca67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-officers-port-arthur-9bca67-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy Officers, Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-0a21f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-0a21f1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-d77067</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-d77067-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-e235ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-e235ad-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-assumption-cathedral-3673b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-assumption-cathedral-3673b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the postcard with Assumption Cathedral.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[56, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-290a7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-290a7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-54a88f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-54a88f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-6e383c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-6e383c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-66da61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-66da61-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czar-nicholas-ii-at-livadia-palace-1909-b861ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/czar-nicholas-ii-at-livadia-palace-1909-b861ba-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czar Nicholas II at Livadia Palace, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Old footage of Czar Nicholas II at Livadia Palace sometime in 1909. This video also has two versions of the Imperial Russian National Anthem used as the sound track. There is a recently written icon of the Holy Martyr depicted in the video, complete with Russian Orthodox bells performed by the monks of the Danilov Monastery.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-1910-1913-614878</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/saratov-province-1910-1913-614878-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov province 1910-1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. Саратовская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-d4ed93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-d4ed93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d24918</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d24918-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-view-of-central-baku-from-the-caspian-sea-ec789e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-view-of-central-baku-from-the-caspian-sea-ec789e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The view of central Baku from the Caspian Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The view of central Baku from the Caspian Sea.  Вид центрального Баку со стороны Каспийского моря.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-believers-of-russia-2c7b4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/old-believers-of-russia-2c7b4c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old believers of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Старообрядцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-c657f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-c657f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-battleship-navarin-1880s-384c20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-battleship-navarin-1880s-384c20-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian battleship Navarin, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-bf58ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-bf58ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-ecd79c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-ecd79c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-f13395</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-f13395-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhailov-mihailov-ryazan-region-russia-be4a9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mikhailov-mihailov-ryazan-region-russia-be4a9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhailov (Mihailov), Ryazan region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-elder-nun-martha-russian-emperors-and-empresses-f6c94b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1631/12/31/great-elder-nun-martha-russian-emperors-and-empresses-f6c94b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Elder Nun Martha - Russian Emperors and Empresses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Great Elder Nun Martha - Russian Emperors and Empresses  Великая Старица Инокиня Марфа - Русские Императоры и Императрицы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/belovezh-palace-the-tsars-hunt-1894-d4d602</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/belovezh-palace-the-tsars-hunt-1894-d4d602-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Belovezh Palace. The Tsar's Hunt 1894]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsarist hunting in Bialowieza, arrival at the station of Belovezh, 1890-s.  Царская охота в Беловеже, прибытие на станцию Беловеж, 1890-e.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-cebb2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-cebb2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-160a51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-160a51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-7495ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-7495ab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg mechanical shoe production Skorokhod 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Товарищество Санкт-Петербургского механического производства обуви Скороход (Заставская, д.15)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-9a772e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-9a772e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-a12af0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-a12af0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plan-of-moscow-1846-a17c1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1846/12/31/plan-of-moscow-1846-a17c1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plan of Moscow, 1846]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-62434a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-62434a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-ea0eaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-ea0eaf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maximilianovskaya Hospital - one of the oldest medical institutions in Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-e64e3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-e64e3b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-c29040</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-c29040-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астрах��нскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebration-of-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-44th-nizhny-novgorod-dragoon-regiment-603da3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/celebration-of-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-44th-nizhny-novgorod-dragoon-regiment-603da3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the 44th Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon Regiment, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Празднование 200-летнего юбилея 44-го драгунского Нижегородского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-archangel-7f190c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-archangel-7f190c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk seafront (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-alexandrovich-e0c71a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-alexandrovich-e0c71a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III Alexandrovich]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III Alexandrovich Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Император Александр III Александрович  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/private-and-non-commissioned-officer-of-the-artillery-battalion-1756-1761-72fd01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/private-and-non-commissioned-officer-of-the-artillery-battalion-1756-1761-72fd01-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Private and non-commissioned officer of the Artillery Battalion 1756-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Private and non-commissioned officer of the Artillery Battalion 1756-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Рядовой и Унтер-Oфицер Артиллерийского Батальона 1756-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/312-officers-signs-of-the-regiments-of-the-observation-corps-5c0fcd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/312-officers-signs-of-the-regiments-of-the-observation-corps-5c0fcd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[312. Officers' Signs of the Regiments of the Observation Corps.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[312. Officers' Signs of the Regiments of the Observation Corps.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    312. Офицерские знаки полков Обсервационного Корпуса.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-6193fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-6193fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-e844ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-e844ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-bce8ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-bce8ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beleliubskogo Bridge in Borovichi, Valday, Novgorod governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мост Белелюбского в Боровичах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-c8d129</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-c8d129-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-1b586b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-1b586b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-307e69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-307e69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cruiser "Vladimir Monomakh" in Southeast Asia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897-1900. Крейсер «Владимир Мономах» в Юго-Восточной Азии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-321d98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-321d98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-75e682</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-75e682-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-0e45e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-0e45e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beleliubskogo Bridge in Borovichi, Valday, Novgorod governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мост Белелюбского в Боровичах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-fe08c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-fe08c7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-2ce602</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-2ce602-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-0c8a7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-0c8a7a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novorossiysk, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trekhgornaya-prokhorovskaya-manufactory-1890s-dcbe6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trekhgornaya-prokhorovskaya-manufactory-1890s-dcbe6d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trekhgornaya Prokhorovskaya manufactory, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Фабрика Трехгорной Прохоровской мануфактуры]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-in-siberia-russia-kazakhstan-1913-20f9f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountains-in-siberia-russia-kazakhstan-1913-20f9f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains in Siberia, Russia, Kazakhstan, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Siberia and Kazakhstan Mountains, 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-employees-at-the-belovezhsky-palace-23e7c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/a-group-of-employees-at-the-belovezhsky-palace-23e7c3-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Группа служащих Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец.  Российская Империя.  A group of employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. Russian empire. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-47900e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-47900e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-4f261b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-4f261b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-d44d72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-d44d72-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-d37b01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-d37b01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-nikolayev-boulevard-1900-1914-42279c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-nikolayev-boulevard-1900-1914-42279c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa. Nikolayev boulevard. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-851a39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-851a39-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-58f74e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-58f74e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-da0313</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/life-guards-izmailovsky-regimentb-1877-1897-da0313-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Izmailovsky Regimentб 1877-1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877-1897. Альбом фоторафий из истории Л.-Гв. Измайловского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-7d2b44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-7d2b44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-8cf50b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-8cf50b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga. Livadia. 1914 .  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/konstantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-a9a885</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/konstantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-a9a885-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - grand duke of Russia ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-b84d66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-b84d66-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-technical-railway-school-issue-1901-1902-95baf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/samara-technical-railway-school-issue-1901-1902-95baf9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara Technical Railway School. Issue 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Самарское техническое железнодорожное училище. Выпуск 1901-1902]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-be5731</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-be5731-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-5e3e0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-5e3e0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-dc093c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-dc093c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-85c0ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-85c0ac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-4eac40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-4eac40-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-f86f57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-f86f57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-4870e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-4870e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1881. Moscow museums: Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Московский публичный и Румянцевский музеи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-eef53c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-eef53c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-338881</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-338881-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/danilov-russia-1900s-b64df1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/danilov-russia-1900s-b64df1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Danilov, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/izhora-naval-ministry-new-admiralty-private-rail-and-mechanical-ni-putilov-1b97fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1869/12/31/izhora-naval-ministry-new-admiralty-private-rail-and-mechanical-ni-putilov-1b97fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Izhora Naval Ministry, New Admiralty, private Rail and Mechanical N.I. Putilov, the Fricke brothers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Планы мастерских для переделки ружей в заводах, принадлежащих морскому министерству Ижорском и Нового адмиралтейства, частных Рельсового и механического Н.И. Путилова, братьев Фрикке и др.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-8e72a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/agishevo-family-estate-russia-1900s-8e72a7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Agishevo family estate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-82b250</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-album-in-memory-of-the-sacred-crowning-of-their-imperial-majesties-82b250-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -  Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-a92b1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-a92b1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-59a649</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-59a649-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-79e468</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-79e468-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-f3f873</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-f3f873-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-7f9666</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-7f9666-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III, the Emperor of Russia, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-abfa8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-abfa8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-4ffd5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-4ffd5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-b2642f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-b2642f-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II. Meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Николай Второй. Встреча премьера министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-bolshaya-nizhegorodskaya-street-bbc6c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/vladimir-bolshaya-nizhegorodskaya-street-bbc6c6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bolshaya Nizhegorodskaya Street.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Bolshaya Nizhegorodskaya Street. Большая Нижегородская улица.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-lubok-49801f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/russian-lubok-49801f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Lubok]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-9dbb8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-9dbb8b-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II.  Принцесса Виктория Алиса Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская. Императрица Александра Фёдоровна, супруга Николая Второго.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-c845b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-c845b4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/father-john-chuprov-1870s-murom-vladimir-province-russia-4d4bf8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/father-john-chuprov-1870s-murom-vladimir-province-russia-4d4bf8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Father John Chuprov. 1870s. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Father John Chuprov. 1870s. Murom in portraits. Clergy.   Отец Иоанн Чупров. 1870-е. Муром в портретах. Лица духовного звания.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sakhalin-convicts-1890s-b983e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/sakhalin-convicts-1890s-b983e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sakhalin convicts, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinburg-russian-beer-label-1900-2b3f8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ekaterinburg-russian-beer-label-1900-2b3f8a-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinburg. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-479f1e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-479f1e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Voskresensky Real School 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Московское реальное училище Воскресенского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ec5fea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-ec5fea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-516f78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-516f78-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Figures depicting Artillery bombardier in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zapolye-estate-of-baron-p-p-bilderling-russia-6c34f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zapolye-estate-of-baron-p-p-bilderling-russia-6c34f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zapolye Estate of Baron P. P. Bilderling, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-3bbbc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-3bbbc5-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-womens-gymnasium-named-after-v-p-von-derviz-8c037a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-womens-gymnasium-named-after-v-p-von-derviz-8c037a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Women's Gymnasium named after V. P. Von-Derviz]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московская женская гимназия имени В. П. Фон-Дервиз]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-railway-station-04571d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-railway-station-04571d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Terminal., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir. Railway Station. Владимир, Железнодорожный вокзал]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-5be538</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-5be538-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-c0fe85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-c0fe85-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-8bbf0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-8bbf0f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibits-of-the-west-siberian-imperial-russian-geographical-society-1911-5dadbf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/exhibits-of-the-west-siberian-imperial-russian-geographical-society-1911-5dadbf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibits of the West Siberian Imperial Russian Geographical Society, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Западно-Сибирского Императорского Русского Географического Общества]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-adadca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-adadca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War and destructuin in Poland during World War One, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-0d54bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-0d54bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1900-1902-cb6a98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/harbin-china-1900-1902-cb6a98-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1900-1902]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1900s-3dd7aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1900s-3dd7aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-00ee67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-00ee67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/spectators-wait-for-the-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-4d5352</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/spectators-wait-for-the-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-4d5352-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Spectators wait for the Deputies of the First State Duma]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Spectators wait for the Deputies of the First State Duma to leave The Winter Palace. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.    Публиа ожидает депутатов у выхода из Зимнено Дворца. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-9da0e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-9da0e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/suchansky-mine-1912-de67cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/suchansky-mine-1912-de67cb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Suchansky mine, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-b9ad24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-b9ad24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-76d4d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-76d4d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk and surroundings, 11880-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-3a7f8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/anthropological-album-russians-by-anatoly-petrovich-bogdanov-and-matthias-zikov-3a7f8c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological album “Russians” by Anatoly Petrovich Bogdanov and Matthias Zikov, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Антропологический альбом «Русские» Анатолия Петровича Богданова и Матиаса Зикова, издан в 15 экземплярах в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-b90617</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-b90617-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-9e9aa1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-9e9aa1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-759d53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-759d53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-bcdc6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-bcdc6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-b9a0c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-b9a0c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-770bf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-770bf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-65608d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-65608d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-06d71d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-06d71d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-tatars-1920s-c4f3db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/crimean-tatars-1920s-c4f3db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean Tatars, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-c8e6a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-c8e6a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-eccabc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-eccabc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-fec008</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-fec008-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Printing house "Far East" in Vladivostok 1892-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892-1917. Типография «Дальний Восток» во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-in-photographs-from-the-collection-of-ivan-semenovich-polyakov-1870-637794</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/ceylon-in-photographs-from-the-collection-of-ivan-semenovich-polyakov-1870-637794-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon in photographs from the collection of Ivan Semenovich Polyakov, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Цейлон на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/employees-of-the-chief-construction-engineer-of-the-china-eastern-railway-42ca9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/employees-of-the-chief-construction-engineer-of-the-china-eastern-railway-42ca9d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Employees of the chief construction engineer of the China Eastern Railway]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1903. Альбом служащих технического отдела конторы главного инженера по сооружению Китайской Восточной железной дороги  1900-1903. Album of employees of the technical department of the office of the chief construction engineer of the China Eastern Railway]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-f2113c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-f2113c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-nikolaevich-russian-emperors-and-empresses-f15dd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/alexander-ii-nikolaevich-russian-emperors-and-empresses-f15dd1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II Nikolaevich - Russian Emperors and Empresses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander II Nikolaevich - Russian Emperors and Empresses  Александр II Николаевич - Русские Императоры и Императрицы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1889-8a199f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/eiffel-tower-1889-8a199f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1889]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-4598fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-4598fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris, Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surveys-of-the-yakut-highway-the-section-from-bomnak-to-the-uchura-river-1913-96dc3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/surveys-of-the-yakut-highway-the-section-from-bomnak-to-the-uchura-river-1913-96dc3b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surveys of the Yakut highway - the section from Bomnak to the Uchura River, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-1256b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-1256b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-c6cc28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-c6cc28-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prayer-on-the-day-of-the-inauguration-of-the-state-council-and-the-first-state-7526d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/prayer-on-the-day-of-the-inauguration-of-the-state-council-and-the-first-state-7526d2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prayer on the day of the inauguration of the State Council and the First State Duma in the Winter Palace.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Prayer on the day of the inauguration of the State Council and the First State Duma in the Winter Palace. The opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  Молебен в день торжественного открытия Государственного Совета и Первой Государственной думы в Зимнем дворце. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-2707ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-2707ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-zz-vinogradov-72cf7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-zz-vinogradov-72cf7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Z.Z. Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Малороссия на снимках З.З. Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-1880s-eb1bcd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/samarquand-1880s-eb1bcd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-e30948</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-e30948-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-d8abcc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-d8abcc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[The Russian Museum]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-im-s-series-argus-asii-engine-261245</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-im-s-series-argus-asii-engine-261245-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets IM-S series Argus-ASII engine]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets IM-S series Argus-ASII engine close up]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-22ae0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-22ae0e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890-album-of-photographs-presented-by-the-moscow-merchant-society-to-the-moscow-a5c2a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890-album-of-photographs-presented-by-the-moscow-merchant-society-to-the-moscow-a5c2a3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890. Album of photographs presented by the Moscow Merchant Society to the Moscow Governor-General, Prince. V.A. Dolgorukov on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his service as Moscow Governor-General]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-ff71b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-ff71b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/boat-peterhof-docks-to-the-battleship-france-kronsdadt-july-7-1914-e4c8d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/boat-peterhof-docks-to-the-battleship-france-kronsdadt-july-7-1914-e4c8d6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Boat "Peterhof" docks to the battleship "France". Kronsdadt, July 7, 1914.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Petergof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich and the officers accompanying him on a military boat "Peterhof" dock to the battleship "France". July 7, 1914. Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare on board in the roadstead of Kronstadt. July 7, 1914.    Великий князь Георгий Михайлович и сопровождающие его офицеры на военном катере «Петергоф» направляются к броненосцу «Франция». 7 июля 1914. Броненосец Франция с премьер министром Пуанкаре на борту на рейде Кронштадта. 7 июля 1914,]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-e803ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-e803ae-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-c99d78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-c99d78-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-702594</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-702594-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-9a18a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-9a18a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f4c5b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f4c5b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-42a356</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-42a356-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-d24396</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/voronezh-grand-dukes-mikhail-pavlovich-cadet-corps-1900s-d24396-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Voronezh Grand Duke's Mikhail Pavlovich Cadet Corps, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Воронежский Великого Князя Михаила Павловича кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-be3a86</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-be3a86-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-1870-be6657</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/views-of-moscow-1870-be6657-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-b2eaac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-b2eaac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-travel-album-1897-675f88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-travel-album-1897-675f88-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea Travel Album, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-bd4c92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-bd4c92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/352-and-357-the-fourier-icon-of-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-from-1742-to-1762-c0d51d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/352-and-357-the-fourier-icon-of-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-from-1742-to-1762-c0d51d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[352 and 357. The Fourier icon of L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1742 to 1762. Sumy and Pouch of the Guards Grenadiers, from 1742 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[352 and 357. The Fourier icon of L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1742 to 1762. Sumy and Pouch of the Guards Grenadiers, from 1742 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    352 и 357. Фурьерский значок Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, с 1742 до 1762 года. Сума и Подсумок Гвардейских Гренадеров, с 1742 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-dacha-1900s-1723ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-dacha-1900s-1723ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Dacha, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-4f2d72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-4f2d72-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории.    Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-mother-empress-maria-feodorovna-cbbe80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-mother-empress-maria-feodorovna-cbbe80-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his mother Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ГАРФ 640-3-30  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-f9275c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-f9275c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-russian-actor-mikhail-komarov-27b71e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/album-of-russian-actor-mikhail-komarov-27b71e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Russian actor Mikhail Komarov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Михаил Комаров и другие выпускники Московского музыкально-драматического училища.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-ba5441</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-ba5441-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photography-russia-e12082</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photography-russia-e12082-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photography, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-241362</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-241362-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-0b2fa9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-0b2fa9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-ace255</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-ace255-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-943af6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/constantin-pavlovich-grand-duke-of-russia-943af6-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constantin Pavlovich - grand duke of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ruins-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-after-russian-retreat-fb1691</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/ruins-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-after-russian-retreat-fb1691-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ruins in Brest-Litovsk during WWI after Russian retreat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-diocesan-womens-school-f23c0b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saratov-diocesan-womens-school-f23c0b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Diocesan Women's School]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-47ce7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-47ce7e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-50a2b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-50a2b4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovka, Herson region, Ukraine, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Александровка, имение Кефала]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-cbf4bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-cbf4bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-starominskaya-b148c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/stanitsa-starominskaya-b148c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Starominskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Церковь Рождества Христова. Начата постройкой в 1809 году, освящена в 1811  Станица Староминская, Краснодарский Край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-1de10e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/factories-of-fujiadan-harbin-china-1920s-1de10e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories of Fujiadan, Harbin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-e6c278</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-e6c278-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-a52195</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-a52195-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-961b57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-961b57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/166-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1669-the-renewal-of-the-war-against-the-crim-tartars-f2e7bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/166-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1669-the-renewal-of-the-war-against-the-crim-tartars-f2e7bd-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[166 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1669   The renewal of the war against the Crim Tartars ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  166 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1669   The renewal of the war against the Crim Tartars was now resolved upon ; and, in February',  Gordon received orders to hold himself in readiness. But he was required first to furnish plans  for the militaiy lines of defence on the Dnieper, and to make some other arrangements. All  these havin<T been performed to the great satisfaction of the court, Gordon set out with the  army, acting as before in the capacity of quartermaster-general. By the end of May, he had  conducted it as far as Perekop, when the enterprise being thought too hazardous, the troops were  a»ain ordered back. Rewards were once more distributed among the officers, but not without  strong opposition from the younger Czar. Besides a share in such common gifts as a piece of  velvet, and a glass of brandy from the Emperor's hand, Gordon had the special privilege  accorded to him of being addressed for the future in the third person, whether in speech or in  writing, and of being styled Ivanowitsch, that is, the son of John (his ftither s name.)   He notes, in his Diary, on the twenty- fourth of July, that the younger Czar refused for a  time to sanction what he considered the excessive rewards given to the officers. Three days  afterwards he was persuaded to give his consent, but he would not receive the officers when  they went to Preobraschenskoje to thank him. They had thus, as Gordon expresses it in his  country's proverb, ' to take the bitt and the buffet with it.' Every body saw that a storm was  brewing at court.   On the sixth of August, there were 'rumours unsafe to be uttered.'   The next day, the tempest broke. At midnight, tidings reached the Czar Peter that  the Strelitzes and soldiers of the guard had received orders from the Kremlin to march  upon Preobraschenskoje, and to put certain persons to death. He instantly sprang from  his bed, and without waiting to pull on his boots, ran to the stables, and flinging himself upon a  horse, galloped to the nearest wood. Here he remained till his clothes were brought him,  when, accompanied by a few attendants, he renewed his flight, and riding in hot haste, reached  the monastery of Troitzka (the Holy Trinity,) about forty miles from the capital, by six o'clock  in the morning. Throwing himself upon a bed, he burst into tears, and telling what had  happened, besought the protection and help of the abbot.   It was now an open struggle between the young Czar and the Princess Sophia. Peter  summoned the Strelitzes and other troops in Moscow to join him at Troitzka. The Princess for-  bade their march. The Czar renewed his command in a written order, addressed to the foreign  officers, stating that there was a conspiracy against his life. Gordon undertook to show the  writing to Golizyn, and to ask what was to be done. The minister tried to dissemble his alarm,  and said he would consult the elder Czar and the Princess Sophia. Gordon answered that if he  and his brother officers were to disobey, their heads would be in danger. Golizyn assured him  that he should have an answer before night, and desired that Gordon's son-io-law, Colonel  Strasburg, might be left behind to carrj' it. This seems to have decided Gordon. He went  liome, and immediately began to prepare for marching. When the other officers came to him,  he told them that, whatever order might come from the Kremlin, he had resolved to set out for  Troitzka that night. They avowed themselves ready to follow his example, and the next day  saw them all at the gates of the monastery. The young Czar was at his mid-day dinner when ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-ee647b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-ee647b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II.  Принцесса Виктория Алиса Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская. Императрица Александра Фёдоровна, супруга Николая Второго.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-epiphany-day-in-st-petersburg-january-6-1904-ed3a51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-epiphany-day-in-st-petersburg-january-6-1904-ed3a51-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Epiphany Day in St. Petersburg. January 6, 1904.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Epiphany Day in St. Petersburg. January 6, 1904. День Крещения Господня в Санкт-Петербурге. 6 января 1904. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-875b71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-875b71-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tungus people, Trans-Baikal region, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1870s-3225e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/saint-petersburg-1870s-3225e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-1891-592f8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/the-village-of-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-1891-592f8e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New church interior -  village of Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.  Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceramic-plant-vakhter-and-k-borovichi-1900s-89cf1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2021/03/01/ceramic-plant-vakhter-and-k-borovichi-1900s-89cf1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceramic plant "Vakhter and K", Borovichi, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Завод «Вахтер и К» г. Боровичи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-c7c6c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-c7c6c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-mosque-archangel-939b83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-mosque-archangel-939b83-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk mosque (Archangel), Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.     Мечеть С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государс��венной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-d45311</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-d45311-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Tien Shan and to the provinces of Gan-Su and Kuku-Nor, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1889-1890. Путешествие братьев Грум-Гржимайло в восточный Тянь-Шань и в провинцию Гань-Су и Куку-Нор]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/budilovich-family-album-2c0f93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/budilovich-family-album-2c0f93-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Budilovich family album]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-6410a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-6410a1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-f1b1ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-f1b1ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-bfc388</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-bfc388-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-604040</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-604040-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-35a550</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-35a550-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-8a057a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-8a057a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower construction, 1888]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-d36f55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-d36f55-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ural-river-basin-a0ee48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1800/12/31/ural-river-basin-a0ee48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ural River basin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-079e47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-079e47-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-c10c0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-c10c0a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-9bf3cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/khabarovsk-and-surroundings-11880-1900-9bf3cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk and surroundings, 11880-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-squadron-of-the-life-guards-of-his-majesty-the-cossack-regiment-3f673c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/the-squadron-of-the-life-guards-of-his-majesty-the-cossack-regiment-3f673c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The squadron of the Life Guards of His Majesty the Cossack regiment]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The squadron of the Life Guards of His Majesty the Cossack regiment passes by the Winter Palace after the end of the reception by the Emperor Nicholas II of the members of the City Council and the deputies of the First State Duma. The opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.    Эскадрон лейб - гвардии Казачьего его величества полка проезжает мимо Зимнего дворца после окончания приема императором Николаем II членов Городского совета и депутатов Первой Государственной думы. Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-4aa182</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-4aa182-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cleaning-of-the-park-near-the-tauride-palace-for-the-opening-of-the-first-state-039eb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/cleaning-of-the-park-near-the-tauride-palace-for-the-opening-of-the-first-state-039eb8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cleaning of the park near the Tauride Palace for the opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Cleaning of the park near the Tauride Palace for the opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  Уборка парка у Таврического дворца для открытия I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-11cee8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/deir-el-ballas-egypt-1910-11cee8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir El Ballas, Nile, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-0b214f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-0b214f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg school of foremen in construction of the Imperial Russian Technical Society, 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-2197f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-2197f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-cc1275</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-cc1275-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pump-station-odessa-1900-1914-5fc4e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/pump-station-odessa-1900-1914-5fc4e5-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pump station. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-e76275</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1907-e76275-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1907  Public domain photograph - female portrait, 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-c06ec0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1836/12/31/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-c06ec0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings by Taras Shevchenko works]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Малюнки Тараса Шевченко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-nikolayshvili-bath-house-420db1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-nikolayshvili-bath-house-420db1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik Nikolayshvili bath house]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-d58a2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-d58a2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-2d53ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-2d53ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-ef4138</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-ef4138-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. Абидос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatomy-for-youth-1912-acc1a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/anatomy-for-youth-1912-acc1a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatomy for youth, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/616-the-officer-and-the-private-of-black-and-private-of-yellow-georgian-hussar-ef1eff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/616-the-officer-and-the-private-of-black-and-private-of-yellow-georgian-hussar-ef1eff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[616. THE OFFICER AND THE PRIVATE of BLACK AND PRIVATE of Yellow Georgian Hussar Regiments, from 1764 to 1776.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[616. THE OFFICER AND THE PRIVATE of BLACK AND PRIVATE of Yellow Georgian Hussar Regiments, from 1764 to 1776.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    616. ОФИЦЕР и РЯДОВОЙ Черного и РЯДОВОЙ Желтого Грузинских Гусарских полков, с 1764 по 1776 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-7913a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-7913a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-pool-for-the-production-of-fuel-oil-oil-industry-nobel-baku-3b89bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/a-pool-for-the-production-of-fuel-oil-oil-industry-nobel-baku-3b89bd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A pool for the production of fuel oil. Oil industry Nobel. Baku.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A pool for the production of fuel oil. Oil industry Nobel. Baku.  Бассйн для производства мазута. Нефтяной промысел Нобеля. Баку.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beshbalik-china-1900s-0b90d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/beshbalik-china-1900s-0b90d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beshbalik, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-1900s-352a57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-1900s-352a57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-c3eee1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-c3eee1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-d9905c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-d9905c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-95f369</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-95f369-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarqand-1898-ee3265</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarqand-1898-ee3265-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarqand, 1898]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Samarkand]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Самарканд]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-bogolyubsky-monastery-of-the-nativity-of-the-virgin-ea290b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-bogolyubsky-monastery-of-the-nativity-of-the-virgin-ea290b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bogolyubsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Суздальский район, пос. Боголюбово, Suzdalsky District, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 601270]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 civil building of pre-Mongol Rus, which has survived to our time. Vladimir-Suzdal Prince Andrei Y. Bogolyubsky (the second son of the Rostov-Suzdal prince Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgoruky) founded a country residence around 1158, which included, in addition to the temples, a two-storeyed stone palace and a stone curch.  Боголюбский монастырь Рождества Богородицы - женский православный монастырь в посёлке Боголюбово Владимирской области, занимает территорию дворца-замка Андрея Боголюбского — единственного гражданского здания домонгольской Руси, дошедшего до нашего времени. Владимиро-суздальский князь Андрей Юрьевич Боголюбский (второй сын ростово-суздальского князя Юрия Владимировича Долгорукого) около 1158 года основал здесь загородную резиденцию которая включала в себя, помимо храмов, двухэтажный каменный дворец и каменный киворий.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-ec7929</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-ec7929-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-4ae08b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-4ae08b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-ddb246</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-ddb246-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-69e541</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/combat-operations-of-the-vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-1905-69e541-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Combat operations of the Vladivostok cruiser detachment, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-deputies-and-electors-to-the-second-state-duma-0356ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/a-group-of-deputies-and-electors-to-the-second-state-duma-0356ae-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of deputies and electors to the Second State Duma]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of deputies and electors to the Second State Duma. The second elections to the Duma of the Russian Empire - 1907.    Группа депутатов и выборщиков во Вторую Государственную думу.  Выборы во вторую Думу Российской империи в  1907 году.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-00a4a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-00a4a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-8ac582</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-8ac582-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-862e31</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-862e31-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-43fbd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-43fbd0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-5901f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-5901f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maximilianovskaya Hospital - one of the oldest medical institutions in Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-791b4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-portrait-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-791b4c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait. The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-d685d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-d685d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-b5c966</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-b5c966-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/north-karelia-russian-empire-1867-1678f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/north-karelia-russian-empire-1867-1678f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[North Karelia, Russian Empire, 1867]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-eedaf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-eedaf9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-47889a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-47889a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-b59c82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-b59c82-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-16c8f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/delegation-of-the-military-commission-of-the-provisional-committee-of-the-russian-16c8f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Delegation of the military commission of the Provisional Committee of the Russian State Duma in America]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Делегация военной комиссии Временного комитета Государственной думы в Америке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-7936f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-7936f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-the-fortress-garrison-1758-1761-f92d3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/officer-of-the-fortress-garrison-1758-1761-f92d3e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of the Fortress Garrison 1758-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Officer of the Fortress Garrison 1758-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Офицер Крепостного Гарнизона 1758-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-b8ef4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-b8ef4b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-640e33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-640e33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-50d8b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-50d8b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-f76da1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-f76da1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-coronation-of-alexander-ii-august-26-september-7-1856-4b2ca5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/the-coronation-of-alexander-ii-august-26-september-7-1856-4b2ca5-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Coronation of Alexander II August 26 (September 7) 1856. .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Coronation of Alexander II August 26 (September 7) 1856. - Коронация Александра II 26 августа (7 сентября) 1856.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-cd35e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-cd35e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-6ab13c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-6ab13c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-ce7d34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-ce7d34-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officers of Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-church-442311</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2022/03/20/gelendzhik-church-442311-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik Church]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-kiev-at-the-opening-of-the-06cb32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-kiev-at-the-opening-of-the-06cb32-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and members of the imperial family in Kiev at the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, Metropolitan of Kiev, members of the imperial family - Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchesses Tatiana (to the right of the Empress), Olga (to the left of the Empress). Nicholas II and members of the imperial family in Kiev at the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. 1911.   Император Николай II, киевский митрополит, члены императорской фамилии - императрица Александра Фёдоровна, великие княжны Татьяна (справа от императрицы), Ольга (слева от императрицы). Николай II и членов императорской фамилии в Киеве на открытии памятника императору Александру II. 1911.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-711edd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-711edd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-72aa74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-72aa74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archive of Viktor Petrovich Ostrogorsky, 1870-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Виктора Петровича Острогорского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wooden-building-mezen-russia-57c845</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wooden-building-mezen-russia-57c845-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wooden building, Mezen, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-ebcdab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-ebcdab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Импера��орского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-pilots-at-an-airplane-of-the-voisin-type-during-the-reception-of-7d34bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-group-of-pilots-at-an-airplane-of-the-voisin-type-during-the-reception-of-7d34bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of pilots at an airplane of the "Voisin" type during the reception of new aircraft for the rearmament of the 10th squadron. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of pilots at an airplane of the "Voisin" type during the reception of new aircraft for the rearmament of the 10th squadron. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Группа летчиков у аэроплана типа «Вуазен» во время приема новых летательных аппаратов для перевооружения 10-го авиаотряда. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-f52339</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-f52339-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov Women's Gymnasium, Kurgan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Курганская Александровская женская гимназия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-e27773</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-schools-in-bobruisk-minsk-province-1915-1916-e27773-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and schools in Bobruisk, Minsk province 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты и школы Бобруйска Минской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-4ab754</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-4ab754-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-a7accc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-a7accc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solovetskiy-monastery-7b5e52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/solovetskiy-monastery-7b5e52-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solovetskiy Monastery]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-9167ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-9167ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-477985</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-477985-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-1dd4c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-1dd4c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-32bddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-32bddf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-1f83d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-1f83d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-e5ae3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-e5ae3b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/governor-house-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-132c03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/governor-house-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-132c03-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Governor House. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.    Дом Губернатора.  Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-7afa8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-7afa8f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-4ced34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-4ced34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-9ce636</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-9ce636-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/epiphan-tula-region-russia-42f980</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/epiphan-tula-region-russia-42f980-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Epiphan, Tula Region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sungari-river-near-harbin-4e2fe2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sungari-river-near-harbin-4e2fe2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sungari River Near Harbin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-blacksmiths-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-a6d35d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-blacksmiths-podolsk-province-town-of-polonnoe-a6d35d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish blacksmiths. Podolsk province, town of Polonnoe]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-cabd7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-cabd7a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-a681ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-a681ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/early-russian-daguerreotypes-bc43d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/early-russian-daguerreotypes-bc43d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Early Russian Daguerreotypes]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-4f6335</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-4f6335-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads team. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Сборочная мастерская летательных аппаратов. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-191d2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-191d2e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-54abf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-54abf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-church-of-boris-and-gleb-b192f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-church-of-boris-and-gleb-b192f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Church of Boris and Gleb.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Church of Boris and Gleb. Владимир, Церковь Бориса и Глеба.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-1d0e42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-1d0e42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-ee70f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-ee70f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-1900s-19f259</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-1900s-19f259-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-933cea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-933cea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-f8cc53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-f8cc53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-345fb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-345fb5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Golitsyn's village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy) 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Views of the village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy), belonging to Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-catherine-st-1900-1914-bf1b0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-catherine-st-1900-1914-bf1b0d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Catherine St. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-1ccbf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/cherkask-and-its-antiquity-1917-1ccbf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cherkask and its antiquity 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-a68558</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-a68558-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-4f52f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/west-siberian-and-yekaterinburg-chelyabinsk-railways-1892-1896-4f52f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[West Siberian and Yekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk railways. 1892-1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Западно-Сибирской и Екатеринбурго-Челябинской железных дорог. 1892-1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-starominskaya-835a8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/stanitsa-starominskaya-835a8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Starominskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Преподаватель Кущ (в центре) с учащимися Староминского двухклассного классного училища  Станица Староминская, Краснодарский Край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-d08f39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-d08f39-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean-Karaite kenass (synagogue) in Yevpatoria in 1916. Karaim Jews. Synagogues in Crimea.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petergoff-palace-and-vicinity-russia-1860s-a83167</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/petergoff-palace-and-vicinity-russia-1860s-a83167-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petergoff palace and vicinity, Russia, 1860s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Peterhof]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-f40ac7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-f40ac7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-c55965</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-c55965-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-6107ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-6107ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcard-of-tsaritsyn-russia-1900s-8e5719</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/postcard-of-tsaritsyn-russia-1900s-8e5719-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcard of Tsaritsyn, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-e218b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/iconostases-of-russian-orthodox-churches-e218b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iconostases of Russian Orthodox Churches]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-55f7aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-55f7aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chekmentsky-district-1910s-b3a349</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chekmentsky-district-1910s-b3a349-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chekmentsky district, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Чекментском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-c26ec9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-c26ec9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-temple-egypt-1910-b6ef3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-temple-egypt-1910-b6ef3c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Luxor Temple]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanov-family-russia-winter-festivities-1914-cbeb28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/romanov-family-russia-winter-festivities-1914-cbeb28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanov family - Russia - Winter Festivities, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-637756</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-637756-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-23f558</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-23f558-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk, St. Petersburg street.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0be81c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0be81c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-97-fedb91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-97-fedb91-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Folding fan (when folded). The gardens are decorated with precious stones. Collection of valuables of the Romanov Imperial House.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Folding fan (when folded). The gardens are decorated with precious stones. Collection of valuables of the Romanov Imperial House.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 97.  Складной веер (в сложенном состоянии). Гарды украшены драгоценными камнями. Коллекция драгоценностей императорского Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 97.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/swedish-maps-of-russia-tsar-kolokol-35119c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1674/12/31/swedish-maps-of-russia-tsar-kolokol-35119c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Swedish maps of Russia, Tsar Kolokol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-july-1915-c06aa9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-july-1915-c06aa9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. July 1915 - February 1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. July 1915 - February 1916. ---  Его императорское величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии. Июль 1915 - Февраль 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wooden-building-mezen-russia-a72c4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wooden-building-mezen-russia-a72c4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wooden building, Mezen, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1920s-0963d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/eiffel-tower-1920s-0963d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/50-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-half-of-the-seventeenth-century-c8c2c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1700/12/31/50-russian-armament-from-the-fourteenth-to-the-half-of-the-seventeenth-century-c8c2c0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[50. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the half of the seventeenth century. Misyuks-prilwitsy]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[50. Russian armament from the fourteenth to the half of the seventeenth century. Misyuks-prilwitsy  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    50. Русское вооружение с ХIV до половины ХVII столетия. Мисюрки-прилвицы «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-c66594</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-c66594-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-07ce77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-07ce77-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-ruling-houses-of-europe-at-the-castle-of-rosenau-on-the-day-91a5b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/members-of-the-ruling-houses-of-europe-at-the-castle-of-rosenau-on-the-day-91a5b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the ruling houses of Europe at the castle of Rosenau on the day of the engagement of the Heir to the Russian throne of Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich and Hessian princess Alisa.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the ruling houses of Europe at the castle of Rosenau on the day of the engagement of the Heir to the Russian throne of the Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Nicholas II) and Hessian princess Alisa (the future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna). Coburg, April 1894.  Члены правящих домов Европы у замка Розенау в день помолвки Наследника Российского престола Николая Александровича (будущий Николай II) и Гессенской принцессы Алисы (будущей Императрицы Александры Феодоровны). Кобург, апрель 1894 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-for-painting-classes-the-end-of-the-1880s-5742a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-for-painting-classes-the-end-of-the-1880s-5742a8-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna for painting classes. The end of the 1880s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая княгиня Елизавета Федоровна (вторая слева) за занятиями живописью. Конец 1880-х гг.  Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (second from left) for painting classes. The end of the 1880s.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meklenburg-schwerin-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-66d9e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/meklenburg-schwerin-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-66d9e7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meklenburg Schwerin Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-74a2eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/moscow-1880s-74a2eb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-ba17a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-ba17a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/human-anatomy-8c4ebd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/human-anatomy-8c4ebd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Human Anatomy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-bdcaf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-bdcaf9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-320915</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-320915-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-3da87b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-3da87b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/room-decoration-russia-1915-709921</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/room-decoration-russia-1915-709921-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Room Decoration, Russia, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-f8cc54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-f8cc54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-ece8a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-ece8a7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xxx-contents-ad-1663-aetat-28-his-courtship-and-nuptials-54-the-earl-of-carlisle-51b786</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/xxx-contents-ad-1663-aetat-28-his-courtship-and-nuptials-54-the-earl-of-carlisle-51b786-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[XXX   CONTENTS.   A.D. 1663— aetat. 28.   His courtship and nuptials 54   The Earl of Carlisle lands at Archangel on an embassy to the Czar ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  XXX   CONTENTS.   A.D. 1663— aetat. 28.   His courtship and nuptials 54   The Earl of Carlisle lands at Archangel on an embassy to the Czar 63   A.D. 1664— aetat. 29.   His entry into Moscow, and audiences of the Czar. Failure of his mission 56   A.D. 1665— aetat. 30.  Gordon is made Coxonel. He learns the death of his elder brother. He asks leave to   visit Scotland, and is refused 57   A.D. 1666— aetat. 31.   The Czar resolves to send Gordon on a mission to England >, , 57   Keasons and objects of the mission 58   He has an audience of the Czar, and receives his credentials 60   Departure from Moscow, and journey to Pskov 61   Arrival at Riga 66   Voyage from Riga to Lubeck 67   Hamburg and Altona ^ 69   Harburg. Zelle. Hanover. Neustadt. Buckeburg 70   Hameln, and its pied piper. Herford. Bielefeld 71   Lippstadt. Haltern. Wesel 72   Emmerich. Kimegen. Thiel. Bommel. Sir George Ayscue 73   Dort. Middleburg. Flushing 74   Sluis. Bruges 75   Ostend. The Dutch fleet 77   Ghent. Convent of English Benedictine nuns 77   Bruges. Priory of English Austin Canonesses. The Great Fire of London. General  Thomas Dalyell of Binns. Lieutenant-General Drummond, first Viscount   Strathallan =.... 78   Voyage from Nieuport to Dover 79   Canterbury. Gravesend. Deptford. Peckham 81   Arrival in London. Earl of Lauderdale. Audience of King Charles II 82   Earl of Aberdeen. Earl of Clarendon 83   Colonel Patrick Gordon of the Steelhand 84   The Tower. Earlof Rothes 85   Earl of Middleton. Earl of Carlisle. Sir "William Davidson. Sir William Thomson.   Dr. Robert Morison 86   A.D. 1667— ffitat. 32.   Supper at the Cock. The Rhenish wine house. Sir George Ent. The Knight's   Errant 86   Letter from King Charles II. to the King of Poland in favour of Gordon's father-  in-law 87 ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-crane-and-embarkment-on-volga-river-f704ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-crane-and-embarkment-on-volga-river-f704ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Crane and Embarkment on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Кран и пристань в порту Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-62888c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-62888c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/interiors-of-the-malyshev-merchants-house-1911-69aa6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/interiors-of-the-malyshev-merchants-house-1911-69aa6c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Interiors of the Malyshev merchants house, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Интерьеры городского дома купцов Малышевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-meets-members-of-the-british-royal-family-who-board-the-imperial-f0d70f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/nicholas-ii-meets-members-of-the-british-royal-family-who-board-the-imperial-f0d70f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II meets members of the British royal family, who board the Imperial yacht "Standart".]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II meets members of the British royal family, who board the Imperial yacht "Standart". Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Николай II встречает членов британской королевской семьи, поднимающихся на борт Императорской яхты «Штандарт». Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-9f0170</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-9f0170-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-59bbef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-59bbef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-de0a01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-de0a01-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-231f34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-231f34-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-86f38f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-86f38f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Metropolitan Police and City Administration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство. 1703-1903]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asia-and-kazakhstan-native-people-2f5863</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/central-asia-and-kazakhstan-native-people-2f5863-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asia - Mongols native people]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-7af874</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-7af874-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/father-john-on-a-walk-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-1891-8b91e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/father-john-on-a-walk-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-1891-8b91e1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Father John on a walk. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Father John on a walk.  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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.    Отец Иоанн на прогулке. Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-maps-of-the-provinces-and-regions-of-the-transcaucasian-region-b3aea2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/ethnographic-maps-of-the-provinces-and-regions-of-the-transcaucasian-region-b3aea2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic maps of the provinces and regions of the Transcaucasian region, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Этнографические карты губерний и областей Закавказского края составленные правителем дел Кавказского отдела мператорского Русского Географического общества Е. Кондратенко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-82a12a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-82a12a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-4a374d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-4a374d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-0b41d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/official-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-france-from-october-5-to-9-1896-0b41d4-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of Emperor Nicholas II to France from October 5 to 9, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Официальный визит императора Николая II во Францию с 5 по 9 октября]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-b17746</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-b17746-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-for-children-05b65e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/russian-alphabet-for-children-05b65e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Alphabet for Children]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrating-christmas-pskov-assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-359558</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/celebrating-christmas-pskov-assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-359558-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas. Pskov. Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrating Christmas. Pskov. Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Празднование Рождества. Псков. Сборочная мастерская летательных аппаратов. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/267-the-dragoon-regiment-private-from-1732-to-1742-453679</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/267-the-dragoon-regiment-private-from-1732-to-1742-453679-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[267. The Dragoon Regiment Private, from 1732 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[267. The Dragoon Regiment Private, from 1732 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    267. РЯДОВОЙ Драгунского полка, с 1732 по 1742 год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-at-a-picnic-summer-of-1913-bd8131</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/01/romanovs-at-a-picnic-summer-of-1913-bd8131-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs at a picnic. Summer of 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Family of Romanovs and courtiers on a picnic. Summer of 1913. - Семейство Романовых и придворные на пикнике. Лето 1913.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-0a9b2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-0a9b2d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Streets of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-f5ae8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/travel-on-the-steamers-grazhdanin-and-moguchiy-f5ae8e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel on the steamers “Grazhdanin” and “Moguchiy”]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Плаванье на пароходах «Гражданин» и «Могучий»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-dac431</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-dac431-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-7c8b54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/cossacks-of-the-kuban-region-7c8b54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossacks of the Kuban region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Жизнь казаков Кубанской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-70bdd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-70bdd5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-c472b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-c472b1-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-8112a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-8112a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-df9822</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-df9822-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-b6f5e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-b6f5e2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovskaya-convict-prison-village-of-aleksandrovskoye-irkutsk-province-aec4e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/alexandrovskaya-convict-prison-village-of-aleksandrovskoye-irkutsk-province-aec4e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovskaya convict prison. Village of Aleksandrovskoye, Irkutsk province, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Александровская каторжная тюрьма. Село Александровское Иркутская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-f0ee5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-f0ee5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-belovezhskaya-orthodox-church-892f04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-belovezhskaya-orthodox-church-892f04-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Belovezhskaya Orthodox Church]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[9, Sportowa, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (in the foreground), as well as the persons accompanying them enter the courtyard of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker's church in Belovezhye.  Император Николай II и Императрица Александра Федоровна (на переднем плане), а также сопровождающие их лица входят во двор храма святителя Николая Чудотворца в Беловежье. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-officers-276c69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-officers-276c69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with officers]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/green-tower-ipatiev-monastery-kostroma-82e01f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/01/01/green-tower-ipatiev-monastery-kostroma-82e01f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Green Tower" Ipatiev Monastery. Kostroma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[By the decree of the first Russian tsar from the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, the "New city" was built along the western wall of the Ipatiev monastery, the so-called "Old Town". The new territory of the monastery was surrounded by high walls. At the historic site was erected gate tower, received the name "Green". On March 19, 1613, the procession stopped at that place, accompanying Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich to Moscow after his election to the kingdom.  Location: "Green Tower", Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire.  "Зеленая Башня" Ипатьевского монастыря. Кострома. По указу первого русского царя из династии Романовых Михаила Фёдоровича Романова вдоль западной стены Ипатьевского монастыря, так называемого Старого города, был отстроен Новый город. Новая территория монастыря была огорожена высокими стенами. На историческом месте была воздвигнута надвратная башня, получившая наименование -  «Зелёная», по цвету черепичной крыши. На этом месте 19 марта 1613 года остановился крестный ход, провожавший Царя Михаила Фёдоровича в Москву после его избрания на царство.  Место съемки: "Зеленая Башня", Ипатьевский монастырь, Кострома, Российская Империя. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-9a91f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-9a91f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-7ad8ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-7ad8ad-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/648-piper-of-the-dnieper-pikemen-regiment-from-1764-to-1776-471abf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/648-piper-of-the-dnieper-pikemen-regiment-from-1764-to-1776-471abf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[648. Piper of the Dnieper Pikemen Regiment, from 1764 to 1776.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[648. Piper of the Dnieper Pikemen Regiment, from 1764 to 1776.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    648. ТРУБАЧ Днепровского Пикинерного полка, с 1764 по 1776 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-f16649</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-f16649-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-94ce88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-94ce88-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riding-a-canoe-of-the-royal-family-along-the-canal-of-the-tsarskoe-selo-park-15c375</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/riding-a-canoe-of-the-royal-family-along-the-canal-of-the-tsarskoe-selo-park-15c375-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riding a canoe of the royal family along the canal of the Tsarskoe Selo Park.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tsarskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Riding a canoe of the royal family along the canal of the Tsarskoe Selo Park.  Катание на каноэ царской семьи по каналу Царскосельского парка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-a45e5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-a45e5c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novaya-zemlya-2b778f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novaya-zemlya-2b778f-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novaya Zemlya Northern Landscape.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-5b0655</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-5b0655-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-57de9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nile-river-wadi-halfa-sudan-1910-57de9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nile river, Wadi Halfa, Sudan, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 17-18. Вади-Хальфа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-176a26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-saint-petersburg-1900s-176a26-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. Saint Petersburg, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-princess-tatiana-nikolayevna-on-a-walk-after-illness-1913-year-9926cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/grand-princess-tatiana-nikolayevna-on-a-walk-after-illness-1913-year-9926cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolayevna on a walk after illness. 1913 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolayevna on a walk after illness. 1913 year.  Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна на прогулке после болезни. 1913 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-873336</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/maximilianovskaya-hospital-one-of-the-oldest-medical-institutions-in-saint-873336-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maximilianovskaya Hospital - one of the oldest medical institutions in Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-fd9146</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-fd9146-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-66f2ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-66f2ca-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-78a66f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-78a66f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-249669</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-249669-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-048814</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-048814-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-cfdbc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-cfdbc6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emil-tsindel-textile-manufacture-in-moscow-29f567</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/emil-tsindel-textile-manufacture-in-moscow-29f567-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emil Tsindel Textile Manufacture in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-duma-gathered-in-terioks-1906-74dff3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/first-duma-gathered-in-terioks-1906-74dff3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Duma gathered in Terioks, 1906]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies (Cadets and Trudoviks) of the First Duma gathered in Terioks shortly after the adoption of the Vyborg proclamation. The meeting was held on July 14 (27), 1906. The Trudovik deputies proposed the creation of an executive committee of the dissolved Duma, but the cadets refused to support this proposal. - Депутаты (кадеты и трудовики) Первой Думы собрались в Териоках вскоре после принятия Выборгского воззвания. Совещание состоялось 14 (27) июля 1906 года. Депутаты-трудовики предложили создать исполнительный комитет распущенной Думы, однако кадеты отказались поддержать это предложение.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-7928f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-7928f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/noble-family-russia-1900s-a0aa34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/noble-family-russia-1900s-a0aa34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Noble family, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-c06b33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-c06b33-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fishing boat moving. Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uglich-fed667</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/uglich-fed667-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uglich]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-9993cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-9993cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-c53952</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-c53952-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II official portrait  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-later-alexandra-feodorovna-empress-of-russia-circa-1894-3f430f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-later-alexandra-feodorovna-empress-of-russia-circa-1894-3f430f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse ( later Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia ). circa 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cape-malyi-fontan-odessa-919811</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/cape-malyi-fontan-odessa-919811-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cape Malyi Fontan, Odessa - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tomsk-real-school-1890s-d8a281</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tomsk-real-school-1890s-d8a281-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tomsk real school, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Томское Алексеевское реальное училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ww1-russian-and-multinational-troops-220605-03-or-footage-farm-d7c286</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/ww1-russian-and-multinational-troops-220605-03-or-footage-farm-d7c286-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WW1 Russian and Multinational troops 220605-03 | Footage Farm]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[For broadcast quality material of this reel or for more information about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [WWI - 1917ca, Russian and Multinational troops] Refugees at Irkutsk railroad station.  Soldiers return from war front.  French & Russian officers.  Military funeral.  Gen. Janin and Count de Martel. Good shots train passing through snowy countryside card says - Troops on train desert Bolshevik Army. 02:20:39  German, Austrian and Turkish prisoners of war in camp.  Military parade. Casualties from train on stretcher.  Cuts - boat on river ? Officers leave building ?  Peasants enroll in Russian army.  Military parade 02:25:50  French General, Henri Joseph Gourard, decorates Russian officer, and reviews French and Russian parade.  White Russian prisoners on labor detail in streets, Russia.  Crowds cheering in square. WW1 POWs; Celebrations;]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fredensborg-castle-interior-1899-1900-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-dce229</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fredensborg-castle-interior-1899-1900-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-dce229-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fredensborg Castle Interior. 1899-1900. The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1B, Slottet, Fredensborg, Denmark, 3480]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Фреденсборг. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Fredensborg Castle. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-8fe535</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/13/album-of-bella-iflyand-harbin-1919-berlin-1924-8fe535-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Bella Iflyand. Harbin, 1919 - Berlin, 1924]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом Бэллы Ифлянд.Харбин, 1919 - Берлин,1924]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-84aa10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-84aa10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 34th Infantry Division, December 15, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-90ef82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-90ef82-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Konstantin Mikhailovich Olennikov, Irkutsk veterinarian.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Оленникова Константина Михайловича, иркутского ветеринарного врача.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-8e2930</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-8e2930-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-a-family-portrait-c1d128</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/vladimir-a-family-portrait-c1d128-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - a family portrait. - Public domain portrait print]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir - a family portrait. Семейный портрет, Владимир, Россия.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-72defb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-72defb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-49af14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-49af14-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Metropolitan Police and City Administration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство. 1703-1903]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-54827b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-54827b-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-a269f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-a269f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-aef646</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/08/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-aef646-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Art of carpentry, Russia 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Михаил Адольфович Нетыкса.Практический курс столярного дела]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-779fc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-779fc4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-in-1900s-0c1689</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/jewish-shtetls-in-1900s-0c1689-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish shtetls in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-61174f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-61174f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Cadet Corps 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-c56769</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-c56769-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Boris Dmitrievich Vostryakov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-4b3de4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-4b3de4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8dae53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8dae53-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-1890s-2f9f05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarquand-1890s-2f9f05-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-aviation-poster-82a5e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1955/12/31/soviet-aviation-poster-82a5e3-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Aviation Poster]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-f65a37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-f65a37-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-f6efda</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-f6efda-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-9ba7a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-9ba7a6-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Императрица Александра Фёдоровна  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1667-diary-of-patrick-gordon-103-to-me-desireing-me-to-let-him-have-him-00516b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1667-diary-of-patrick-gordon-103-to-me-desireing-me-to-let-him-have-him-00516b-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 103   to me, desireing me to let him have him]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 103   to me, desireing me to let him have him, and he would give me either  money or another for him. I answered that the horse indeed was not to  be sold, yet, seeing he had a fancy for him, he was at his service, and that  I would take it for a great favour, if he would be pleased to accept of him ;  and sent him along to his Excellency with one of my servants. But he  would not accept of him, and gave me many thanks for the offer.   I, being invited by Mr. Clay hills to his brandy house, went Avith Captaine  Gordon, Mr. Ayloffe, and Finlay Downy, and were merry. I bouo-ht mv  bay horse from Mr. Clayhills, and gave for him, with sadle, sherbrake, and  hulsters, my sable furr, and twelve reichs dollers. He gave me also Camb-  dens Brittannia.   I hired horses and waggons to Plesko, haveing ]\Ir. Isaack and Mr. May 9.  Deeve still in my company.   I did writt to Mr. Gellentin, Doctor Davidson, to Sir William Davidson, May lo.  to Captain KauflPmans and to Steelhand, glveing off Captaui Kauffmans  bed to the skipper Wulffe. Writt to Mosko to my wyfe, mother Mr.  Bryan, and Doctor CoUius.   Being invited to Mr. Herman Becker, I went, and with Mr. Van May u.  Sweden and his family, and diverse, were magnificently entertained. The  same day, haveing taken my leave of my ffriends who convoyed me out of  towne, I went from Riga, and came to Plesko the seventeenth, where the May n.  Woywod, upon pretence that the pest was in England, but, in reality, that  I would not let him have my black horse, which he fancyed, detained me  till the twenty fourth ; when, receiving my podwods, our company being May 24  augmented with Mr. Henry Munter, and a poor fellow, our pristaw, I  tooke my jorney, and the twenty seventh, came to Novogrod, and the May 27  second of June, to Torizok, the third, to Twere, the fourth, to Klb, and june->*  the fifth, to Axinina, where I had orders to stay, untill I should give notice  to the ambassy office, and get licence to come to Mosko. I dispatched my  pristave mimediately away with the letters from the governour of Plesko,  wherein was my testimony or skaska that there was no pestilence more in  England nor in any place through which I had passed.   About eight aclock in the morning, my father in law, with Mr. Bryan, June 6  came, and brought an order, that I should go to the Sloboda, and stay ('^*'""''  there till further orders. I came to the Sloboda, and was, with a great joy,  welcomed by my wyfe and ffriends. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maria-feodorovna-empress-of-russia-with-her-children-tsesarevich-nicholas-later-49b059</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/maria-feodorovna-empress-of-russia-with-her-children-tsesarevich-nicholas-later-49b059-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia  with her children: Tsesarevich Nicholas, later Nicholas II, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna .1889.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia  with her children: Tsesarevich Nicholas, later Nicholas II, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna .1889.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-70bd1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-70bd1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kiev-military-historical-society-1912-a71877</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/kiev-military-historical-society-1912-a71877-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kiev Military Historical Society, 1912.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/601-grenadier-landmilitia-infantry-from-1763-to-1770-year-98d138</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/601-grenadier-landmilitia-infantry-from-1763-to-1770-year-98d138-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[601. GRENADIER Landmilitia infantry, from 1763 to 1770 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[601. GRENADER Landmilitia infantry, from 1763 to 1770 year.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    601. ГРЕНАДЕР Ландмилицкой пехоты, с 1763 по 1770 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-73f935</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-73f935-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1911. Moscow Alexander Institute]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dutch-west-indies-1907-6d8aba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/dutch-west-indies-1907-6d8aba-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dutch West Indies, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Путешествие Оскара Ивановича Иона в Голландскую Индию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-c9db32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-c9db32-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-1136b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-1136b0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bodaybo-1890s-1f2463</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/bodaybo-1890s-1f2463-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bodaybo, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-b8e106</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-b8e106-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-a8740f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-a8740f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister of France Poincaré, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her entourage and Emperor Nicholas II at the parade of troops Krasnoe Selo. Honor guard, built for the meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Премьер министр Франции Пуанкаре, императрица Александра Федоровна со свитой и император Николай II на параде войск. Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beerhouse-odessa-1900-1914-388b14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/beerhouse-odessa-1900-1914-388b14-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beerhouse. Odessa, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/12th-hussar-akhtyrsky-regiment-russia-14daeb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/12th-hussar-akhtyrsky-regiment-russia-14daeb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[12th Hussar Akhtyrsky Regiment, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[12-й гусарский Ахтырский полк из архива Всеволода Николаевича Вербицкого]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-4413e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-4413e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: a photograph of the Emperor Nicholas II Alexandrovich the Autocrat of All Russia.      Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Шенбруннский дворец.  Вена.    Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-5a9556</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-5a9556-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-nikitskaya-square-nikitskaya-square-nikitskaya-predtechenskaya-church-844108</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-nikitskaya-square-nikitskaya-square-nikitskaya-predtechenskaya-church-844108-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Nikitskaya square. Nikitskaya (Predtechenskaya) church. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Nikitskaya square. Nikitskaya square. Nikitskaya (Predtechenskaya) church.  Владимир, Никитская площадь. Никитская площадь. Никитская (Предтеченская) церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-edc268</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-edc268-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Kavkazskaya, Ekaterinodar region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-350281</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-350281-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-1684ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-1684ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/suchansky-mine-1912-1cb159</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/suchansky-mine-1912-1cb159-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Suchansky mine, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-vogel-during-the-inspection-of-the-5th-army-bb1542</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/general-vogel-during-the-inspection-of-the-5th-army-bb1542-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Vogel during the inspection of the 5th Army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[General Vogel (center) and his accompanying officers inspecting the aircraft at the airport during the inspection of the 5th Army in the formation of the Vth Air Division. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Генерал Фогель (в центре) и сопровождающие его офицеры за осмотром летательных аппаратов на аэродроме во время инспектирования 5-ой армии при формировании V-го авиадивизиона. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-3cb57e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-3cb57e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-00bb6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-00bb6b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-980afa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-980afa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914. - Его императорское величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии. Сентабрь - Октябрь 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-4b1d57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/09/orphanages-in-poland-wwi-4b1d57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages in Poland, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-b30d03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-b30d03-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/melenki-vladimir-gubernia-russia-zavrazhnaya-street-shop-of-brothers-konyukhovs-8d5b3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/melenki-vladimir-gubernia-russia-zavrazhnaya-street-shop-of-brothers-konyukhovs-8d5b3b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Melenki, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia, Zavrazhnaya street. Shop of brothers Konyukhovs]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Melenki, Melenkovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Zavrazhnaya street. Shop of brothers Konyukhovs  There is a legend that Melenki was founded in 1463 by settlers from Kostroma that was destroyed by Tatars. In 1778, the village of Melenki, when the Vladimir province was divided into counties, was given the status of a town. As a town, Melenki was very small, at the beginning of the XIX century, there was only one church in the city - the Pokrovskaya.    Завражная улица. Магазин бр. Конюховых  Существует предание, что Меленки основали в 1463 году переселенцы из разорённой татарами Костромы. В 1778 году дворцовое село Меленки при разделении Владимирской губернии на уезды получило статус города. Будучи уездным городом, Меленки отличались весьма малыми размерами, ещё в начале XIX века в городе действовала всего одна церковь — трёхприход��ая Покровская.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cruiser-bayan-russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-3cfeff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/cruiser-bayan-russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-3cfeff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cruiser Bayan, Russian Navy in Far East, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-fa4275</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-fa4275-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, man Portrait, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-kerch-street-real-school-e429ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-kerch-street-real-school-e429ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk). Kerch street. Real school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-maria-feodorovna-queen-alexander-and-grand-princess-olga-alexandrovna-c898d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-maria-feodorovna-queen-alexander-and-grand-princess-olga-alexandrovna-c898d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III, Maria Feodorovna, Queen Alexander and Grand Princess Olga Alexandrovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander III, Maria Feodorovna, Queen Alexander and Grand Princess Olga Alexandrovna. - Александр III, Мария Федоровна, королева Александра и Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-inspection-of-troops-by-nicholas-ii-d5e80e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/the-inspection-of-troops-by-nicholas-ii-d5e80e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The inspection of troops by Nicholas II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The inspection of troops by Nicholas II. Смотр войск Николаем Вторым.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-340291</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bolkhov-oryol-oblast-russia-1900s-340291-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bolkhov, Oryol oblast, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-tianjin-1920s-1abcd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-tianjin-1920s-1abcd0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Tianjin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Тяньцзинь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-fc41d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-fc41d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914. - Его императорское величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии. Сентабрь - Октябрь 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-3c6500</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-3c6500-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lublin-province-russian-empire-1856-4b97a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/lublin-province-russian-empire-1856-4b97a3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lublin Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.     Люблинская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-03f3cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-03f3cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/consequences-of-fire-in-the-oil-field-74b48a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/consequences-of-fire-in-the-oil-field-74b48a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Consequences of fire in the oil field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Consequences of fire in the oil field.  Последсвия пожара на нефтепромысле.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-2e198a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nizhniy-novgorod-russia-1900s-2e198a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-shore-of-lake-geneva-3069ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/switzerland-shore-of-lake-geneva-3069ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland. Shore of Lake Geneva]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездки в Швейцарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-f8ec72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-f8ec72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-2e76c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-2e76c1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-e1ce48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-e1ce48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Asiatic Company, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/satalog-of-new-gramophone-records-russia-1910s-31690a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/satalog-of-new-gramophone-records-russia-1910s-31690a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Сatalog of new gramophone records, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-69bbc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-69bbc6-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-35575f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-35575f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-68caf8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-68caf8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/159-fuzeler-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-from-1700-to-1720-d96f3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1730/12/31/159-fuzeler-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-from-1700-to-1720-d96f3a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[159. FUZELER L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1700 to 1720]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[159. FUZELER L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1700 to 1720. The view depicts a mazark building on the banks of the Neva River, on the site of the present Dvortsovaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, as it was in the early years of this city.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    159. ФУЗЕЛЕР Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, с 1700 по 1720 год. Вид изображает мазанковое строение на берегу реки Невы, на месте нынешней Дворцовой набережной в С.П-бург в том виде, как оно было в первые годы существования сего города.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-f900d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-f900d2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-2feec7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-2feec7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan from Volga, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-998106</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-998106-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-14c54d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-14c54d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-e7108f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-e7108f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1870s-433f2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1876/12/31/vladivostok-1870s-433f2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-d1c9fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-d1c9fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-jew-1900s-537cbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-jew-1900s-537cbe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand Jew, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Jews of the Samarkand region in photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-87f7f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-87f7f7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-e5e693</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-e5e693-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-e07fbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-e07fbe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-0586d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-0586d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/teriberka-murmansk-shore-murman-162e0c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/teriberka-murmansk-shore-murman-162e0c-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Teriberka. Murmansk shore, Murman. Far North.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-9985a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-9985a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-4cee67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-4cee67-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-a-married-couple-evgeni-petrovich-andreev-and-anna-1912-1915-e57eab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/portrait-of-a-married-couple-evgeni-petrovich-andreev-and-anna-1912-1915-e57eab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of a married couple Evgeni Petrovich Andreev and Anna. 1912-1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom in portraits. Portrait of a married couple Evgeni Petrovich Andreev and Anna. 1912-1915  Муром в портретах. Портрет супружеской пары Евгений Петрович Андреев и Анна. 1912-1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-concert-posters-1900s-184a49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/russian-concert-posters-1900s-184a49-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Concert Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-59e427</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-59e427-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-0e2538</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-in-1880s-1910s-0e2538-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1880s-1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-beer-label-russia-1900s-52ed22</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/riga-beer-label-russia-1900s-52ed22-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Beer label. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-70017c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-70017c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-2e4654</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-2e4654-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Employees of the Shenkursk Prison]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Employees of the Shenkursk Prison  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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Служащие Шенкурской тюрьмы  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photography-russia-4b4e01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photography-russia-4b4e01-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photography, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-a225c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-a225c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-a62d48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-a62d48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-58b1f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-58b1f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-01111c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1825/12/31/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-01111c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of cavalry regiments of the Russian army, 1820s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мундиры кавалерийских полков российской армии с начала царствования императора Александра I-го]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-5c97b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-5c97b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of French President Felix Faure to Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-2e89cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/khabarovsk-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-2e89cb-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk,  Nicolas II Asia Tour]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Arrival to Khabarovsk. May 20 Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich solemnly said goodbye to the crew of the frigate "Memory of Azov" and on May 21 left Vladivostok, traveling across Siberia to Petersburg, where he arrived on August 4, 1891. On the way back from the Tsesarevich took about two months.  Прибытие в Хабаровск.  20 мая Цесаревич Николай Александрович торжественно попрощался с экипажем фрегата «Память Азова» и 21 мая покинул Владивосток, отправившись через всю Сибирь в Петербург, куда прибыл 4 августа 1891 года. На обратную дорогу у Цесаревича ушло около двух месяцев.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-russian-military-banners-fe05b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1865/12/31/old-russian-military-banners-fe05b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Russian military banners]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-liberator-in-popular-publications-e051b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-ii-liberator-in-popular-publications-e051b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II liberator in popular publications.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Alexander II inherited a burden of belated transformational issues, long overdue promises and recent heavy losses ... Emperor Alexander II had to drag his reforms ... He was noticeably different from his closest predecessors with his lack of inclination to play the king ... he stayed himself and in every day life, he spoke freely, with the first words turned up, not caring about the impression he makes, he acted as he found fit at the moment, without thinking much. He did not want to be seen better than he actually was, and he often was better than he was seen. " V. O. Klyuchevsky.    -      Александр Второй освободитель в народных изданиях.  "Александру II досталось наследство, обремененное запоздалыми преобразовательными вопросами, давно просроченными обещаниями и недавними тяжкими утратами... императору Александру II пришлось протаскивать свои реформы... Он заметно отличался от своих ближайших предшественников отсутствием наклонности играть царя... по возможности оставался самим собой и в повседневном, и в выходном обращении, говорил как ни попало, первыми подвернувшимися словами, не заботясь о впечатлении, действовал, как находил нужным в данную минуту, не задумываясь много над последствиями. Он не хотел казаться лучше, чем был, и часто был лучше, чем казался". В. О. Ключевский]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-24e2be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-24e2be-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-9c9fd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-9c9fd4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk Women's Diocesan School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Симбирское Женское Епархиальное Училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-d669b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-d669b0-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria. 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории. 1875 год.  Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria. 1875.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-a8e18b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-a8e18b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-2c308a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-2c308a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-c554e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-c554e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dacha-zvezdochka-by-mikhail-semenovich-korsakov-on-the-river-angara-near-irkutsk-cf507a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/dacha-zvezdochka-by-mikhail-semenovich-korsakov-on-the-river-angara-near-irkutsk-cf507a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dacha “Zvezdochka” by Mikhail Semenovich Korsakov on the river Angara, near Irkutsk, 1860s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1860-е. Дача «Звездочка» Михаила Семеновича Корсакова на р. Ангаре, близ Иркутска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/abu-simbel-temples-egypt-1910-bc3855</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/abu-simbel-temples-egypt-1910-bc3855-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 16. Абу-Симбел]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-76d6f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-76d6f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-483beb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-483beb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-bb91f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-bb91f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trip to Biysk. Between Biysk and Ulala, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Поездка в Бийск. Между Бийским и Улалой]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-3c5a62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-3c5a62-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-79f9d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-russo-japanese-war-1905-1906-79f9d6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1905-1906]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-bb2708</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-bb2708-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right).   Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-b9a7b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1798/12/31/the-image-of-all-civilian-uniforms-for-all-provinces-1798-b9a7b0-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The image of all civilian uniforms for all provinces. 1798.  Изображение всех статских мундиров для всех губерний.1798.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-96950a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-96950a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-9a2833</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-9a2833-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-fda97e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-fda97e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuopio-province-russian-empire-1856-3b7635</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kuopio-province-russian-empire-1856-3b7635-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuopio Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Куопиоская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-officials-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-spala-1890-6c676b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/a-group-of-officials-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-spala-1890-6c676b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of officials, Members of the imperial family in Spala. 1890.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Spała, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, 97]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of officials, servants, rangers, who accompanied members of the imperial family on a hunt. Stay members of the imperial family in the Spa. The royal estate Slela, the Lovel Principality in Poland, in 1890.  Группа чиновников, служащих, егерей, сопровождавших членов императорской фамилии на охоте. Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Спале.   Царское имение Спала, Ловическое княжество в Польше, 1890 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-5ba805</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-5ba805-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-fad969</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-fad969-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-48e1bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-48e1bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-8555f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-8555f0-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III, the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-182d90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-182d90-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Brest Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-411d1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-411d1a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-russia-1900s-5d91ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-russia-1900s-5d91ed-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-pleshcheyevo-dacha-von-meck-1882-72df29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/album-of-the-pleshcheyevo-dacha-von-meck-1882-72df29-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the Pleshcheyevo dacha von Meck, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Альбом дачи Плещеево фон Мекк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-estates-1900s-af3a96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-estates-1900s-af3a96-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Estates, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-pokrovsky-cathedral-textile-center-of-russian-empire-2ac7b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/ivanovo-pokrovsky-cathedral-textile-center-of-russian-empire-2ac7b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Pokrovsky Cathedral - Textile Center of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ivanovo, Gorod Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Cathedral  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 in 1608-1609 the Polish-Cossack camp was in the village. Since 1743 the village was owned by the Counts of Sheremetev. In Ivanovo in the XVII century, textile production of flax is developing. In the middle of the 18th century, the manufactories were founded by rich peasants and the production of chintz appeared. In 1871, when the village of Ivanovo merged with the Voznesensky Posad that appeared in 1853, the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk was formed, which soon became the main textile center of the Russian Empire.    Покровский Собор  Иваново возникло в XV веке. К 1579 году основан Покровский мужской монастырь. Первое письменное упоминание встречается в 1608 году в книгах Троице-Сергиевой лавры. В период Смутного времени в 1608—1609 годах в селе стоял польско-казачий лагерь. С 1743 года селом владели графы Шереметевы. В Иванове в XVII веке развивается текстильное производство льна.  В середине XVIII века богатыми крестьянами были основаны мануфактуры и появилось производство ситца. В 1871 году при слиянии села Иванова и появившегося в 1853 году Вознесенского посада был образован город Иваново-Вознесенск, ставший вскоре главным текстильным центром Российской империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-2d7719</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-2d7719-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor awards, certificates and other documents of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ships-list-eafd60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ships-list-eafd60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ships List]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-9fd515</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-9fd515-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914. - Его императорское величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии. Сентабрь - Октябрь 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-in-1900s-cea4cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/jewish-shtetls-in-1900s-cea4cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish shtetls in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surroundings-of-kholmogory-holy-trinity-antonievo-sii-monastery-08def1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/surroundings-of-kholmogory-holy-trinity-antonievo-sii-monastery-08def1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surroundings of Kholmogory. Holy Trinity Antonievo-Sii Monastery]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[View of the Anthony-Siya Monastery.  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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Surroundings of Kholmogory. View of the Antonievo-Sii Monastery  Окрестности Холмогор. Вид Антониево-Сийского монастыря.  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного ��орского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-0c0046</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-0c0046-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-77e894</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-77e894-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian tourists in Sicily, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-alexandra-feodorovna-visit-moscow-city-council-41a4a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-alexandra-feodorovna-visit-moscow-city-council-41a4a8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna visit Moscow City Council.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Revolution Square, Tsentralnyy administrativnyy okrug, Moskva, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Moscow City Duma. - Посещение императором Николаем II и императрицей Александрой Федоровной Московской Городской думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhenya-scholz-a-pupil-of-the-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-1913-843a6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zhenya-scholz-a-pupil-of-the-mariinsky-womens-gymnasium-1913-843a6d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhenya Scholz, a pupil of the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Zhenya Scholz, a pupil of the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium, 1913  Ученица Мариинской женской гимназии Женя Шольц, 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1910s-060eaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1910s-060eaf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lessner-ga-joint-stock-company-of-machine-building-iron-foundry-and-boiler-56a6c7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/lessner-ga-joint-stock-company-of-machine-building-iron-foundry-and-boiler-56a6c7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lessner G.A. joint-stock company of machine-building, iron-foundry and boiler plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лесснер Г.А. акционерное общество машиностроительных, чугунно-литейных и котельных заводов (Выборгская наб., 23-25)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-c4d7e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-c4d7e5-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-kremlin-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-c9b2b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-kremlin-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-c9b2b1-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan Kremlin, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-e725ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/visit-of-french-president-raymond-poincare-in-july-1912-st-petersburg-e725ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[On a boat: Visit of French President Raymond Poincare in July 1912, St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, arrived at Kronstadt on Friday week in the cruiser Conde' for a week's visit to Russia. M. Poincare is not only Prime Minister but Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is clear-headed, well versed in public affairs, and widely informed, and France is fortunate in her representative. On Sunday he was received by the Emperor, and political conversations took place between him and M. Kokovtsoff, the Russian Prime Minister, and M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. In a statement to the Malin M. Sazonoff said that the visit was a " normal" event, as it was " logical " for the statesmen of the allied nations to have periodically the opportunity of exchanging opinions. He denied that the new Naval Convention between France and Russia had anything to do with a scheme for getting the Dardanelles opened to Russian ships."  THE SPECTATOR - 17 AUGUST 1912  Визит президента Франции Раймона Пуанкаре в июле 1912. Пребывание в Петербурге.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1915-ships-built-by-sormovo-plants-136050</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/1910-1915-ships-built-by-sormovo-plants-136050-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1915. Ships built by "Sormovo Plants"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1915. «Сормовские заводы»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-9c05de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-9c05de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navy Admiral. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-e0de08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-e0de08-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-fe0cf3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-fe0cf3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor awards, certificates and other documents of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altai-mountains-views-730590</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altai-mountains-views-730590-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altai Mountains Views]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-92bc83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-92bc83-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-f05e30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-f05e30-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-7ae48b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-7ae48b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Italian King Victor Emmanuel III, Russia, 1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor All-Russian Nicholas II and King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III. Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, July 1902.   Император Всероссийский Николай II (в центре) и король Италии Виктор Эммануил III.  Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию,  июль 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-303f5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/saint-petersburg-politechnic-institute-construction-1900s-303f5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Politechnic Institute construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-c9c9a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-c9c9a5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chekmentsky-district-1910s-48fec9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chekmentsky-district-1910s-48fec9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chekmentsky district, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Чекментском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-aefa35</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-residents-of-harbin-china-1900s-aefa35-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian residents of Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-9f471b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-9f471b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/malayali-island-of-ceylon-and-india-1914-394e50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/malayali-island-of-ceylon-and-india-1914-394e50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Malayali. Island of Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/647-private-of-donetsk-pikiner-regiment-from-1764-to-1776-c478e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/647-private-of-donetsk-pikiner-regiment-from-1764-to-1776-c478e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[647. PRIVATE of Donetsk Pikiner Regiment, from 1764 to 1776]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[647. PRIVATE of Donetsk Pike Regiment, from 1764 to 1776  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    647. РЯДОВОЙ Донецкого Пикинерного полка, с 1764 по 1776 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/21-horse-outfit-from-the-14th-to-the-18th-century-ef6aa7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1799/12/31/21-horse-outfit-from-the-14th-to-the-18th-century-ef6aa7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[21. Horse outfit from the 14th to the 18th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[21. Horse outfit from the 14th to the 18th century  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.  31.   21. Конский убор с XIV по XVIII столетия  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-67f6a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-67f6a0-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, South Russia - view from Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-539f10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-539f10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-1c4b43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-1c4b43-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-6d3d23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-6d3d23-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1889-270f12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/eiffel-tower-1889-270f12-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1889]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lebedev-lebed-viii-86fa8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/lebedev-lebed-viii-86fa8a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lebedev Lebed VIII during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebedev Lebed VIII  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-c6762b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/moscow-1880s-c6762b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-6b93ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russian-beer-label-1900-6b93ea-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-a159e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-a159e7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1900s-c40c7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-1900s-c40c7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-bolshaya-moskovskaya-street-1d08d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-bolshaya-moskovskaya-street-1d08d3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street. Большая Московская улица.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-207d9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-207d9c-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-f4a97f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-f4a97f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-1c8337</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kalabsha-nile-river-egypt-1910-1c8337-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kalabsha. Nile river, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. Калабша]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-4827cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-4827cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition of N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Экспедиция Н.С. Гумилева в Абиссинию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-04b2ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-04b2ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-c6c32c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-c6c32c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/s-10bis-with-argus-engine-6e0a15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/s-10bis-with-argus-engine-6e0a15-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[S-10bis with Argus engine during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[S-10bis with Argus engine  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samara-technical-railway-school-issue-1901-1902-d2d2ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/samara-technical-railway-school-issue-1901-1902-d2d2ed-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samara Technical Railway School. Issue 1901-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Самарское техническое железнодорожное училище. Выпуск 1901-1902]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-d64b85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/nikolaev-academy-of-the-general-staff-1900s-d64b85-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff - 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-97a015</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-97a015-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/electric-incandescent-lamps-price-list-1906-b5e987</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/electric-incandescent-lamps-price-list-1906-b5e987-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Electric incandescent lamps - price list, 1906]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1906. Прейскурант паровой фабрики калильных ламп и газовых кухонь «Чудо» (Вильна).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-1900-1920-682a01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/harbin-1900-1920-682a01-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, 1900-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного альбома Петра Каспаровича Межака]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-ceabe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/members-of-the-russian-imperial-family-in-odessa-and-mud-baths-on-the-kuyalnitsky-ceabe7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the Russian imperial family in Odessa and Mud Baths on the Kuyalnitsky Estuary]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/miews-of-st-petersburg-and-its-environsb-1822-161b82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1822/12/31/miews-of-st-petersburg-and-its-environsb-1822-161b82-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Мiews of St. Petersburg and its environsб 1822]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[St Petersburg]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1822. Собрание видов Санкт Петербурга и его окрестностей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-09dde4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-her-sisters-denmark-09dde4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna and her sisters. Denmark.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar was born at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a member of a relatively impoverished princely cadet line. Her mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel.  She was baptised as a Lutheran and named after her kinswoman Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Dowager of Denmark as well as the medieval Danish queen, Dagmar of Bohemia. Growing up, she was known by the name Dagmar. Most of her life, she was known as Maria Feodorovna, the name which she took when she converted to Orthodoxy immediately before her 1866 marriage to the future Emperor Alexander III. She was known within her family as "Minnie".  Due to the brilliant marital alliances of his father, he became known as the "Father-in-law of Europe."  Her elder, and favorite, sister, Alexandra married Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in March 1863. Alexandra, along with being queen consort of King Edward VII, was also mother of George V of the United Kingdom, which helps to explain the striking resemblance between their sons Nicholas II and George V.  Her younger sister was Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1666-diary-of-patrick-gordon-59-account-to-banish-the-english-90e332</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1666-diary-of-patrick-gordon-59-account-to-banish-the-english-90e332-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 59   account, to banish the English]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 59   account, to banish the English, and take away ther privileges. Yet, after-  wards, they were permitted to trade, paying custonie as others ; in which  state they continued uutill the happy restauration of King Charles the  Second, at which tyme the English conceived hopes of being restored to  their privileges ; for, in the year 1662, the Tzaar, not to be behind with  other Christian princes, sent a splendid ambassy (and a person of great  birth and quality as had been sent any where befor), to congratulate Great  Brittaiues King, his happy restauration ; which was accepted the better, be-  cause, of all Christian princes, the Tzaar alone had never acknowledged,  nor kept any correspondence with the usurper Cromwell ; as also the King,  dureing his exile, had received other good offices from the Tzaar.   These ambassadours, in their conferences and discourses, giveing great  hopes of the restauration of the priviledges, the King sent a very eminent  person, his extraordinary ambassadour, to Mosko, (it was Sii' Charles, Earl of  Carlisle, Viscount Hovard of Morpeth, Baron Dacre of Gillesland, etc.), in  full hopes to obtaine the priviledges. But his excellency takeing himself to  be afronted at his first reception at the sea port, (at Archangel), and then  much more at his comeing into Mosko, which, albeit done by a mistake and  not of purpose, he urged the reparation thereof with too much heat ; where-  upon followed some irritations on both sides, so that the ambassadour ui'ging  reparation at diverse conferences, and at a private audience, and not getting  any to his satisfaction, as also being denyed the priviledges, the chieffe busi-  ness for which he came, refused the presents, which were sent to him by the  Tzaar ; which offended his Tzaarsky Majestic so highly, that he dispatched  a stolnick, Vasily Yakufleufsin Diaskow,* in the quality of envoy to the  King, to complaine of the ambassadour, who comeing into England had  but a cold reception, and getting but three dayes defrayment, was permitted  to live upon his owne. Yet, the Earle of Carlisle returning into England,  upon the relation of his negotiation, was justified, and his comportment ap-  proved. Thereafter, giveing the envoy a visitt, whei'eat he was much sur-  prized, he promised his assistance for his friendlyer usage, and so, out of  an excess of generosity, interceded with the King so farr that he gott full  restitution of wliat he had disbursed, and was dismissed honourably.   Nevertheless this envoy, at his returne, did so aggravate his hard usage,   * [Wassily Jakowlewitsch Daslikow.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-faaca7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-faaca7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-698331</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-698331-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-laplandia-1900s-faba3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-laplandia-1900s-faba3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Laplandia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-miltary-portraits-f9e8ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-miltary-portraits-f9e8ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Miltary Portraits]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-65e484</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-65e484-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-andrei-vladimirovich-shoots-nicholas-ii-with-his-family-members-f4421c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/grand-duke-andrei-vladimirovich-shoots-nicholas-ii-with-his-family-members-f4421c-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich shoots. Nicholas II with his family members, hunting.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich shoots.  Emperor Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna on the hunt (K. von Hahn-1900).    Стреляет великий князь Андрей Владимирович. Император Николай II и Александра Федоровна на охоте (К. фон Ган-1900 г).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-0537bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-0537bc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna in the uniform of the 3rd Hussar Elizavetgrad  Великая княжна Ольга Николаевна в мундире 3 –го гусарского Елизаветградского великой княжны Ольги Николаевны полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-875eaa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-875eaa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-ec25c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-ec25c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-1e8438</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-1e8438-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/putilovs-heavy-machinery-plant-saint-petersburg-1912-1917-244ca4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/putilovs-heavy-machinery-plant-saint-petersburg-1912-1917-244ca4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Putilovs heavy machinery plant, Saint Petersburg, 1912-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-0cee09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-0cee09-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-325b9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-325b9f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-3f8ac1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-3f8ac1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-214721</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-214721-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-41b2b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-41b2b0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-8d25bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-8d25bb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg school of foremen in construction of the Imperial Russian Technical Society, 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-99a8ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-99a8ae-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-first-settlers-of-the-albashi-farm-7d418f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-family-of-the-first-settlers-of-the-albashi-farm-7d418f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the first settlers of the Albashi farm]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-4ec423</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-4ec423-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-7ac8c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-7ac8c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-83b39d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-83b39d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexin, Tula region, Russia, 1900s postcards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-464597</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-464597-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-dc9427</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-dc9427-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visit to Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra. May 22, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. May 22, 1896 - Посещение императором Николаем II Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. 22 мая 1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-a8d29c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/kaluga-review-of-the-regiments-before-being-sent-to-the-active-army-1904-a8d29c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga. Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Review of the regiments before being sent to the active army. 1904 - Смотр полков перед отправкой в действующую армию. 1904]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/berezina-the-trip-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-the-west-of-the-russian-empire-79614d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/berezina-the-trip-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-the-west-of-the-russian-empire-79614d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Berezina. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Berezina, Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers of the 157th Imeretinsky and 158th Kutaisi Regiments. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire. 1904. - Солдаты 157-го Имеретинского и 158-го Кутаисского полков. Поездка императора Николая II по западу российской империи. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0b9964</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0b9964-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-3f22b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-3f22b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-with-his-bride-hessian-princess-alice-b93699</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/tsarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-with-his-bride-hessian-princess-alice-b93699-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich with his bride Hessian Princess Alice.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich with his bride Hessian Princess Alice. Coburg, the palace of Rosenau, 8 (20) April 1894.  Цесаревич Николай Александрович со своей невестой Гессенской Принцессой Алисой.  Кобург, дворец Розенау, 8(20) апреля 1894 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ananuri-georgia-caucasus-mountains-75e93f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/ananuri-georgia-caucasus-mountains-75e93f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ananuri, Georgia, Caucasus mountains]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-9bd559</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-9bd559-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-e38759</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-e38759-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-670dc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-670dc3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guilin-china-1920s-bf98d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/guilin-china-1920s-bf98d8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guilin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-37f31c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-37f31c-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.  ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.    Ея Высочество Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-fe1879</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zavyalov-plant-nizhny-novgorod-province-vorsma-1890s-album-of-savelyev-na-fe1879-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zavyalov plant, Nizhny Novgorod province, Vorsma, 1890s. Album of Savelyev N.A.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Альбом Савельева Н.А., управляющего заводом Завьялова,.Нижегородская губ., с. Ворсма]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-76633b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-76633b-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1890s-c06b4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-1890s-c06b4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/158-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1686-being-the-russes-newyeares-day-bd14ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/158-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1686-being-the-russes-newyeares-day-bd14ee-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[158 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686   Being the Russes Newyeares day]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  158 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1686   Being the Russes Newyeares day, I went into the towne, was very kindly  welcomed by the Boyar Knlaz Vasily Vaslliovits Golitzin, and afterwards  see the eldest Czaar, and the procession, I convoyed the Boyar home, and  wished him a good year, and dined in the Slobod, received some visitts, and  went to another quarter.   I stayed, and put my house in some order, and did writt to my wyfe  per post.   Being in towne, I dyned by Kniaz Vasily Vasiliovits Golitzin, made  hast home, and received visitts.   Haveing gott some stitches, and a sort of a bastard pleurisy, I gott some  ease by letting of blood.   I tooke in some spmt of hartshorne, about thirty drops, and yet  gott no sweat.   I tooke in a strong dose of pills, which had ordinary operation.   At home.   I was in towne, and made some visitts to the neerest Boyars.   I went to Czarny Grasse, to the Boyar Knias Vasily Vasiolivitz Golitzin,  dined with him, and after dinner, had much discourse, yet nothing of  carrying on the warr, only of my jorney, and my effaires. Wee went to  hunting afterwards, and I tooke my leave in the fields.   At home.   I was in towne, and should have been at the Empcrours hand, to which  end I stayed long above.* Being come home, Mr. IMunter brought me the  Kings letter to the Czaars in my favours.   The Kings letter was delivered by the Hollands Resident, Mr. Van  Keller, to whom it was recommended by the Hollands Ambassador, Mr.  Citters, in London. I was at the Czaars hands, who only asked me of my  health by a Boyar. Being brought to the Princess hand, she said, God  reward thee for keeping thy word.   The Kings letter was interpreted by a Dutchman, who imderstood but  litle English.   ] dyned by Major Gcncrall Bilts.   I made ready a larger remonstrance, wherein I put many things not  written in my former. I received letters from Riga, and dined by Com-  missary Van Korkc.   * [That is, at court, in the Kremlin.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-7da7fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-7da7fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1892-d042c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/russian-navy-1892-d042c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/635-private-of-makedonian-hussar-regiment-from-1776-to-1783-6bfe00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/635-private-of-makedonian-hussar-regiment-from-1776-to-1783-6bfe00-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[635. PRIVATE of Makedonian Hussar Regiment, from 1776 to 1783.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[635. PRIVATE of Makedonian Hussar Regiment, from 1776 to 1783.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    635. РЯДОВОЙ Македонского Гусарского полка, с 1776 по 1783 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-ba3331</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1910-1920-ba3331-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin 1910-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин на фотографиях М.К. Скамони-Шапшинского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/post-aleksandrovskiy-sakhalin-1900s-d2b2ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/post-aleksandrovskiy-sakhalin-1900s-d2b2ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Post Aleksandrovskiy, Sakhalin, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-39a3a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-39a3a8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Lewis Watson, secretary of the YMCA in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Льюиса Уотсона, секретаря ХСМЛ (YMСA) в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevitch-alexei-c9bed3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/tsesarevitch-alexei-c9bed3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevitch Alexei - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevitch Alexei, 1907  Public domain photograph - child portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-745238</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-745238-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-159ea9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-159ea9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-5da308</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-5da308-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-ccf1d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/20/zhdani-borovichi-district-russia-ccf1d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zhdani Borovichi district, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ждани и ее обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/political-exiles-in-samarovo-1900s-84db57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/political-exiles-in-samarovo-1900s-84db57-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Political exiles in Samarovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Политссыльные в Самарово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-3143fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-3143fc-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-f65d89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-f65d89-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-9179c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-9179c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Women's Community Monastery, Kiev, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровский Киевский женский Общежительный Монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-2950f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-2950f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-034dd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-034dd1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatomy-for-youth-1912-331dd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/anatomy-for-youth-1912-331dd2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatomy for youth, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-5f0736</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-5f0736-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-342243</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-342243-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/393-officers-akselbant-and-shleyfy-1762-527a98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/393-officers-akselbant-and-shleyfy-1762-527a98-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[393. Officer's Aksel'Bant and Shleyfy. 1762]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[393. Officer's Aksel'Bant and Shleyfy. 1762  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    393. Офицерские Аксельбант и Шлейфы. 1762  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-a1878c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-a1878c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-699760</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-699760-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-907402</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-907402-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-3aec73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-3aec73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-75e747</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-75e747-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-2e76d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-2e76d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Printing house "Far East" in Vladivostok 1892-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892-1917. Типография «Дальний Восток» во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/14-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1653-5-t-continent-below-towards-the-river-and-all-8414ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/14-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1653-5-t-continent-below-towards-the-river-and-all-8414ed-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[14 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1653-5-t   continent. Below, towards the river, and all along the side of the hill,  towards Grandents]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  14 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1653-5-t   continent. Below, towards the river, and all along the side of the hill,  towards Grandents, ar many lair orchards and gardens, as also by the river  a large suburb, called the Fishery. It hath within the towne three mo-  nasteryes, a Dominican, Franciscan, and of Votaresses, and a large cathedrall.  There ar fair lands belonging to the to^^ne, which is divided among the  burgers ; who, of beer brewing, and buying of cornes, for the most part have  their livclyhood.   Here I passed the tyme during the winter, when falling in acquaintance  with one John Dick, who was prentice to a merchant called Robert Sleich,  I was perswaded by him to travell further up into Polland ; and, because I  was much inclined to be a souldier, he told me that Duke Ian Radzewill  had a lyfe company, all or most Scottismen, where wee would without  doubt be accommodated.   [A.D. 1654]   So, takeing my leave of friends here, I began againe a jorney on foot,  in company of the foresaid John Dick, who had left his service. My stock  was much the same as I liad when I came from Brawnsberg, haveiug gott  foure dollers from a friend upon my way ; but ray habit was farr changed,  for, towards the winter, I had translated my c'.oak into a Polls upper coat,  and lyned it with sheepskines. The first night, wee went to a village, and  lodged by a Skotsman, who lived thei-e. The next day, we passed by a  gentleman's house, called Gzin, and so the direct way to Thorun. When  wee were within a mile of the town, two waggons, with wood did overtake  us, to whom wee, being weai'ied, gave each two pence to lett us sitt up  to the towne. We entered the towne towards night, and tooke up our  lodging in a great house, on the west side of the market place, in the old  towne.   Here we stayed foure dayes, and then haveing with two Dutchmen,  who were bakers, hired a waggon for Varso, giveing each eight florens, wee  sett forward on Saturnday, betimes in the morning. The next day, wee  passed by Cuiafsky Brest, so called to distinguish it from another Brest in  Tjittaw, through Cowale and Gambin, two little townes, to Varsaw, which is  thirty miles from Thorun.   Wee tooke up our lodgeing in the suburb Lesczinsky, so called from a  pallace-like house hard by, built by noblemen of the family of the Lesczin-  skyes, The seym or parliament was sitting at this tyme in Varsaw, where we  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-61744b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-61744b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-believers-of-russia-9dbde4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/old-believers-of-russia-9dbde4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old believers of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Старообрядцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-dbc79c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-dbc79c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-7b9f29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-7b9f29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-6df85a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-6df85a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-06b2fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-06b2fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Parade. Khodynka Field., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/akmola-syrdarya-and-semirechensk-1894-2a8566</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/akmola-syrdarya-and-semirechensk-1894-2a8566-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Akmola, Syrdarya and Semirechensk - 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Фотографический альбом видов и типов, снятых во время летней поездки по Акмолинской, Сырдарьинской и Семиреченской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-66118f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-66118f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[LAke Baikal and Irkutsk region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-bf45fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-bf45fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-a96b83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-a96b83-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-d04b39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-34th-infantry-division-december-15-1915-d04b39-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian 34th Infantry Division, December 15, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/208th-lori-infantry-regiment-1914-09f94d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/208th-lori-infantry-regiment-1914-09f94d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[208th Lori Infantry Regiment, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. 208-й пехотный Лорийский полк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-36d088</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-36d088-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elephantine-aswan-nile-river-egypt-1910s-8ec069</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/elephantine-aswan-nile-river-egypt-1910s-8ec069-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elephantine, Aswan, Nile River, Egypt 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-236af2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-236af2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexin, Tula region, Russia, 1900s postcards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/76-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1666-the-cart-was-ready-3b1540</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/76-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1666-the-cart-was-ready-3b1540-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[76 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1666   the cart was ready]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  76 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1666   the cart was ready, I gott the same people to put our baggage on the cart,  and, for joy, rewarded them Hberally. In tlie meane tyme, the captaines  wyfe being come, for she had tohl a long formall story to the officer at the  gate, wee set forward to the other gate, which we found shutt, wherewith  I was a litle troubled ; but the carter telleing me that, how soone as the  preaching was done, it would be opened, to avoid examination and telling  a ly, 1 went into a brandewine house, and called for brandy, which, not  being able to drink, I spilled unperceived, leaving the captaines wyfe to keep  discourse with the guards, which she could very well do, being a notable,  talkative, witty woman.   The gate being opened, wee went forward, the captaines wyfe with her  litle child on the cart or carr, and I, with the rest, on foot. About a mile oif,  wee came to Middleburg, where, at first, wee were detained by a Hollander,  and at the other end of the towne by a Spaniard, who would needs searche  us for merchandise, and from the last, with a great deale of trouble, wee  came free. Being come about three miles, wee entred Bruges, where, at the  gate, wee were questioned from whence wee came. Wee, as the fuirman  had instructed us, said wee came from Ardenburg, that being clear of the  pest, but Sluis infected. Being entred the gate, wee gott a great company of  boyes after us, crying Geuse ! Geuse ! which is a name they give to the Pro-  testants here, all who come from the United Provinces being supposed to be  such, albeit there be in Hollands not few less Roman Catholickes as Pro-  testants, especially in Amsterdam.   This citty is the best built of any in Flanders, and the citizens the most  gentile of all the Low Countreyes. It is fortifyed with a stone and earthen  wall, and large ditches, hath a very wholesome aire, and, by a new digged  chanuell, can receive vessels of foure hundred tunne.  ist 23. Haveing lodged with good convenience, I hired a waggon to Ostend.  On the way wee found one of our Kings yachts at anker, who had aboard,  albeit he would not be knowne, Mr Kyvet, one of the States Generall, who  was fled for keeping correspondence with England, and interessed in the  business of Ruitmaster Buat. I went into the alehouse, where the captain  of the yacht was, and was very pressing to take me aboard ; but he refused,  under pretence that he durst not, being sent expressly about his Majesties  business, and so durst not take in any passengers. So I went forward  towards Ostend, and, getting a boat, ferryed over the haven, wherein, at this]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-0b073a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-0b073a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-421e58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-postcard-1900s-421e58-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-petrograd-to-vologda-by-rail-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-f3dfa3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/from-petrograd-to-vologda-by-rail-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-f3dfa3-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Thomas with people, Russia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.   Из Петрограда в Вологду по железной дороге.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/belebey-bashkiria-1900s-5a69ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/belebey-bashkiria-1900s-5a69ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Belebey, Bashkiria, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-310233</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-310233-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Konstantin Mikhailovich Olennikov, Irkutsk veterinarian.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Оленникова Константина Михайловича, иркутского ветеринарного врача.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-most-reverend-bishop-theophanes-govorov-the-founder-of-the-vladimir-6f936d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-most-reverend-bishop-theophanes-govorov-the-founder-of-the-vladimir-6f936d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, The Most Reverend Bishop Theophanes (Govorov), the founder of the Vladimir Diocesan Women's School.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Most Reverend Bishop Theophanes (Govorov), the founder of the Vladimir Diocesan Women's School.  Преосвященный Епископ Феофан (Говоров), основатель Владимирского епархиального женского училища.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-a6b261</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-a6b261-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-672cf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-672cf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-d94084</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-d94084-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II.  Принцесса Виктория Алиса Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская. Императрица Александра Фёдоровна, супруга Николая Второго.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-78bb24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-78bb24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-b213c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-b213c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-1880-1890-d68810</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/samarkand-1880-1890-d68810-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand 1880-1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-russian-empire-1856-753f9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/saratov-province-russian-empire-1856-753f9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Саратовская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-sister-grand-duchess-xenia-alexandrovna-during-65ee5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-with-his-sister-grand-duchess-xenia-alexandrovna-during-65ee5c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his sister , Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna during a typhoid fever. Livadia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his sister , Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna during a typhoid fever. Livadia, 1900]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-c86a04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1800/12/31/plans-and-maps-of-the-smolensk-province-late-18th-century-c86a04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plans and maps of the Smolensk province, late 18th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Планы городов и карты уездов Смоленской губернии конца XVIII века]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-siberian-expeditionary-army-album-1920-ba750a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/japanese-siberian-expeditionary-army-album-1920-ba750a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese Siberian Expeditionary Army Album, 1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1920. Памятный фотоальбом японской Сибирской экспедиционной армии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-victoria-08b2d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-victoria-08b2d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Victoria]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-cfdb41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-cfdb41-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Gymnasium of Emperor Alexander I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913-1914. Санкт-Петербургская гимназия императора Александра I (бывшая 2-ая)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-a9c27f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-a9c27f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-e9a9de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-e9a9de-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-8f9123</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-8f9123-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutsk-region-north-siberia-f5b6de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/yakutsk-region-north-siberia-f5b6de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutsk region, North Siberia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Yakutsk]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-d19f6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-d19f6a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-1892-e04779</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-1892-e04779-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse .1892. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-6a70a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-6a70a6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-the-great-fountain-golden-shore-1900-1914-95d8b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-the-great-fountain-golden-shore-1900-1914-95d8b4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, The Great Fountain. Golden shore. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Большой Фонтан. Золотой берег  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-3abdfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-3abdfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1880s-9b896b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japan-1880s-9b896b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-the-great-allies-8fff8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-the-great-allies-8fff8d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II. The Great Allies. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914..Hirohito, Imperor of Japan..George V of the United Kingdom..Nicholas II of Russia..Albert I of Belgium..Victor Emmanuel II of Italy..Raymond Poincare, President of France..Peter I of Serbia..Nicholas, King of Chernogorsk]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-orphanages-world-war-i-bf5975</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-orphanages-world-war-i-bf5975-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian orphanages, World War I]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-e17fdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-e17fdf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-96afc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-96afc5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-cf77bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-cf77bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-b27b2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-b27b2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-russo-japanese-war-1905-4378a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/vladivostok-cruiser-detachment-russo-japanese-war-1905-4378a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok cruiser detachment, Russo-Japanese war, 1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. Альбом боевых действий Владивостокского отряда крейсеров]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-artillery-depot-illustrations-830f83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/brest-litovsk-artillery-depot-illustrations-830f83-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest-Litovsk Artillery Depot Illustrations]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-54072b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-54072b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-f103ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-f103ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-c87fb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-c87fb5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Mountains, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-d79154</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-d79154-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-cff4af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-cff4af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-31a340</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-31a340-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-5d850c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-5d850c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-members-of-romanov-family-47c1a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/30/empress-maria-feodorovna-and-members-of-romanov-family-47c1a4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna and members of Romanov family.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna and members of Romanov family.  Public domain photograph - group portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description  Public domain photograph - group portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-member-of-the-spala-royal-hunt-shows-the-horns-of-a-dead-deer-07cced</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/a-member-of-the-spala-royal-hunt-shows-the-horns-of-a-dead-deer-07cced-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A member of the Spala royal hunt shows the horns of a dead deer.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Spała, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, 97]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the royal hunt shows the horns of a dead deer.  Участник царской охоты демонстрирует рога убитого оленя.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-3b24c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-3b24c6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/onega-head-of-the-group-of-political-exiles-bagdatyev-sergey-yakovlevich-marked-4a039e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/onega-head-of-the-group-of-political-exiles-bagdatyev-sergey-yakovlevich-marked-4a039e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Onega. Head of the group of political exiles Bagdatyev Sergey Yakovlevich (marked with a cross)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Head of the group of political exiles Bagdatyev Sergey Yakovlevich (marked with a cross)  Руководитель группы политических ссыльных Багдатьев Сергей Яковлевич (обозначен крестиком)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-9bf41c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/summer-in-the-village-of-solova-1903-9bf41c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Summer in the village of Solova, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Лето в деревне Солова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-0dcc84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-0dcc84-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Monastery in Shenkursk, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-bbd3c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-bbd3c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-0b875f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-0b875f-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gate-of-the-ziaret-fortification-6bb4c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/gate-of-the-ziaret-fortification-6bb4c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gate of the Ziaret fortification]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1877. Война с турками]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-4d7744</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-4d7744-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-47e2d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-47e2d4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890s. Gift to architect A.P. Popov 2nd from comrades and former students at MUZHVZ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Дар архитектору А.П.Попову 2-му от товарищей и бывших учеников в МУЖВЗ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-da5bf7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-da5bf7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-31716d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-31716d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-bd9c8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-bd9c8e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-f8a7b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-f8a7b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-93ee96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-93ee96-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-f9e973</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-f9e973-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/private-and-officer-of-the-musketeer-quettenburg-regiment-1762-dc49ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/private-and-officer-of-the-musketeer-quettenburg-regiment-1762-dc49ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Private and Officer of the Musketeer Quettenburg Regiment, 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Private and Officer of the Musketeer Quettenburg Regiment, 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Рядовой и Офицер Мушкетерского Кеттенбурга полка, 1762.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1897-travel-of-anton-stuksberg-to-crimea-52d0af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/1897-travel-of-anton-stuksberg-to-crimea-52d0af-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1897. Travel of Anton Stuksberg to Crimea]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-58d9d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-58d9d9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-3b8673</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-3b8673-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-reconnaissance-airplane-anakler-00aabc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-reconnaissance-airplane-anakler-00aabc-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian reconnaissance airplane Anakler]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian recoinessance irplane Anakler  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-maria-anna-and-louise-saxe-altenburg-55e14c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/elizabeth-maria-anna-and-louise-saxe-altenburg-55e14c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth, Maria Anna and Louise Saxe-Altenburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth, Maria Anna and Louise Saxe-Altenburg  Елизавета, Мария Анна и Луиза Саксен-Альтенбургские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lebed-xii-f254a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/lebed-xii-f254a2-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lebed XII during World War I, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Lebedev Lebed XII  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-last-parade-of-the-white-army-ed92d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/the-last-parade-of-the-white-army-ed92d2-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The last parade of the white army.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Парад воинских частей,казаков,скаутов,гимназистов и учеников реальных училищ 26 мая 1922 года во Владивостоке по поводу годовщины прихода к власти правительства братьев Меркуловых.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-29353a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-29353a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photography-russia-4aeddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/portrait-photography-russia-4aeddf-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photography, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anton-chekhov-58d8bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/anton-chekhov-58d8bc-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anton Chekhov]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-c6c7b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-c6c7b7-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-paris-1920s-89132d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/eiffel-tower-paris-1920s-89132d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-552cbf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-552cbf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-d7ab27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-d7ab27-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-great-princes-anastasia-maria-tatiana-and-069428</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2012/05/08/tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-great-princes-anastasia-maria-tatiana-and-069428-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, Great Princes Anastasia, Maria, Tatiana and Olga.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Children of Emperor Nicholas II. From the bottom up: Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, Great Princes Anastasia, Maria, Tatiana and Olga.  Дети Императора Николая II. Снизу вверх: Цесаревич Николай Александрович, Великие Княжны Анастасия, Мария, Татьяна и Ольга.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-in-1927-3750bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/harbin-in-1927-3750bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin in 1927]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Харбин в 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-26113f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-26113f-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8407f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8407f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-887ce9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-887ce9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1920s-ad729e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1920s-ad729e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/french-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-75a4ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/french-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-75a4ff-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French Military Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/egypt-sakkarah-1910-94f7b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/egypt-sakkarah-1910-94f7b1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Egypt, Sakkarah, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-b08b85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-b08b85-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-d02967</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-d02967-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trade routes of Eastern Siberia 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Торговые тракты Восточной Сибири]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-during-the-flood-of-1928-28c6ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/blagoveshchensk-during-the-flood-of-1928-28c6ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk during the flood of 1928.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/belebey-bashkiria-1900s-7b6a29</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/belebey-bashkiria-1900s-7b6a29-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Belebey, Bashkiria, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-3e3d6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/childrens-stories-about-grandfathers-pictures-illustration-by-gg-gagarin-saint-3e3d6d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905. Рассказы детей к дедушкиным картинкам. Изд. в пользу Дет. б-ки-читальни в Лесном, под ред. Комис. зав. читальней (Ил. Г.Г. Гагарина). Санкт-Петербург  1905. Children's stories about grandfather's pictures. Ed. in favor of Det. library reading rooms in Lesnoy, ed. Commission head reading room (Illustration by G.G. Gagarin). Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-89508e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-89508e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-77d050</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-77d050-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-534a80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-534a80-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-87531c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-87531c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-94e9df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-94e9df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-bfbfca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-bfbfca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-elizabethan-institute-2d78a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-elizabethan-institute-2d78a2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg Elizabethan Institute]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московский женский Елизаветинский институт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-26e16d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-26e16d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-album-1900s-8c63f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-album-1900s-8c63f6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy album, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diaey-of-patrick-gordon-157-vloizka-where-wee-dined-and-gott-fresh-horses-ecc89c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diaey-of-patrick-gordon-157-vloizka-where-wee-dined-and-gott-fresh-horses-ecc89c-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIAEY OF PATRICK GORDON. 157   Vloizka,* where wee dined, and gott fresh horses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIAEY OF PATRICK GORDON. 157   Vloizka,* where wee dined, and gott fresh horses, paying for each . .  Wee came ten vcrst further, and by a litle monastery, dedicated to St.  Nicolaus, wee crossed the river Twcrctsf the first tyme, through woods the  most part of the way, being bridged to the village Cholocliolka, through  which runneth a brooke of the same name ; and haveing the river Twerets  on our left hand, wee went foure verst further, and baited in the fields, and  six verst further, wee crossed the Twerets againe, by the village Widropusk  which belongeth to the Ivcrsky Monastery. Here is the border of the  Dukedome of Novogrodt, and beginneth the Novo Torsky district. Wee  travelled all night.   About seven aclock, wee came to Torshok, where wee dined. This is a August :  very pleasant countrey. Wee had excellent way, seventeen verst, to the  river Logovisha, which wee crossed at the village Marina; and thirteen  verst further, wee crossed the river Twerets the third tyme, at the village  Medna, where wee supped. Here endeth the Novo Torsky district, and  beginneth the Dukedome of Twere. Wee tooke jorney about midnight, and  befor day, fed our horses by a monastery, fyve verst short of Twere, and  twenty fyve from Medna.   About sunriseing, wee came to the ferry, and crossing the river Volga, August '.  wee breakfast in the Yempsky Slobod, where getting fresh horses, and with  good weather, came and baited by the village Gorodisha, which is from  Twere . . . verst. Here hath been a fort for preserving the passages  on the river Volga, which wee had here all along on our left hand.  Fyfteen verst further, wee crossed on a float the river Moskna, by a village  of the same name, and fyfteen vcrst further, to the village Zavidova, and  about fyve verst further, fed the horses in the fields.   By day hght, wee set forward by the village Spass, and dined by the August 3  river Zamoga, and then to Klin, which is ninety of the old verst from  Mosko, and of the new but thirty nine. Here wee crossed the river Sustra ;  and through very badd way, and crossing the same river againe, three vcrst  further, wee came to Moshna, a village, twelve verst, and so on to Pcshky,  where wee rested till midnight.   Being good weather, and indifferent way, wee set forward, and dined August 3  fyve verst short of Czlrkishowa ; and so on came to the Stranger Sloboda,j:  about fyve a clock afternoone.   * [NVyschnij Wolotschok.] f [Twerza.] { [Of Moscow.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-7d6a16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-7d6a16-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.  Великая Матушка. Основательница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия.    Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Great Mother. Founder of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-068b5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-068b5a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-bb070d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-bb070d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-8b850f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-8b850f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevitch-alexei-f2f114</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/tsesarevitch-alexei-f2f114-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevitch Alexei . - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevitch Alexei  Public domain photograph - female portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-9f4af8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-9f4af8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plan-of-moscow-1846-6ac249</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1846/12/31/plan-of-moscow-1846-6ac249-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plan of Moscow, 1846]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-808cac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-808cac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-da021a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-da021a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and  Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1900s-15b535</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1900s-15b535-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay Mountains, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-surrounded-by-relatives-0a8de5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-surrounded-by-relatives-0a8de5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna surrounded by relatives.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna surrounded by relatives.  Император Николай II и Императрица Александра Феодоровна в окружении близких.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-099263</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-099263-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plague-in-manchuria-1910-1911-86d3a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/plague-in-manchuria-1910-1911-86d3a2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plague in Manchuria 1910-1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/armenians-of-iran-1900s-8d3657</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/armenians-of-iran-1900s-8d3657-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Armenians of Iran, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-750251</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-750251-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-d39377</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-d39377-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-9c41f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-9c41f7-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-709e42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-709e42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-772de2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-772de2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-67814d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-67814d-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-c88eae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/cossaks-of-russia-wwi-propagands-c88eae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cossaks of Russia, WWI Propagands]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-44000f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-44000f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-cd05fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/opel-dealership-catalogue-moscow-1911-cd05fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Opel dealership catalogue, Moscow, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-45cdad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-45cdad-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-c45bb1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-c45bb1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fredensborg-castle-park-1899-1900-fa5dd9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fredensborg-castle-park-1899-1900-fa5dd9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fredensborg Castle Park. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1B, Slottet, Fredensborg, Denmark, 3480]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Фреденсборг. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Fredensborg Castle. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-d9ac1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-d9ac1a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-ae7351</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/russian-imperial-train-of-foreign-and-russian-gauge-1894-ae7351-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial train of foreign and Russian gauge 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Императорский поезд заграничной и российской колеи построенный на Александровском механическом заводе Николаевской железной дороги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-1104db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-1104db-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trade routes of Eastern Siberia 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Торговые тракты Восточной Сибири]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stroganov-palace-in-photographs-by-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1865-76abb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1865/12/31/stroganov-palace-in-photographs-by-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1865-76abb9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stroganov Palace in photographs by Ivan Karlovich Bianchi, 1865]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1865. Строгановский дворец на снимках Ивана Карловича Бианки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-8cd94b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-8cd94b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower construction, 1888]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-a61b61</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1885/12/31/member-of-audit-commission-of-the-moscow-craft-exhibition-1885-a61b61-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Member of Audit Commission of the Moscow Craft Exhibition 1885]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-89995e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-89995e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-38a156</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-38a156-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-f56600</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-f56600-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor awards, certificates and other documents of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-64a204</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-64a204-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-90fa9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-90fa9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zeya-river-region-1900s-d2e2f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/zeya-river-region-1900s-d2e2f5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zeya river region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-1633a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/01/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-1633a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of Alexander Vasilyevich Zhivago. Part 1. Dulepovo estate]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Dulepovo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Архив Александра Васильевича Живаго. Часть 1. Имение Дулепово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-df8804</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-df8804-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II) and an unknown lady.  Его Императорское Величество Государь Император Николай Александрович (Николай II) и неустановленная дама.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-134f8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-134f8d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-825dad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-825dad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-c854bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-c854bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-paris-1920s-6fb90e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/eiffel-tower-paris-1920s-6fb90e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-cb05fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/training-ship-ocean-of-the-russian-imperial-navy-1901-1902-cb05fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French ship Conde]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-2b1c3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-2b1c3f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ruins-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-after-russian-retreat-e97237</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/ruins-in-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-after-russian-retreat-e97237-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ruins in Brest-Litovsk during WWI after Russian retreat]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-a7d2ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-a7d2ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-30dd57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-30dd57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-dd588f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-dd588f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-c022d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-c022d9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pskov-avenue-arkhangelsk-archangel-f46976</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/pskov-avenue-arkhangelsk-archangel-f46976-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov Avenue Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-maria-nikolaevna-the-third-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-9380ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/grand-duchess-maria-nikolaevna-the-third-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-9380ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna. The third daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. On the ship. Photo of 1908.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая княжна Мария Николаевна (14 (26) июня 1899 — 17 июля 1918 (19 лет)). Третья дочь императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Фёдоровны. На корабле. Фотография 1908 года.  The Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (June 14 (26), 1899 - July 17, 1918 (19 years)). The third daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. On the ship. Photo of 1908. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-03b0df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-03b0df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-10d425</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/trade-routes-of-eastern-siberia-1875-10d425-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trade routes of Eastern Siberia 1875]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Торговые тракты Восточной Сибири]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trekhgornaya-prokhorovskaya-manufactory-1890s-60433e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trekhgornaya-prokhorovskaya-manufactory-1890s-60433e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trekhgornaya Prokhorovskaya manufactory, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Фабрика Трехгорной Прохоровской мануфактуры]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-38621a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-38621a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-6080ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/life-guards-dragoon-regiment-russia-1900s-6080ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Russia 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Драгунский полк 1909. Лошади на полковом плацу]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-f44093</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/saint-petersburg-russian-beer-label-f44093-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg. Russian beer label]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-df5b17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-df5b17-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Merchant port, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-295996</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-295996-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-756586</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-russian-north-1913-756586-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Russian North, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1699-diary-of-patrick-gordon-193-a-number-of-strelitzes-were-executed-26b730</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1699-diary-of-patrick-gordon-193-a-number-of-strelitzes-were-executed-26b730-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1699] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 193   ' A number of Strelitzes were executed]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1699] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 193   ' A number of Strelitzes were executed. September 3   ' T was at Preobraschensk, and saw the crocodile, swordfish, and other curiosities, which his October 3.  M^esty had brought from England and Holland.   ' Orders were issued not to give support to any of the wives or children of the executed November 1'  Strelitzes.'   The Diary closes on the last day of this year, with these devout aspirations ; — ' Almighty December 31  God be praised for his gracious long suffering towards mo in sparing my life so long. Grant,  gracious God, that I may make a good use of the time that thou mayest be pleased yet to grant  me for repentance. This year I have felt a sensible decrease of health and strength. Yet thy  will be done, gracious God !'     These were the last words that Gordon was to enter in his journal of many years. His  strength was now fast failing, and during the following summer he became so weak that he was  unable to leave his bed. He died at seven o'clock in the morning of the twenty-ninth of  November, 1699. The Czar, who had visited him five times in his illness, and had been twice  with him during the night, stood weeping by his bed as he drew his last breath; and the  eyes of him who had left Scotland a poor unfriended wanderer, were closed by the hands of an  Emperor.   Peter himself ordered the funeral procession, and took his place in its long line, accompanied  by all the pomp of his empire, and followed by the representatives of most of the great powers  of Eiirope. The body was carried on the shoulders of twenty-eight colonels; two generals  supported the footsteps of his widow, and twenty ladies, the wives of high Muscovite digni-  taries, walked in her train. The religious obsequies were performed by the priests of the  church which he loved, in the first chapel of stone which the Roman Catholics were suffered to  raise in Moscow. It was built chiefly by his bounty, and his tomb was dug before its high altar,  in a vault, where this inscription may still be read :   SACEAE TZAREAE MAJESTATIS MILITIAE GENERALIS   PATRIGIUS LEOPOLDUS GORDON   NATUS ANNO DOMINI 1635 DIE 31 MARTII   DENATUS ANNO DOMINI 1699 DIE 29 NOVEMBRIS   REQUIESCAT IN PACE     2c ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1920s-db8dab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/eiffel-tower-1920s-db8dab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberia-kazakhstan-altay-1910s-07b9d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/siberia-kazakhstan-altay-1910s-07b9d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberia, Kazakhstan, Altay, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-7608dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-7608dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-f25871</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kom-ombo-egypt-1910-f25871-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-047a03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-047a03-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-cad4c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-cad4c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-6575c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-6575c4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-the-kharkov-refinery-the-baku-office-baku-da798f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/society-of-the-kharkov-refinery-the-baku-office-baku-da798f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of the Kharkov Refinery. The Baku office. Baku.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Society of the Kharkov Refinery. The Baku office. Baku.  Общество Харьковского Рафинадного Завода. Бакинская контора. Баку.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-65ffc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-65ffc5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-fbc790</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-fbc790-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-e2f63f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-e2f63f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-8d375a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/gerbo-kelecka-railway-10th-railway-battalion-1915-8d375a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gerbo-Kelecka railway. 10th Railway Battalion, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-d31d40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-d31d40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-2e7cb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-2e7cb5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tungus people, Trans-Baikal region, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-b0f7c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-b0f7c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-06b8f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-album-of-konstantin-mikhailovich-olennikov-irkutsk-veterinarian-06b8f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Konstantin Mikhailovich Olennikov, Irkutsk veterinarian.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Оленникова Константина Михайловича, иркутского ветеринарного врача.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-43f4f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-43f4f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-47f402</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/qasr-ibrim-egypt-1910-47f402-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Qasr Ibrim, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. По Нилу. День 15. Нубия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-belgorod-russia-1900s-1f1095</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-belgorod-russia-1900s-1f1095-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Belgorod. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-599b33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-599b33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-99b209</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-99b209-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-3c2f81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-3c2f81-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-f500cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-f500cb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of French President Felix Faure to Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/preface-xix-in-the-roman-catholic-faith-he-could-claim-kindred-with-the-noble-13ca65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/preface-xix-in-the-roman-catholic-faith-he-could-claim-kindred-with-the-noble-13ca65-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[PREFACE.     XIX     in the Roman Catholic faith) he could claim kindred with the noble  house of Deskford and Findlater]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  PREFACE.     XIX     in the Roman Catholic faith) he could claim kindred with the noble  house of Deskford and Findlater/*^ His father, ' the younger brother  of a younger house,* was a grandson of the family of Haddo, raised  in Gordon's own day, to the Earldom of Aberdeen.^^ Auchleuchries  was the inheritance of his mother.^' Its five or six petty farms  appear to have yielded in those <]ays about three hundred and sixty  pounds Scots, or thirty pounds sterling, a-year.^^ But it was so  overwhelmed by mortgages or ' wadsets,' that probably half the  scanty rental went in payment of interest. It is as witness to a  deed by which his father added to the still growing burden of the     *-' Janet Ogilvy, daughter of James  Ogilvy of Cullen (the second son, it is  believed, of James Ogilvy, the eldest son of  Sir James Ogilvy of Deskford and Findlater,  who died in 1510), married, firstly, John  Gordon of Pitlurg, who was slain ;it Pinkie  in 1547 ; secondly, James Ogilvy of Blarak,  her cousin. By her first marriage she had  Sir John Gordon of Pitlurg, father of Robert  Gordon of Straloch, the scholar and anti-  quary. By her second marriage she had  James Ogilvy of Blarak and Auchleuchries,  who, in 1604, married Marjory Gordon,  daughter of George Gordon of Coclarachy.  The issue of this marriage was a daughter,  Mary Ogilvy, wno, in 1633, married John  Gordon, third son of Patrick Gordon of  Nethermuir, by whom she had six children :   ( 1) George Gordon, younger of Auchleuchries,  born in 1634, died before his father in 1665 ;   (2) General Patrick Gordon, born in 1635,  became ' goodman' of Auchleuchries on the  death of his father about 1675, died in 1699 ;   (3) John Gordon, in Westcrtoun of Auch-  leuchries, who, in 1674, married Margaret  Forbes, by whom he had issue, and was  alive in 1692 ; (4) James Gon'on, in Westcr-  toun of Auchleuchries, who died in 1691,  leaving issue ; (5) Alexander Gordon, who  died before 1682; (6) a daughter, who was  alive in 1686.   ^ James Gordon of ]\Iethlic and Haddo  (great-great-great- grandfather of the first     Earl of Aberdeen), who died in 1582,  married a daughter of Menzits of Pitfoddels,  by whom he had six sons, of whom the fourth,  David, was the father of Patrick Gordon of  Nethermuir, who had issue, four sons and  two daugiittrs: (1) George Gordon of  Nethermuir ; (2) Mr. Thomas Gordon ; (3)  John Gordon of Auchleuchries, father of  General Patrick Gordon ; (4) James Gordon  of Westertoun of Auchleuchries; {5) Annas  Gordon, wife of James Gordon of Green-  myre ; (6) Janet Gordon.   John Gordon of Auchleuchries, his  brother Mr. Thomas, and one or two of his  tenants, appear among the followers of Sir  John Gordon of Haddo in a raid against the  Covenanters of Buchan, in April, 1644,  when they spoiled the lands and houses of  Auchnagat and Kinnaldy, belonging to  Alexander Strachan of Glenkindy and his  brother, and carried the latter captive to  Kelly. — (Spalding's Mcmorialls of the  Trubles, vol. ii. p. 342; Acts of the Parlia-  ments of Scotland (I6th March, 1649), MS.  General Register House, Edinburgh ; Illus-  trations of the Topography and Antiquities  of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, vol. iv.  pp. 470-472.)   *» Appendix, nn. 22-35, pp. 204-208.  ^^List of PoUable Persons within the  Shire of Aberdeen, 1696, vol. ii. pp. 102,  129 132.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-d01fcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-d01fcb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-a9aa77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-a9aa77-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-aa4771</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-aa4771-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-11eaf5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-11eaf5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/french-president-felix-faure-visits-peterhoff-1897-7fb611</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/french-president-felix-faure-visits-peterhoff-1897-7fb611-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[French President Felix Faure visits Peterhoff, 1897]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Peterhof]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-a4a9fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-a4a9fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-d5887c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/history-of-the-life-guards-semenovsky-regiment-1883-d5887c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment 1883.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883. История лейб-гвардии Семеновского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-9e37ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-9e37ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-282c36</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-282c36-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-7c1168</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-7c1168-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-d37cd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-d37cd4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand duchess Olga]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Императрица Александра Феодоровна с дочерью царевной Ольгой.  Фотограф: Левицкий, 1896 год.  Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her daughter Princess Olga. Photographer: Levitsky, 1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-865ad7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-865ad7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dutch-west-indies-1907-71cdf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/dutch-west-indies-1907-71cdf4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dutch West Indies, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Путешествие Оскара Ивановича Иона в Голландскую Индию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhail-archangel-monastery-arkhangelsk-archangel-arkhangelsk-archangel-161723</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/mikhail-archangel-monastery-arkhangelsk-archangel-arkhangelsk-archangel-161723-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhail-Archangel monastery. Arkhangelsk]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-e3cf9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-e3cf9a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-72e125</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-72e125-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/malayali-island-of-ceylon-and-india-1914-245440</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/malayali-island-of-ceylon-and-india-1914-245440-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Black and White casts of India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Малаяли]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-a5e709</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-a5e709-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-b1207d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-b1207d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/akmola-syrdarya-and-semirechensk-1894-67f95e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/akmola-syrdarya-and-semirechensk-1894-67f95e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Akmola, Syrdarya and Semirechensk - 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Фотографический альбом видов и типов, снятых во вр��мя летней поездки по Акмолинской, Сырдарьинской и Семиреченской области]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uvarovs-estate-porechye-1870s-d8578b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/uvarovs-estate-porechye-1870s-d8578b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uvarovs' estate "Porechye" 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-of-1905-b234db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-of-1905-b234db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok during Russian Revolution of 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-a06d24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-a06d24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-42008b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-42008b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/barrels-with-tar-ready-to-be-loaded-onto-ships-arkhangelsk-archangel-97407a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/barrels-with-tar-ready-to-be-loaded-onto-ships-arkhangelsk-archangel-97407a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Barrels with tar, Moscow, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/outskirts-of-vladimir-the-estate-of-karpov-sushnevo-november-27-1912-anna-timofeevna-375ad9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/outskirts-of-vladimir-the-estate-of-karpov-sushnevo-november-27-1912-anna-timofeevna-375ad9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". November 27, 1912. Anna Timofeevna Karpova with kids..]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Outskirts of Vladimir. The estate of Karpov "Sushnevo". November 27, 1912. Anna Timofeevna Karpova with kids.. Окрестности Владимира. Имение Карпова «Сушнево». 27 ноября 1912. Анна Тимофеевна Карпова с детьми.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-92fd02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-92fd02-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Canopy. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-fb9b6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-fb9b6f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister of France Poincaré, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her entourage and Emperor Nicholas II at the parade of troops Krasnoe Selo. Honor guard, built for the meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Премьер министр Франции Пуанкаре, императрица Александра Федоровна со свитой и император Николай II на параде войск. Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-be2f83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-be2f83-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-38c373</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-38c373-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/constantin-pavlovich-walking-and-smoking-9bce92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/constantin-pavlovich-walking-and-smoking-9bce92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Constantin Pavlovich Walking and Smoking]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/school-at-the-intersection-of-pskov-avenue-and-sobornaya-street-arkhangelsk-6dd2a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/school-at-the-intersection-of-pskov-avenue-and-sobornaya-street-arkhangelsk-6dd2a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[School at the intersection of Pskov Avenue and Sobornaya Street - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[School at the intersection of Pskov Avenue and Sobornaya Street  Школа на пересечении Псковского проспекта и улицы Соборной]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-a76055</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-a76055-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-d0b879</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-d0b879-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-3256c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/28/alexander-i-emperor-of-russia-180125-portrait-3256c6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander I, emperor of Russia (1801–25). Portrait.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I (Russian: Александр Павлович, Aleksandr Pavlovich; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1777 – 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1825 was an Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825. The son of Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, Alexander was the first Russian King of partitioned Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland.   Born in Saint Petersburg to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later Emperor Paul I, he succeeded to the throne after his father was murdered. He ruled Russia during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. As prince and emperor, Alexander often used liberal rhetoric, improved legislation and planned to set up a parliament and sign a constitution. However, he continued Russia's absolutist policies in practice. In the first years of his reign, he initiated some minor social reforms and (in 1803–04) major, liberal educational reforms, building more universities but later abandoned reforms and turned to foreign policy.  He changed position relative to France between 1804 and 1812 form neutrality, to the opposition, and finally, to the alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain against Napoleon, but after the Battle of Austerlitz switched into an alliance with Napoleon and joined Napoleon's Continental System in 1807 and fought a naval war against Britain 1807 - 1812. But when he and Napoleon could not reach an agreement on Poland, the alliance collapsed by 1810. In 1812 Napoleon's invasion in Russia turned a total disaster. As part of the winning coalition, Alexander took Paris and gained control over Finland and Poland.  In the second half of his reign, he made education more religiously oriented as well as politically conservative. Liberal minister Speransky was replaced as the advisor to the strict artillery inspector Aleksey Arakcheyev, who oversaw the creation of military settlements.  He formed the Holy Alliance to suppress revolutionary movements in Europe as he saw them as immoral threats to legitimate Christian monarchs. He helped Austria's Klemens von Metternich to suppress nationalism and liberal movements.  Alexander died of typhus in December 1825 while on a trip to southern Russia. He left no heirs, as his two daughters died in childhood. Both of his brothers Konstantin Pavlovich and Nikolay Pavlovich wanted the other to become emperor. After a period of a turmoil confusion that included the failed Decembrist revolt, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Nicholas I (Nikolay Pavlovich).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/danilov-russia-1900s-29275c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/danilov-russia-1900s-29275c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Danilov, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/military-factory-arsenal-khabarovsk-39147e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/military-factory-arsenal-khabarovsk-39147e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Military Factory Arsenal, Khabarovsk]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-f2550b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-f2550b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kokand-1880s-275e02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/kokand-1880s-275e02-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kokand, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-45dcd9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-45dcd9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-1a7a36</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-1a7a36-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-c82cc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-1891-c82cc8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse. 1891.  Public domain photograph of female portrait, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-fa631b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-fa631b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-d5e08d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-d5e08d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-365853</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-365853-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-956bf4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-956bf4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рабочая семья иногородних жителей Екатеринодара - Слобченко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-144f08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-144f08-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-bern-bern-history-museum-39ca71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/switzerland-bern-bern-history-museum-39ca71-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland. Bern. Bern History Museum]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездки в Швейцарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-5a5ab5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-5a5ab5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-58e4b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-58e4b6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valaam-monastery-1863-617d8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1863/12/31/valaam-monastery-1863-617d8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valaam monastery, 1863]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-2d00d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-2d00d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District. - Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-649598</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-649598-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jurjew-russian-beer-label-1900-2ed8e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/jurjew-russian-beer-label-1900-2ed8e5-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jurjew. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-6c4fbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/karel-people-of-olonets-1920s-6c4fbe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Karel people of Olonets, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-princes-golitsyns-family-d01c10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/album-of-the-princes-golitsyns-family-d01c10-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the Princes Golitsyn's family]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-10eae5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-10eae5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-0583bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-0583bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-959305</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-959305-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norway. French socialist Albert Thomas travel to Russia, 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norrbotten County, Sweden]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-42b47b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-42b47b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-679ff8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-679ff8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-9f55b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-9f55b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-709749</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/architectural-drawings-by-graduates-of-st-petersburg-railway-engeneering-school-709749-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural drawings by graduates of St. Petersburg Railway Engeneering School, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-a51b51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-a51b51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-5187e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-5187e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-265ec6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-265ec6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sailors-on-the-russian-cruiser-rynda-during-the-columbian-naval-review-bb36f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/sailors-on-the-russian-cruiser-rynda-during-the-columbian-naval-review-bb36f4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sailors on the Russian cruiser Rynda, during the Columbian Naval Review. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Newport News Channel]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Sailors on the Russian cruiser Rynda, during the Columbian Naval Review. Russian warships at Columbian Naval Review, New York, 1893.  Русские моряки крейсера Рында. «Рында» — бронепалубный корвет российского императорского флота. Русские корабли на Колумбийском Военном Смотре, Нью-Йорк, 1893.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-693437</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-693437-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-kholmogorsky-district-nikolsky-temple-in-the-village-of-2121fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-kholmogorsky-district-nikolsky-temple-in-the-village-of-2121fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Province. Kholmogorsky district. Nikolsky temple in the village of Zachachie]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Province. Kholmogorsky district. Nikolsky temple in the village of Zachachie  Архангельская губерния. Холмогорский уезд. Никольский храм в селе Зачачье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-503bfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-503bfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-295e25</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-295e25-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-72a6c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-72a6c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/znamensky-nunnery-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-0855c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/znamensky-nunnery-gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-0855c3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Znamensky nunnery - Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Znamensky nunnery  The boundary point on the eastern borders of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was founded by the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1168. It is mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle in 1239 when it was first burned by the Tatars.  At the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, the town became a part of the Moscow Principality and was the center of Christianization of the surrounding lands. In 1539 the city was destroyed by the Kazan Tatars, a new attack of 1545 was repulsed. According to the legend of this period, when the enemies besieged Gorokhovets, an image of a huge warrior with a sword in his hands appeared over the mountain in the rays of the setting sun. The enemies retreated in panic, and the place from that time is called Puzhalovoy mountain.  In the XVII century, with the beginning of the Time of Troubles, Gorokhovets falls under the control of the Poles. From the Gorokhovets district, Prince Pozharsky went from his estate to Nizhny Novgorod to lead the second national militia of 1612.  In 1619 a roving detachment of Ukrainian Cossacks ("Circassians") captured Gorokhovets and burned city. This was the last attack the city suffered.    Знаменский женский монастырь  Пограничный пункт на восточных границах Владимиро-Суздальского княжества был основан великим князем Андреем Боголюбским в 1168. Упоминается в Лаврентьевской летописи под 1239 годом, когда его впервые сожгли татары.  В конце XIV — начале XV века вошёл в состав Московского княжества и был центром христианизации прилегающих земель. В 1539 город разрушен казанскими татарами, новое нападение 1545 года удалось отбить. Согласно легенде этого периода, когда враги осаждали Гороховец, над горой в лучах заходящего солнца появился образ огромного воина с мечом в руках. Враги в панике отступили, а место с той поры называется Пужаловой горой.  В XVII веке, с началом Смутного времени, Гороховец попадает под контроль поляков. С Гороховецкого уезда, из своей вотчины князь Пожарский отправился в Нижний Новгород чтобы возглавить второе народное ополчение 1612 года.   В 1619 году кочующий отряд украинских казаков («черкесов») захватил Гороховец и сожег городские укрепления и постройки. Это было последнее нападение которому подвергся город.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-255722</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-255722-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-5858d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-5858d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-f85680</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-f85680-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-11b237</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-11b237-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-86db6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-86db6e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flowers-and-plants-for-modern-surface-ornaments-dresden-775e10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/flowers-and-plants-for-modern-surface-ornaments-dresden-775e10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flowers and plants for modern surface ornaments, Dresden]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-world-war-one-86fac6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/russian-aviation-world-war-one-86fac6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation, World War One.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-1910-1913-4ee7b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/saratov-province-1910-1913-4ee7b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov province 1910-1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. Саратовская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-8f8202</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-8f8202-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1850-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-d65f2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-d65f2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-a65882</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-a65882-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-64a09d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-64a09d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-eb63e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-eb63e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-786f58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-786f58-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-c6a02d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-c6a02d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-from-moscow-to-3c0e7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-from-moscow-to-3c0e7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factory on Klyazma river bank. Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The boundary point on the eastern borders of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was founded by the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1168. It is mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle in 1239 when it was first burned by the Tatars.  At the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, the town became a part of the Moscow Principality and was the center of Christianization of the surrounding lands. In 1539 the city was destroyed by the Kazan Tatars, a new attack of 1545 was repulsed. According to the legend of this period, when the enemies besieged Gorokhovets, an image of a huge warrior with a sword in his hands appeared over the mountain in the rays of the setting sun. The enemies retreated in panic, and the place from that time is called Puzhalovoy mountain.  In the XVII century, with the beginning of the Time of Troubles, Gorokhovets falls under the control of the Poles. From the Gorokhovets district, Prince Pozharsky went from his estate to Nizhny Novgorod to lead the second national militia of 1612.  In 1619 a roving detachment of Ukrainian Cossacks ("Circassians") captured Gorokhovets and burned city. This was the last attack the city suffered.  Пограничный пункт на восточных границах Владимиро-Суздальского княжества был основан великим князем Андреем Боголюбским в 1168. Упоминается в Лаврентьевской летописи под 1239 годом, когда его впервые сожгли татары.  В конце XIV — начале XV века вошёл в состав Московского княжества и был центром христианизации прилегающих земель. В 1539 город разрушен казанскими татарами, новое нападение 1545 года удалось отбить. Согласно легенде этого периода, когда враги осаждали Гороховец, над горой в лучах заходящего солнца появился образ огромного воина с мечом в руках. Враги в панике отступили, а место с той поры называется Пужаловой горой.  В XVII веке, с началом Смутного времени, Гороховец попадает под контроль поляков. С Гороховецкого уезда, из своей вотчины князь Пожарский отправился в Нижний Новгород чтобы возглавить второе народное ополчение 1612 года.   В 1619 году кочующий отряд украинских казаков («черкесов») захватил Гороховец и сожег городские укрепления и постройки. Это было последнее нападение которому подвергся город.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-f94994</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-f94994-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-dc7c6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-dc7c6c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-laplandia-1900s-dacdfb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-laplandia-1900s-dacdfb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Laplandia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-a3045f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-a3045f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-ccbbb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-ccbbb3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1909. Moscow Art Theater. "Inspector" / "Revisor"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Мхат. «Ревизор»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-8417e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-8417e1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-81c66c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-81c66c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/department-store-odessa-1900-1914-42a191</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/department-store-odessa-1900-1914-42a191-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Department Store, Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-57edf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-57edf2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-88a7d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-88a7d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-aaadf2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/khabarovsk-1900s-aaadf2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-cde209</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/printing-house-far-east-in-vladivostok-1892-1917-cde209-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Printing house "Far East" in Vladivostok 1892-1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892-1917. Типография «Дальний Восток» во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mukden-china-in-1900s-f2d068</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mukden-china-in-1900s-f2d068-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mukden, China in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Мукден]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kherson-ddb2a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/kherson-ddb2a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kherson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zarechny-fort-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-bfc4d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/zarechny-fort-nicholas-ii-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-warsaw-bfc4d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zarechny Fort. Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Stay of Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District. - Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/panteleimon-monastery-4235bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/panteleimon-monastery-4235bc-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Panteleimon Monastery, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-6fb874</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-6fb874-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-c24ebd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/russian-military-ports-design-drawings-c24ebd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian military ports - design drawings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-the-wife-of-emperor-alexander-alexandrovich-d2141e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/empress-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-the-wife-of-emperor-alexander-alexandrovich-d2141e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) the wife of Emperor Alexander Alexandrovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) wife of the Emperor Alexander Alexandrovich (Alexander III). Painter Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy.  Портрет Императрицы Марии Феодоровны (Дагмар) супруги Императора Александра Александровича (Александр III). Художник Иван Николаевич Крамской. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factory-and-copper-foundry-plant-of-vt-odner-49fc0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/factory-and-copper-foundry-plant-of-vt-odner-49fc0a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factory and copper foundry plant of V.T. Odner]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Механический и меднолитейный завод В.Т.Однер (Таракановский пер., д.4)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/solovetsky-monastery-solovki-monastery-a24742</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/solovetsky-monastery-solovki-monastery-a24742-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Solovetsky Monastery - Solovki Monastery. Channel.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1914-russian-tsar-and-family-in-moscow-220497-13-or-footage-farm-aac2b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/1914-russian-tsar-and-family-in-moscow-220497-13-or-footage-farm-aac2b0-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1914 - Russian Tsar & Family in Moscow 220497-13 | Footage Farm]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [1914 - Russian Tsar & Family taking carriages & automobiles in Moscow] 01:53:30  Carriage waiting w/ white horses, Tsar wife & children seated & carriage leaves; another pulls up & woman w/ flowers enters, joined by another & military VIP & they leave.  Another arrives & young girls board along w/ woman in white uniform.  Three carriages of military officers pass; other military about. 01:54:34  Shiny auto arrives.  Military VIPs climb in, leave; other cars arrives & waved past.  Many more cars pick up military officers & women. 01:56:30  Horses & carriage arrives, pan across waiting VIPs. 01:56:50  Russian Inter-title:   1914  ?? 01:56:56  Large exterior staircase w/ crowd waiting at bottom, other people lining staircase against building as retinue descends.  Hats waved from ground.  Tsar's family descends. 01:58:05  Tsar's family arrives at waiting carriage, enter & pull away.  Photographer takes picture of second carriage. Wealth; Royalty;]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-c92cf6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-c92cf6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-ae79ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-ae79ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-18763f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/catherine-ii-catherine-the-great-born-princess-sophie-of-anhalt-zerbst-was-18763f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catherine II, Catherine the Great, with Regalia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ekaterina II The Great (born Sofia Augusta Frederika Anhalt-Zerbstskaya, German Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, April 21 (May 2) 1729, Stettin, Prussia - November 6 (17), 1796, Winter palace, Petersburg) was the Empress of All-Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbstsky, Catherine came to power during a palace coup that overthrew her unpopular husband, Peter III, from the throne.  Under Catherine the Great, the boundaries of the Russian Empire were extended to the west and to the south. The state administration under Catherine II was reformed for the first time since the time of Peter I. Russia became one of the great European powers, which was promoted by the empress herself, who was fond of literary activity, collecting masterpieces of painting and being in correspondence with the French enlighteners.   Екатерина II Алексеевна Великая (урождённая София Августа Фредерика Ангальт-Цербстская, нем. Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, в православии Екатерина Алексеевна; 21 апреля (2 мая) 1729, Штеттин, Пруссия — 6 (17) ноября 1796, Зимний дворец, Петербург) — императрица всероссийская с 1762 по 1796 год. Дочь князя Ангальт-Цербстского, Екатерина пришла к власти в ходе дворцового переворота, свергнувшего с престола её непопулярного мужа Петра III.   При Екатерине Великой границы Российской империи были значительно раздвинуты на запад (разделы Речи Посполитой) и на юг (присоединение Новороссии). Система государственного управления при Екатерине Второй впервые со времени Петра I была реформирована. В культурном отношении Россия окончательно вошла в число великих европейских держав, чему немало способствовала сама императрица, увлекавшаяся литературной деятельностью, собиравшая шедевры живописи и состоявшая в переписке с французскими просветителями. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-7c3ca3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-7c3ca3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor awards, certificates and other documents of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/funeral-of-general-vladimir-evstafievich-skalon-1917-820aeb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/funeral-of-general-vladimir-evstafievich-skalon-1917-820aeb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of General Vladimir Evstafievich Skalon, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-f52612</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-f52612-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-mud-cure-clinic-at-kuyalnik-estuary-6b13b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/the-mud-cure-clinic-at-kuyalnik-estuary-6b13b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The mud cure clinic at Kuyalnik estuary]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The stay of members of the imperial family in Odessa and the mud bath at the Kuyalnik estuary.1914-1915 - Пребывание членов императорской фамилии в Одессе и Грязелечебница на Куяльницком лимане.1914-1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-1897-aec3fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-1897-aec3fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым и на Кавказ.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-b5e8f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-b5e8f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tver-russia-1900s-d45199</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/tver-russia-1900s-d45199-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tver, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-7cc7f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-7cc7f4-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Cathedral - Albert Thomas return from Russia to France, 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Собор Михаила Архангела, Arkhangelsk, Arcangel, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 163046]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-4101ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-4101ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-1897-d032f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-1897-d032f6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым и на Кавказ.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-3f50a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-3f50a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-5783d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1924/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-5783d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-museum-ethnography-exposition-e52d10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/krasnoyarsk-museum-ethnography-exposition-e52d10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk museum - ethnography exposition]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-ca7c60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-ca7c60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-6d766b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-6d766b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of Russian Imperial Life Guards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-506893</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-506893-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-province-russian-empire-1856-e434f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/poltava-province-russian-empire-1856-e434f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Полтавская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-3369ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-3369ab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple and around. Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-9ec193</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-9ec193-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-e1c7e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-astrakhan-1890-1900-e1c7e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Astrakhan 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/boguchar-near-voronezh-russia-1900s-e9b253</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/boguchar-near-voronezh-russia-1900s-e9b253-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Boguchar, near Voronezh, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-2e747a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-2e747a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-believers-of-russia-f7ec35</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/old-believers-of-russia-f7ec35-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old believers of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Старообрядцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-92e212</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-92e212-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-3f8a3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-3f8a3f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-f62274</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-f62274-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Embarkment of Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-22359b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/catalog-of-skates-and-gymnastic-equipment-moscow-22359b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catalog of skates and gymnastic equipment, Moscow]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Роберт Кенц. Каталог коньков и гимнастических приборов. Москва Т-во скоропеч. А. Левенсон]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-corpses-of-lower-ranking-austrians-who-died-during-the-german-retreat-from-44eef4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-corpses-of-lower-ranking-austrians-who-died-during-the-german-retreat-from-44eef4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The corpses of lower-ranking Austrians who died during the German retreat from the Vistula, in the Augustow Forest near Kozienice]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-a6f558</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-a6f558-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-8d4179</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-8d4179-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maps-of-moscow-governorate-1873-1566e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/maps-of-moscow-governorate-1873-1566e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maps of Moscow Governorate, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-9590da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-9590da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-dacha-1900s-0d4e6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-dacha-1900s-0d4e6f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Dacha, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/okulovka-novgorod-region-1900s-f259a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/okulovka-novgorod-region-1900s-f259a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Okulovka, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-bcdd04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-bcdd04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-30c5fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-30c5fb-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-7cecee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-7cecee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-cc2794</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-cc2794-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-64646f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-64646f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-c2c7e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-c2c7e5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-59700d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-59700d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-1af7cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-1af7cc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan on Volga River - building]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-e0ff12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-e0ff12-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-644abb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-644abb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-generals-at-the-winter-palace-b2a75d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/a-group-of-generals-at-the-winter-palace-b2a75d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of generals at the Winter Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of generals at the Winter Palace on the opening day of the First State Duma. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.   Группа генералов у Зимнего дворца в день открытия Первой Государственной думы. Отк��ытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-eedba7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-eedba7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-79d961</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/national-flags-and-military-standards-1890-79d961-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[National Flags and Military Standards, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-18347c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-18347c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-1dd2dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-1dd2dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-88cc20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-88cc20-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Lida. Belarus. 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-53284b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-53284b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-1e63f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-1e63f1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/359-and-361-guards-officers-fusilia-from-1742-to-1761-suma-and-the-pouch-of-60a56c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/359-and-361-guards-officers-fusilia-from-1742-to-1761-suma-and-the-pouch-of-60a56c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[359 and 361. Guards Officer's Fusilia, from 1742 to 1761. Suma and the pouch of the Guards Grenadier Officers, from 1742 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[359 and 361. Guards Officer's Fusilia, from 1742 to 1761. Suma and the pouch of the Guards Grenadier Officers, from 1742 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    359 и 361. Гвардейская Офицерская фузея, с 1742 до 1761 года. Сума и подсумок Гвардейских Гренадерских Офицеров, с 1742 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-be3ae0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-be3ae0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.  In the illustration: Lahore.    Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Лахор.    Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-00db65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-00db65-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cooks-preparing-dinner-in-the-spala-forest-while-hunting-8533aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/cooks-preparing-dinner-in-the-spala-forest-while-hunting-8533aa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cooks preparing dinner in the Spala forest while hunting.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Spała, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, 97]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Cooks preparing dinner in the forest while hunting.  Повара за приготовлением обеда в лесу во время охоты.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/maps-of-moscow-governorate-1873-c89071</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/maps-of-moscow-governorate-1873-c89071-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Maps of Moscow Governorate, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-ca6dbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-brest-litovsk-and-in-vysoke-litovsk-ca6dbd-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-revolutionary Russia in the photographs. Stay of Nicholas II in Brest-Litovsk and in Vysoke-Litovsk. - Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях. Пребывание Николая II в Брест-Литовске и в Высоком-Литовске.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/surroundings-of-murom-the-church-in-the-village-arefino-zyablitsky-churchyard-5c6620</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/surroundings-of-murom-the-church-in-the-village-arefino-zyablitsky-churchyard-5c6620-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Surroundings of Murom. The church in the village Arefino (Zyablitsky churchyard). 1890 - 1900.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Окрестности Мурома. Церковь в селе Арефино (Зяблицкий погост). 1890 – 1900. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-5b4c6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-5b4c6c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-9f1222</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-9f1222-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/180-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1692-countrey-i-entreat-you-to-gett-watertowne-deec81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/180-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1692-countrey-i-entreat-you-to-gett-watertowne-deec81-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[180 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1692   countrey. I entreat you to gett Watertowne]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  180 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1692   countrey. I entreat you to gett Watertowne to do me justice. I rely upon  your Lordships word, that I should have my owne againe. As in this, so in  all my other concernes there, I rely on your Lordships protection. I was  moved to send the disposition upon the account of my sons intending to  marry. I have nothing else, but the tenor of humble and due respect, etc.   TO THE DUKE OF GORDON.   Mosco, 12 January, 1692.  May it please your Grace,   My last was the twenty second of May last yeare, since which I have  the honour of your Graces most acceptable of the twenty second July, which  made me grieved, and, in some measure, contented. I am exceedingly  grieved to heare of your Graces great losses, and that you must live so farr  and so long from your owne ; and am thereby surprized to hear of the large  measure of hard usage you had in such a tyme, when loyall persons should  have been cherished and courted by all who loved the King and governe-  ment. It seemes they had forgott the maxime of King James the Sixthe  in his BasiHcon Doron, that loyalty runneth in a race or lyne. Whom  should they have trusted, or who was able to have maintained the Kings  authority and their interest, if not your Grace ? I remember King Charles  the First, by evill counsell, upon the account of lessening the greatnes of  your house, tooke away the hereditary sherifdomes of Aberdeen and Inver-  ness from your predecessour, as his great grandmother did the earledomes  of Marr and Murray, which albeit it did not make them recede from their  loyalty, yet it made them less capable of serving their Majesties in their  need.   I have seen your Apologeticall Relation, and have heard by Harry Gordon  and others, passages which may justly eternize your memory for your  loyalty and sufferings, and raise both joy and compassion in all loyall hearts.  As for my owne part, I am sorry that I had not the honour and happines  to have been entertained in his Majesties service, and at such a tyme to have  had occasion to have signalized my loyalty. I am very sensible of your  Graces favour and endeavors to that purpose, and you were even tlien but  too true a prophet. I am infinitely obHged to your Grace for your gracious  expressions, and the esteemc you are pleased to have for my unworthines.  Wee Uve here in peace, neither can the perswasions and pressings of the]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-0a615e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-0a615e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-ef9193</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-ef9193-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Women's Community Monastery, Kiev, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровский Киевский женский Общежительный Монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-1903-09aea0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-1903-09aea0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II .1903. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император Николай II. Костюмированный бал 1903 год. Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации).  Emperor Nicholas II.Costume Ball 1903 year. Storage: State Archives of the Russian Federation.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-7c37cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1904-7c37cf-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-with-family-members-d71373</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/empress-maria-feodorovna-with-family-members-d71373-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna with family members]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna with family members]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-a52456</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-a52456-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-367e43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-367e43-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-caa0fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-caa0fe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of monograms. A guide for doing handicrafts in families and educational institutions. Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-3c10eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1825/12/31/uniforms-of-cavalry-regiments-of-the-russian-army-1820s-3c10eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of cavalry regiments of the Russian army, 1820s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мундиры кавалерийских полков российской армии с начала царствования императора Александра I-го]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-1993a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-1993a4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian tourists in Sicily, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-83074e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-83074e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/seaport-odessa-1900-1914-f7516d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/08/seaport-odessa-1900-1914-f7516d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Seaport of Odessa, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of historic park, 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-d0effb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-d0effb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-bogolyubsky-monastery-of-the-nativity-of-the-virgin-28d128</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-bogolyubsky-monastery-of-the-nativity-of-the-virgin-28d128-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - Bogolyubsky Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Суздальский район, пос. Боголюбово, Suzdalsky District, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 601270]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 civil building of pre-Mongol Rus, which has survived to our time. Vladimir-Suzdal Prince Andrei Y. Bogolyubsky (the second son of the Rostov-Suzdal prince Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgoruky) founded a country residence around 1158, which included, in addition to the temples, a two-storeyed stone palace and a stone curch.  Боголюбский монастырь Рождества Богородицы - женский православный монастырь в посёлке Боголюбово Владимирской области, занимает территорию дворца-замка Андрея Боголюбского — единственного гражданского здания домонгольской Руси, дошедшего до нашего времени. Владимиро-суздальский князь Андрей Юрьевич Боголюбский (второй сын ростово-суздальского князя Юрия Владимировича Долгорукого) около 1158 года основал здесь загородную резиденцию которая включала в себя, помимо храмов, двухэтажный каменный дворец и каменный киворий.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ishankula-dadho-madrasah-sheikhantaur-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-b774cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ishankula-dadho-madrasah-sheikhantaur-tashkent-uzbekistan-1910s-b774cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ishankula-dadho madrasah, Sheikhantaur, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ташкент на снимках Валента Александровича Тресвятского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-0ce957</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yelatma-near-kasimov-ryazan-region-1900s-0ce957-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yelatma, near Kasimov, Ryazan region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елатьма, Рязанская губерния, Россия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-to-boris-godunov-by-aspushkin-bc883f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/illustrations-to-boris-godunov-by-aspushkin-bc883f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrations to Boris Godunov by A.S.Pushkin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-9409b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-9409b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-af1fd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/from-the-archives-of-lyubov-mitrofanovna-shulyak-af1fd4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archives of Lyubov Mitrofanovna Shulyak]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Шуляк Любовь Митрофановны]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-abf48f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-abf48f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fighter-torpedo-fae62a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/fighter-torpedo-fae62a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fighter Torpedo during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Fighter Torpedo  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nerchinsk-penal-servitude-1891-9c9959</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/nerchinsk-penal-servitude-1891-9c9959-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nerchinsk penal servitude, 1891]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1891. Альбом Нерчинской каторги]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-df2f3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-df2f3f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1910s-0af678</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1910s-0af678-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-606d8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-606d8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-with-their-cousin-princess-elisabeth-of-hesse-ee4bc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-with-their-cousin-princess-elisabeth-of-hesse-ee4bc0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana with their cousin Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895–1903)  1901 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[NaN  Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, child, children, infant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fishing-village-and-inhabitants-japan-2a0d83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/fishing-village-and-inhabitants-japan-2a0d83-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fishing village and inhabitants. Japan.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese fishing village and inhabitants.  Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-67b794</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-67b794-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-6a1200</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-6a1200-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-3f2b47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/crimean-war-battlefields-1854-1855-3f2b47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean War battlefields 1854-1855]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-ded0ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/russo-turkish-war-of-1877-1878-ded0ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-3f47b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-tien-shan-and-to-the-provinces-of-gan-su-and-kuku-nor-1880s-3f47b5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Tien Shan and to the provinces of Gan-Su and Kuku-Nor, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1889-1890. Путешествие братьев Грум-Гржимайло в восточный Тянь-Шань и в провинцию Гань-Су и Куку-Нор]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-tatiana-maria-and-olga-1900-d6174c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/17/grand-duchesses-tatiana-maria-and-olga-1900-d6174c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Maria  and Olga. 1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Maria  and Olga. 1900.  Public domain photograph - portrait, children of 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-00f4fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-00f4fc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-09704a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-visit-to-troitse-sergievskaya-lavra-may-22-1896-09704a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II visit to Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra. May 22, 1896]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Sergiev Posad, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141300]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra. May 22, 1896 - Посещение императором Николаем II Троице-Сергиевой Лавры. 22 мая 1896 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shanghai-china-1926-0530e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/shanghai-china-1926-0530e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shanghai, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flood-of-april-15-17-1895-in-moscow-6160db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/flood-of-april-15-17-1895-in-moscow-6160db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flood of April 15-17, 1895 in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-during-great-war-bedadd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-during-great-war-bedadd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army during Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-from-moscow-to-f465a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/09/gorokhovets-of-vladimir-oblast-russia-the-town-on-the-highway-from-moscow-to-f465a5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, view from the forest on the hill]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gorokhovets]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The boundary point on the eastern borders of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was founded by the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1168. It is mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle in 1239 when it was first burned by the Tatars.  At the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century, the town became a part of the Moscow Principality and was the center of Christianization of the surrounding lands. In 1539 the city was destroyed by the Kazan Tatars, a new attack of 1545 was repulsed. According to the legend of this period, when the enemies besieged Gorokhovets, an image of a huge warrior with a sword in his hands appeared over the mountain in the rays of the setting sun. The enemies retreated in panic, and the place from that time is called Puzhalovoy mountain.  In the XVII century, with the beginning of the Time of Troubles, Gorokhovets falls under the control of the Poles. From the Gorokhovets district, Prince Pozharsky went from his estate to Nizhny Novgorod to lead the second national militia of 1612.  In 1619 a roving detachment of Ukrainian Cossacks ("Circassians") captured Gorokhovets and burned city. This was the last attack the city suffered.  Пограничный пункт на восточных границах Владимиро-Суздальского княжества был основан великим князем Андреем Боголюбским в 1168. Упоминается в Лаврентьевской летописи под 1239 годом, когда его впервые сожгли татары.  В конце XIV — начале XV века вошёл в состав Московского княжества и был центром христианизации прилегающих земель. В 1539 город разрушен казанскими татарами, новое нападение 1545 года удалось отбить. Согласно легенде этого периода, когда враги осаждали Гороховец, над горой в лучах заходящего солнца появился образ огромного воина с мечом в руках. Враги в панике отступили, а место с той поры называется Пужаловой горой.  В XVII веке, с началом Смутного времени, Гороховец попадает под контроль поляков. С Гороховецкого уезда, из своей вотчины князь Пожарский отправился в Нижний Новгород чтобы возглавить второе народное ополчение 1612 года.   В 1619 году кочующий отряд украинских казаков («черкесов») захватил Гороховец и сожег городские укрепления и постройки. Это было последнее нападение которому подвергся город.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-913e95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-913e95-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of Alexander III, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-f61d57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-f61d57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Catherine II monument. Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1880s-d332a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japan-1880s-d332a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-sumarokovo-village-1905-1909-7eff88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-sumarokovo-village-1905-1909-7eff88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Sumarokovo village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Деревня Сумароково]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-peoples-assembly-house-5abcb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-peoples-assembly-house-5abcb3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, People's Assembly House.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, People's Assembly House. Владимир, Народный Дом.  Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-kulikowski-before-leaving-for-canada-1948-62060e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/family-kulikowski-before-leaving-for-canada-1948-62060e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family Kulikowski before leaving for Canada. 1948]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Family Kulikowski before leaving for Canada. 1948 Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, in the center.  Семья Куликовских перед отъездом в Канаду. 1948 Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны, в центре.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-d131d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-d131d6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-3439e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-3439e5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-b0912c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-b0912c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-63584c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-63584c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-98cb1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-98cb1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-7df636</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-7df636-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюп��нская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-2b6c5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/album-of-lewis-watson-secretary-of-the-ymca-in-harbin-1920s-2b6c5e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Lewis Watson, secretary of the YMCA in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Льюиса Уотсона, секретаря ХСМЛ (YMСA) в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novaya-zemlya-090800</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novaya-zemlya-090800-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Frozen sea. Novaya Zemlya., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novaya-zemlya-2b4478</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novaya-zemlya-2b4478-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novaya Zemlya. Fishing., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-1d5db6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-1d5db6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-cf8003</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/06/travels-around-egypt-along-the-nile-dendera-kalabsha-cf8003-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travels around Egypt. Along the Nile. Dendera-Kalabsha.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. День 20. Дендера-Калабша  1910. F.N. Shcherbachev travels around Egypt. Part 2. Along the Nile. Day 20. Dendera-Kalabsha]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1925-2297bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/beijing-china-1925-2297bb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1925]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-9c8eb7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-9c8eb7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-2dcd62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-2dcd62-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-b5b743</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-b5b743-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890s. Gift to architect A.P. Popov 2nd from comrades and former students at MUZHVZ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Дар архитектору А.П.Попову 2-му от товарищей и бывших учеников в МУЖВЗ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-52d7d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/from-harbin-to-kirin-road-trip-photos-52d7d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Harbin to Kirin - road trip photos]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-murmansk-governorate-eb6d8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/mezen-murmansk-governorate-eb6d8c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen, Murmansk Governorate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-97a180</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-97a180-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-49859e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-49859e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/staheev-family-album-1890s-30a4e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/staheev-family-album-1890s-30a4e3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Staheev family album, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Стахеевых]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-the-empress-catherine-ii-dmitry-levitsky-russian-empire-house-of-7e2384</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/08/07/portrait-of-the-empress-catherine-ii-dmitry-levitsky-russian-empire-house-of-7e2384-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of the Empress Catherine II. Dmitry Levitsky. Russian empire. House of the Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pavlovsk Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of the Empress Catherine II. Dmitry Levitsky.  Portrait of the Russian Empress Catherine II (Great). Artist Levitsky Dmitry Grigorievich. Around 1782. Oil on canvas. The portrait is located: the State Art and Architectural Palace and Park Museum-Reserve Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Russia.  Портрет императрицы Екатерины II. Дмитрий Левицкий.  Портрет российской императрицы Екатерины II (Великой).  Художник Левицкий Дмитрий Григорьевич. Около 1782. Холст, масло. Портрет находится:  Государственный художественно-архитектурный дворцово-парковый музей-заповедник "Павловск", Санкт-Петербург и Ленинградская область, Россия.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-17a51a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-17a51a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-351295</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alexin-tula-region-russia-1900s-postcards-351295-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexin, Tula region, Russia, 1900s postcards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-d29a7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-d29a7f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twelve-portraits-of-famous-horses-5853e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/twelve-portraits-of-famous-horses-5853e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twelve Portraits of Famous Horses]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-d91bc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-d91bc2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dredge-on-the-mississippi-river-9eed6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/dredge-on-the-mississippi-river-9eed6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dredge on the Mississippi River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США Землечерпатель на реке Миссисипи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-3af3c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-3af3c3-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province - photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Архангельская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-a1719d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-a1719d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-b83f54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-school-of-foremen-in-construction-of-the-imperial-russian-technical-b83f54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg school of foremen in construction of the Imperial Russian Technical Society, 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-anastasia-of-russia-416345</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/grand-duchess-anastasia-of-russia-416345-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Großfürstin Anastasia von Russland / Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-bolshoi-theatre-theatrical-poster-moscow-russia-1883-e2b5a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/the-bolshoi-theatre-theatrical-poster-moscow-russia-1883-e2b5a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Bolshoi Theatre. Theatrical poster, Moscow, Russia. 1883]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bolshoi Theatre. Theatrical poster, Moscow, Russia. 1883  Большой театр. Театральная Афиша, Москва, Россия. 1883]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-8b70a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-8b70a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-42e133</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-42e133-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-russia-1890s-9c2feb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-russia-1890s-9c2feb-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Russia,  1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-2c7d92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-2c7d92-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/656-private-and-piper-of-light-horsemen-regiments-from-1786-to-1796-fa1ba8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/656-private-and-piper-of-light-horsemen-regiments-from-1786-to-1796-fa1ba8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[656. Private and Piper of Light Horsemen Regiments, from 1786 to 1796.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[656. Private and Piper of Light Horsemen Regiments, from 1786 to 1796.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    656. РЯДОВОЙ и ТРУБАЧ Легкоконных полков, с 1786 по 1796 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-4165a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-4165a7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-80869a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-80869a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-51c367</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-51c367-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Царские ворота (Триумфальная арка)  Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-d9e67d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-d9e67d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-great-moscow-street-stone-building-of-the-late-xviii-xix-centuries-a13186</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/vladimir-the-great-moscow-street-stone-building-of-the-late-xviii-xix-centuries-a13186-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - The Great Moscow Street. Stone building of the late XVIII - XIX centuries.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Great Moscow Street. Stone building of the late XVIII - XIX centuries.  Большая Московская улица. Каменная застройка конца XVIII - XIX вв.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/542-jaeger-unter-officer-from-1765-to-1777-41fddc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/542-jaeger-unter-officer-from-1765-to-1777-41fddc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[542. Jaeger Unter-Officer from 1765 to 1777]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[542. Jaeger Unter-Officer from 1765 to 1777  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    542. ЕГЕРСКИЙ УНТЕР-ОФИЦЕР с 1765 по 1777 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-aaff5e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-aaff5e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-e486e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-e486e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kholmogory-surroundings-e49938</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/kholmogory-surroundings-e49938-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Icon Kholmogory, surroundings, public domain photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[View of the Anthony-Siya Monastery.  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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Surroundings of Kholmogory. View of the Antonievo-Sii Monastery  Окрестности Холмогор. Вид Антониево-Сийского монастыря.  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-8196a4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-8196a4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900-1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1901. Альбом видов КВЖД]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-2149b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-2149b6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-07e2e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-07e2e3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimea-in-1897-7b1800</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/crimea-in-1897-7b1800-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimea in 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-2d1978</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-2d1978-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-column-bas-relief-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-c6272c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1834/12/31/alexander-column-bas-relief-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-c6272c-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander Column bas-relief, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans and details of the monument dedicated to the memory of Emperor Alexander. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)    Montferrand, Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et détails du monument consacré à la mémoire de l'Empereur Alexandre / A. Ricardde de Montferrand. - Paris, 1836   Планы и детали памятника, посвященного памяти Императора Александра. Александровская колонна, Санкт-Петербург. Монферран, Огюст (1786 - 1858)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-f198ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pokrovsky-womens-community-monastery-kiev-1900-f198ab-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pokrovsky Women's Community Monastery, Kiev, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Покровский Киевский женский Общежительный Монастырь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossaks-1900s-44756d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossaks-1900s-44756d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossaks, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1900s-1c192c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/harbin-china-1900s-1c192c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsar-fedor-ioanovich-21b4c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1598/12/31/tsar-fedor-ioanovich-21b4c0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar Fedor Ioanovich - Engraving, Public domain image ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsar Fedor Ioanovich "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Царь Федор Иоанович «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/palace-square-saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-e57a9f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/palace-square-saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-e57a9f-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Palace Square. Saint Petersburg in 1917. Albert Thomas travel to Russia.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prince-dolgorukov-petrunkevich-hessen-milyukov-novgorodtsev-429897</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/prince-dolgorukov-petrunkevich-hessen-milyukov-novgorodtsev-429897-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prince Dolgorukov, Petrunkevich, Hessen, Milyukov, Novgorodtsev.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Empire.  A group of deputies of the State Duma Prince Dolgorukov, Petrunkevich, Hessen, Milyukov, Novgorodtsev.  Депутаты Государственной Думы Российской Империи. Группа депутатов Государственной Думы князь Долгоруков, Петрункевич, Гессен, Милюков, Новгородцев.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-d233f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/arthur-conan-doyle-1900-1930-d233f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arthur Conan Doyle, 1900-1930]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-09083e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-09083e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russians-in-harbin-1920s-41fdaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/russians-in-harbin-1920s-41fdaf-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russians in Harbin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-68a23a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-68a23a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/house-of-ln-trakhov-on-ekaterininskaya-street-a49392</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/house-of-ln-trakhov-on-ekaterininskaya-street-a49392-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[House of L.N. Trakhov on Ekaterininskaya street]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-paris-october-5-9-1896-b7e42e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/emperor-nicholas-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-paris-october-5-9-1896-b7e42e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Paris. October 5-9, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Paris. October 5-9, 1896.-   Император Николай II вместе с Императрицей Александрой Федоровной в Париже. 5-9 октября, 1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-a3c99c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-a3c99c-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings. Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-0b7b95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-0b7b95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhail-osipovich-menshikov-and-his-estate-in-valdai-2ec44d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/mikhail-osipovich-menshikov-and-his-estate-in-valdai-2ec44d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhail Osipovich Menshikov and his estate in Valdai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Михаил Осипович Меньшиков и его усадьба в Валдае]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-alexander-boulevard-85475a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-alexander-boulevard-85475a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan,  Alexander Boulevard]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander boulevard. 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Александровский бульвар. Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1915-ships-built-by-sormovo-plants-9e260e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/1910-1915-ships-built-by-sormovo-plants-9e260e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1915. Ships built by "Sormovo Plants"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1915. «Сормовские заводы»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-4ee231</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-4ee231-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-ddc533</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-ddc533-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-8e3360</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-8e3360-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-308657</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-308657-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-cde584</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-cde584-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cuirassier. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valaam-monastery-1863-9550fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1863/12/31/valaam-monastery-1863-9550fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valaam monastery, 1863]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-c96a55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-c96a55-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Defence of Port Arthur, China 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-4b9053</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-4b9053-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d2785f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-d2785f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-8066dd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-8066dd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Voskresensky Real School 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Московское реальное училище Воскресенского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-a38a92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-a38a92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-a48906</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-a48906-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Italian King Victor Emmanuel III with Nicholas II, 1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor All-Russian Nicholas II and King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III at the military parade. The commander of the 14th Dragoon Regiment of Lithuania gives a report to the chief of the regiment. King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III became the chief of the regiment on July 2, 1902. To the left of the king is the Military Minister of the Russian Empire, General Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin. Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, St. Petersburg, July 1902.  Император Всероссийский Николай II и король Италии Виктор Эммануил III на военном параде.  Командир 14 драгунского Литовского полка отдает рапорт  шефу полка. Король Италии Виктор Эммануил III стал шефом полка 2 июля 1902 года. Слева от короля — Военный Министр Российской Империи генерал Алексей Николаевич Куропаткин.  Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, Санкт-Петербург, июль 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-972a19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/interiors-of-the-house-where-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-972a19-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Interiors of the house where the family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II lived during visiting relatives in Germany.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-201da0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-201da0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-b19a9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-b19a9e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-first-state-duma-nabokov-and-aladin-7efbb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/members-of-the-first-state-duma-nabokov-and-aladin-7efbb6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the First State Duma Nabokov and Aladin.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Empire. Members of the First State Duma Nabokov and Aladin.  Депутаты Государственной Думы Российской Империи. Члены I Государственной Думы В.Д.Набоков и А.Ф.Аладьин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-e4e3d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-e4e3d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/286-fuzeler-officer-of-the-cadet-corps-from-1732-to-1742-430718</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/286-fuzeler-officer-of-the-cadet-corps-from-1732-to-1742-430718-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[286. FUZELER OFFICER of the Cadet Corps, from 1732 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[286. FUZELER OFFICER of the Cadet Corps, from 1732 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    286. ФУЗЕЛЕРНЫЙ ОФИЦЕР Кадетского Корпуса, с 1732 по 1742 год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-05de2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-05de2b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tbilissi-354cb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/tbilissi-354cb5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tbilissi]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-173a68</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-173a68-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-7ae76e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-7ae76e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архангельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-c278ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/karaim-jews-synagogues-in-crimea-c278ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean-Karaite kenass (synagogue) in Yevpatoria in 1916. Karaim Jews. Synagogues in Crimea.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-ba21e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-ba21e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-russian-emperors-and-empresses-f4fc74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-iii-russian-emperors-and-empresses-f4fc74-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III - Russian Emperors and Empresses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander III - Russian Emperors and Empresses  Александр III Александрович - Русские Императоры и Императрицы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-daff60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-daff60-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-house-of-bezubikov-8ab7de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-house-of-bezubikov-8ab7de-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, House of Bezubikov, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[House of Bezubikov 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Дом Беззубиковых  Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-corpses-of-lower-ranking-austrians-who-died-during-the-german-retreat-from-33aee7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-corpses-of-lower-ranking-austrians-who-died-during-the-german-retreat-from-33aee7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The corpses of lower-ranking Austrians who died during the German retreat from the Vistula, in the Augustow Forest near Kozienice]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-6dfdc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-baptism-of-her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-6dfdc2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Garden Street, Pushkin, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196601]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The baptism of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. Tsarskoe Selo, November 14, 1895.  Крещение Ея императорского высочества великой княжны Ольги Николаевны. Царское село, 14 ноября 1895.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-second-elections-to-the-duma-of-the-russian-empire-1907-418da2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/the-second-elections-to-the-duma-of-the-russian-empire-1907-418da2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The second elections to the Duma of the Russian Empire - 1907. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The second elections to the Duma of the Russian Empire - 1907.   Выборы во вторую Думу Российской империи в  1907 году.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatyana-9d7816</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatyana-9d7816-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatyana]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatyana 1910-1912]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-imperial-family-in-an-open-carriage-goes-to-the-ipatiev-monastery-71aad5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-imperial-family-in-an-open-carriage-goes-to-the-ipatiev-monastery-71aad5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The imperial family in an open carriage goes to the Ipatiev Monastery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[After the greeting on the quay "Tsar's Headquarters", the imperial family in open carriage proceeded to the Ipatiev Monastery. In the days of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov. Stay of the Imperial family in the Ipatiev Monastery. Kostroma.  Location: the banks of the Volga River next to the marina "Tsar's Headquarters", Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Императорская семья в открытом экипаже направляется в Ипатьевский монастырь. После встречи на пристани "Царская ставка" Императорская семья в открытых экипажах проследовали к Ипатьевскому монастырю. В дни празднования 300-летнего юбилея Дома Романовых . Пребывание Императорской семьи в Ипатьевском монастыре. Кострома.   Место съемки: берег реки Волги рядом с пристанью "Царская ставка", Ипатьевский монастырь, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. Фотограф: Карл Булла. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-moscow-street-734926</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-moscow-street-734926-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Moscow street, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     Московская улица Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-40e5d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-40e5d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-856ea3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-856ea3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-4a0428</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bukhara-1898-1902-photographer-voronets-ed-4a0428-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara 1898-1902. Photographer Voronets E.D.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Бухара 1898-1902. Фотограф Воронец Э.Д.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-estate-of-bd-vostryakov-239213</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russia-estate-of-bd-vostryakov-239213-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia. Estate of B.D. Vostryakov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/employees-of-the-yeysk-railway-department-1911-cfe90c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/employees-of-the-yeysk-railway-department-1911-cfe90c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Employees of the Yeysk Railway Department. 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-65f806</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-65f806-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-eiffel-tower-1899-af6771</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/paris-eiffel-tower-1899-af6771-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris, Eiffel Tower, 1899]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-0b50d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-0b50d9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple and around. Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-4289ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-4289ea-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterina-st-odessa-1900-1914-2c3fd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2010/12/07/ekaterina-st-odessa-1900-1914-2c3fd1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterina St. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a park alley, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-a9ee73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-a9ee73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-0f8fdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-0f8fdf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-38679a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-38679a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-2a76aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-2a76aa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-102249</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/cruiser-vladimir-monomakh-in-southeast-asia-1890s-102249-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cruiser "Vladimir Monomakh" in Southeast Asia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897-1900. Крейсер «Владимир Мономах» в Юго-Восточной Азии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-d78790</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-d78790-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-2a6702</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-2a6702-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-eb0584</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-eb0584-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-71deff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-71deff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-march-of-imperial-russian-navy-a6b958</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/official-march-of-imperial-russian-navy-a6b958-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official march of Imperial Russian Navy]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Präsentiermarsch der Kaiserlich russischen Marine.  "Николаевский марш" или "Флаг-марш", присвоен Российскому флоту (по данным А.Карабанова - "Утвержденный марш всего Флота Русского"). На 1901 год этот марш как полковой встречный имели так же - 54 Минский пехотный полк, 89 пехотный Беломорский полк, 90 пехотный Онежский полк и 92 пехотный Печорский полк (известный по записям "Марш Печорского полка" полковым не являлся).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-6690e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-6690e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-shanghai-1920s-9e28d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-shanghai-1920s-9e28d8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Shanghai, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Шанхай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-boulevard-saint-germain-boulevard-saint-germain-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-22b617</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/paris-boulevard-saint-germain-boulevard-saint-germain-visit-of-emperor-nicholas-22b617-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris. Boulevard Saint-Germain. Boulevard Saint-Germain. Visit of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to France.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Boulevard Saint-Germain. Nicholas II together with the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna visiting Paris. October 5-9, 1896.   Бульвар Сен-Жермен.  Во время визита Императора Николая II и Императрицы Александры Федоровны во Францию. Париж 5-9 октября, 1896.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/foreigners-of-kyakhta-in-the-photographs-of-nikolai-nikolaevich-petrov-60ab12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/foreigners-of-kyakhta-in-the-photographs-of-nikolai-nikolaevich-petrov-60ab12-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Foreigners of Kyakhta in the photographs of Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Инородцы Кяхты на снимках Николая Николаевича Петрова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-246439</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-246439-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photograph, Novgorod, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-olga-maria-and-anastasia-with-george-mountbatten-721c47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/emperor-nicholas-ii-olga-maria-and-anastasia-with-george-mountbatten-721c47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II , Olga , Maria and Anastasia with George Mountbatten]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II with his daughters Grand Duchess Olga (standing in front of the emperor), Maria (standing on the left) and Anastasia (sitting). Behind Anastasia is George Mountbatten - 2nd Marquess of Milford-Haven, the son of Princess Victoria of Hesse (sister of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna).  Император Николай II с дочерьми Великими Княжнами Ольгой (стоит перед императором), Марией (стоит слева) и Анастасией (сидит). За Анастасией сидит Джордж Маунтбаттен - 2-й маркиз Милфорд-Хейвен сын принцессы Виктории Гессенской (сестра Императрицы Александры Феодоровны).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-1870s-b828c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/29/japan-in-1870s-b828c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in 1870s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Япония и японцы из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-902186</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1836/12/31/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-902186-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings by Taras Shevchenko works]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Малюнки Тараса Шевченко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-peoples-of-russia-1890-d3adc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/types-of-peoples-of-russia-1890-d3adc2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of peoples of Russia, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-fdaf17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/chinese-eastern-railway-1900-1901-fdaf17-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900-1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-1901. Альбом видов КВЖД]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-0a87ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-0a87ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-40d997</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-40d997-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[200th anniversary of the 9th Ingermanland Infantry Regiment of Russian Army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Празднование 200-летия учреждения 9 пехотного Ингерманландского полка императора Петра I полка, ранее Староингерманландского генерала-фельдмаршала князя Михаила Голицына]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-0bedd8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-0bedd8-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1914, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of historic cityscape, city, 19th-century, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-0a6a42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-0a6a42-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chinese prince Zaitao visit to Russia. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910  Визит принца Китая Цзай-Тао в Россию. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-a74e65</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-a74e65-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-4c4132</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-4c4132-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-0261ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-0261ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aakovanko-aircraft-bb3c1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/aakovanko-aircraft-bb3c1c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aerial photographs - A.A.Kovanko aircraft]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Aviator A.A.Kovanko aircraft  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-ce5352</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-ce5352-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-f82aea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-f82aea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-0f6680</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1929/12/31/vyatka-second-mens-gymnasium-1908-1929-0f6680-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vyatka Second Men's Gymnasium 1908-1929]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1922-f6e469</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/harbin-china-1922-f6e469-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China 1922]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-a1dc17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-a1dc17-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-zemsky-union-in-smolensk-1914-1915-2932fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/hospital-zemsky-union-in-smolensk-1914-1915-2932fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital "Zemsky Union" in Smolensk, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Госпиталь «Земский союз» в Смоленске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-9875c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/zadonsk-lipetsk-region-russia-9875c6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livonian-province-russian-empire-1856-c202af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/livonian-province-russian-empire-1856-c202af-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livonian Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Лифляндская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-3df29a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-3df29a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-7def1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-7def1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-1c47a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/saint-petersburg-and-surroundings-photographs-of-ivan-karlovich-bianchi-1852-1c47a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg and surroundings - photographs of Ivan Karlovich Bianchi, 1852-1855]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербург 1852-1855. Город и окрестности на снимках Ивана Карловича Бианки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-47babe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-47babe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-22814d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-22814d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-616399</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-and-around-egypt-1910-616399-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple and around. Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-bc6d72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-bc6d72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-in-photographs-by-gn-malinovsky-1906-1908-d6968f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/children-in-photographs-by-gn-malinovsky-1906-1908-d6968f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children in photographs by G.N. Malinovsky, 1906-1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1906-1908. Дети на фотографиях Г.Н. Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-417812</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/album-of-watercolors-by-p-p-sokolov-to-the-poems-north-by-n-a-nekrasov-1894-417812-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of watercolors by P. P. Sokolov to the poems “North” by N. A. Nekrasov, 1894.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-c3e177</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/hungarian-soviet-republic-1919-c3e177-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-96df0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-96df0f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/danilov-russia-1900s-48591d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/danilov-russia-1900s-48591d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Danilov, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-cd2a97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-cd2a97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-7ebba6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-7ebba6-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-d02330</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-d02330-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-the-rogachev-district-of-the-mogilev-province-3a9e1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/orphanages-of-the-rogachev-district-of-the-mogilev-province-3a9e1b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of the Rogachev district of the Mogilev province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Приюты Рогачевского уезда Могилевской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-35c8e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-35c8e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk / Ulan Ude - 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1897-e045f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/moscow-russia-1897-e045f6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-d33a04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-d33a04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-0ff060</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-0ff060-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-6e7488</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-6e7488-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-b7320e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-b7320e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lermontov-boulevard-gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-165cbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/lermontov-boulevard-gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-165cbe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lermontov boulevard - Gelendzhik on the Black Sea.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1900s-f833bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1900s-f833bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-71bbbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-71bbbd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-33663b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-33663b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/architectural-plan-russia-1800-1900-d96a6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1830/12/31/architectural-plan-russia-1800-1900-d96a6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Architectural plan, Russia, 1800-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5a5922</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5a5922-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-i-emperor-nicholas-ii-on-the-western-front-1915-806902</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/world-war-i-emperor-nicholas-ii-on-the-western-front-1915-806902-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War I - Emperor Nicholas II on the Western Front,  1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Император Николай II на Западном фронте]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-8dce4f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/balashov-saratov-governorate-russia-1900s-8dce4f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Balashov, Saratov Governorate, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-2f61eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1844/12/31/the-adventures-of-christian-christianovich-violdamur-and-his-arshet-with-an-2f61eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, illustrated by P. Sapozhnikov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1844. Даль, Владимир Иванович. Похождения Христиана Христиановича Виольдамура и его Аршета с альбомом картин, на 51 л., рис. известным русским художА. П. Сапожниковым. Санкт-Петербург  1844. Dahl, Vladimir Ivanovich. The adventures of Christian Christianovich Violdamur and his Arshet with an album of paintings, 51 pages, fig. famous Russian artist. P. Sapozhnikov. Saint Petersburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1900s-e7677d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1900s-e7677d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-fca6d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-fca6d0-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg ,1917. Albert Thomas in Russia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-kholmogorsky-district-loggers-1910s-jan-soberg-photography-dc11b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-kholmogorsky-district-loggers-1910s-jan-soberg-photography-dc11b8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Province. Loggers. 1910s - Jan Soberg photography - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Емца - Yemtsa, Plesetsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164252]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Province. Kholmogorsky district. Loggers. 1910s Jan Soberg photography - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)  Архангельская губерния. Холмогорский уезд. Лесозаготовители. 1910-е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-c39b33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-c39b33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-241e33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-241e33-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-73e0f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-73e0f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-russia-1900s-2cc8f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kostroma-russia-1900s-2cc8f1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-0c8d39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-0c8d39-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-41a7e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-41a7e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-01120c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/08/art-of-carpentry-russia-1901-01120c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Art of carpentry, Russia 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Михаил Адольфович Нетыкса.Практический курс столярного дела]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-grand-prince-alexander-alexandrovich-and-his-wife-tsesarevna-grand-4ad1de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/tsarevich-grand-prince-alexander-alexandrovich-and-his-wife-tsesarevna-grand-4ad1de-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Grand Prince Alexander Alexandrovich and his wife Tsesarevna Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsarevich Grand Prince Alexander Alexandrovich and his wife Tsesarevna Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar).  Цесаревич Великий Князь Александр Александрович и его супруга Цесаревна Великая Княгиня Мария Феодоровна (Дагмар). ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sytins-print-house-1907-755e2c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/sytins-print-house-1907-755e2c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sytin's print house, 1907]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-91026e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-91026e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg mechanical shoe production Skorokhod 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Товарищество Санкт-Петербургского механического производства обуви Скороход (Заставская, д.15)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uzbek-portraits-1926-96881e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/uzbek-portraits-1926-96881e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uzbek portraits, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-b64b14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-b64b14-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-b5c1ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-b5c1ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1909. Moscow Art Theater. "Inspector" / "Revisor"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Мхат. «Ревизор»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-ed240d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1912-1913-russian-armorial-calendar-moscow-printed-by-aa-levenson-ed240d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1912-1913. Russian armorial calendar. Moscow. Printed by A.A. Levenson]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-6ece4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-portrait-the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-6ece4e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait. The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-dc1839</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-dc1839-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Thomas with Russian and French military commands.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-35668c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/albert-thomas-return-from-russia-to-france-1917-on-armed-merchant-cruiser-champagne-35668c-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iced Sea. Albert Thomas return from Russia to France, 1917 on armed merchant cruiser "Champagne".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e996c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-e996c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-626563</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-626563-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Death of Alexander III, the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dowager-empress-maria-with-grand-duchess-maria-and-prince-alexei-on-the-deck-325bd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/dowager-empress-maria-with-grand-duchess-maria-and-prince-alexei-on-the-deck-325bd3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dowager Empress Maria with Grand Duchess Maria and prince Alexei on the deck of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Dowager Empress Maria with Grand Duchess Maria and prince Alexei on the deck of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908.   Вдовствующая императрица Мария с великой княгиней Марией и царевичем Алексеем на палубе королевской яхты «Виктория и Альберт». Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-2617db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-2617db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-5234e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-5234e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-5a8d99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-5a8d99-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-de9b03</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-de9b03-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-a6b1bb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-a6b1bb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-5e89f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-5e89f1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-175e67</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-175e67-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-21b9ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-21b9ca-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/calendar-for-year-1899-6dd845</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/calendar-for-year-1899-6dd845-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Calendar for year 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-02237a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-02237a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-db6856</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-db6856-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-0f1099</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-0f1099-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III, smiling, 1889 - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-5778cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-5778cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-rurik-to-alexander-i-history-in-portraits-a77550</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/from-rurik-to-alexander-i-history-in-portraits-a77550-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Rurik to Alexander I. History in portraits.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[От Рюрика до Александра I. История в портретах.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/catholic-church-arkhangelsk-archangel-54bdc6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/catholic-church-arkhangelsk-archangel-54bdc6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Catholic Church - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-a-cab-driver-portrait-d3bb96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-a-cab-driver-portrait-d3bb96-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - a cab driver portrait. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir - a cab driver portrait.  Владимир - портрет извозчика.  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-c8a2c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-c8a2c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kasimov-technical-school-3eb8db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/kasimov-technical-school-3eb8db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kasimov Technical School]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-42738b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-42738b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-13645b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-13645b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and his family with relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevna-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-and-her-sister-alexandra-danish1873-year-1840c6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/20/tsesarevna-maria-feodorovna-dagmar-and-her-sister-alexandra-danish1873-year-1840c6-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) and her sister Alexandra Danish.1873 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) the wife of Tsesarevich Alexander Alexandrovich (Alexander III) and her sister Alexander Danish. 1873 year.  Цесаревна Мария Феодоровна (Дагмар) супруга Цесаревича Александра Александровича (Александр III) и ее сестра Александра Датская. 1873 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-anastasia-nikolaevna-with-a-yacht-officer-aboard-the-imperial-0a52e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/grand-duchess-anastasia-nikolaevna-with-a-yacht-officer-aboard-the-imperial-0a52e9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna with a yacht officer aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart". 1914 year.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna with a yacht officer aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart". 1914 year.  Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна с офицером яхты на борту императорской яхты "Штандарт". 1914 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-88f285</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-88f285-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-a341f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-a341f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-crew-of-the-empress-in-front-of-the-romanov-museum-230783</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-crew-of-the-empress-in-front-of-the-romanov-museum-230783-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The crew of the Empress in front of the Romanov Museum.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[After exploring the Romanov Museum, the imperial family at the seventh hour of the evening went to the house of the Kostroma Nobility. In the photo: Her Imperial Majesty Empress Alexandra Feodorovna sits in an open carriage.  Location: in front of the entrance to the Romanov Museum, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Alexander Karlovich Yagelsky, a “K. E. Fon Gan and Co.  Экипаж Императрицы перед Романовским музеем. После осмотра Романовского музея Императорская семья в седьмом часу вечера поехали в дом Костромского Дворянства. На снимке: Ея Императорское Величество Императрица Александра Федоровна садится в открытый экипаж.  Место съемки: перед входом в Романовский музей, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года. Фотограф: Александр Карлович Ягельский, фотоателье «К. Е. фонъ Ганъ и Ко». ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-military-school-monument-to-grand-duke-vladimir-alexandrovich-before-0a4455</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-military-school-monument-to-grand-duke-vladimir-alexandrovich-before-0a4455-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Military School. Monument to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich before the camp of the Junkers in Krasnoe Selo.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Military School. Monument to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich before the camp of the Junkers in Krasnoe Selo.  Владимирское военное училище. Памятник Великому Князю Владимиру Александровичу перед Лагерным собранием Юнкеров в Красном Селе.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-e4e945</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-e4e945-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-bd0f79</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-bd0f79-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/central-asia-and-kazakhstan-native-people-6e3e19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/central-asia-and-kazakhstan-native-people-6e3e19-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Central Asia - Mongols native people]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-12246b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/russian-alphabet-with-drawings1908-12246b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian alphabet with drawings,1908]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-9d9ea9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/orphanages-and-medical-institutions-in-gomel-district-1915-1916-9d9ea9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages and medical institutions in Gomel district, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Приюты, лечебные учреждения и администрация ЦОК в Гомельском уезде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-43f097</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-43f097-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-0480ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-ukraine-1916-0480ac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute. Ukraine. 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Полтавский Елизаветинский институт. 1916 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-1941d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-1941d9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-9dd237</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-9dd237-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories and Plants of Saratov 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-5e15d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/atlas-of-asian-russia-1914-5e15d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of Asian Russia, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavlovsk-railway-station-skating-rink-cinema-afisha-russia-1915-1917-ac4d5b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/12/pavlovsk-railway-station-skating-rink-cinema-afisha-russia-1915-1917-ac4d5b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavlovsk railway station. Skating-Rink. Cinema. Afisha, Russia. 1915-1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Pavlovsk Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Pavlovsk railway station. Skating-Rink. Cinema. Afisha, Russia. 1915-1917  Павловский вокзал. Скейтинг-Ринк. Кинематограф. Афиша, Россия. 1915-1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-5381e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/honor-awards-certificates-and-other-documents-of-russian-empire-5381e9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Honor awards, certificates and other documents of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/baku-aerial-photography-40d240</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/baku-aerial-photography-40d240-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Baku Port. Aerial photography., Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Baku, Aerial photography. Баку, Аэрофотосъемка.  Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-a969f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-a969f7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-3cc41c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/tungus-people-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1912-3cc41c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tungus people, Trans-Baikal region, Siberia, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-russia-1890s-96fddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-russia-1890s-96fddf-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Russia,  1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-f4565a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-f4565a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-1900s-f5257b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-1900s-f5257b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-564a7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-564a7b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-04d112</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-04d112-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siege-of-brest-litovsk-1915-3d00aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siege-of-brest-litovsk-1915-3d00aa-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siege of Brest-Litovsk, 1915, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-trinity-cathedral-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-7418c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/st-trinity-cathedral-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-7418c3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trinity Cathedral, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-province-1910-1913-c8ffde</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/saratov-province-1910-1913-c8ffde-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov province 1910-1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. Саратовская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1890s-83b5ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-1890s-83b5ed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1890s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Red Square]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-3dc026</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-3dc026-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5d9066</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-5d9066-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-38cb3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-38cb3a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-f0945e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-f0945e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-cb3ae0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/squadron-battleship-navarin-russian-navy-1880s-cb3ae0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Squadron battleship "Navarin", Russian navy, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с «Наварина».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-1d1354</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-1d1354-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and his family with relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-1900s-d7b6f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ajanta-caves-maharashtra-1900s-d7b6f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kholmogory-surroundings-dc53b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/kholmogory-surroundings-dc53b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Icon Kholmogory surroundings, public domain photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 contained in the charter of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita to the Dvina rector "for Kolmogory" - 1335.  In 1492 from Kholmogory came to Denmark by sea the sea caravan with grain for sale in European markets and with the embassy of Tsar Ivan III.  In 1553, near the Nikolo-Korel Monastery on the island of Yagry, the crew of the ship "Eduard Bonaventura", commanded by skipper Richard Censor, landed by the London Moscow Company to find the Northern Sea Route to China landed. Chancellor was warmly received in Kholmogory by local voivode Feofan Morozov and sent for talks in Moscow. As a result, the Moscow company obtained a monopoly on trade with Russia through Kholmogory up to 1698. In the 1560's, the British opened in Kholmogory in cable cars (manufactories) for processing raw materials (hemp) in place. The heyday of Kholmogory is at the end of the XVII century, when all the trade of Russia with Western Europe was going through Arkhangelsk.  In 1613 a quadrangular wooden kremlin with five towers was built; On December 8 of the same year, the Kremlin successfully withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian army.  After the creation of the Kholmogory diocese (1682), its first chapter, Archbishop Athanasius (Lyubimov), arrived in the city, which launched a stormy construction activity in stone. The cathedral Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral was built with a bell tower, the ensemble of the bishop's house. The same time is dated to the parish church in the nearby village of Matigory.  At the end of the 17th century, Kholmogory became one of the centers of Russian icon painting. A kind of folk craft is developing - the Kholmogory carving on the bone.  In 1762 the episcopal chair was moved to Arkhangelsk, and Kholmogory began to decline. In 1744, Kholmogory was elected the place of final reference to the family of the deposed Russian emperor John VI Antonovich. His father Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig, mother Anna Leopoldovna ("the ruler of Russia", that is, the regent under the overthrown emperor in 1740-1741), as well as their daughters Ekaterina and Elizabeth, were brought here. Already in the Kholmogory exile, two other children were born: Peter and Alexei. Anton-Ulrich died in Kholmogory in 1774, where he was secretly buried. The "Braunschweig family" left Kholmogory only in 1780 (with the permission of Empress Catherine II left for Denmark).  Холмогоры впервые упомянуты в уставной грамоте Новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича 1138 как новгородский «Ивани-Погост».  Название Холмогоры (первоначально Колмогоры, Колмогорский городок) содержится в грамоте Великого Московского князя Ивана Калиты двинскому посаднику «на Колмогоры» — 1335 года.  В 1492 году из Холмогор вышел в Данию морским путём морской караван с зерном для продажи на европейских рынках и с посольством царя Ивана III.  В 1553 году близ Николо-Корельского монастыря на остров Ягры высадился экипаж судна «Эдуард Бонавентура» под командованием шкипера Ричарда Ченслора, направленного Лондонской Московской компанией для отыскания Северного морского пути в Китай. Ченслор был тепло принят в Холмогорах местным воеводой Феофаном Морозовым и направлен для переговоров в Москву. В результате Московская компания получила монополию на торговлю с Россией через Холмогоры вплоть до 1698 года. В 1560-е годы англичане открыли в Холмогорах в канатные дворы (мануфактуры) для переработки сырья (пеньки) на месте. Расцвет Холмогор приходится на конец XVII века, когда вся торговля России с Западной Европой шла через Архангельск.   В 1613 году выстроен четырёхугольный деревянный кремль с пятью башнями; 8 декабря того же года кремль успешно выдержал осаду польско-литовского войска.   После создания Холмогорской епархии (1682 год) в город прибыл её первый глава, архиепископ Афанасий (Любимов), который развернул бурную строительную деятельность в камне. Были возведены кафедральный Спасо-Преображенский собор с колокольней, ансамбль архиерейского дома. Тем же временем датируется приходская церковь в близлежащем селе Матигоры.  В конце XVII века Холмогоры становятся одним из центров русской иконописи. Формируется своеобразный народный промысел — холмогорская резьба по кости.  В 1762 году архиерейская кафедра была перенесена в Архангельск, и Холмогоры стали приходить в упадок. В 1744 году Холмогоры были избраны местом окончательной ссылки семьи свергнутого российского императора Иоанна VI Антоновича. Сюда были доставлены его отец Антон Ульрих Брауншвейгский, мать Анна Леопольдовна («правительница России», то есть регентша при свергнутом императоре в 1740—1741 годах), а также их дочери Екатерина и Елизавета. Уже в холмогорской ссылке родились двое других детей — Петр и Алексей. Антон-Ульрих скончался в Холмогорах в 1774 году, где был тайно похоронен. «Брауншвейгское семейство» покинуло Холмогоры только в 1780 году (с позволения императрицы Екатерины II выехало в Данию).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-49a905</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-49a905-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-5509cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-5509cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/market-arkhangelsk-archangel-3576b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/market-arkhangelsk-archangel-3576b0-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Market. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-58088e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-58088e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-ccf729</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-ccf729-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-1f77c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-1f77c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-100cc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/empress-of-russia-alexandra-feodorovna-portrait-100cc5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna, in Paris]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Царица Александра Фёдоровна  Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna   Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-5ee34a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-5ee34a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heroes-and-liberators-of-the-balkan-peninsula-alexander-ii-liberator-in-popular-f6d1d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/heroes-and-liberators-of-the-balkan-peninsula-alexander-ii-liberator-in-popular-f6d1d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heroes and liberators of the Balkan peninsula. Alexander II liberator in popular publications.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heroes and liberators of the Balkan peninsula from under the yoke of Islam. His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Alexander II.  Герои и освободители Балканского полуострова из под ига мусульманства. Его Императорское Величество Государь Император Александр II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-airship-condor-in-test-flight-20dfd2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/russian-airship-condor-in-test-flight-20dfd2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian dirigible Condor in test flight.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The airship "KONDOR" (Clement Bayard N ° 5) was acquired from France in 1913 simultaneously with the airship "ASTRA" (Astra-XIII).  "KONDOR" was assigned to the 2nd aeronautical company in Brest-Litovsk. Soon the airship was transferred to Lviv and was used when attempting to bomb the fortress of Przemysl. The commander of the airship was appointed Oppman Eugene Maximilianovich. The task was not carried out because of low flying data airship "KONDOR".  In the summer of 1915 the Germans began to use fighter planes with incendiary bullets and antiaircraft artillery against airships and the use of airships in the war ceases. The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915   6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Дирижабль «КОНДОР» (Clement Bayard N° 5) был приобретён у Франции в 1913 году одновременно с дирижаблем «АСТРА» (Astra-XIII).  «КОНДОР» был приписан 2-й воздухоплавательной роте в Брест-Литовске. Вскоре дирижабль был переведён во Львов и использовался при попытке  бомбардировки крепости Перемышль. Командиром дирижабля был назначен Оппман Евгений Максимилианович. Задание так и не было выполнено из-за низких лётных данных дирижабля «КОНДОР».  Летом 1915 немцы начинают использовать против дирижаблей самолеты-истребители с зажигательными пулями и зенитную артиллерию и использование дирижаблей в войне прекращается.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-eb2d72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-eb2d72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-96b495</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-96b495-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-d12d27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-d12d27-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan. Sart-Kalmyks of the village of Barbash, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Киргизии. Сарт-калмыки села Барбаш]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-9a377a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-from-tiflis-to-gori-1899-9a377a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia, from Tiflis to Gori, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Французский барон Жозеф де Бай путешествует по Грузии - Из Тифлиса в Гори]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-troops-in-gallipoli-26f2e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1923/12/31/russian-troops-in-gallipoli-26f2e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian troops in Gallipoli]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-8de08b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-8de08b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-603643</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/album-general-field-marshal-grand-duke-nikolai-nikolaevich-senior-603643-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album: General-Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich senior, 1831-1891. Nikolai Nikolayevich - the third son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna; General-Field Marshal (April 16, 1878). The last in the history of the Knight of the Order of St. George of the 1st class. Family nickname "Uncle Nizi".  Nicholas was trained for army service. The teacher of the Grand Duke was General AI Filosofov. At the age of 8, he was enrolled in the 1 st Cadet Corps. Nikolai Nikolayevich devoted his whole life to a military career, went from the rank of captain to the general-field marshal of the Russian army. The military activities of Nikolai Nikolaevich were connected with the reorganization of the armed forces of the Russian Empire.  With the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Nicholas I was sent along with his brother Mikhail to the active army. October 23, arrived near Sevastopol. For the battle awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.  After the end of the Crimean War, he acquired the seaside estate Gaspra.   Since 1855 he was a member of the State Council, since 1857 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division; since 1859 - commander of the Guards Reserve Cavalry Corps; in 1861-1864 - commander of the Independent Guards Corps.  During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 he was the commander-in-chief of the active army in the Balkans. He crossed the Danube at Zimnitsa on Sistovo. In September 1877 he directed the last storm of Plevna on November 28, 1877.  Since 1880 he was seriously ill; he was found to have a malignant gum tumor, probably giving metastases to the brain and affecting the mental health of the prince. And previously prone to eccentric behavior, Nikolai Nikolayevich led a wasteful way of life and was forced to lay the Nikolaevsky Palace. The new emperor Alexander III accused the uncle of embezzling state funds and in 1882 seized his property.  The disease worsened after the death of his beloved in 1889. The Grand Duke was sexually attracted to all the surrounding women; After a number of incidents, it became obvious that he was not in a position to control his own behavior. Last years he was under house surveillance and did not appear in public. -  Альбом: Генерал-фельдмаршал великий князь Николай Николаевич старший, 1831—1891. Николай Николаевич - третий сын императора Николая I и Александры Фёдоровны; генерал-фельдмаршал (16 апреля 1878). Последний в истории кавалер ордена Св. Георгия 1-го класса. В семье имел прозвище «дядя Низи».   Николая изначально готовили к армейской службе. Воспитателем великого князя был генерал А. И. Философов. В возрасте 8 лет был зачислен в 1-й Кадетский корпус. Николай Николаевич всю жизнь посвятил военной карьере, прошёл путь от звания капитана до генерал-фельдмаршала русской армии. Военная деятельность Николая Николаевича была связана с переустройством вооруженных сил Российской Империи.  С началом Крымской войны в 1854 году был послан Николаем I вместе с его братом Михаилом в действующую армию. 23 октября прибыл под Севастополь, накануне Инкерманского сражения, где принял участие. За отличие в этом сражении получил орден Святого Георгия 4-й степени.   По окончании Крымской войны, привязавшись к полуострову, приобрёл для проживания приморское поместье Гаспра. С 1855 года состоял членом Государственного совета, с 1857 года командовал 2-й гвардейской кавалерийской дивизией; с 1859 года — командир Гвардейского резервного кавалерийского корпуса; в 1861—1864 годах — командир Отдельного Гвардейского корпуса.  Во время русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов был главнокомандующим действующей армией на Балканах. Переправился через Дунай у Зимницы на Систово. В сентябре 1877 года руководил последним штурмом Плевны 28 ноября 1877 года.   С 1880 года тяжело болел; у него была обнаружена злокачественная опухоль десны, вероятно, давшая метастазы в головной мозг и повлиявшая на психическое здоровье князя. И ранее склонный к эксцентричному поведению, Николай Николаевич вёл расточительный образ жизни и был вынужден заложить Николаевский дворец. Новый император Александр III обвинил дядю в растрате государственных средств и в 1882 году наложил арест на его имущество.  Болезнь обострилась после смерти его возлюбленной в 1889 году. Великий князь испытывал сексуальное влечение ко всем окружающим женщинам; после ряда инцидентов стало очевидно, что он не в состоянии контролировать собственное поведение. Последние годы находился под домашним наблюдением и не появлялся на публике.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-d30fd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-d30fd1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-russia-1900s-b7f939</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ryazan-russia-1900s-b7f939-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-e93e7d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-e93e7d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/battleship-france-with-prime-minister-poincare-c5969d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/battleship-france-with-prime-minister-poincare-c5969d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Battleship France with Prime Minister Poincare,  on board in the roadstead of Kronstadt. Russian boats "Rus" and "Lion". July 7, 1914.  Броненосец Франция с премьер министром Пуанкаре на борту на рейде Кронштадта. Русские портовые суда «Русь» и «Лев». 7 июля 1914,]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-00dc5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-00dc5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-deb2c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-deb2c8-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-00b3d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-00b3d0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1850-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-72404a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-72404a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-419bc8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-419bc8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-d31d90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-d31d90-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-tatiana-crimea-1912-5bdee4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/grand-duchess-tatiana-crimea-1912-5bdee4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand duchess Tatiana. Crimea . 1912.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand duchess Tatiana. Crimea . 1912.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-kalabsha-egypt-nile-river-1910-dbc53f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-kalabsha-egypt-nile-river-1910-dbc53f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Kalabsha, Egypt, Nile River, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-9047ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-9047ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-453f38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/kuvaevskaya-manufactory-in-the-city-of-ivanovo-voznesensk-1895-453f38-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kuvaevskaya manufactory in the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Куваевская мануфактура в городе Иваново-Вознесенске]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stikherry-sewn-by-the-princesses-of-peters-sisters-assumption-monastery-alexandrov-2ee559</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/stikherry-sewn-by-the-princesses-of-peters-sisters-assumption-monastery-alexandrov-2ee559-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stikherry. Assumption Monastery. Alexandrov]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Stikherry, sewn by the princesses of Peter's sisters. 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    Стихари, шитые царевнами сестрами Петра. Успенский монастырь. Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-152cdd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-152cdd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-303aea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/the-2nd-world-congress-of-the-communist-international-1920-303aea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The 2nd World Congress of the Communist International, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/12th-hussar-akhtyrsky-regiment-russia-07cbe6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/12th-hussar-akhtyrsky-regiment-russia-07cbe6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[12th Hussar Akhtyrsky Regiment, Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[12-й гусарский Ахтырский полк из архива Всеволода Николаевича Вербицкого]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-230d19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-230d19-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-1017b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/new-jerusalem-resurrection-monastery-russia-1900s-1017b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Ставропигиальный Воскресенский монастырь, именуемый Новым Иерусалимом  1900s Stavropegial Resurrection Monastery, called New Jerusalem, Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-08dc75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-08dc75-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-cd865f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-cd865f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-01d15b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-01d15b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-e5d412</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-e5d412-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drinking water keys - Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-rurik-to-alexander-i-history-in-portraits-0869b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/from-rurik-to-alexander-i-history-in-portraits-0869b9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Rurik to Alexander I. History in portraits.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[От Рюрика до Александра I. История в портретах.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/address-to-emperor-nicholas-ii-from-the-city-of-portsmouth-on-the-occasion-bbf746</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/address-to-emperor-nicholas-ii-from-the-city-of-portsmouth-on-the-occasion-bbf746-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Address to Emperor Nicholas II from the city of Portsmouth on the occasion of his stay in England]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/parforce-hunt-of-the-officer-cavalry-school-postavy-in-the-vilna-province-1901-673d91</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/parforce-hunt-of-the-officer-cavalry-school-postavy-in-the-vilna-province-1901-673d91-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Parforce hunt of the Officer Cavalry School - Postavy in the Vilna province, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Парфорсная охота Офицерской кавалерийской школы в местечке «Поставы» Виленской губернии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stationery-factory-ek-krel-saint-petersburg-province-antropshino-5a6aac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/stationery-factory-ek-krel-saint-petersburg-province-antropshino-5a6aac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stationery factory E.K. Krel (Saint Petersburg province, Antropshino)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Писчебумажная фабрика Э.К.Крель (Петербургская губ., Антропшино)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-series-v-crew-44a7be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-series-v-crew-44a7be-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets series V crew]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets series V with Sunbeam engines  Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-36d18d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-36d18d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-3c4df7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-3c4df7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Novgorod, during Russian revolution.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-region-in-1900s-309158</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/samarkand-region-in-1900s-309158-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand region in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Самаркандская область на фотографиях Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dining-room-in-the-imperial-belovezh-palace-04e14b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/dining-room-in-the-imperial-belovezh-palace-04e14b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dining room in the Imperial Belovezh Palace.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Dining room in the Imperial Hunting Palace in Bialowieza.  Столовая в Императорском охотничьем дворце в Беловеже.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-d9ec32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-d9ec32-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-121b40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-121b40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-e1f927</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-e1f927-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/students-of-evening-schools-in-irkutsk-excursion-to-lake-baikal-1913-65b6d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/students-of-evening-schools-in-irkutsk-excursion-to-lake-baikal-1913-65b6d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Students of evening schools in Irkutsk. Excursion to Lake Baikal, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Экскурсия на озеро Байкал 29-30 июня и другие экскурсии для слушателей вечерних курсов г. Иркутска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-0ac134</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-0ac134-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov Women's Gymnasium, Kurgan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Курганская Александровская женская гимназия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-095442</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-095442-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-province-russian-empire-1856-98cccc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kaluga-province-russian-empire-1856-98cccc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Калужская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/decembrists-places-of-exile-near-baikal-lake-ea567d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/decembrists-places-of-exile-near-baikal-lake-ea567d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Decembrists - places of exile near Baikal lake]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-0c498b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-0c498b-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander III, the Emperor of Russia - his family portrait]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander had little prospect of succeeding to the throne, as he had an elder brother, Nicholas. Even when Nicholas first displayed symptoms of poor health, the notion that he might die young was never taken seriously, and he was betrothed to Princess Dagmar of Denmark, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise of Denmark, and whose siblings included King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom and King George I of Greece. Nicholas was educated as tsesarevich, whereas Alexander received only the training of a Grand Duke. This included acquaintance with French, English and German, and military drill. On his deathbed Nicholas expressed the wish that his fiancée, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, should marry his successor. This wish was swiftly realized when on 9 November [O.S. 28 October] 1866 in the Grand Church of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Alexander wed Dagmar, who converted to Orthodox Christianity and took the name Maria Feodorovna. The union proved a happy one unlike his father's.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-0edfac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-0edfac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siemens and Halske joint-stock company of Russian electrical plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Сименс и Гальске» акционерное общество русских электротехнических заводов (завод - В.О., 6-я линия, д.61; правление - Большая Конюшенная ул., д.9)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-1910s-6b45d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siberian-mountains-1910s-6b45d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-cf1ab8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-cf1ab8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-1ff966</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-1ff966-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-f1f122</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-f1f122-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kremlin-and-red-square-moscow-alexander-iii-coronation-957495</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/kremlin-and-red-square-moscow-alexander-iii-coronation-957495-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Alexander III Coronation]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Александр III. Коронация, 15(27) мая 1883 года  Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-10c9df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-10c9df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-6adeba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mahabalipuram-mammalopuram-india-6adeba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mahabalipuram Mammalopuram, India]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-614b8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-614b8d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-ac7035</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-ac7035-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-841ba2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-841ba2-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-at-aeronautical-park-june-19-1904-62e318</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/nicholas-ii-at-aeronautical-park-june-19-1904-62e318-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II at aeronautical park. June 19, 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II aeronautical park. June 19, 1904 - Посещение императором Николаем II воздухоплавательного парка. 19 июня 1904 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-ad6499</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/mirror-of-the-caucasus-album-of-36-paintings-and-views-of-the-caucasus-1902-ad6499-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mirror of the Caucasus. Album of 36 paintings and views of the Caucasus, 1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902. Зеркало Кавказа. Альбом из 36 картин и видов Кавказа, снятых с натуры фотогр. Д.И. Ермаковым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-9f8d69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1852/12/31/the-military-uniform-of-the-russian-army-in-1852-9f8d69-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Drummers.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The military uniform of the Russian army in 1852. Военная форма русской армии образца 1852 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-estate-of-bd-vostryakov-06219f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russia-estate-of-bd-vostryakov-06219f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia. Estate of B.D. Vostryakov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-85b8a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-85b8a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-fcb01a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-fcb01a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1889-29ee56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/eiffel-tower-1889-29ee56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1889]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aviator-mikhail-efimov-odessa-1900-1914-cdd03a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/aviator-mikhail-efimov-odessa-1900-1914-cdd03a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aviator Mikhail Efimov. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-31fd88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-31fd88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-483e6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-483e6e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heinrich-hoffmann-stepka-rastrepka-book-for-children-1900-5b7c78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/heinrich-hoffmann-stepka-rastrepka-book-for-children-1900-5b7c78-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heinrich Hoffmann - "Stepka-rastrepka", Book for Children, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Генрих Гофман - «Стёпка-растрепка»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cruiser-koreets-russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-49d349</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/cruiser-koreets-russian-navy-in-far-east-1904-49d349-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cruiser Koreets, Russian Navy in Far East, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-9fbeac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-9fbeac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-143-gordon-and-as-much-to-the-lord-chancellour-180199</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-143-gordon-and-as-much-to-the-lord-chancellour-180199-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 143   Gordon, and as much to the Lord Chancellour]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 143   Gordon, and as much to the Lord Chancellour. I dined in the towne with  some noblemen ; and, in the afteruoone, did writt letters to Russia, London,  and Hamburg.   I dated and dispatched my letters to our chieiFe Minister of State, to my June  wyfe, Mr. Vinius, Mr. Cambridge in Hamburgh, my cousin, Mr. Meverell,  and Maior Dowgall, in London.   I payed some visitts to those I had not seen, and, intending to have June  gone north, I was, by my cousine, perswaded to stay untill my writeings  should come.   The Duke of Gordon tooke me up to the Castle, and show me all the June  places worth the seeing therein. I gave two dollars to the keeper of the  magazine, and four doUers to the guards. From thence I gave a visitt to the  Lady Marquess of Huntley.*   I dined in my lodging, and, in the afteruoone, passed the tyme in the Parke. '^^^'^   Father Leslyt came to me in the morning, and gave me a letter from June  my Sonne, James, and another from the Rector of the CoUedge of Doway,  called Gilbert Inglis,:|: I dined in the towne with some noblemen, and was  in company this evening. Our dinner costed us ordinarily about halfe a  crowne, and our collations, two or three shillings a peece.   I heard devotion in Lady Lucy Hamiltons,§ and, being invited, dined J""^   with the Earle of Airly ; and, after noone, went to Lieth, and passed the   tyme there. In the evening, the Duke came by me, to whom I gave a   Turkish cimiter. Then wee went and walked in the Parke.   *[Mary, daughter of Sir James Grant of + [The Reverend Mr. Griffin informs me that   Freuchie, widow of Louis, third Marquis of Father Gilbert Inglis, a native of Aberdeen,   Huntly, and now wife of James, second Earl was more than once Rector of Douay. He is   of Airly.] mentioned in Dr. Oliver's Biography of Mem-   t [William Aloysius Lesley was a son of the bers of the Society of Jesus, p. 24.]  house of Balquhain. He was born in Aber- g [Lady Lucy Hamilton, third daughter of  deenshire in 1641, and, in 16G6, became a the first Earl of Abercorn, was affianced, before  member of the Society of Jesus. He was 1627, to Randal Lord Dunluce, afterwards  Superior of the Scottish College at Rome, from Marquis of Antrim, who refusing to complete  1674 to 1683. He returned to Scotland in the marriage, was ordered to pay £3000 to  1685, and continued to labour as a missionary the lady. (Sec-retaiy Stirling's Register, MS.)  there imtil liis death in 1704. (Dr. Oliver's She had a pension from the Crown, which  Biography of Members of the Society of Jesus, had fallen'into an-ear in January, 1686-7, when  p. 28 ) King James II. ordered the Lords of the Scot-  Father Lesley is believed to be the author tish Treasury to see it paid. (Abstracts of the  of the ' Laurus Lesliaua Explicata, sive clarior Records of the Secretary's Office, no. 478, 15  enumeratio personarum utriusquc sexus cog- January, 168G-7, MS.) Her house in Edinburgh,  nominis Leslie. (Graecii 1692.' fol. To him with tho.'^e of other Romanists, was plundered  also is ascribed the Italian Life of St. Mar by a mob at the Revolution in 1688. Count  garet, Queen of Scotland, printed at Rome in Anthony Hiimilton, the author of the Me-  1675. (Vitae Antiquae Sanctorum Scotiae, moires du Comte de Gramont, was her ne-  p. 308.)] phew.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-9684d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-9684d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Церковь во имя Успения Пресвятой Богородицы на ул. Графской  Postcard of Krasnodar, city in southern Russia]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gr-kilevein-vd-kuzmin-ma-stakhovich-vi-hessen-pn-milyukov-2f9afb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/gr-kilevein-vd-kuzmin-ma-stakhovich-vi-hessen-pn-milyukov-2f9afb-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[G.R. Kilevein, V.D. Kuzmin, M.A. Stakhovich, V.I. Hessen, P.N. Milyukov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Empire.  Group of Deputies of the State Duma G.R. Kilevein, V.D. Kuzmin, M.A. Stakhovich, V.I. Hessen, P.N. Milyukov.  Депутаты Государственной Думы Российской Империи. Группа депутатов Государственной Думы Г.Р. Килевейн, В.Д. Кузьмин, М.А. Стахович, В.И. Гессен, П.Н. Милюков. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-2d6b6d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/1890s-gift-to-architect-ap-popov-2nd-from-comrades-and-former-students-at-muzhvz-2d6b6d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1890s. Gift to architect A.P. Popov 2nd from comrades and former students at MUZHVZ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Дар архитектору А.П.Попову 2-му от товарищей и бывших учеников в МУЖВЗ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-commander-in-chief-of-the-armies-of-the-northern-front-is-general-n-v-ruzsky-79a012</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/the-commander-in-chief-of-the-armies-of-the-northern-front-is-general-n-v-ruzsky-79a012-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The commander-in-chief of the armies of the Northern Front is General N. V. Ruzsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The commander-in-chief of the armies of the Northern Front is General N. V. Ruzsky (center in the foreground) and his entourage. Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915   Главнокомандующий армиями Северного фронта генерал Н. В. Рузский (в центре на первом плане) и сопровождающие его лица. Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-ccd758</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-ccd758-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand? Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-ef5b0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/shabolovsky-brewery-his-imperial-majesty-supplier-karneev-gorshakov-and-co-ef5b0e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shabolovsky brewery - His Imperial Majesty Supplier, Karneev, Gorshakov and Co.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Поставщики Двора Его Императорского Величества Шаболовский завод Карнеев, Горшаков и К°]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-6a3cc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-6a3cc3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mechanical-repair-department-of-the-nikopol-mariupol-metallurgical-society-4764e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/mechanical-repair-department-of-the-nikopol-mariupol-metallurgical-society-4764e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mechanical repair department of the Nikopol-Mariupol Metallurgical Society, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1902-1906. Подарок служащих механического ремонтного отделения завода Никополь-Мариупольского металлургического общества.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-7ca073</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-7ca073-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-abbcdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-abbcdf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-word-and-the-magazine-iskras-1907-35c5f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/russian-word-and-the-magazine-iskras-1907-35c5f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Russian Word” and the magazine “Iskras”, 1907]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. «Русское слово» и журнал «Искра»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-ddfedc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-ddfedc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-aviation-poster-03f656</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1955/12/31/soviet-aviation-poster-03f656-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Aviation Poster]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/517-and-518-official-and-cartridge-boxes-pharmaceutical-boxes-of-infantry-regiments-ac3235</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/517-and-518-official-and-cartridge-boxes-pharmaceutical-boxes-of-infantry-regiments-ac3235-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[517 and 518. Official and Cartridge Boxes, Pharmaceutical Boxes of Infantry Regiments, 1763]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[517 and 518. Official and Cartridge Boxes, Pharmaceutical Boxes of Infantry Regiments, 1763  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    517 и 518. КАЗЕННЫЙ и ПАТРОННЫЙ ящики, АПТЕЧНЫЕ ящики Пехотных полков, 1763  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-885e8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-885e8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-8c8954</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-8c8954-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-433573</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-433573-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-d45563</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/orphanages-of-orel-russia-1914-1917-d45563-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Orphanages of Orel, Russia 1914-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-ae0d19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-ae0d19-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Death of Kutuzov. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/276-grenadier-officer-and-the-grenadier-private-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-d0c062</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/276-grenadier-officer-and-the-grenadier-private-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-d0c062-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[276. Grenadier OFFICER and the Grenadier Private L.-G. Preobrazhensky Regiment, from 1732 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[276. Grenadier OFFICER and the Grenadier Private L.-G. Preobrazhensky Regiment, from 1732 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    276. Гренадерский ОФИЦЕР и РЯДОВОЙ Гренадер Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, с 1732 по 1742 год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alexandra-tsarevna-maria-feodorovna-and-princess-tire-d2fa01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-alexandra-tsarevna-maria-feodorovna-and-princess-tire-d2fa01-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alexandra, Tsarevna Maria Feodorovna and Princess Tire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar was born at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen. Her father was Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a member of a relatively impoverished princely cadet line. Her mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel.  She was baptised as a Lutheran and named after her kinswoman Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Dowager of Denmark as well as the medieval Danish queen, Dagmar of Bohemia. Growing up, she was known by the name Dagmar. Most of her life, she was known as Maria Feodorovna, the name which she took when she converted to Orthodoxy immediately before her 1866 marriage to the future Emperor Alexander III. She was known within her family as "Minnie".  Due to the brilliant marital alliances of his father, he became known as the "Father-in-law of Europe."  Her elder, and favorite, sister, Alexandra married Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in March 1863. Alexandra, along with being queen consort of King Edward VII, was also mother of George V of the United Kingdom, which helps to explain the striking resemblance between their sons Nicholas II and George V.  Her younger sister was Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland.  Принцесса Александра (справа), цесаревна Мария Фёдоровна (слева) и Принцесса Тира (в центре).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-9f86c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-9f86c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/419-holstein-rifle-sum-and-halberd-1756-1762-0b4c82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/419-holstein-rifle-sum-and-halberd-1756-1762-0b4c82-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[419. Holstein Rifle, Sum and Halberd, 1756-1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[419. Holstein Rifle, Sum and Halberd, 1756-1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    419. Голштинские Ружье, Сума и Алебарда, 1756-1762.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/costumes-parisiens-1913-d690c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/costumes-parisiens-1913-d690c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Costumes Parisiens, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-cossacks-shkuro-the-3rd-cavalry-corps-1dab48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-cossacks-shkuro-the-3rd-cavalry-corps-1dab48-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Cossacks Shkuro - the 3rd Cavalry Corps. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Cossacks of the Wolf's Hundreds of Shkuro - partisan detachment of the 3rd Cavalry Corps. The Russian army in the First World War. From the personal photo album of General Count F. A. Keller.     Казаки Волчьей сотни есаула А.Г. Шкуро - партизанского отряда 3-го конного корпуса.  Русская армия в первой мировой войне. Из личного фотоальбома генерала графа Ф.А.Келлера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-d9ccfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/from-the-archive-of-viktor-petrovich-ostrogorsky-1870-1902-d9ccfe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the archive of Viktor Petrovich Ostrogorsky, 1870-1902]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из архива Виктора Петровича Острогорского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-0a8383</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-0a8383-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-in-siberia-russia-kazakhstan-1913-a53075</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mountains-in-siberia-russia-kazakhstan-1913-a53075-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains in Siberia, Russia, Kazakhstan, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Siberia and Kazakhstan Mountains, 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-maria-feodorovna-with-kid-75d9ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/empress-maria-feodorovna-with-kid-75d9ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna with kid]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Maria Feodorovna with kid  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sikorsky-s-16-biplane-f1122a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sikorsky-s-16-biplane-f1122a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sikorsky S-16 biplane, 1916 during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Sikorskij S-16 biplane  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-f2ff5d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-f2ff5d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-962e20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-962e20-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1881. Moscow museums: Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Московский публичный и Румянцевский музеи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-russian-pilots-and-technicians-are-posing-by-the-plane-xx-corps-064940</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/a-group-of-russian-pilots-and-technicians-are-posing-by-the-plane-xx-corps-064940-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of Russian pilots and technicians are posing by the plane. XX corps air force in the war. 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of Russian pilots and technicians are posing by the plane. XX corps air force in the war. 1914-1915  Группа русских лётчиков и техников позирует у самолёта. XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне. 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-great-war-0702ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-in-great-war-0702ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-78e94d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-78e94d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-64e85d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/photo-album-of-the-military-sanitary-train-no-234-commander-the-head-of-the-64e85d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photo album of the Military Sanitary Train No. 234 commander, the head of the Chernigov nobility]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916-17 Фотоальбом начальника Военно-Санитарного поезда № 234, уполномоченного Черниговским дворянством]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-55-b55e9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-55-b55e9a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Brooch from paryury, bracelet of three threads of oriental pearls with a clasp of oval sapphire, brooch with a pearl from the collection of the Imperial House of Romanovs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On the right is a brooch made of parory. In the center - a bracelet of three strings of oriental pearls with a clasp of oval sapphire weighing more than 20 carats, bordered with diamonds. To the left is a brooch with a pearl lined with diamonds, a pink diamond of a classic round cut with a mass of 9 carats is attached to the brooch, a pendant made of a pink oval pearl with round yellow diamonds is attached to the brooch.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 55.  Справа – брошь из парюры. В центре – браслет из трех ниток восточного жемчуга с застежкой из овального сапфира массой более 20 каратов, окаймленного бриллиантами. Слева – брошь с жемчужиной, окаймленной бриллиантами, к броши крепится розоватый бриллиант классической круглой огранки массой 9 каратов, ниже – подвеска из розовой овальной жемчужины, окантованной круглыми бриллиантами желтоватого оттенка.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 55.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-797a4c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-797a4c-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-church-of-st-nicholas-19th-century-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-ff8ca5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/new-church-of-st-nicholas-19th-century-sura-on-the-sura-river-archangel-region-ff8ca5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New church of St. Nicholas, 19th century. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[New church of St. Nicholas, 19th 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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.   Новая церковь Николая Чудотворца, 19 век. Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-5c0a55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-verkhne-imbatskoe-village-1905-1909-5c0a55-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Verkhne-Imbatskoe village, 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Село Верхне- Имбатско]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-bc7e59</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/all-russian-industrial-and-art-exhibition-in-nizhny-novgorod-1896-bc7e59-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896. Альбом видов Горного отдела Всероссийской промышленной и художественной выставки в Нижнем Новгороде  1896. Album of views of the Mining Department of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-81517f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-81517f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-f6c7d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-f6c7d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-grand-duchess-7d21c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-grand-duchess-7d21c1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Victoria Fedorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Государыня Императрица Александра Феодоровна (сидит в центре), слева от нее Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна, справа - Великая Княгиня Виктория Федоровна (семье ее называли - Даки (уточка)).  Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (sitting in the center), to her left Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, to the right - Grand Duchess Victoria Fedorovna (her family was called Ducky (duck)).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-b6001e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-b6001e-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-during-great-war-cefb7f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-army-during-great-war-cefb7f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army during Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-d6563c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-d6563c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-44-0bca5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/illustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-fund-of-the-ussr-p-44-0bca5a-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. Jewels from the collection of jewelry of the Romanov Imperial House.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Jewels from the collection of jewelry of the Romanov Imperial House.  Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 44.  Украшения из коллекции драгоценностей императорского Дома Романовых.  Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 44.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-957fc3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-957fc3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolai-aleksandrovich-romanov-visiting-transbaikal-region-b57f94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/nikolai-aleksandrovich-romanov-visiting-transbaikal-region-b57f94-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov visiting Transbaikal region]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov, being heir to the throne and returning from the "round-the-world" journey, visited the Transbaikal region.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-77d332</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1833/12/31/russian-cadet-corps-uniforms-before-1833-77d332-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Cadet Corps Uniforms, before 1833]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-f1fa27</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-f1fa27-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-beea24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-beea24-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-af4eb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-af4eb8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-019964</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-019964-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-1deb40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-1deb40-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-4b74b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-4b74b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-1f9e17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-1f9e17-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-nicholas-ii-a5c6af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-nicholas-ii-a5c6af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II).    Его Императорское Величество Государь Император Николай Александрович (Николай II).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sikorsky-s-12-39ea85</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sikorsky-s-12-39ea85-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sikorsky S-12 during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Sikorsky S-12  Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-c781ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-c781ce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-tsars-hunt-1894-069fcd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-tsars-hunt-1894-069fcd-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt 1894, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Tsar's Hunt 1890s.  Царская охота, 1890e.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-b13a88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-b13a88-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[44-а, Baturyna Street, Livadiya, Crimea]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-8eaddb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-8eaddb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-59f73a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-59f73a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muscovite-womans-calendar-1914-e6c4f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/muscovite-womans-calendar-1914-e6c4f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muscovite woman's calendar 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-e5f3cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-e5f3cb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-great-imperial-crown-front-view-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-eaca55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/the-great-imperial-crown-front-view-llustrations-of-the-catalog-the-diamond-eaca55-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fersman's Catalog. The Great Imperial Crown. Front view.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Great Imperial Crown. Front view. Illustrations of the catalog "The Diamond Fund of the USSR" edited by Academician Alexander Evgen'evich Fersman in 4 issues.Issue.  Issues 1-4. L .: People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR, 1924-1926. 40 x 31 cm. Page 2.  Большая императорская корона. Вид спереди. Иллюстрации каталога «Алмазный фонд СССР» под редакцией академика Александра Евгеньевича Ферсмана в 4-х выпусках. Вып. 1-4. Л.: Народный Комиссариат финансов СССР, 1924-1926. 40 х 31 см.  Страница 2.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-0411de</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-0411de-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-1be12a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-1be12a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-highness-the-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-3f57ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/his-imperial-highness-the-heir-to-the-russian-throne-tsesarevich-nikolai-alexandrovich-3f57ad-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Highness The heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich with the sister of the Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Highness The heir to the Russian throne Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich with the sister of the Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna.  Его Императорское Высочество Наследник Российского престола Цесаревич Николай Александрович с сестрой Великой Княжной Ксенией Александровной.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/asian-russia-2fbfb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/asian-russia-2fbfb8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Asian Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1906-83dc52</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1906-83dc52-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei . 1906 .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei . 1906  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-2384f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-2384f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-6e700f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-6e700f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-fd2267</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-fd2267-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-5185f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-5185f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-0eace4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/assembly-workshop-of-aircraft-pskov-1st-and-7th-air-squads-1914-1916-0eace4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Engines assembly. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Assembly workshop of aircraft. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-1916.   Сборочная мастерская летательных аппаратов. Псков. 1-я и 7-я авиа роты. 1914-1916. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-ec09fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-ec09fe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Osmino, near Luga, Saint Petersburg region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-eac128</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-eac128-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-6141c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-6141c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-92a072</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-92a072-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II.  Принцесса Виктория Алиса Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская. Императрица Александра Фёдоровна, супруга Николая Второго.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-tatars-1920s-7331e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/crimean-tatars-1920s-7331e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean Tatars, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/servants-and-cooks-preparing-dinner-in-the-spala-forest-while-hunting-c65f9a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/servants-and-cooks-preparing-dinner-in-the-spala-forest-while-hunting-c65f9a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Servants and cooks preparing dinner in the Spala forest while hunting.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Spała, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, 97]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Servants and cooks preparing dinner in the forest while hunting.  Слуги и повара за приготовлением обеда в лесу во время охоты.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-c67bce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-c67bce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-02aa3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-02aa3b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-3e8399</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-3e8399-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-96a30e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-96a30e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-cbef8c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-cbef8c-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-16d8cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-16d8cb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/assumption-church-kirzhach-russia-e9ade7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/assumption-church-kirzhach-russia-e9ade7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Assumption Church, Kirzhach, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[At the fence of the Assumption Church  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  У ограды Успенской церкви  В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-1dd7d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-1dd7d1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Preparations for Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-f5fd02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-f5fd02-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.  In the illustration: Gwalior tiger.     Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Гвалиорский тигр.   Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-14c961</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-14c961-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-635731</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-635731-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-245ffb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-245ffb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-222cfd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-222cfd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-abac56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-abac56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Building The Chinese Eastern Railway, Russia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese Eastern Railway system in Northeast China. The Russian Empire constructed the line from 1897 to 1902 during the Great Game period.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-a9d3eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-a9d3eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg mechanical shoe production Skorokhod 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Товарищество Санкт-Петербургского механического производства обуви Скороход (Заставская, д.15)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-95b918</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-95b918-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1881. Moscow museums: Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Московский публичный и Румянцевский музеи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-67ef8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-67ef8f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-f6c8f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/21st-dragoon-belorussian-regiment-f6c8f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[21st Dragoon Belorussian Regiment]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[21 драгунский Белорусский полк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-liberator-in-popular-publications-ac2d55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-ii-liberator-in-popular-publications-ac2d55-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II liberator in popular publications.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Alexander II inherited a burden of belated transformational issues, long overdue promises and recent heavy losses ... Emperor Alexander II had to drag his reforms ... He was noticeably different from his closest predecessors with his lack of inclination to play the king ... he stayed himself and in every day life, he spoke freely, with the first words turned up, not caring about the impression he makes, he acted as he found fit at the moment, without thinking much. He did not want to be seen better than he actually was, and he often was better than he was seen. " V. O. Klyuchevsky.    -      Александр Второй освободитель в народных изданиях.  "Александру II досталось наследство, обремененное запоздалыми преобразовательными вопросами, давно просроченными обещаниями и недавними тяжкими утратами... императору Александру II пришлось протаскивать свои реформы... Он заметно отличался от своих ближайших предшественников отсутствием наклонности играть царя... по возможности оставался самим собой и в повседневном, и в выходном обращении, говорил как ни попало, первыми подвернувшимися словами, не заботясь о впечатлении, действовал, как находил нужным в данную минуту, не задумываясь много над последствиями. Он не хотел казаться лучше, чем был, и часто был лучше, чем казался". В. О. Ключевский]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/commission-for-the-selection-of-jewelry-at-the-auction-christie-in-london-1927-daa35e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/02/commission-for-the-selection-of-jewelry-at-the-auction-christie-in-london-1927-daa35e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Commission for the selection of jewelry at the auction "Christie" in London, 1927.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Commission for the selection of jewelry at the auction "Christie" in London, 1927. The photo does not show a large diamond tiara. The trail of it was lost in 1922.  Комиссия по отбору драгоценностей на аукционе "Кристис"  в Лондоне, 1927 год. На фотографии не видно Большой бриллиантовой тиары. След ее утерян в 1922 году.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-battleship-dmitry-donskoy-russian-navy-c7762e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/the-battleship-dmitry-donskoy-russian-navy-c7762e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The battleship "Dmitry Donskoy", Russian navy.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Newport News Channel]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The battleship "Dmitry Donskoy", Russian navy. Russian warships at Columbian Naval Review, New York, 1893.  Броненосный крейсер «Дмитрий Донской». Русские корабли на Колумбийском Военном Смотре, Нью-Йорк, 1893 (или 1893)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-61936f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/visit-of-the-italian-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-to-russia-1902-61936f-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[On the ship. Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III to Russia, 1902. Визит итальянского короля Виктора Эммануила III в Россию, 1902.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-30620f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-30620f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-764309</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-764309-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-363193</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-363193-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-4ec87c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/eiffel-tower-construction-1888-4ec87c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower construction, 1888]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-in-sarykamysh-1914-8de024</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/nicholas-ii-in-sarykamysh-1914-8de024-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II in Sarykamysh, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-2edef3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-2edef3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-b28e90</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-b28e90-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-c1ec19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-c1ec19-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-907696</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-907696-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-d57ba3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-d57ba3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-23df30</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-23df30-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-5986fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1850-1900-5986fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1850-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-5c9a28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-5c9a28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-89b7bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-89b7bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-9f88bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/society-of-nikolaev-factories-and-shipyards-1911-9f88bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Society of Nikolaev factories and shipyards, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Общество Николаевских заводов и верфей]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-dae02d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-dae02d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-545aed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-545aed-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-87b46e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-87b46e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900s-acdfc7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/simbirsk-cadet-corps-1900s-acdfc7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk Cadet Corps, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-9e0c1d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-9e0c1d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Санкт-Петербургский Институт инженеров путей сообщения императора Александра I]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1850s-8d321c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/saint-petersburg-1850s-8d321c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-151f50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-151f50-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-elisabeth-auguste-marie-agnes-of-saxe-altenburg-c4968b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/princess-elisabeth-auguste-marie-agnes-of-saxe-altenburg-c4968b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Elisabeth Auguste Marie Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth Mavrikievna (Russian: Елизавета Маврикевна, née Princess Elisabeth Auguste Marie Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg; 25 January 1865 in Meiningen, Germany – 24 March 1927, Leipzig, Germany), was a Russian Grand Duchess by marriage. She was the wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858–1915), whom she married in 1884 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.  Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna, or "Mavra" as she was known within the Romanov family, was a popular figure and got on quite well with her nephew, Tsar Nicholas II.  Princess Elisabeth, as she was usually known, was the second child of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829–1907) and his wife, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen (1843–1919). During her youth, she made several trips around Europe visiting her relatives.  On the wedding day, which took place on 27 April 1884, she wrote to him a reassuring letter, saying that "I promise you that I will never do anything to anger nor hurt you through our divided religions... I can only tell you again, how very much I love you.  She outlived most of her nine children.  In the fall of 1918, they were permitted by the Bolsheviks to move by a boat called Ångermanland to Sweden (via Tallinn to Helsinki and via Mariehamn to Stockholm), at the invitation of the Swedish queen. Sweden was too expensive a place to live so they moved to Belgium by invitation of Albert I of Belgium. Later they moved to Germany, settling in Altenburg where they lived 30 years except they lived couple of years in England. Elizaveta died of cancer on 24 March 1927 in Leipzig. Prince Georgi died in New York City in 1938. Princess Vera lived at Germany until Soviet forces occupied the east part of the country, she fled to Hamburg and in 1951 she moved to United States and died there in 2001, in New York City.   Елизавета Маврикиевна (урождённая Элизавета Августа Мария Агнеса Саксен-Альтенбургская; 13 (25) января 1865, Майнинген — 24 марта 1927, Лейпциг) — немецкая принцесса, российская великая княгиня, дочь принца Морица Саксен-Альтенбургского, супруга российского великого князя Константина Константиновича, внука императора Николая I. Елизавета Августа Мария Агнесса, принцесса Саксен-Альтенбургская, герцогиня Саксонская родилась 13/25 января 1865 года в Мейнингене в семье принца Морица Саксен-Альтенбургского (1829—1907) и принцессы Августы-Луизы Саксен-Мейнингенской (1843—1919). Принц Мориц являлся внуком великой княгини Елены Павловны, правнуком императора Павла I по материнской линии и двоюродным братом великой княгини Александры Иосифовны по отцовской. Вышла замуж 15 (27) апреля 1884 года в Петербурге, приняла имя Елизавета Маврикиевна, но православия не принимала, оставшись лютеранкой. С мужем поселилась в Мраморном дворце. Супруг приходился ей троюродным дядей (оба были потомками императора Павла I).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-0518e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-0518e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-posters-great-war-bef821</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/russian-posters-great-war-bef821-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Posters - Great War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-warsaw-russia-1900s-82a27e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-warsaw-russia-1900s-82a27e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Warsaw. Russia, 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е  Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-4425e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-harbin-hailar-part-4425e7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin-Hailar part.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Строительство КВЖД на отрезке Харбин-Хайлар]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-df188f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/xvth-graduation-of-cadets-of-the-3rd-company-of-the-kyiv-military-school-1909-df188f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[XVth graduation of cadets of the 3rd company of the Kyiv Military School, 1909-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909-1911.«XV-й выпуск юнкеров III-й роты Киевского Военного Училища»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sanchi-stupa-1900s-6c5da4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sanchi-stupa-1900s-6c5da4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sanchi Stupa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-8ea913</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-8ea913-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-64f966</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-64f966-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1920s-b13a5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/mongolia-1920s-b13a5a-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1900s-8bd57e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-1900s-8bd57e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/222-223-banner-of-the-army-regiments-1700-1712-banner-of-the-army-regiments-aa2dd4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1730/12/31/222-223-banner-of-the-army-regiments-1700-1712-banner-of-the-army-regiments-aa2dd4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[222-223. Banner of the Army Regiments, 1700-1712. Banner of the Army Regiments, 1712-1727]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[222-223. Banner of the Army Regiments, 1700-1712. Banner of the Army Regiments, 1712-1727  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    222-223. Знамя Армейских полков, 1700-1712. Знамя Армейских полков, 1712-1727  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-be3d94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-be3d94-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-f94956</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-f94956-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-7469a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-7469a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-1128a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-1128a2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan. Sart-Kalmyks of the village of Barbash, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Киргизии. Сарт-калмыки села Барбаш]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-odessa-drawings-by-architect-moses-sinyaver-1920s-2b68d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/old-odessa-drawings-by-architect-moses-sinyaver-1920s-2b68d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Odessa. Drawings by architect Moses Sinyaver, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1920-1922. Виды старой Одессы. Рисунки архитектора Моисея Синявера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-prince-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-ella-47910a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-prince-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-ella-47910a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Prince Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna (Ella) visiting relatives in Darmshadt.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великий Князь Сергей Александрович и  Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна (Элла) гостях у родственников в Дармшадте.  В первом ряду слева направо сидят герцог Эрнст, принцесса Алиса, сын Ирены Вальдемар, Элла. Во втором ряду: гессенская принцесса Ирена, Великий Князь Павел Александрович, Великий Князь Сергей Александрович.   Grand Prince Sergei Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna (Ella) are visiting relatives in Darmshadt. In the first row, from left to right, sit the Duke Ernst, Princess Alice, the son of Irene Waldemar, Ella. In the second row: Hessian Princess Irena, Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-48a32d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-48a32d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-of-sailors-rynda-cruiser-russian-navy-e2254b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/group-of-sailors-rynda-cruiser-russian-navy-e2254b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group of sailors, Rynda Cruiser, Russian navy]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Newport News Channel]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian warships at Columbian Naval Review, New York, 1893.  Моряки бронепалубного корвета (крейсера) Рында. Русские корабли на Колумбийском Военном Смотре, Нью-Йорк, 1893.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-283cf0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-283cf0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-tsarskoe-selo-bedroom-c8eeba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-tsarskoe-selo-bedroom-c8eeba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna . Tsarskoe Selo. Bedroom.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tsarskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna . Tsarskoe Selo. Bedroom.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-1912-30a0a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/trans-baikal-region-1912-30a0a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-6500a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-6500a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-3281e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-3281e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-7f6efd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-7f6efd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-06b8d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-06b8d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-31148b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-31148b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-4f2787</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-4f2787-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-fb6c8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/ivan-ivanovich-shishkin-etchings-fb6c8e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin Etchings]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/san-marco-venice-italy-1898-e10117</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/san-marco-venice-italy-1898-e10117-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[San Marco, Venice, Italy, 1898]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Поездка в Италию  1898. Венеция. Мария Васильевна Вострякова (урожд. Малютина) на площади Св. Марка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevitch-alexei-with-grand-duchesses-maria-and-anastasia-on-board-of-standart-18ff0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/tsesarevitch-alexei-with-grand-duchesses-maria-and-anastasia-on-board-of-standart-18ff0d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevitch Alexei with Grand Duchesses Maria and Anastasia on board of "Standart ". 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Children of Emperor Nicholas II with officers aboard the Imperial Yacht "Standart". Tsesarevich Alexey Nikolaevich, (officer?), Great Princes Anastasia and Maria, (officer?). 1914  Дети Императора Николая II с офицерами на борту императорской яхты "Штандарт". Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич, (офицер?), Великие Княжны Анастасия и Мария, (офицер?). 1914 год.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-62280e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-62280e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Building The Chinese Eastern Railway, Russia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese Eastern Railway system in Northeast China. The Russian Empire constructed the line from 1897 to 1902 during the Great Game period.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-6ecbef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-6ecbef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-ab3ad5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-ab3ad5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hunting-of-grand-duke-sergei-mikhailovich-42f00c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/hunting-of-grand-duke-sergei-mikhailovich-42f00c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hunting of Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-8ffd83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-8ffd83-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-215be8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1910s-215be8-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-557725</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-557725-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-5a3590</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-5a3590-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-55a1f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-55a1f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-bbef77</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-bbef77-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The official visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910  Визит принца Китая Цзай-Тао в Россию. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-bcb612</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-bcb612-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-b689d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-b689d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-6122fd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-6122fd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-f263b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-f263b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-c589d9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbirsk-womens-diocesan-school-c589d9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk Women's Diocesan School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Симбирское Женское Епархиальное Училище]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-630cac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/russian-army-in-central-asia-1900s-630cac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian army in Central Asia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-4eddb8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/competition-to-build-alexander-ii-monument-4eddb8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Competition to build Alexander II monument]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-4297dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/1881-moscow-museums-public-museum-and-rumyantsev-museum-4297dc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1881. Moscow museums: Public Museum and Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Московский публичный и Румянцевский музеи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-130a24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-130a24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-40dba2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-photos-by-z-vinogradov-1910s-40dba2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga. Photos by Z. Vinogradov, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-a768b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-a768b1-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-92939f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-92939f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-4c95d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/life-guards-horse-artillery-in-gudim-levkovichs-album-4c95d6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life Guards Horse Artillery in Gudim-Levkovich's album]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Лейб-гвардии Конная артиллерия в альбоме Гудим-Левковича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/plan-of-moscow-1846-1064d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1846/12/31/plan-of-moscow-1846-1064d5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Plan of Moscow, 1846]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1920s-ef5c80</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/eiffel-tower-1920s-ef5c80-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samoyed-in-arkhangelsk-shore-murman-435e18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samoyed-in-arkhangelsk-shore-murman-435e18-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samoyed in Arkhangelsk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Samoyeds (also "Samoyed", "self-united") were first called only the Nenets - the largest Samoyed people, but later this name was also used as a collective name for all Samoyedic peoples.  Самоедами (также «самоядь», «самоедины») сначала называли только ненцев — самый крупный самодийский народ, но впоследствии это название стало использоваться и в качестве собирательного названия всех самодийских народов.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-cathedral-3d1c20</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-cathedral-3d1c20-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Cathedral, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-91ea18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-91ea18-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-e4b696</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-e4b696-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-f3005f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1832/12/31/russian-child-or-a-new-geographical-game-for-children-serving-as-amusement-f3005f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Child, or a New Geographical Game for Children, Serving as Amusement and Instruction for the Knowledge of the Russian State]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1830-1832. Дитя-россиянин, или Новая географическая игра для детей, служащая им увеселением и наставлением к познанию Государства Российского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-ac62e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-ac62e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-3a5850</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-3a5850-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-d21542</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-d21542-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-d7b91e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-d7b91e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-09623e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-09623e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-ec845a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-ec845a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-1911-1137a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/volga-river-1911-1137a0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-97f16c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/views-of-moscow-souvenir-from-hotel-metropol-97f16c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow - Souvenir from Hotel Metropol]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-fire-fighters-1900s-85fb4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2013/12/08/saratov-fire-fighters-1900s-85fb4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov fire fighters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-080c8b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-080c8b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kremlin palace interior. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-5f20be</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-5f20be-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shoemaker-in-the-workshop-volyn-province-korets-town-ad8bc1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/shoemaker-in-the-workshop-volyn-province-korets-town-ad8bc1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shoemaker in the workshop. Volyn province, Korets town]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Еврейская Этнографическая Экспедиция им. барона Горация Осиповича Гинцбурга  1912. Jewish Ethnographic Expedition named after. Baron Horace Osipovich Gunzburg]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-5cd418</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-5cd418-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-f78ede</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-f78ede-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-9ba0ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/saint-petersburg-in-1917-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-9ba0ce-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg streets in 1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-5972d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-5972d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-80e601</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-80e601-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of French President Felix Faure to Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-b45b5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/transbaikalia-and-irkutsk-1875-b45b5f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Transbaikalia and Irkutsk, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1875. Виды Забайкалья и Иркутска на снимках сибирского фотографа Н. А. Чарушина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-c87fe3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/exhibition-of-the-imperial-academy-of-arts-saint-petersburg-1869-c87fe3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Exhibition of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Saint Petersburg, 1869]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1869. Художественный автограф. Выставка Императорской академии художеств. Санкт-Петербург]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-russia-1914-af9054</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/northern-russia-1914-af9054-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Northern Russia. 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-573653</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-573653-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-b9d94f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/album-of-sedovs-expedition-to-the-north-pole-in-1912-1914-b9d94f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Sedov's expedition to the North Pole in 1912-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом экспедиции Седова на Северный полюс в 1912-1914 годах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-fd2049</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/paris-eiffel-tower-1920s-fd2049-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Paris, Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-embarkment-and-bailov-baku-425740</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/view-of-embarkment-and-bailov-baku-425740-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[View of embarkment and Bailov, Baku]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[View of embarkment and Bailov, Baku Александровская набережная и императорская пристань. Баку - Гавань и вид на Баилов]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ukrainian-alphabet-saint-petersburg-1917-a5392b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/ukrainian-alphabet-saint-petersburg-1917-a5392b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ukrainian alphabet. Saint Petersburg. 1917]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917. Украiнська абетка. Малюнки Георгия Нарбута. Санкт-Петербург.Т-во Голике и Вильборг]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-6c720a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-6c720a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-223ac7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-223ac7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ruzaevka-russia-1900s-cbb608</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/ruzaevka-russia-1900s-cbb608-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ruzaevka, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-3a6106</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-3a6106-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-77b4e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/trans-asian-railroad-form-europe-to-pacific-ocean-77b4e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Asian Railroad form Europe to Pacific Ocean]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-1903-968744</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-1903-968744-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II. 1903. - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II . 1903 .  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-f59123</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-f59123-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-orphanages-world-war-i-ff709f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-orphanages-world-war-i-ff709f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian orphanages, World War I]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-68f0a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-68f0a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czar-nicholas-ii-reviews-his-soldiers-and-alexander-kerensky-and-then-bolsheviks-46dd56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/czar-nicholas-ii-reviews-his-soldiers-and-alexander-kerensky-and-then-bolsheviks-46dd56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czar Nicholas II reviews his soldiers and Alexander Kerensky and then Bolsheviks ...HD Stock Footage]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Moscow Kremlin]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675056637_Russian-Revolutions_Czar-Nicholas-II_Alexander-Kerensky_Leon-Trotsky_Vladimir-Lenin_Red-Army Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.  Czar Nicholas II reviews his soldiers and Alexander Kerensky and then Bolsheviks come to power in Russia, during World War I.  Czar Nicholas II out powered in Russia and the Bolsheviks gain power after the October Revolution. Romanav dynasty Emperor Nicholas II with his family including son Alexis and his four daughters and his wife at his palace in Moscow. Czar Nicholas II and his courtiers review troops of Russian Cossack soldiers at his palace for the last time. Czar's Russian soldiers march across frozen and snow-covered battlefields. Wounded Russian soldiers return to their villages from World War 1. Soldiers see the starving Russian citizens and begin to mutiny and the front and stop fighting. View of Alexander Kerensky with a crowd after he comes to power in Russia in February 1917 revolution and soon after the Bolsheviks gain rule of Russia in October Revolution. Parade of people and soldiers with pro Bolshevik signs and banners during the revolution. Russian soldiers of the Red Army parade with Commander Leon Trotsky at Red Square in Moscow. A famine strikes Russia and people struggel during the famine. View of snow covered streets and Russian citizens struggling with famine. Young children and orphans are fed at group tables assembled outside on a snowy plaza. Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin seen at his desk in his office in the Kremlin, talking. View of Lenin's wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, taking notes. Location: Russia. Date:  1917.  Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com: 57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download. Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download.  CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-931139</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ekaterinodar-krasnodar-russia-1890-1910-931139-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Russia 1890-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Postcard of Krasnodar monument to Catherine the Great]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-921bd6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-921bd6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-affed9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-affed9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fire-of-smolny-buyan-in-arkhangelsk-archangel-aeb625</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/fire-of-smolny-buyan-in-arkhangelsk-archangel-aeb625-1024.gif</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fire of Smolny Buyan in Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[улица Смольный Буян,  Ulitsa Smol'nyy Buyan, Arkhangelsk, gorod Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-a3ad39</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-a3ad39-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolye. Photographs by Michael Graim (1828–1911)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-61b609</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-61b609-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-75a443</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-75a443-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/taurian-province-crimea-russian-empire-1856-726729</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/taurian-province-crimea-russian-empire-1856-726729-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Taurian Province (Crimea), Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Таврическая губерния (Крым)  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-6678ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-6678ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-alexander-iii-empress-maria-feodorovna-leaving-the-cathedral-048206</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/emperor-alexander-iii-empress-maria-feodorovna-leaving-the-cathedral-048206-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III, Empress Maria Feodorovna leaving the cathedral]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Alexander III, Empress Maria Feodorovna, members of the imperial family, accompanying their faces among a group of local residents after leaving the cathedral.  Император Александр III, императрица Мария Федоровна, члены императорской фамилии, сопровождающие их лица среди группы местных жителей после выхода из собора.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-f422ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/novorossiysk-russia-1890s-f422ac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novorossiysk, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-russia-1900s-26502e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-russia-1900s-26502e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-1c2dbe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-1c2dbe-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. Verkhoyansk mountains.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-56f160</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-56f160-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Golitsyn's village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy) 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Views of the village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy), belonging to Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-d79882</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/simbirsk-classical-gymnasium-xix-class-1899-d79882-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbirsk classical gymnasium. XIX class, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Симбирская классическая гимназия. XIX-й выпуск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/swedish-maps-of-russia-moscow-ed223c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1674/12/31/swedish-maps-of-russia-moscow-ed223c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Swedish maps of Russia, Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sloboda-mstera-bolshaya-street-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-885be7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/08/sloboda-mstera-bolshaya-street-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-885be7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sloboda Mstera. Bolshaya Street - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bykovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Sloboda Mstera. Bolshaya Street  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 Subedey. The new city was built already on the territory of the modern town of Vyazniki in 1657 by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in connection with the troubles of 1648.    Слобода Мстёра. Большая улица  Вязники ведут историю от древнего города-крепости Ярополч-Залесский, основанного князем Ярополком Владимировичем в 1135—1138 гг. Город  был сожжен в 1239 году войсками Батыя и Субедея.  Новый город был построен уже на территории современного города в 1657 г. по указу царя царя Алексея Михайловича в связи со смутой 1648 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-cb410e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-cb410e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-7f7314</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-1911-7f7314-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-department-store-1900-1914-79558e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-department-store-1900-1914-79558e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Department Store. 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of pharmacy, convenience store, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-759b49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-759b49-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok during Russian Revolution and Entente Intervention]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-c84bcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/red-cross-in-russo-japanese-war-1904-1905-c84bcb-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Red Cross in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lena-massacre-or-lena-execution-1912-f9d173</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/lena-massacre-or-lena-execution-1912-f9d173-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lena Massacre or Lena Execution, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lena Massacre or Lena Execution refers to the shooting of goldfield workers on strike in northeast Siberia near the Lena River]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-region-peoples-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-23df69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/volga-region-peoples-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-23df69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga region peoples in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжские народы на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-4b949c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-4b949c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-e289df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/ekaterinodar-and-tsaritsyn-tanks-mk-a-whippet-and-mk-v-1919-e289df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar and Tsaritsyn. Tanks MK-A "Whippet" and MK-V, 1919]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Екатеринодар и Царицын. Танки МК-А «Уиппет» и MK-V]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-096841</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-096841-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-e3dcf9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-e3dcf9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-451619</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-451619-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0e9f40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0e9f40-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-3df5d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-3df5d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-a56636</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-a56636-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province - photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Архангельская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-4b9ca3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-4b9ca3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hankou-china-1926-146414</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/hankou-china-1926-146414-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hankou, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-f6f796</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-f6f796-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-dcd398</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-dcd398-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/martyrdom-of-the-emperor-tsar-liberator-of-the-all-russian-alexander-ii-emperor-309a07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/martyrdom-of-the-emperor-tsar-liberator-of-the-all-russian-alexander-ii-emperor-309a07-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Martyrdom of the emperor tsar-liberator of the All-Russian Alexander II, emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881, "Czar Liberator".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On 1st March, 1881, Alexander was traveling in a closed carriage, from Mikhailovsky Palace to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. An armed Cossack sat with the coach-driver and another six Cossacks followed on horseback. Behind them came a group of police officers in sledges.  On a street corner near the Catherine Canal Sophia Perovskaya gave the signal to Nikolai Rysakov and Timofei Mikhailov to throw their bombs at the Tsar's carriage. The bombs missed the carriage and instead landed amongst the Cossacks. The Tsar was unhurt but insisted on getting out of the carriage to check the condition of the injured men. While he was standing with the wounded Cossacks another terrorist, Ignatei Grinevitski, threw his bomb. Alexander was killed instantly and the explosion was so great that Grinevitski also died from the bomb blast. The constitution was never to be granted.  On the site where he was killed, the Cathedral of the Resurrection on Blood was erected.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-591562</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-591562-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: Entrance to the cave temple. India.      Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Вход в пещерный храм. Индия.     Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-nizhny-novgorod-street-and-the-theological-school-f0a030</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-nizhny-novgorod-street-and-the-theological-school-f0a030-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Theological school., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod street and the Theological school. Владимир, Нижегородская улица и Духовное Училище.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3bd0fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3bd0fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-baku-aviation-school-c43f26</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-baku-aviation-school-c43f26-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5, Baku Aviation School.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich, Baku Aviation School.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-visit-to-the-grand-duke-sergei-alexandrovich-uspensky-princess-of-4fe933</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-visit-to-the-grand-duke-sergei-alexandrovich-uspensky-princess-of-4fe933-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Visit to the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Uspensky Princess of the Monastery.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Uspensky Princess of the Monastery.  Посещение Великим князем Сергеем Александровичем Успенского Княгинина монастыря.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/display-of-the-russian-crown-jewels-including-crowns-bracelets-rings-and-otherhd-1a707f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/display-of-the-russian-crown-jewels-including-crowns-bracelets-rings-and-otherhd-1a707f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Display of the Russian Crown jewels, including crowns, bracelets, rings and other...HD Stock Footage]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675045950_Czars-jewels_crown-embedded-with-jewels_jewels-on-table_sword-embedded-with-jewels Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.  Display of the Russian Crown jewels, including crowns, bracelets, rings and other precious jewels in Russia.  Russian Crown Jewels. A display of the Czar's jewelery on a table. A crown embedded with jewels in view. Faberge eggs. Various other precious jewelery like bracelets, rings and a sword embedded with diamonds. Location: Russia. Date:  1918.  Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com: 57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download. Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download.  CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century.]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-472633</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1794/12/31/images-of-provincial-local-government-officials-collegiate-officials-and-all-472633-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir. Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of provincial, local government officials, collegiate officials and all civilian uniforms. 1794.  Изображения губернских, наместнических, коллежских чиновников и всех штатских мундиров. 1794.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nativity-street-murom-vladimir-province-russia-63d8d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/nativity-street-murom-vladimir-province-russia-63d8d8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nativity Street. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 mentioned as early as 862. A trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea, it was the capital of an independent principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the hometown of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets.  The Murom-Ryazan was separated from the Chernigov princedom in 1127. Burned to the ground by the Mongols, in 1293 it disappeared from the records until 1351. In 1392, the Grand Duke of Moscow Vasily I Dmitrievich annexed the Murom Principality. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center.      Рождественская улица. Муром, один из самых древних городов России, упомянут в «Повести временных лет» в 862 году среди городов, подвластных князю Рюрику. Считается, что это родной город самого знаменитого эпического героя Ильи Муромца. Находившийся на торговом пути от Волжской Болгарии до Балтийского моря, город был столицей независимого княжества, чьи правители включали святого Глеба, убитого в 1015 году и канонизированного в 1071 году, святого князя Константина Блаженного и святых Петра и Февронии, героев оперы Римского-Корсакова.  В 1096 году Муром стал объектом междоусобной Муромской войны. Сожжённый дотла монголами, Муром в 1293 году исчез со страниц летописей до 1351 года. В 1392 году великий князь московский Василий I Дмитриевич присоединил Муромское княжество к Москве. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-baku-port-new-boulevard-0ed2a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-baku-port-new-boulevard-0ed2a9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Baku port. New Boulevard., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baku port. New Boulevard.  Бакинский порт. Новый Бульвар.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-fa8e22</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-fa8e22-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-40340a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-40340a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-32ac0a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/types-of-peoples-of-russia-and-views-1890-32ac0a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of peoples of Russia and views, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. Типы народов России и виды. художественный альбом. 15 картин. картины исполнены красками и фотографией]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lyda-russian-beer-label-1900-87295d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lyda-russian-beer-label-1900-87295d-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lyda. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-tatiana-nicholaevna-f9aa04</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/grand-duchess-tatiana-nicholaevna-f9aa04-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaevna with wounded]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Stantsiya Detskoye Selo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Августейшие сестры милосердия: Императрица Александра Феодоровна и  Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна в перевязочной Дворцового госпиталя. Татьяна Николаевна накладывает повязку. Вторая справа - Анна Вырубова.  Царское Село. Война 1914 года.  The most august sisters of mercy: Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Tatyana Nikolayevna in the dressing hospital of the Palace.  Tatiana puts a bandage on. Second from the right - Anna Vyrubova.  Tsarskoe Selo. The war of 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-278f00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-278f00-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bridge-over-the-river-oka-murom-d00014</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bridge-over-the-river-oka-murom-d00014-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bridge over the river Oka. Murom.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Bridge over the river Oka. Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.    Мост через реку Оку. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработ��нному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-bdd7a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-bdd7a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-8afe2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-8afe2e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-c694f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-c694f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-aae511</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/moscow-ethnographic-exhibition-1867-aae511-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow ethnographic exhibition, 1867]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1867. Московская этнографическая выставка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-3cd5d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1765/12/31/arkhangelsk-on-the-dutch-engraving-of-1765-3cd5d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[7-10. Arkhangelsk on the Dutch engraving of 1765]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsar-alexei-mikhailovich-russian-emperors-and-empresses-63601d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1645/12/31/tsar-alexei-mikhailovich-russian-emperors-and-empresses-63601d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich - Russian Emperors and Empresses]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich - Russian Emperors and Empresses  Царь Алексей Михайлович - Русские Императоры и Императрицы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-zoo-1884-0ec706</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-zoo-1884-0ec706-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Zoo, 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-4cf70e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-4cf70e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-e77134</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-e77134-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-b2d940</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-b2d940-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-d1b88f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-d1b88f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-e13b09</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-ramesses-iii-egypt-1910-e13b09-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Ramesses III, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-324980</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-324980-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-f42785</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-f42785-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-eceeef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-eceeef-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-303be5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/residents-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-303be5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Residents of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-175d45</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/30/moscow-prisons-1918-1919-175d45-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow prisons 1918-1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из жизни московских тюрем. 1918-1919 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-17d09c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-17d09c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-93f2ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-93f2ec-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guilin-china-1920s-835d9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/guilin-china-1920s-835d9b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guilin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-24babd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-uryupinskaya-uryupinsk-volgograd-region-24babd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Uryupinskaya, Uryupinsk, Volgograd Region]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Урюпинская, Урюпинск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/luxor-temple-egypt-1910-4925e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/luxor-temple-egypt-1910-4925e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Luxor Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Luxor Temple]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-43d94c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-43d94c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-b4f35f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-b4f35f-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street, Pechers'kyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01008]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. Charity in favor of the Russian army. 1916. - Альбом Марии Федоровны Романовой. Благотворительность в пользу русского воинства. 1916]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-331c47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-331c47-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Gymnasium of Emperor Alexander I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913-1914. Санкт-Петербургская гимназия императора Александра I (бывшая 2-ая)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-b1e3a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-b1e3a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-4a86bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-4a86bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-8ed45e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-8ed45e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-a2178b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-a2178b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-5c994d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-during-siege-russo-japanese-war-1905-5c994d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur during Siege. Russo-Japanese War, 1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/631-sergeant-of-hungarian-hussar-regiment-from-1776-to-1783-6fff4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/631-sergeant-of-hungarian-hussar-regiment-from-1776-to-1783-6fff4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[631. Sergeant of Hungarian Hussar Regiment, from 1776 to 1783.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[631. Sergeant of Hungarian Hussar Regiment, from 1776 to 1783.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    631. ВАХМИСТР Венгерского Гусарского полка, с 1776 по 1783 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-d7aa51</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-1899-d7aa51-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yeisk-yeysk-cathedral-4c995e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/yeisk-yeysk-cathedral-4c995e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yeisk (Yeysk). Cathedral.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f0aeb1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-f0aeb1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-d05036</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/toys-boris-alekseevich-leman-tale-by-b-dix-fig-g-narbut-1911-d05036-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Toys. Boris Alekseevich Leman. (Tale by B. Dix. Fig. G. Narbut) 1911.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Борис Алексеевич Леман. Игрушки (Сказка Б. Дикса.Рис. Г. Нарбут)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-on-white-sea-northern-dvina-river-c1edab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-on-white-sea-northern-dvina-river-c1edab-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk (Archangel) on White sea, Northern Dvina River ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-5f79e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-5f79e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-the-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-the-husband-of-emperor-nicholas-68ebd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/07/04/portrait-of-the-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-the-husband-of-emperor-nicholas-68ebd0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the husband of Emperor Nicholas I. After 1826.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Portrait of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the husband of Emperor Nicholas I. After 1826.  Портрет Императрицы Александры Феодоровны супругы Императора Николая I. После 1826 года. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-f784fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-officers-of-port-arthur-f784fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian officers of Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-0bb930</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/graduates-of-voronezh-theological-seminary-1914-1915-0bb930-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of Voronezh Theological Seminary, 1914-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1915. Выпуск Воронежской Духовной Семинарии]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-22ddb9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-22ddb9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-7bfc93</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/lake-baikal-and-surroundings-1900s-7bfc93-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal and surroundings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-4b7bb3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1895-4b7bb3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 1895.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-c4e9bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/dendera-temple-egypt-1910-c4e9bf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dendera Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-d0dac3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-d0dac3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-e98dc1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/01/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-e98dc1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of Alexander Vasilyevich Zhivago. Part 1. Dulepovo estate]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Dulepovo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Архив Александра Васильевича Живаго. Часть 1. Имение Дулепово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-421870</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/anthropological-exhibition-in-moscow-421870-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anthropological exhibition in Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d59052</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-d59052-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-a96935</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-churches-and-monasteries-1890s-a96935-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian churches and monasteries, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Церкви и монастыри на фотографиях Григория Николаевича Малиновского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/georgia-1899-fcf45b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/georgia-1899-fcf45b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Georgia 1899]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-38fae4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-russia-1900s-postcard-38fae4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-892c21</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-892c21-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of monograms. A guide for doing handicrafts in families and educational institutions. Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-1f35bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-army-1f35bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Russian Imperial army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1793. Изображение мундиров Российско-Императорского войска]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-cfedc0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-cfedc0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-aa53a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/paths-of-exiles-compiled-by-henryk-wysokinski-1915-1916-aa53a6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA["Paths of Exiles" Compiled by Henryk Wysokinski, 1915-1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1916. Альбом. «Тропы изгнанников»'. Собрано Хенриком Высокинским]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-28708e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-28708e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.    Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/newspaper-gudok-1888-1b3f3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1988/12/31/newspaper-gudok-1888-1b3f3e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Newspaper Gudok, 1888]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-0d8aa3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/northern-region-exhibition-in-yaroslavl-1903-0d8aa3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“Northern Region” exhibition in Yaroslavl, 1903]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Альбом выставки «Северного края» в Ярославле]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-dd6e73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-dd6e73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-509f05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/streets-of-brest-litovsk-during-wwi-509f05-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Streets of Brest-Litovsk during WWI]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-c83955</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-c83955-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia. River Mezen bay.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-b9f333</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-b9f333-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-90e6a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/first-cadet-corps-in-st-petersburg-90e6a1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый Кадетский корпус в Санкт-Петербурге]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkish-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-d2c8fe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/turkish-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-d2c8fe-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkish Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-d44128</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-d44128-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1914-russian-hospital-and-wounded-220497-08-or-footage-farm-7bc28b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/1914-russian-hospital-and-wounded-220497-08-or-footage-farm-7bc28b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1914 Russian Hospital & Wounded 220497-08 | Footage Farm]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[For broadcast quality material of this reel or for more information about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [1914 - Russian Hospital & Wounded; V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko; Animated war map, East Prussia] Russian Pathe main title. 01:29:42  Russian Inter-title:  Yekaterinodar - Procession of the population praying for Russia's victory (?) 01:29:47  Overhead shot of large street w/ military & civilians w/ sun umbrellas & religious parade w/ icons; priests following.  Spectators watching soldiers marching w/ rifles.   MS Pan over head of large crowd. 01:30:18  Russian Inter-title:  Moscow - Wounded at a hospital organized by Art Lovers Society. 01:30:23  Pan across wounded sitting on beds & chairs in hospital reading newspapers.  Doctors walk thru. 01:30:55  Russian Inter-title:  ?? 01:30:57  Nurse reading to patients.  Wounded looking at stereoscope viewer.  Wounded reading in front of map of Europe & Russia; doctor takes newspaper & points at map 01:31:41  Russian Inter-title:  ?? 01:31:44  MS Patient talking to woman seated on couch, shows bandaged hand. 01:32:05  Russian Inter-title:  V.I. Nemirovich Danchenko visiting the Front - World War One.  ?? 01:32:11  Two well-dressed men (Nemirovich-Danchenko & ??) standing in snow talking by tree. 01:32:19  Russian Inter-title:  ?? 01:32:25  Animated map of combat operations in East Prussia before the battle of Tannenberg. WWI; WW1; Russian Orthodox Religion Ceremony; Procession;  NOTE:  Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko co-founded Moscow Art Theatre w/ Stanislavski in 1898.  In 1919 established Musical Theatre of the Moscow Art Theatre.  Received People's Artist of USSR in 1936.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-0faa44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-0faa44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-f248d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/irkutsk-chechoslovak-legion-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war-1918-1920-f248d2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Chechoslovak legion, Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. 1918-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-6dc9b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/amur-pack-mail-route-1880s-6dc9b2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur pack mail route, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-b92dbf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-b92dbf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-dacha-1900s-903963</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-dacha-1900s-903963-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Dacha, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-855fe3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bukhara-uzbekistan-1880-1900-855fe3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1880-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Along with Samarkand, Bukhara was the epicenter of the Persian culture in medieval Asia until the fall of the Timurid dynasty. By 850, Bukhara served as the capital of the Samanid Empire. The Samanids, claiming descent from Bahram Chobin, rejuvenated Persian culture far from Baghdad, Rudaki, the father of Persian poetry, was born and raised in Bukhara and wrote his most famous poem about the city's beauty. Bukhara was the most important of cities in many Persian empires, namely Samanids, Khwarazmids, and Timurids. The influence of Bukhara in the wider Islamic world started to diminish starting from the arrival of Uzbeks in the 16th Century.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-14be98</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/100-years-anniversary-of-patriotic-war-of-1812-moscow-14be98-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[100 Years anniversary of Patriotic War of 1812. Moscow]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-75c3fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-75c3fa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-lubok-c45b9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/russian-lubok-c45b9d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Lubok]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-1870s-4229f6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/china-1870s-4229f6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Китай на снимках из коллекции Ивана Семеновича Полякова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-0160fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/16/cairo-and-el-ayyat-1910-0160fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cairo and El Ayyat, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-08704c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-08704c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-ceremonial-portrait-of-the-nobility-participants-in-the-opening-b5cf70</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/vladimir-the-ceremonial-portrait-of-the-nobility-participants-in-the-opening-b5cf70-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the ceremonial portrait of the nobility. Participants in the opening of the building of the City Duma.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the ceremonial portrait of the nobility. Participants in the opening of the building of the City Duma.  Владимир, парадный портрет дворянства. Участники открытия здания городской Думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-bf849c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-bf849c-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River view. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-4dc45d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/15/khabarovsk-1900s-4dc45d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-3f194f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-3f194f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories and Plants of Saratov 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-tianjin-1920s-e98e92</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-tianjin-1920s-e98e92-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Tianjin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Тяньцзинь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/electric-station-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-d19882</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/08/electric-station-vyazniki-of-vladimir-gubernia-d19882-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Electric station - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Bykovka]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Electric station  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 Subedey. The new city was built already on the territory of the modern town of Vyazniki in 1657 by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in connection with the troubles of 1648.    Электрическая станция  Вязники ведут историю от древнего города-крепости Ярополч-Залесский, основанного князем Ярополком Владимировичем в 1135—1138 гг. Город  был сожжен в 1239 году войсками Батыя и Субедея.  Новый город был построен уже на территории современного города в 1657 г. по указу царя царя Алексея Михайловича в связи со смутой 1648 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-419ea1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-419ea1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-uspensky-nunnery-72e570</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-uspensky-nunnery-72e570-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uspensky nunnery., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[56, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery. Владимир, Успенский Княгинин девичий монастырь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-da0c95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-da0c95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-405ecf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-405ecf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-state-duma-e4fa00</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/deputies-of-the-state-duma-e4fa00-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the State Duma., Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[2, Potomkinskaya Ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191123]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the State Duma.  Депутаты Государственной Думы 1915.  Public domain photograph of parliament building, political parties, politicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-0afee1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-0afee1-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-dca70f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolsk-ussuriiskiy-ussuriysk-in-1900s-dca70f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolsk Ussuriiskiy (Ussuriysk) in 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/174-pikiner-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-from-1700-to-1720-f09878</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1730/12/31/174-pikiner-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-from-1700-to-1720-f09878-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[174. PIKINER L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1700 to 1720.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[174. PIKINER L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1700 to 1720.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    174. ПИКИНЕР Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, с 1700 по 1720 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-1910s-82c90e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-1910s-82c90e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga River, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-801c35</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-801c35-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-da3cd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-da3cd3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-12e5fa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-12e5fa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-11df3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-11df3d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-82e7b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workshops-of-chinese-eastern-railway-vladivostok-1915-82e7b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workshops of Chinese Eastern Railway, Vladivostok, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-4f86e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-4f86e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/persian-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-d27e62</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/persian-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-d27e62-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Persian Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-fe4f97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-fe4f97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-the-sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-adce1b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/album-of-the-sacred-coronation-of-the-emperor-alexander-iii-adce1b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of the sacred coronation of the Emperor Alexander III. - Коронационный альбом священного коронования государя императора Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1667-diary-of-patrick-gordon-91-majestic-our-most-dear-and-loveing-brothers-bd5a40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1667-diary-of-patrick-gordon-91-majestic-our-most-dear-and-loveing-brothers-bd5a40-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 91   Majestic, our most dear and loveing brothers ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1667] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 91   Majestic, our most dear and loveing brothers most kind expressions in  severall former letters and ambassies to us, wherein your Imperiall Majestic  declared that the brotherly love and friendship, which your Imperiall  Majestic had for us, was more then ever had been befor between any of our  Royall predecessours, and that your Imperiall Majesties esteemc towards us,  was farr greater than what your Imperiall Majestic had for any other Christian  Prince ; upon the confidence whereof wee gave you, our loveing brother,  your Imperiall Majestic, notice of the present warr wee have with the  Estates of the Netherlands, and of the severall glorious victories which it  hath pleased God to give us over them. In answer to which, wee cannot  see by your Imperiall Majesties said letter, that your Imperiall Majestic  discovers any greater inclination or concerne for us then for the said States,  our enemies. Also, in our said letter, wee gave your Imperiall Majestic  notice that we, our Royall Majestic, had received advice that the subjects of  the said States of the Netherlands, our encmyes, did furnish themselves, out  of your Imperiall Majesties dominions, with masts for ships, and tarr for the  use of their ships of warr, which are employed against us and our Royall  navy ; and, thereupon, wee desired your Imperiall Majestic, out of the  brotherly love and affection which your Imperiall Majestie hath for us, our  Royall Majestie, not only to forbid the said subjects of the States of the  Netherlands to export any such navall provisions out of your Imperiall  Majesties dominions for the future, but that, on the contrary, your Imperiall  Majestie would give liberty to the officers of our navy or their assignes, to  buy up and transport, out of your Imperiall Majesties dominions, such masts  and tarr as, yearly, for fyve yearcs to come, should be, by the said officers  of our navy, found necessary for our immediate service, and the use of our  Royall navy. In answer to which, wee find ourself obliedged to you, our  most deare brother, your Imperiall Majestie, for the restriction which your  Imperiall Majestie hath caused to be made, both upon your Imperiall  Majesties river of Dwina and port of Archangell, that no man, upon paine  of death, Miall dare to sell any navall provisions to the subjects of the States  of the Netherlands, nor they to buy or export any such out of your  Imperiall Majesties dominions. But to make the obligation compleat, wee  can expect no lesse then your Imperiall Majestie should effectually comply  with our former desires, that navall provisions for our owne proper service,  and the use of our Royall navy, should be ffreely bought and transported out ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-fdae97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/albert-gubner-calico-manufactory-partnership-in-moscow-1909-fdae97-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Albert Gübner Calico Manufactory Partnership in Moscow, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Товарищество ситцевой мануфактуры Альберта Гюбнера в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/crimean-tatars-1920s-896e75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/crimean-tatars-1920s-896e75-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Crimean Tatars, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-russia-1900s-f58ad6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-russia-1900s-f58ad6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-ab2054</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-ab2054-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-40f4a9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-40f4a9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/new-orleans-cityscape-e9d40e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/new-orleans-cityscape-e9d40e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[New Orleans cityscape]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-e53575</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/ket-people-enisey-region-siberia-1900s-e53575-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ket People, Enisey region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workers-for-loading-fuel-to-the-golovachev-steamer-1916-baae8d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/workers-for-loading-fuel-to-the-golovachev-steamer-1916-baae8d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workers for loading fuel to the Golovachev steamer. 1916.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers for loading fuel to the Golovachev steamer. In memory of the stay of Her Imperial Majesty Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on the ship "Golovachev." 1916 The steamer "Golovachev" in the summer of 1916 was used for river walks along the Dnieper Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.  Рабочие за погрузкой топлива на пароход «Головачев» - В память пребывания Ее императорского величества вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны на пароходе «Головачев». 1916 Пароход «Головачев» летом 1916 года использовался для речных прогулок по Днепру вдовствующей императрицы Марии Федоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deir-el-bahari-temple-egypt-1910-48f2fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/deir-el-bahari-temple-egypt-1910-48f2fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deir el-Bahari Temple, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sobor-mikhaila-arkhangela-arkhangelsk-archangel-626721</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/sobor-mikhaila-arkhangela-arkhangelsk-archangel-626721-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cathedral of  Mikhail Arkhangel - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Собор Михаила Архангела, Архангельск, Russia - Arkhangelsk, Arcangel, Russia, 163046]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-6a6c53</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-6a6c53-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-b02b60</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-1900s-b02b60-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk / Ulan Ude - 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-c029f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/moscow-1880s-c029f2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-tatiana-and-olga-1900-88d09f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/grand-duchesses-tatiana-and-olga-1900-88d09f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Olga. 1900.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[NaN  Public domain photograph - portrait, children of 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/652-piper-and-noncombatants-elizavetgrad-pikinernogo-regiment-from-1776-to-4da041</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/652-piper-and-noncombatants-elizavetgrad-pikinernogo-regiment-from-1776-to-4da041-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[652. Piper and noncombatants Elizavetgrad Pikinernogo Regiment, from 1776 to 1784]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[652. Piper and noncombatants Elizavetgrad Pikemen Regiment, from 1776 to 1784  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    652. РУБАЧ и НЕСТРОЕВОЙ Елизаветградского Пикинерного полка, с 1776 по 1784 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/battleship-slava-1910-dec75e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/battleship-slava-1910-dec75e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Battleship "Slava", 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-90fc28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/in-memory-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-emmanuel-ludwig-nobel-1909-90fc28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the fiftieth anniversary of Emmanuel Ludwig Nobel, 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. «На память о дне пятидесятилетия Эммануила Людвиговича Нобель». Т-во Р. Голике и А. Вильборг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-430f54</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/jewish-shtetls-of-volyn-and-podol-regions-430f54-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jewish Shtetls of Volyn and Podol regions]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-on-white-sea-northern-dvina-river-de9db1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/port-of-arkhangelsk-archangel-on-white-sea-northern-dvina-river-de9db1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Steamer in the Port of Arkhangelsk ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Port of Arkhangelsk (Archangel) on White sea, Northern Dvina River   Public domain photograph of a steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-5d6cc9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-harbin-new-city-1910-1917-5d6cc9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Harbin - New City, 1910-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/appendix-211-ig-5-from-the-particular-hegisler-of-seisins-for-aberdeenshire-82eb3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/appendix-211-ig-5-from-the-particular-hegisler-of-seisins-for-aberdeenshire-82eb3b-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[APPENDIX. 211   IG 5.— (From the Particular Hegisler of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  APPENDIX. 211   IG 5.— (From the Particular Hegisler of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, vol. iv., foil  81, 82.   46 By charter, dated at Buthlay, on the fifteenth day of June, 1665, Master James Gordoun,  now of Butlilay, and John Gordone of Auchlcucharies grant to William Hay of Ardenrit  and Elizabeth Gordone his wife, the Mayncs of Auchleucharies, the Milne of Auch-  leuchries, mill lands, multures, and sequels, now occupied by Henry Patersone, Alexander  Martine, and I'homas Gray, redeemably by the said John Gordone of Auchleucharies and his  heirs, by payment of the sum of five thousand merks Scots. Sasine was given by John Gordone,  younger in Wastertoune, bailie of the granters, to the said William Hay. the granter, on the  eleventh day of November, 1665, in presence of James Cuming, notary public, William Hay of  Sandend, Alexander Ferke, John Christie, and George Myllne in Aucleuchries.   Seasing, Collonell Patrick Gordone and Katharine Van-Bock-Hovin, his spous, of the lands of  Auchlewchries, presented be Mr. Alexander Eobertsone, advocat in Aberdein, on the  twentyfyft day of Januar, 1671.— {From the Particular Itegister of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and  Kincardineshire, vol. vii., foil. 232-234.)   47 By charter, dated at Wastertoune, the twentie day of November, j™ vj« and seavintic yeares  (in presence of James Gordoune in Artrachie, James Gordoune, the granter's youngest  lawfull sone, John Hay in Auchlewchries and James Gordone, sone to the deceast Mr. Thomas  Gordoune, the granter's brother), Johne Gordone of Auchlewchries, with consent of Marie  Ogilvie, his wife, granted to his second lawfull sone, Collonell Patrick Gordone, and to Katharine  van Bockhoven, his spouse, the longest liver of them, in lyfrent, and to the heirs gotten or to be  gotten bctwix them, in fee, the landis of Auchlewchries, Eister and Waster, with the pendickles  therofi" callit Marestack, Milne of Auchlewchries, milne landis, multures, and sequellis thereof,  reserving to the granters their lyfrent of the wester pleugh of Auchlewchries then possest by  them. Sasine was given on the twenty ninth daj- of December, 1670, in presence of James  Gordone, son of umquhill Mr. Thomas Gordone in Turualow, and Walter Cruickshank,  gardener at Wastertoune.     Sasine, Collonell Patrick Gordone and Katharin Van-bock-hovin, of the lands of Eister Auch-  leuchries etc., presented by Mr. Alexander Robertsone, advocat in Aberdeine, on the tent day  of Januar, 1672. — (^From the Particular Bcgister of Seisins for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire,  vol. vii., foil. 442-444.)   48 By disposition, dated at Ellone on the fyfteint day of November, 1671, Gavin Cruickshank in  Maines of Barra, and Gilse Smith, his wyfe, sell to Collonell Patrick Gordone, second lawful  sone of John Gordone of Auchlewchi-ies, and to Catharine Wan-bock- hoven, his wife, and the  longer liver of them, the toune and lands of Eister Auchlewchries, redeemably be payment of  fyve thousand fyve hundreth merkis. Saisin was given on the fourth day of January, 1672,  to Johne Gordone, younger in Wastertoune, attorney for the grantees, in presence of James  Gordone in W^estertoune.     Sasine, John Gordone, younger in W^estcr Auchlewchries, and Margaret Forbes, his spous, of  the lands of Auchleuchries, presentit be Mr. Alexander Robertsone, advocat in Aberdeine, ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-of-semipalatinsk-governorate-2e409f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/kyrgyz-people-of-semipalatinsk-governorate-2e409f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people of Semipalatinsk Governorate]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-2e9fdf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/st-petersburg-metropolitan-police-and-city-administration-2e9fdf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Metropolitan Police and City Administration]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство. 1703-1903]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-000e6e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1917-1918-from-the-archives-of-general-denikin-000e6e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1917-1918. From the archives of General Denikin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-5315ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-5315ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazan regiment officer. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-49fd2e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1898/12/31/1898-muir-and-meriliz-illustrated-price-list-of-christmas-gifts-toys-49fd2e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1898. Muir and Meriliz. Illustrated price list of Christmas gifts, toys.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1898. Мюр и Мерилиз. Иллюстрированный прейс-курант рождественских подарков, игрушек и проч. Сезон зимы 1898 года. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-726fda</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-726fda-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-f3dab5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-f3dab5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street, Pechers'kyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01008]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. Charity in favor of the Russian army. 1916. - Альбом Марии Федоровны Романовой. Благотворительность в пользу русского воинства. 1916]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-4e4dea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duke-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-4e4dea-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[ Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великий Князь Сергей Александрович и Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.    Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-275f42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/podolia-portraits-by-michael-grim-275f42-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolia Portraits by Michael Grim]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1880s-7f2327</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/vladivostok-1880s-7f2327-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-c11a81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-c11a81-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-29ad9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/factories-and-plants-of-saratov-1890s-29ad9b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Factories and Plants of Saratov 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-8bb7b9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kolobok-russian-fairy-tale-8bb7b9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolobok, Russian Fairy Tale]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Вера Ипполитовна Лукьянская. Колобок (ил. Елизаветы Бем).- Москва, тип.т-ва И.Н. Кушнерев и К°  1910. Vera Ippolitovna Lukyanskaya. Kolobok (ill. Elizaveta Bem). - Moscow, printing house of the partnership I.N. Kushnerev and Co.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-638b5a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/22/the-stay-of-their-imperial-majesties-in-moscow-august-4-7-1914-638b5a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The stay of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, August 4-7, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Пребывание их императорских величеств в Москве в исторические дни, 4-7 августа 1914 года]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/4-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1640-46-in-easter-achluichries-within-the-parisli-f6a34b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/4-diary-of-patrick-gordon-1640-46-in-easter-achluichries-within-the-parisli-f6a34b-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[4 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1640-46 in Easter Achluichries, within the parisli of Crochdan and the shirefdome  of Aberdeen]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  4 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1640-46   in Easter Achluichries, within the parisli of Crochdan and the shirefdome  of Aberdeene, I was borne ; my parents, John Gordon and Mary Ogilvle, '  heritours and proprietours of the same lands of Achluichries.   A.D. 1640.   I was sent to the schoole at the kirk of Crochdan on Lambe masse day,  and put to lodge and dyet by a widdow called Margaret Allan, ray school-  master being William Logon.   Here I, together with my eldest brother, stayed foure years, haveing  proceeded to Multiplex v.no sensu in the first part of Despauter's Graramer.^   A.D. 1644.   My father, dwelling in Achridy, in the parish of Ellon, I was sent to  that schoole, my schoolmaster the same, being translated hither, being  lodged and dyeted in Alexander Scrogges his house.   I was at this schoole about a year, when, because of the great troubles  both before and now, all publick schooles were abandoned. My father  tooke a schoolmaster called Georg Murray into his house, who teached us  halfe a year very Avell.   A.D. 1646.   My father^ removeing to , wee were now sent again to the   schoole of Ellon, and lodged in John ]\Iill his house, our schoolmaster being  Mr. Hary Tom.   Here we learned about a year. My father, in the meane tyme, re-  moved to Achmade, and afterward to his own lands, and dwelled in Wester-  town. .   ' [In a subsequent volume of his Diary, on James marryed Marjery Gordon, daughter  the 23d August 1698, the Author writes: — • to Georg Gordon of Coclaraghy. These  '■ Gott this aecount of my mother's father. were my grandflither and grandmother."]   The Laird of Petlurg maryed Janet Ojrilby, oruAT i.- i i- * i ., i^,,^   , , i ^1 r • 1 c n> 11 1 "^ -["Multiplex uno sensu chcatnr abundans:   daughter to the Laird ot CuHen, and was j'-g,^^^ y^,l ;,v^,„„,j gu ^^^^i^, pimque pisum :   soone after killed at the battel of Pinky, Cum pene innumcris, quae lectio multa   leaving him who succeeded unborne, or in docebit."   the cradle. She was afterwards marycd to (loannis Despavterii Ninivitae, Gramma-  one Olgilby of Blarak her cousin, a cadet of ticae Institvtionis Lib. vii. docte et concinne  the house of CuUcn, and of 3000 merks in in compendium redacti, per Sebastianvm  the Boyne. By liitn she had a son called Dvisbvrgensera, lib. iii. ' de hetcroclitis,' p.  James, brother uterine to Sir John Gordon 89, edit. Edinb. 1617.) ]  of Pvtlurge, and unkle to Mr. Robert. This   ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-alexander-iosifovna-a64ec5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/grand-duchess-alexander-iosifovna-a64ec5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Alexander Iosifovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Alexander Iosifovna Portraits of the Romanovs from Emperor Paul I to Alexander III.  Великая Княгиня Александра Иосифовна  Портреты Романовых от императора Павла I до Александра III.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-c2dbfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/ceylon-and-india-expedition-by-mervart-c2dbfe-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceylon and India - Expedition by Mervart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Тамилы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutsk-region-north-siberia-927d4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/yakutsk-region-north-siberia-927d4b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutsk region, North Siberia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Yakutsk]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-223431</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-223431-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1666-diary-of-patrick-gordon-6s-here-wee-gott-horses-and-waggons-f89821</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1666-diary-of-patrick-gordon-6s-here-wee-gott-horses-and-waggons-f89821-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 6S   Here wee gott horses and waggons]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1666] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 6S   Here wee gott horses and waggons, and came to the river Shitnia, juiy 9  fifteen verst, where wee rested, and refreshed our selves, bathins in the  river. 'J hen rideing through woods, havcing the said river Shitnia on our  rioht, a great way, wee came to a ruined village called Opochy, where wee  lodged, fyfteen verst.   Getting up early, wee came to the village Dombroona, twenty verst, July 10.  where, after breakfasting, I left my baggage, and with Captain Rae, a ser-  vant, and a yempshik, rode befor and came to Dubesna, fyfteen verst. Then  rideing ten verst further, wee refreshed our selves and horses. Then cross-  ing the river Kep, and it keeping us company a good way, wee came to the  river Pskova, being a stony river ; by which, on our right hand, rideing, wee  came to Plesko or Pskov/, as the Russes call it, thirty verst. 1 enquired  here for Colonell Odovern his quarters, and found him lodged without the  towne. So takeing up my quarters by him, it was late ere my baggage  came. I received letters from my wyfe and mother in law, dated Mosko,  the fourth of July.   I went to the Boyar, Kniaz Ivan Andreevits Chovansky, who was July 11.  governour here, and delivered him his Majesties letters, who, welcomeing  me, told me that he would take care that all should be ready according to  the order. Being invited, I dined by Collonell Gulits. T writt to my wyfe  and mother in law.   Havcing been by the Boyar, I went and br'eakfasted by Collonell Kruger, July 12.  and dined by Collonell Schein.   A sotnik,* with six Streltsees and podwods, being come, I went and July '•J-  tooke leave of the Boyar ; and, after breakfast, tooke jorney, going over the  river Velika Reka by a floating bridge, and takeing the Swedish house in  our way ; where, with hearty cups, the ffriends who convoyed me remembred  fFriends, and convoyed me out into the fields, tooke their leave. Only Ruit-  master Colin, Mr. Laughton, with some horsemen, went along with me.  At night, wee came to the monastery and towne Petshure, where I lodged,  being forty verst from Plesko.   I tooke jorney early, and came to the borders, being nine verst ; where July u.  the Ruitmaster being to take his leave, I caused make ready for breakfast,  and with heartly cups rcmembring our ffriends, whereby the trompets, which   * [An officer.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/index-of-persons-233-wyche-sir-peter-english-resident-at-zelabofsky-or-shelabowsky-07f54e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/index-of-persons-233-wyche-sir-peter-english-resident-at-zelabofsky-or-shelabowsky-07f54e-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[INDEX OF PERSONS. 233   Wyche, Sir Peter, English Resident at ZELABOFSKy, or Shelabowsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  INDEX OF PERSONS. 233   Wyche, Sir Peter, English Resident at ZELABOFSKy, or Shelabowsky, Ivan  Hamburg, 1G2. Affonaseovits, colleague to tlieKussian   Ambassador to England, 55.   York, the Duke of, afterwards King Zelmer, Mr., 100.  James VII., 89, 145.   Ythan, Lord, MG. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-ad171f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/buildings-and-structures-of-the-all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-of-ad171f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings and structures of the All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Здания и сооружения Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки 1896 года в Нижнем Новгороде]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-a65ddf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-a65ddf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-8158b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-and-irkutsk-region-siberia-1900s-8158b5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[LAke Baikal and Irkutsk region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-china-1910s-3077d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/harbin-china-1910s-3077d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, China, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-arkhangelsk-archangel-1917-5cc873</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/meeting-arkhangelsk-archangel-1917-5cc873-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703. In 1693, Peter the Great ordered the creation of a state shipyard in Arkhangelsk. A year later the ships Svyatoye Prorochestvo (Holy Prophecy), Apostol Pavel (Apostle Paul), and the yacht Svyatoy Pyotr (Saint Peter) were sailing in the White Sea. Peter realized that Arkhangelsk would always be limited as a port due to the five months of ice cover, and after a successful campaign against Swedish armies in the Baltic area, he founded St. Petersburg in 1703 that contributed to the decline of Arkhangelsk in the 18th century. Arkhangelsk's economy revived at the end of the 19th century when a railway to Moscow was completed and timber became a major export.   С конца 80-х гг. XVI века Архангельск стал центром русской внешней торговли, приносившим до 60 % доходов государственной казны. Рост и плотная деревянная застройка была причиной множества пожаров, в одном из которых, в 1637 году, сгорел давший название городу Михайло-Архангельский монастырь.  Начиная с 1713 года, Пётр I начал стеснять торговлю через Архангельск, жертвуя его интересами в пользу нового балтийского порта Санкт-Петербурга. Город продолжал оставаться одним из крупных кораблестроительных центров. В конце XIX — начале XX века превратился в крупнейший лесопромышленный и лесоэкспортный центр страны. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-36abec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-36abec-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-86f7d5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/fun-is-the-seasoning-for-everything-1897-86f7d5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fun is the seasoning for everything 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Забава всему приправа]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-dcfbbc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-dcfbbc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-5f5ce2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/journey-to-the-east-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-by-ukhtomsky-5f5ce2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Journey to the East - Nicolas II Asia Tour by Ukhtomsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration from the book of Ukhtomsky "Journey to the East of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign of the Heir of the Tsesarevich". Volume 1, edition - 1893.   In the illustration: Fillet (Fillet), an island in the middle of the Nile.  Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (future Emperor Nicholas II) made a round-the-world trip in 1890-1891. On a trip he was accompanied by  Ukhtomsky, who described this journey in his book. The book is published in 3 volumes, 6 parts. St. Petersburg, Leipzig, edition Brockhaus, 1893-1897. Author-publisher  Ukhtomsky. (with drawings by Karazin and photographic images).      Иллюстрация из книги князя Ухтомского Э. Э. "Путешествие на Восток Его Императорского Высочества Государя Наследника Цесаревича ". Том 1, издание - 1893 год.   На иллюстрации: Филэ (Филе), остров посреди Нила.     Цесаревич Николай Александрович (будущий Император Николай II) совершил кругосветное путешествие в 1890-1891 гг. В поездке его сопровождал князь Ухтомский, который описал это путешествие в своей книге. Книга издана  в 3-х томах, 6-ти частях.  Санкт-Петербург, Лейпциг, издание Ф.А. Брокгауза,1893-1897. Автор-издатель князь Э.Э. Ухтомский. (с рисунками Н. Н. Каразина и фотографическими снимками).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/aviator-wrestler-zaikin-odessa-1900-1914-33b809</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/aviator-wrestler-zaikin-odessa-1900-1914-33b809-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Aviator-wrestler Zaikin, Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsars-children-playing-on-standart-28ad3a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/tsars-children-playing-on-standart-28ad3a-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar´s children playing on Standart]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Historical documentary]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-1b78e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/postcards-of-russian-harbin-1910s-1b78e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Russian Harbin, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-2030aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/alexander-iii-the-emperor-of-russia-king-of-poland-and-grand-duke-of-finland-2030aa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Alexander III photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-31bd44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/14/borisoglebsk-russia-1900s-31bd44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borisoglebsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-c3b5e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/from-the-nikushkin-verbitsky-family-archive-c3b5e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From the Nikushkin-Verbitsky family archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного архива Никушкиных-Вербицких]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-2f48ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/christmas-present-to-wounded-soldiers-2f48ba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Christmas present to wounded soldiers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-2287b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-2287b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-a837ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-a837ff-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-efb0f4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/st-petersburg-institute-of-railway-engineers-1899-efb0f4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineers, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Санкт-Петербургский Институт инженеров путей сообщения императора Александра I]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-f23b3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-f23b3c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-1913-ac81dc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/kyrgyz-people-1913-ac81dc-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-027552</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-027552-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-62cb2f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-62cb2f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/281-officers-of-land-militia-from-1736-to-1742-814803</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1745/12/31/281-officers-of-land-militia-from-1736-to-1742-814803-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[281. OFFICERS OF LAND MILITIA, from 1736 to 1742]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[281. OFFICERS OF LANDMILITIA, from 1736 to 1742  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    281. ОФИЦЕРЫ ЛАНДМИЛИЦИИ, с 1736 по 1742 год  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yaroslavl-large-manufactory-1901-d021b5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/yaroslavl-large-manufactory-1901-d021b5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yaroslavl large manufactory, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-df6859</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-df6859-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/italian-delegation-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-699798</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/italian-delegation-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-699798-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Italian delegation of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ Members of the Italian delegation: Crown Prince Neapolitan Victor Emmanuel with his entourage. They stand from left to right: the secretary of the Ministry of the Courtyard Camotto; Colonel General of the General Staff B.P.Vannovsky, Marquis Sommi Pichinardi, Count Bottaro Costa, Duke Casillano, Secretary of the Embassy of Megalari, captain of the order of the suite Prince Strozzi. They sit from left to right: the General Staff Colonel is the Military Attache of DiMayo; adjutant-general; member of the State Council; prince AK; Imeretinsky, Prince of Naples Victor-Emmanuel, Marquis of Maffei Adjutant General Count of Gozzani di San Giorgio.  Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.    Члены Итальянской делегации: Наследный Принц Неаполитанский Виктор-Эммануил со свитой. Стоят слева направо: секретарь Министерства Двора Камотто; полковник Генерального штаба Б.П.Ванновский, маркиз  Сомми Пичинарди, граф Боттаро Коста, герцог Казильяно, секретарь посольства Мелегари, капитан ординарец свиты князь Строцци. Сидят слева направо: полковник генерального штаба военный атташе Ди-Майо; генерал-адъютант  член Государственного совета князь А.К. Имеретинский, Принц Неаполитанский Виктор-Эммануил, маркиз Маффей  генерал-адъютант граф Гоццани-ди-Сан-Джиорджио.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-596e12</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/alexander-i-and-the-year-1912-engravings-art-album-596e12-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Laying a monument to Russian fighters in Kuhlm. Alexander I and the year 1912. Engravings. Art Album.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander I and the twelfth year. Artistic - Historical Album of photographic engravings of the Association "Education". - Александр I и двенадцатый год. Художественно - Исторический Альбом фото- тинто- гравюр Товарищества Образование.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-15a02c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-and-womens-commercial-school-15a02c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Commercial School and Women's Commercial School]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Московское коммерческое училище имени Цесаревича Алексея (1901-1911 г.) и Женское коммерческое училище (1903-1911 г.), учрежденные М.О.Р.К.О.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-03812c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-03812c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-926f97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-926f97-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister of France Poincaré, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her entourage and Emperor Nicholas II at the parade of troops Krasnoe Selo. Honor guard, built for the meeting of the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Премьер министр Франции Пуанкаре, императрица Александра Федоровна со свитой и император Николай II на параде войск. Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ostrovskaya-dacha-9e86f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1760/12/31/ostrovskaya-dacha-9e86f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ostrovskaya Dacha]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-im-series-b-on-rail-platform-ad89e9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-im-series-b-on-rail-platform-ad89e9-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets IM series B on rail platform]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets transportation on rail platform  Public domain photograph of train car, engine, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/360-ornaments-of-guards-officers-fusei-from-1742-to-1762-5ef738</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/360-ornaments-of-guards-officers-fusei-from-1742-to-1762-5ef738-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[360. Ornaments of Guards Officers' Fusei, from 1742 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[360. Ornaments of Guards Officers' Fusei, from 1742 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    360. Украшения Гвардейских Офицерских Фузей, с 1742 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/morozov-family-in-egypt-539f47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/morozov-family-in-egypt-539f47-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Morozov Family in Egypt]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-a28be8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/vladimir-lenin-elizarova-ai-at-the-funeral-of-mt-elizarov-at-the-volkov-cemetery-a28be8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir Lenin, Elizarova A.I. at the funeral of M.T. Elizarov at the Volkov cemetery. 13.03.1919]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1919. Ленин В.И., Елизарова А.И. на похоронах Елизарова М.Т. на Волковом кладбище. 13.03.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/knyaginin-monastery-the-iconostasis-of-the-warm-kazan-church-chapel-of-st-john-f1af19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/knyaginin-monastery-the-iconostasis-of-the-warm-kazan-church-chapel-of-st-john-f1af19-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Knyaginin monastery. The iconostasis of the warm Kazan church (chapel of St. John Chrysostom). The beginning of XX century.  ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Knyaginin monastery. The iconostasis of the warm Kazan church (chapel of St. John Chrysostom). The beginning of XX century.  Княгинин монастырь. Иконостас тёплой Казанской церкви (придела Иоанна Златоуста). Начало XX в.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-0d2a0f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-0d2a0f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-1f8dfb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-1f8dfb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-d7cf9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/people-of-kashmir-india-1914-d7cf9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[People of Kashmir, India, 1914]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-e8ae87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-e8ae87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/berezina-the-trip-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-the-west-of-the-russian-empire-f1d515</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/berezina-the-trip-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-to-the-west-of-the-russian-empire-f1d515-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Berezina. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Berezina, Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers of the 157th Imeretinsky and 158th Kutaisi Regiments. The trip of Emperor Nicholas II to the west of the Russian Empire. 1904. - Солдаты 157-го Имеретинского и 158-го Кутаисского полков. Поездка императора Николая II по западу российской империи. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/murmansk-shore-murman-ba6a97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/murmansk-shore-murman-ba6a97-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. Gavrilovsky Lighthouse.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-735ead</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-735ead-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-62e1e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-irkutsk-russia-62e1e6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-de08f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-tourists-in-sicily-1900s-de08f7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian tourists in Sicily, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-09464d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-in-port-arthur-russia-japanese-war-09464d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy in Port Arthur, Russia Japanese war]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-76d54c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/elizabeth-alexandra-louise-alice-ella-princess-hesse-darmstadt-future-grand-76d54c-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадская будущая Великая Княгиня Елизавета Феодоровна Романова. Вторая дочь Великого Герцога Гессен-Дармштадтского Людвига IV и Принцессы Алисы, внучка английской Королевы Виктории. 1882 год.  Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess Hesse-Darmstadt future Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova. The second daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Ludwig IV and Princess Alice, granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria. 1882 year.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-the-window-of-the-train-car-720b11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-in-the-window-of-the-train-car-720b11-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the window of the train car.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in the window of the train car.  Императрица Александра Феодоровна в окне вагона поезда.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-883896</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-to-the-883896-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time - 1689-1905]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/oryol-bakhtin-cadet-corps-1900-a11d0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/oryol-bakhtin-cadet-corps-1900-a11d0e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Oryol Bakhtin Cadet Corps, 1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-ea202f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-public-rumyantsev-museum-ea202f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow public Rumyantsev Museum]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-38a974</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-38a974-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-29afd1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-29afd1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsar-mikhail-feodorovich-romanov-coronation-album-1896-d1e1c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/tsar-mikhail-feodorovich-romanov-coronation-album-1896-d1e1c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov. Coronation album, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation album in memory of the sacred crowning of their imperial majesties on May 14, 1896. -   Царь Михаил Феодорович Романов. Коронационный альбом в память священного коронования их императорских величеств 14 мая 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1870s-ef9f14</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/saint-petersburg-1870s-ef9f14-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shirvanskaya-stanitsa-1910-97b41f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/shirvanskaya-stanitsa-1910-97b41f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shirvanskaya stanitsa. 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-4085f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-4085f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-speech-opening-of-the-first-state-duma-april-27-1906-6e99c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/nicholas-ii-speech-opening-of-the-first-state-duma-april-27-1906-6e99c0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II Speech. Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.  ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Winter Palace]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II reads the welcome speech on the opening day of the First State Duma in the St. George Hall of the Winter Palace; on the left (among the female suite of the Grand Duchesses, the state ladies, the ladies-in-waiting) Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.  Opening of the First State Duma. April 27, 1906.    Император Николай II читает приветственное слово в день открытия I Государственной Думы в Георгиевском зале Зимнего дворца; слева (среди женской свиты великих княгинь, статс-дам, фрейлин) императрица Александра Федоровна.  Открытие I Государственной думы. 27 апреля 1906. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-3584f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-3584f8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mukden-china-in-1900s-1adfd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mukden-china-in-1900s-1adfd5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mukden, China in 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Мукден]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-4c3ffa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-russia-1900s-postcard-4c3ffa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-8cdd5f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-8cdd5f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-7e6a17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/travel-album-crimea-russian-empire-1910s-7e6a17-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel album - Crimea, Russian Empire, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-3fd0af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-3fd0af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-8eeff0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1879/12/31/burials-of-russian-soldiers-died-in-the-battles-for-the-liberation-of-the-balkans-8eeff0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Burials of Russian soldiers died in the battles for the liberation of the Balkans, 1879.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-7d11eb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandria-egypt-1909-1910-7d11eb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandria, Egypt, 1909-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/322-cyrusir-from-1756-to-1762-3d1894</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/322-cyrusir-from-1756-to-1762-3d1894-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[322. Cyrusir from 1756 to 1762.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[322. Cyrusir from 1756 to 1762.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    322. КИРАСИР с 1756 до 1762 года.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-34aeee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/wwi-russian-4th-army-in-poland-34aeee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI: Russian 4th Army in Poland]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-515cf1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/atlas-of-drawings-for-the-course-of-construction-art-russia-1900-515cf1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas of drawings for the course of construction art, Russia 1900.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-43d338</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-43d338-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-2cc79e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/views-of-irkutsk-russia-1900s-2cc79e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-5a8a1c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-5a8a1c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-29f8a8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-29f8a8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ciechocinek-poland-1899-3280a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/ciechocinek-poland-1899-3280a1-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ciechocinek, Poland, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Цехоцинек в 1899]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/railway-plant-mechanical-workshops-of-the-moscow-nizhny-novgorod-road-kovrov-cc7059</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/railway-plant-mechanical-workshops-of-the-moscow-nizhny-novgorod-road-kovrov-cc7059-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Railway plant (mechanical workshops of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod road). Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Railway plant (mechanical workshops of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod road)  In 1858, the first scheduled train of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod railway from Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow suffered an accident near the station Kovrov I. In 1880, Kovrov became the starting point of the Murom railway (the Kovrov-Murom line).  Thanks to the railway in Kovrov, there were factories and plants: a bacon plant, a steam mill, a mechanical-weaving factory, a cast-iron plant, mechanical workshops of the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod road, paper plant by Ivan Treumov, 33 drinking establishments, and three schools.  Железнодорожный завод (механические мастерские Московско-Нижегородской дороги)  В 1858 году первый рейсовый поезд Московско-Нижегородской железной дороги из Нижнего Новгорода в Москву потерпел аварию у станции Ковров I. В 1880 году Ковров стал начальным пунктом Муромской железной дороги (линия Ковров — Муром). Благодаря железной дороге в Коврове появились фабрики и заводы: салотопенный, паровая мукомольня и механическо-ткацкая фабрика и, кроме того, чугунолитейный завод, механические мастерские Московско-Нижегородской дороги, бумаготкацкая Ивана Треумова, 33 питейных заведения, три училища.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-fcd8ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/trans-baikal-region-siberia-1890s-fcd8ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masha-butterfingers-799038</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/masha-butterfingers-799038-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masha Butterfingers]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/members-of-the-royal-family-on-one-of-the-park-alleys-near-the-belovezhsky-cf96d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/members-of-the-royal-family-on-one-of-the-park-alleys-near-the-belovezhsky-cf96d4-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Members of the royal family on one of the park alleys near the Belovezhsky Palace.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the royal family on one of the park alleys near the Belovezhsky Palace.  Члены императорской фамилии на одной из аллей парка у Беловежского дворца.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-5af28d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-trekhgorny-brewing-partnership-in-moscow-1901-5af28d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Trekhgorny Brewing Partnership in Moscow, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Двадцатипятилетие Трехгорного пивоваренного товарищества в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-14d0f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-14d0f0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-ce9118</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-ce9118-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-eb37a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-eb37a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-officers-port-arthur-c5ecf0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-navy-officers-port-arthur-c5ecf0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy Officers, Port Arthur]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-d2997c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/first-west-siberian-agricultural-forestry-and-industrial-trade-exhibition-d2997c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry and Industrial Trade Exhibition]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Экспонаты Первой Западно-Сибирской сельскохозяйственной, лесной и промышленной торговой выставки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-a91ea7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-kavkazskaya-ekaterinodar-region-a91ea7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Kavkazskaya, Ekaterinodar region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-db8c18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-db8c18-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-portrait-tagunov-in-the-garden-1910s-murom-vladimir-province-russia-8d5ced</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/family-portrait-tagunov-in-the-garden-1910s-murom-vladimir-province-russia-8d5ced-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family portrait Tagunov in the garden. 1910's. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Events and people.  Tagunovs owned baths until the revolution of 1917. "Trading in Murom house of the first guild under the company" Brothers L. and P. Tagunov and K. " Opened since 1884 on the rights of a full partnership on faith and for an unlimited period. In this firm, there are brothers of the first guild of merchant certificate, consisting of Leonty, Pavel, Ivan, Efim Ermolaevichi Tagunovy. In the city of Murom, there is a bread shop and, in addition, steamer enterprises along the rivers Volga and Oka. " The Tagunov brothers were wealthy and respected people. July 5, 1876, the assembly of the City Duma elected L. Ye. Tagunov a member of the construction committee for the erection of the building of the Murom real school. And his brother Pavel Yermolaevich, the owner of bathhouses, in 1882, delivered wood materials and beams for the amount of 3458 rubles. 90.5 kopecks. for the building under construction.  Муром. События и люди. Семейный портрет Тагуновых в саду. 1910-е.  Тагуновы владели банями вплоть до революции 1917 г. “Торговый в г. Муроме дом первой гильдии под фирмой "Братья Л. и П. Тагуновы и К". Открыт с 1884 г. на правах полного товарищества на вере и бессрочно. В фирме этой находятся братья первой гильдии купеческого свидетельства, состоящие: Леонтий, Павел, Иван, Ефим Ермолаевичи Тагуновы. В г. Муроме хлебная лавка и сверх того пароходные предприятия по рекам Волге и Оке”. Братья Тагуновы были состоятельными и уважаемыми людьми. 5 июля 1876 г. собрание городской Думы избрало Л. Е. Тагунова членом строительной комиссии по возведению здания муромского реального училища. А его брат Павел Ермолаевич, содержатель бань, в 1882 г. доставил лесные материалы и балки на сумму 3458 руб. 90,5 коп. для строящегося здания. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-2bfbaf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/siemens-and-halske-joint-stock-company-of-russian-electrical-plants-2bfbaf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siemens and Halske joint-stock company of Russian electrical plants]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[«Сименс и Гальске» акционерное общество русских электротехнических заводов (завод - В.О., 6-я линия, д.61; правление - Большая Конюшенная ул., д.9)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-wwi-5fa932</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-wwi-5fa932-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation, WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-1850s-f60182</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/saint-petersburg-1850s-f60182-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, 1850s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-on-the-village-russia-1919-1920-24cea3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/war-on-the-village-russia-1919-1920-24cea3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War on the village, Russia, 1919-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-c1e1d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/expedition-to-abyssinia-of-captain-davydov-and-staff-captain-dragomirova-borroda-c1e1d2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to Abyssinia of Captain Davydov and Staff Captain Dragomirova. Borroda. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899-1900. Экспедиция в Абиссинию капитана Давыдова и штабс-капитан Драгомирова. Часть 21. Боррода]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-e9de17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-e9de17-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-ffd9c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-ffd9c9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-6ee15f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-6ee15f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vesna Krasna (Spring is Red) - an allegorical procession during sacred coronation of their imperial majesties]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Весна красна аллегорическое шествие, устроенное во время народного праздника 21 мая 1883 г. на Ходынском поле М. Лентовским по случаю священного коронования их императорских величеств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-a3e872</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-a3e872-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-0730d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-his-family-with-relatives-in-germany-amateur-photos-from-the-0730d0-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and his family with relatives in Germany. Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family 1899-1900. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1890s-683c44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/poltava-elizabethan-institute-1890s-683c44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Poltava Elizabethan Institute, 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-е. Полтавский Елизаветинский институт]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-554897</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-554897-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gessen-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-398360</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/gessen-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-398360-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gessen Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-debe74</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-debe74-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-6076d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-6076d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. Абидос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-135896</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1836/12/31/drawings-by-taras-shevchenko-works-135896-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings by Taras Shevchenko works]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Малюнки Тараса Шевченко]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-5cbff4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-5cbff4-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-e18aec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/russian-chocolate-and-candy-wrappers-1900s-e18aec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Chocolate and Candy Wrappers, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-9b567e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-9b567e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-with-children-romanovs-at-a-picnic-summer-of-1913-996b3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/01/grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-with-children-romanovs-at-a-picnic-summer-of-1913-996b3f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna with children. Romanovs at a picnic. Summer of 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna with children. Family of Romanovs and courtiers on a picnic. Summer of 1913.   Великая Княгиня Мария Павловна с детьми. - Семейство Романовых и придворные на пикнике. Лето 1913.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-3cc4ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-3cc4ea-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lower-amur-river-1913-8a0bf3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/lower-amur-river-1913-8a0bf3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lower Amur river, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-4e35c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/privetluzhie-in-the-photographs-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1911-4e35c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Privetluzhie in the photographs of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Приветлужье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова, 1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-619e3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-619e3e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan streets, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-d5cbd5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-d5cbd5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/commandant-of-the-belovezhsky-palace-1a5a7b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/commandant-of-the-belovezhsky-palace-1a5a7b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Imperial Palace in Bialowieza. Commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace (in the carriage) and a group of military ranks at the porch of the house for the servants of the palace. The Imperial Palace in Bialowieza. Russian empire.  Комендант Беловежского дворца (в экипаже) и группа военных чинов у крыльца дома для служащих дворца. Императорский дворец в Беловеже. Российская Империя. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-kachin-khakas-people-1905-1909-73aae2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-kachin-khakas-people-1905-1909-73aae2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. Kachin (khakas people), 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. Качинцы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-b36a56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/17/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-b36a56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-d9e93e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-d9e93e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, February]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/670-and-680-the-grenadier-caps-of-petersburg-and-moscow-legions-from-1769-to-1bbbfa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/670-and-680-the-grenadier-caps-of-petersburg-and-moscow-legions-from-1769-to-1bbbfa-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[670 and 680. The Grenadier CAPS of Petersburg and Moscow Legions, from 1769 to 1775.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[670 and 680. The Grenadier CAPS of Petersburg and Moscow Legions, from 1769 to 1775.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    670 и 680. ГРЕНАДЕРСКИЕ ШАПКИ Петербургского и Московского Легионов, с 1769 по 1775 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-alexandra-feodorovna-visit-moscow-city-council-a46d71</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-alexandra-feodorovna-visit-moscow-city-council-a46d71-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna visit Moscow City Council.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Revolution Square, Tsentralnyy administrativnyy okrug, Moskva, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Moscow City Duma. - Посещение императором Николаем II и императрицей Александрой Федоровной Московской Городской думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-b35035</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/navarin-russian-navy-ship-in-1890s-b35035-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Navarin russian navy ship in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом офицера с броненосца «Наварин».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/costumes-parisiens-1913-ff4a55</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/costumes-parisiens-1913-ff4a55-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Costumes Parisiens, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/simbukhovo-village-1910s-e564c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/simbukhovo-village-1910s-e564c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Simbukhovo village, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mountains-of-central-asia-1910s-f78ace</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/mountains-of-central-asia-1910s-f78ace-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mountains of Central Asia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-nizhny-novgorod-street-c6e2e5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-nizhny-novgorod-street-c6e2e5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhny Novgorod street view, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod street. Владимир, Нижегородская улица.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-30173b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-30173b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duke-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-63582b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/grand-duke-sergey-alexandrovich-and-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-63582b-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[ Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna. 1886]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великий Князь Сергей Александрович и Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна.   1886 год.  Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna. 1886]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-a92ec9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/soviet-alphabet-for-kids-1919-a92ec9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Soviet Alphabet for kids, 1919]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/la-famille-du-tsar-en-1912-emperor-of-russia-nikolai-ii-65a251</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/la-famille-du-tsar-en-1912-emperor-of-russia-nikolai-ii-65a251-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[La famille du tsar en 1912 -Emperor of Russia Nikolai II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II - семейный портрет. Emperor of Russia Nicholas II with Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and daughters]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-aa5b9c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/uniforms-of-the-life-guards-of-russian-empire-1899-aa5b9c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uniforms of the Life Guards of Russian Empire, 1899]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Формы лейб-гвардии Гарнизонного батальона и лейб-гвардии Резервного пехотного полка с его Кадровым батальоном]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-492d6b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-492d6b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-b225ef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-b225ef-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/uvarovs-estate-porechye-1870s-b15118</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/uvarovs-estate-porechye-1870s-b15118-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Uvarovs' estate "Porechye" 1870s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-788685</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-788685-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/officer-of-izmailovskiy-regiment-russia-1870-81e173</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/officer-of-izmailovskiy-regiment-russia-1870-81e173-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Officer of Izmailovskiy Regiment, Russia, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-e0af32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/1910-1911-moscow-alexander-institute-e0af32-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1910-1911. Moscow Alexander Institute]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-45f724</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-45f724-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-a2a69b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-a2a69b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-moscow-1870-6a59e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/views-of-moscow-1870-6a59e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Moscow, 1870]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-f5736b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-f5736b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-13c311</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-13c311-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-bec9d4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/brest-litovsk-during-wwi-bec9d4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Stantsyya Brest Tsentral'ny]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians. They had suffered 500,000 casualties and nearly a million had been captured. Paradoxically, the retreat in many ways strengthened their overall Russian strategic position. The German and Austro-Hungarian supply lines became stretched beyond limits.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-ba9854</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/russian-ethnograpic-expedition-to-ceylon-and-india-1914-ba9854-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ethnograpic expedition to Ceylon and India. 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Экспедиция А.М. и Л.А. Мерварт на о-в Цейлон и в Индию. Индусы  1914. Expedition A.M. and L.A. Mervart to the island of Ceylon and to India. Hindus]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-eb03ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-eb03ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-cca834</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-cca834-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Infantry grenadier. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-db7904</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ships-on-baikal-lake-irkutsk-region-1900s-db7904-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships on Baikal lake, Irkutsk region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8652f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-8652f8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-90364a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-90364a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-irena-prusskaya-maria-pavlovna-and-dmitri-9f0f40</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/the-grand-duchess-elisaveta-feodorovna-irena-prusskaya-maria-pavlovna-and-dmitri-9f0f40-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, Irena Prusskaya, Maria Pavlovna and Dmitri Pavlovich.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна (сидит в центре), справа от нее сестра княгини - Ирена Прусская, стоят - Великая Княжна Мария Павловна и Великий Князь Дмитрий Павлович.  Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна (сидит в центре), справа от нее сестра княгини - Ирена Прусская, стоят - Великая Княжна Мария Павловна и Великий Князь Дмитрий Павлович.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-f89e43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/prussia-pillau-danzig-september-12-1901-maneuvers-and-parade-kaiserlichmarine-f89e43-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Prussia. Pillau - Danzig. September 12, 1901. Maneuvers and parade Kaiserlichmarine. Guest - Nicholas II. --- Пруссия. Пиллау - Данциг. 12 сентября 1901г. Маневры и парад Кайзерлихмарине. Гость - Николай II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-golden-gate-0f0cb0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-golden-gate-0f0cb0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Golden Gate view, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Russia, Vladimir, Gorod Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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, Silver, Ivanovo, Torgovaya and Volzhskiye). Up to now, only the most ceremonial Golden Gate has reached. Ipatiev Chronicle reports that the prince of their "commit" gold, bearing in mind that they were covered with sheets of gilded copper, brightly shining in the sun and amazed imagination of contemporaries. From the gate passed a bridge that led out of town. The height of the arch reached 14 meters. The massive oak gates of the gate, hanging on wrought hinges, adjoined the arch bridge still preserved today. In the center of the upper defensive platform of the gate was built the Gate White Church Church of the Robe of the Mother of God.   Золотые ворота были построены Владимирскими княжескими мастерами в 1164 году. Во время Андрея Боголюбского город опоясывался протяжённым валом и имел семь входных ворот (Золотые, Медные, Иринины, Серебряные, Ивановские, Торговые и Волжские). До наших дней дошли лишь самые парадные Золотые ворота. Ипатьевская летопись сообщает, что князь их золотом «учини», имея в виду, что они были покрыты листами золоченой меди, ярко блестевшей на солнце и поражавшей воображение современников. Через рвы от ворот проходил мост, выводивший за город. Высота арки достигала 14 метров. Массивные дубовые створы ворот, висевшие на кованых петлях, примыкали к арочной перемычке, сохраняющейся и ныне.  В центре верхней оборонительной площадки ворот была возведена надвратная белокаменная церковь Положения риз Богоматери.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kirzhach-russia-294286</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/kirzhach-russia-294286-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Russia, Moscow, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kirzhach, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 which falls on the XV-XVIII century.  In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, industry developed. In 1896 in the city there were 8 silk-weaving factories and a factory of copper and bronze products. Merchant entrepreneurs Peter and Alexander Solovyov built a teacher's seminary, a women's school, the All Saints Church.  Киржач впервые упоминается в 1332 году в духовной грамоте Ивана Калиты как слобода при основанном в 1358 году Сергием Радонежским Благовещенском монастыре, период расцвета которого приходится на XV—XVIII века.   В XIX веке жизнь города оживляла проходившая через него большая торговая дорога — Стромынка, связывавшая Москву с текстильным краем. После отмены крепостного права получила развитие промышленность. В 1896 году в городе имелось 8 шёлкоткацких фабрик и фабрика медных и бронзовых изделий. Купцы-предприниматели Пётр и Александр Соловьёвы построили учительскую семинарию, женское училище, Всехсвятскую церковь. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-fb9863</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/haparanda-norway-french-socialist-albert-thomas-travel-to-russia-1917-fb9863-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norway. French socialist Albert Thomas travel to Russia, 1917]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Haparanda, Norrbotten County, Sweden]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Petrograd Soviet, agitating against Russia's withdrawal from the First World War.  "Under the pressure of the Council, Kerensky and, unfortunately, also Albert Tom Milyukov decided to inform the allied governments the manifesto issued on April 9, in which the Russian people set forth the view of the government of free Russia for the purpose of war and which is summarized by the notorious formula:" neither annexations nor indemnities " Georges Maurice Palaeologus.  Французский социалист и политический деятель Альбер Тома, в 1917 году, после Февральской революции ездил в Россию, где вёл переговоры с Временным правительством и Петроградским советом, агитируя против выхода России из Первой мировой войны. "Под давлением Совета, Керенского и, к несчастию, также Альбера Тома Милюков решился сообщить союзным правительствам манифест, изданный 9 апреля, в котором русскому народу излагается взгляд правительства свободной России на цели войны и который резюмируется пресловутой формулой: «ни аннексий, ни контрибуций». Жорж Морис Палеолог.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-preobrazhenskaya-1900-1914-d4ff50</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-preobrazhenskaya-1900-1914-d4ff50-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Preobrazhenskaya, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of an ancient city, historic place, stone buildings architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/semipalatinsk-1900s-84fb0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/semipalatinsk-1900s-84fb0d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Semipalatinsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-047b87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/alexandrov-womens-gymnasium-kurgan-russia-1900s-047b87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrov Women's Gymnasium, Kurgan, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Курганская Александровская женская гимназия]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-12c346</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-12c346-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-30e151</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-30e151-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/guilin-china-1920s-4ba4ca</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/guilin-china-1920s-4ba4ca-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Guilin, China, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-dacha-1900s-b5fd87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-dacha-1900s-b5fd87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Dacha, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ea271a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ea271a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Factory in Port, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-e11c9d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/her-highness-grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-the-youngest-daughter-of-emperor-e11c9d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna.    Ея Высочество Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-616635</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-616635-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-609428</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-609428-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-1911-771779</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/volga-river-1911-771779-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river, 1911]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-9a6167</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/princess-victoria-alisa-elena-louise-beatrice-hesse-darmstadt-empress-alexandra-9a6167-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Victoria Alisa Elena Louise Beatrice Hesse-Darmstadt. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II.  Принцесса Виктория Алиса Елена Луиза Беатриса Гессен-Дармштадтская. Императрица Александра Фёдоровна, супруга Николая Второго.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-23d0c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/river-passenger-transport-in-russia-1875-1910-23d0c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River passenger transport in Russia, 1875-1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-254b46</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-254b46-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-828c8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/the-emperor-nicholas-ii-as-i-knew-him-by-sir-john-hanbury-williams-828c8e-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Emperor Nicholas II, as I knew him by Sir John Hanbury-Williams]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams GCVO KCB CMG (19 October 1859 – 19 October 1946) was a British Army officer, who served as Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War. During the First World War, he was head of the British military mission with the Russian Stavka with direct access to Tsar Nicholas II.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/costumes-parisiens-1913-9a60e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/costumes-parisiens-1913-9a60e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Costumes Parisiens, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-3ee049</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-3ee049-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-cf321c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/expedition-to-the-arkhagel-province-1908-cf321c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition to the Arkhagel province, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/loading-bombs-onto-heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-b665a1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/loading-bombs-onto-heavy-bomber-ilya-muromets-b665a1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Loading bombs onto  Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Bombs loading - Heavy bomber Ilya Muromets  Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-05bb32</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-05bb32-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-testament-woodcut-prints-illustrations-e350d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1649/12/31/old-testament-woodcut-prints-illustrations-e350d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old testament woodcut prints illustrations]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-0c278e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-0c278e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-6b2806</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900s-6b2806-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-034220</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-034220-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-50e53d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/album-of-agricultural-buildings-machines-carriages-and-fashionable-furniture-50e53d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of agricultural buildings, machines, carriages and fashionable furniture, 1872.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1872. Альбом сельско-хозяйственных построек, машин, экипажей и модной мебели. Москва]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-4d2073</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-4d2073-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-32b451</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-32b451-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beleliubskogo Bridge in Borovichi, Valday, Novgorod governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мост Белелюбского в Боровичах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/krasnoyarsk-russia-f1c3e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/krasnoyarsk-russia-f1c3e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-c05af2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-c05af2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-a9d332</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1853/12/31/les-rois-et-reines-de-france-en-estampes-1853-a9d332-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Les rois et reines de France en estampes, 1853]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/our-fridays-1861-30e571</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1861/12/31/our-fridays-1861-30e571-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Our Fridays, 1861]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-756d4b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-756d4b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-858f6c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-petersburg-gymnasium-of-emperor-alexander-i-858f6c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg Gymnasium of Emperor Alexander I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913-1914. Санкт-Петербургская гимназия императора Александра I (бывшая 2-ая)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-f71545</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-in-photographs-by-nikolai-avenirovich-shabunin-1903-1904-f71545-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk region in photographs by Nikolai Avenirovich Shabunin 1903-1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-dc81f1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-dc81f1-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk Church, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/three-russian-boys-and-myself-in-front-of-a-russian-house-under-wood-0299e6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/three-russian-boys-and-myself-in-front-of-a-russian-house-under-wood-0299e6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Three Russian boys and Myself in front of a Russian house under wood.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[John Wells Rahill in Russia. The lecture care for this slide reads: “Three Russian boys and Myself in front of a Russian house under wood.” Rev. John Wells Rahill was a protestant minister in  Weld County, Colorado and in Russia, during WW1, but was ordered out of the country by the German government, now involved in the Great War in Europe. ]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-75d998</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-75d998-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/port-arthur-surrender-of-the-fortress-1904-84418e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/port-arthur-surrender-of-the-fortress-1904-84418e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Port Arthur - surrender of the fortress, 1904]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-revolution-1917-71d622</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-revolution-1917-71d622-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Revolution, 1917, October]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-61ec13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-61ec13-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-79db81</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-79db81-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-e7ebd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-e7ebd3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lebed-xi-33ab3b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/lebed-xi-33ab3b-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lebed XI during World War I, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Next to Lebedev's Lebed XI: standing from left to right: E.I.Markov, L.P.Goncharov, L.M.SHkulnik, assembly master Berg. Summer 1916]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-60bc68</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-60bc68-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bramson-ognev-lebedev-kovalevsky-ostrogorsky-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-1fac7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/bramson-ognev-lebedev-kovalevsky-ostrogorsky-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-1fac7a-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bramson, Ognev, Lebedev, Kovalevsky, Ostrogorsky. Deputies of the First State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Bramson, Ognev, Lebedev, Kovalevsky, Ostrogorsky. Deputies of the First State Duma.   Брамсон, Огнев, Лебедев, Ковалевский, Острогорский. Депутаты I Государственной думы.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/budilovich-family-album-6ee96c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/budilovich-family-album-6ee96c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Budilovich family album]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-962649</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-962649-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-d5b3bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-d5b3bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-horse-breeds-1910s-27319b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-horse-breeds-1910s-27319b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Horse Breeds, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-bonds-and-certificates-harbin-china-0aea7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-bonds-and-certificates-harbin-china-0aea7a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian bonds and certificates - Harbin, China]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-e0b385</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-e0b385-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-fd2f24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-fd2f24-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-hand-of-the-cannibal-japanese-fairy-tale-e0a34e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/the-hand-of-the-cannibal-japanese-fairy-tale-e0a34e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The hand of the cannibal. Japanese fairy tale.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904. The hand of the cannibal. Japanese fairy tale. - Moscow, literary publishing house I.D. Sytin]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-0739e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beer-label-lida-belarus-1900s-0739e7-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beer label. Lida. Belarus. 1900s.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels. Russian Empire, 1900s. Пивные этикетки, Российская Империя. 1900е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lopary-saami-woman-murmansk-shore-murman-44de94</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lopary-saami-woman-murmansk-shore-murman-44de94-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lopary, Saami woman. Murmansk shore, Murman.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murmansk shore, Murman. The Pomeranian coast is the shore of the Barents Sea from the Norwegian border to Cape St. Nose. Has several deep-cutting bays (Kola, Motovsky, and others), along the coast - a number of islands (the largest - Kildin). The most important port is Murmansk.  Мурманский берег, Мурман. Поморский берег — берег Баренцева моря от Норвежской границы до мыса Святой Нос. Имеет несколько глубоко врезающихся заливов (Кольский, Мотовский и другие), вдоль берега — ряд островов (наиболее крупный — Кильдин). Важнейший порт — Мурманск.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-86a2ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/kolomna-machine-building-plant-towards-the-release-of-the-3000th-steam-locomotive-86a2ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kolomna Machine-Building Plant Towards the release of the 3000th steam locomotive.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Коломенский машиностроительный завод. 1863-1903. К выпуску 3000-го паровоза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-fb8e78</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-fb8e78-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-4ca3e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-4ca3e0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/workers-and-peasants-university-named-after-comrade-zinoviev-1918-8bbff9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/workers-and-peasants-university-named-after-comrade-zinoviev-1918-8bbff9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Workers' and Peasants' University named after Comrade Zinoviev, 1918]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1918. Рабоче-крестьянский университета им.тов. Зиновьева]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-on-the-village-russia-1919-1920-004148</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/war-on-the-village-russia-1919-1920-004148-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War on the village, Russia, 1919-1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hevisber-of-the-upper-sanctuary-of-the-village-of-gudani-babo-chincharauli-2f03c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/hevisber-of-the-upper-sanctuary-of-the-village-of-gudani-babo-chincharauli-2f03c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hevisber of the upper sanctuary of the village of Gudani Babo Chincharauli. 1880-1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Хевисберы. Святилище села Гудани на Кавказе. 1880-1890-е]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-album-1900s-167aef</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-album-1900s-167aef-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy album, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-956c3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-956c3d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-44c14a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/zimin-opera-house-brochure-season-1912-1913-44c14a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Zimin Opera House brochure, season 1912-1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexander-ii-family-popular-publication-c6d59a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/alexander-ii-family-popular-publication-c6d59a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexander II Family - popular publication.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA["Alexander II inherited a burden of belated transformational issues, long overdue promises and recent heavy losses ... Emperor Alexander II had to drag his reforms ... He was noticeably different from his closest predecessors with his lack of inclination to play the king ... he stayed himself and in every day life, he spoke freely, with the first words turned up, not caring about the impression he makes, he acted as he found fit at the moment, without thinking much. He did not want to be seen better than he actually was, and he often was better than he was seen. " V. O. Klyuchevsky.    -      Александр Второй освободитель в народных изданиях.  "Александру II досталось наследство, обремененное запоздалыми преобразовательными вопросами, давно просроченными обещаниями и недавними тяжкими утратами... императору Александру II пришлось протаскивать свои реформы... Он заметно отличался от своих ближайших предшественников отсутствием наклонности играть царя... по возможности оставался самим собой и в повседневном, и в выходном обращении, говорил как ни попало, первыми подвернувшимися словами, не заботясь о впечатлении, действовал, как находил нужным в данную минуту, не задумываясь много над последствиями. Он не хотел казаться лучше, чем был, и часто был лучше, чем казался". В. О. Ключевский]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-21d6c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/history-of-russian-imperial-life-guards-21d6c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[History of Russian Imperial Life Guards]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-port-construction-works-414b69</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/vladivostok-port-construction-works-414b69-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok port. Construction works.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok Ferry Port]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jan-soberg-photography-the-solovetsky-monastery-622e4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/jan-soberg-photography-the-solovetsky-monastery-622e4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jan Soberg photography - The Solovetsky Monastery.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Соловецкий монастырь, Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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. He participated in exhibitions, in particular, in the exhibition "Russian North", which opened in the Gostiny Dvor on August 11, 1910. It was organized by the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, the first chairman of which was an outstanding historian and bibliographer, the organizer of science, the Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor Alexander F. Shidlovsky. Soberg was a member of the Society for the Study of the Russian North. Participated in the publication of postcards dedicated to the North.  В декабре 1907 года крестьянин Эстляндской губернии Ян Соберг с открыл фотографическое заведение Архангельске. В 1909 году в Архангельске начало работу Фотографическое общество, членом которого стал и Ян Соберг. Он участвовал в выставках, в частности, в выставке «Русский Север», открывшейся в Гостином дворе 11 августа 1910 года. Организовало ее Архангельское общество изучения Русского Севера, первым председателем которого был выдающийся историк и библиограф, организатор науки, архангельский вице-губернатор Александр Федорович Шидловский. Соберг был членом Общества изучения Русского Севера. Участвовал в издании открыток, посвященных Северу.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-at-aeronautical-park-june-19-1904-4038f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/nicholas-ii-at-aeronautical-park-june-19-1904-4038f3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II at aeronautical park. June 19, 1904]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Visit to the Emperor Nicholas II aeronautical park. June 19, 1904 - Посещение императором Николаем II воздухоплавательного парка. 19 июня 1904 г]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-fire-fighters-1900s-23ad8f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2021/04/19/saratov-fire-fighters-1900s-23ad8f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov fire fighters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/katun-river-altay-mountains-1910s-893644</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/katun-river-altay-mountains-1910s-893644-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Katun river, Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Катунь, Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princess-olga-and-anastasia-nikolaevna-465931</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/daughters-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princess-olga-and-anastasia-nikolaevna-465931-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Olga and Anastasia Nikolaevna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Olga (sitting with her child) and Anastasia Nikolaevna (sitting on the left).  Дочери Императора Николая II Великие Княжны Ольга Николаевна (сидит с ребенком) и Анастасия Николаевна (сидит слева).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-36cb97</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-36cb97-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-d80f76</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-d80f76-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-1d37ad</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-1d37ad-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-cdc151</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-cdc151-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-f283e0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/kyrgyzstan-sart-kalmyks-of-the-village-of-barbash-1928-f283e0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan. Sart-Kalmyks of the village of Barbash, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Константин Кузьмич Юдахин в Киргизии. Сарт-калмыки села Барбаш]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-odessa-drawings-by-architect-moses-sinyaver-1920s-08b099</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/old-odessa-drawings-by-architect-moses-sinyaver-1920s-08b099-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Odessa. Drawings by architect Moses Sinyaver, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1920-1922. Виды старой Одессы. Рисунки архитектора Моисея Синявера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-e3b4c8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/yakutia-and-yakut-people-1890-e3b4c8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yakutia and Yakut people - 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-royal-family-after-worshiping-the-theodore-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-is-1b542d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/05/19/the-royal-family-after-worshiping-the-theodore-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-is-1b542d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The royal family after worshiping the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God is sent to the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatiev Monastery.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[In May 1913, Kostroma and the Ipatiev Monastery became one of the centers celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Imperial House of Romanov. The whole family headed by Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, heir Tsesarevich Alexy, the Grand Duchess Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, numerous relatives - the grand dukes and princesses arrived at Kostroma for the celebration. After the meeting at the Green Gate of the Ipatiev Monastery, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Tsesarevich Alexy proceeded to the Trinity Cathedral. The Emperor and His Daughters  after the clergy went to the Ekaterininsky Gate of the Ipatiev Monastery to meet the approaching Cross procession from Kostroma. The emperor and His Daughters worshiped and kissed the Holy Cross and the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God. Then the procession led by the clergy were held on the territory of the monastery. In the photo: The Emperor and His Daughters, after worshiping the icon of the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God, are sent to the Holy Trinity Cathedral.  Location: Monastery Square, Ipatiev Monastery, Kostroma, Russian Empire. Date taken: May 19, 1913. Photographer: Karl Bulla.  Царская семья после поклонения Феодоровское иконе Божией Матери направляется в Троицкий собор Ипатьевского монастыря. В мае 1913 году Кострома и Ипатьевский монастырь стали одним из центров празднования 300-летнего юбилея Императорского Дома Романовых. Все семейство во главе с Императором Николаем II, Императрицей Александрой Феодоровной, наследником Цесаревичем Алексием, Великими Княжнами Ольгой, Татьяной, Марией и Анастасией, многочисленными родственниками – великими князьями и княгинями прибыло на празднование в Кострому. После встречи у "Зеленых ворот" Ипатьевского монастыря Императрица Александра Феодоровна и  Цесаревич Алексий проследовали в Троицкий собор. Император и Его Дочери всед за духовенством и в сопровождении придворных лиц направились к Екатериненским воротам Ипатьевкого монастыря навстречу приближавшемуся Крестному ходу из Костромы. Крестным ходом были несены исторические реликвии московского посольства 1613 года: фонарь, крест, икона и посох; епископ Рязанский Димитрий (Сперовский) держал список Феодоровской иконы, которым инокиня Марфа благословляла своего сына Михаила Фёдоровича на царство. После того как Имератор и Его Дочери приложились ко Святому Кресту и иконе Феодоровской иконе Божией Матери,  вслед за духовенством и архиерейским хором все вернулись в монастырь. На снимке: Император и Его Дочери после поклонения иконе Феодоровской иконе Божией Матери направляются в Троицкий собор.  Место съемки: монастырская площадь, Ипатьевский монастырь, Кострома, Российская Империя. Дата съемки: 19 мая 1913 года.  Фотограф: Карл Булла. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-cossacs-territory-4a0380</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/siberian-cossacs-territory-4a0380-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Cossacs Territory]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-9a0d23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/osmino-near-luga-saint-petersburg-region-9a0d23-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Osmino, near Luga, Saint Petersburg region]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pereslavl-zalessky-russia-820869</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/pereslavl-zalessky-russia-820869-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-1a9464</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-1a9464-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-e386e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/official-visit-of-french-president-felix-faure-to-russia-1897-e386e2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Official visit of French President Felix Faure to Russia, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Official visit of the President of the French Republic Felix Faure to Russia, 1897.  Официальный визит президента Французской республики Феликса Фора в Россию, 1897.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsunami-aftermath-japan-3afcc2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/tsunami-aftermath-japan-3afcc2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsunami aftermath, Japan]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-f1e9ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-f1e9ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-ballet-1913-3606ec</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/russian-ballet-1913-3606ec-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Ballet, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0fcc08</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-0fcc08-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/north-karelia-russian-empire-1867-ffcbe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1867/12/31/north-karelia-russian-empire-1867-ffcbe7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[North Karelia, Russian Empire, 1867]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-lazenkovsky-palace-park-91f425</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/the-lazenkovsky-palace-park-91f425-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Lazenkovsky Palace Park, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lazenkovsky Palace. Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in Warsaw. August 1897 In memory of the highest visit to the fortresses of the Warsaw Military District. -   Лазенковский Дворец. Пребывание императора Николая II, императрицы Александры Федоровны в Варшаве. Август 1897 г. В воспоминание высочайшего посещения крепостей Варшавского военного округа.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-f4528b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-vyatka-region-votyaks-udmurts-f4528b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Vyatka region. Votyaks / Udmurts]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Этнографическая экспедиция этнографа Клавдия Васильевича Щенникова. Вотяки]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-8b3e2d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/river-backwater-blagoveschensk-1910s-8b3e2d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[River backwater, Blagoveschensk, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mongolia-1912-f201e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/mongolia-1912-f201e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mongolia, 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Монголия на снимках Александра Алексеевича Лушникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-cfdd9e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-feodorovna-1896-cfdd9e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Inside Kremlin walls. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/henry-lestrange-paris-photographs-e27f10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/henry-lestrange-paris-photographs-e27f10-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Henry L'Estrange Paris Photographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-97663b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-97663b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trip to Biysk. Between Biysk and Ulala, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Поездка в Бийск. Между Бийским и Улалой]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/voitskiy-falls-near-the-village-of-nadvoitsa-855db4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/voitskiy-falls-near-the-village-of-nadvoitsa-855db4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Voitskiy Falls near the village of Nadvoitsa]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Воицкий падун, Nadvoitsy, Republic of Karelia, Russia - Nadvoitsy, Segezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia, 186431]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Voitskiy Falls. Located near the village of Nadvoitsa on the river Nizhny Vyg. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.   Воицкий водопад. Находится у посёлка Надвоицы на реке Нижний Выг. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-8a43ab</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/president-of-the-french-republic-poincare-visit-to-russia-8a43ab-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[President of the French Republic Poincare visit to Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Honor guard, at the meeting of Nicholas II and the Prime Minister of France Poincaré. Krasnoe Selo.  Почетный караул, выстроенный для встречи Николая Второго и премьер министра Франции Пуанкаре. Красное Село.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-1892-cf042f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-1892-cf042f-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княгини Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-d26707</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-d26707-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sikorsky-s-12-66c52f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/sikorsky-s-12-66c52f-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sikorsky S-12 during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Sikorsky S-12  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-03da88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1872/12/31/polytechnic-exhibition-of-1872-of-the-imperial-society-of-natural-history-anthropology-03da88-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Polytechnic exhibition of 1872 of the Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography, affiliated to Moscow University.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Политехническая выставка 1872 г. Имп. Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии, состоящего при Московском Университете.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-photo-russia-1900s-72872e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/group-photo-russia-1900s-72872e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group photo, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-4f6b37</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-4f6b37-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/newspaper-gudok-1888-c184b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1988/12/31/newspaper-gudok-1888-c184b6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Newspaper Gudok, 1888]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-3fa1bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1855/12/31/graduates-of-the-poltava-officers-school-3fa1bf-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Graduates of the Poltava officers school]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-2f6085</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/ethnographic-expedition-to-transbaikalia-orochons-1912-2f6085-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ethnographic expedition to Transbaikalia. Orochons, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-tianjin-1920s-cb1cc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/china-tianjin-1920s-cb1cc4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China, Tianjin, 1920s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925-1927. Китай на снимках Петра Емельяновича Скачкова. Тяньцзинь]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-4ca3a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-4ca3a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-4cb4ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/irkutsk-city-and-province-in-photographs-by-podgorbunsky-4cb4ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk - City and province in photographs by Podgorbunsky]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск. Город и губерния на снимках Подгорбунских]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-e5a824</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/26/ellora-caves-maharashtra-india-1900s-e5a824-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-920132</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-920132-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolye. Photographs by Michael Graim (1828–1911)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-db9256</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/mrassy-river-shoria-mountains-siberia-1913-db9256-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mrassy River, Shoria Mountains, Siberia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Горная Шория]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b8bef2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-b8bef2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-b4a154</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/1909-moscow-art-theater-inspector-revisor-b4a154-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1909. Moscow Art Theater. "Inspector" / "Revisor"]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Мхат. «Ревизор»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/egypt-sakkarah-1910-d16a66</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/egypt-sakkarah-1910-d16a66-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Egypt, Sakkarah, 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-ce1e95</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-ce1e95-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/satirical-drawings-by-artist-mikhail-stepanovich-znamensky-1850-1860s-886546</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/satirical-drawings-by-artist-mikhail-stepanovich-znamensky-1850-1860s-886546-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Satirical drawings by artist Mikhail Stepanovich Znamensky, 1850-1860s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1850-1860-е.Сатирические рисунки художника Михаила Степановичем Знаменского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-f7c410</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-f7c410-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-469586</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/in-memory-of-the-centenary-of-the-24th-simbirsk-infantry-regiment-1811-1911-469586-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[In memory of the centenary of the 24th Simbirsk Infantry Regiment 1811-1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[В память столетия 24го пехотного Симбирского полка 1811-1911]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-2041fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/tobolsk-governorate-1900s-2041fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tobolsk Governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Tobolsk Urban District]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-princess-olga-alexandrovna-and-grand-duke-mikhail-alexandrovich-in-the-b96c6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/great-princess-olga-alexandrovna-and-grand-duke-mikhail-alexandrovich-in-the-b96c6a-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Princess Olga Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich in the garden with the father of Emperor Alexander III.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Great Princess Olga Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich in the garden with the father of Emperor Alexander III watered the trees.  Великая Княжна Ольга Александровна и Великий князь Михаил Александрович в саду с отцом Императором Александром III поливают деревья.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/suchansky-mine-1912-f8c92f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/suchansky-mine-1912-f8c92f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Suchansky mine, 1912]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-in-color-1880s-81a1b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/04/japan-in-color-1880s-81a1b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan in color, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-fa0bea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-in-kostroma-1913-fa0bea-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Royal visit of Emperor Nicholas II in Kostroma. 1913. - Приезд Императора Николая II в Кострому. 1913]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/great-princess-elisaveta-feodorovna-for-needlework-31df4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/great-princess-elisaveta-feodorovna-for-needlework-31df4d-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Great Princess Elisaveta Feodorovna for needlework.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна за рукоделием.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-b5d9df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-b5d9df-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Industrial machines trade company. Odessa, 1900-1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/212-213-the-banner-of-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-1700-year-the-banner-of-l-8c2c9b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1730/12/31/212-213-the-banner-of-l-g-preobrazhensky-regiment-1700-year-the-banner-of-l-8c2c9b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[212-213. The banner of L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, 1700 year. The banner of L.-G. Preobrazhensky Regiment, 1701]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[212-213. The banner of L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, 1700 year. The banner of L.-G. Preobrazhensky Regiment, 1701  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    212-213. Знамя Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, 1700 года. Знамя Л.-Гв. Преображенского полка, 1701 года  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-539cff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1883/12/31/vesna-krasna-spring-is-red-an-allegorical-procession-during-sacred-coronation-539cff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vesna Krasna (Spring is Red) - an allegorical procession during sacred coronation of their imperial majesties]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Весна красна аллегорическое шествие, устроенное во время народного праздника 21 мая 1883 г. на Ходынском поле М. Лентовским по случаю священного коронования их императорских величеств]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-fd5ab7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/portrait-photograph-novgorod-1900s-fd5ab7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait photograph, Novgorod, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-ural-russia-1900s-3d663f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-ural-russia-1900s-3d663f-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Ural, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-3887aa</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-3887aa-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-e2c705</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-e2c705-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia. Malaya sloboda.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-b60240</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/travel-photo-album-cairo-egypt-1909-b60240-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Travel photo album - Cairo, Egypt, 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-ab3a73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-ab3a73-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-44cd48</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy-44cd48-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-11cfd7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/siberian-mountains-russia-1900s-11cfd7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberian Mountains, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-bc750e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/my-menagerie-album-of-drawings-for-children-from-the-publishing-house-sytin-bc750e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“My Menagerie” Album of drawings for children from the publishing house Sytin]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-fcc12f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-fcc12f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1914-7c47c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-1900-1914-7c47c4-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1914, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/503-ober-officer-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1763-to-1786-in-the-front-line-e0cf89</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/503-ober-officer-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1763-to-1786-in-the-front-line-e0cf89-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[503. OBER-OFFICER of the Infantry Regiment, from 1763 to 1786. (In the front line uniform).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[503. OBER-OFFICER of the Infantry Regiment, from 1763 to 1786. (In the front line uniform).  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    503. ОБЕР-ОФИЦЕР Пехотного полка, с 1763 по 1786 год. (В Парадной строевой форме).  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-66de5c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-66de5c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk in Arkhangelsk Gubernia, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vaga River. ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-harbin-china-1920-73b844</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/views-of-harbin-china-1920-73b844-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Harbin, China, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-be637d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/petrograd-saint-petersburg-during-october-revolution-1917-karl-bulla-photographs-be637d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) during October Revolution 1917, Karl Bulla photographs.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Карл Карлович Булла. Работы после Октября 1917]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-japanese-war-d57263</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russo-japanese-war-d57263-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Japanese War]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-6b7590</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-6b7590-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-9cd8ff</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/200th-anniversary-of-the-9th-ingermanland-infantry-regiment-of-russian-army-9cd8ff-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[200th anniversary of the 9th Ingermanland Infantry Regiment of Russian Army]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1903. Празднование 200-летия учреждения 9 пехотного Ингерманландского полка императора Петра I полка, ранее Староингерманландского генерала-фельдмаршала князя Михаила Голицына]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-85370e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-85370e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk (Ulan Ude), Byryat region, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-starominskaya-5f3073</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/stanitsa-starominskaya-5f3073-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Starominskaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Газомоторная мельница И.С. Иванского. 1903  Станица Староминская, Краснодарский Край]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-6c6c88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-6c6c88-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1900s-bb79ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-1900s-bb79ee-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circassian-charity-evening-in-yekaterinodar-1914-062d7e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/circassian-charity-evening-in-yekaterinodar-1914-062d7e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circassian charity evening in Yekaterinodar, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. «Черкесский благотворительный вечер 2 января в Екатеринодаре»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-253de7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-253de7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-0ce702</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/views-of-railway-structures-in-galicia-0ce702-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of railway structures in Galicia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-faf5a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-faf5a3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1897-travel-to-crimea-f8f469</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/1897-travel-to-crimea-f8f469-640.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1897. Travel to Crimea]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1897. Путешествие Антона Штуксберга в Крым]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ioanno-theological-sursky-womens-monastery-on-the-right-is-the-assumption-cathedral-5f58f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/ioanno-theological-sursky-womens-monastery-on-the-right-is-the-assumption-cathedral-5f58f9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ioanno-Theological Sursky women's monastery. On the right is the Assumption Cathedral. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Сура - Sura, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164630]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Ioanno-Theological Sursky women's monastery. On the right is the Assumption Cathedral.  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. the birthplace of John of Kronstadt: Russian saint, Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1829 - 1909.   Комплекс Иоанно-Богословского Сурского женского монастыря. Справа - Успенский собор.  Одно из древнейших поселений на Пинеге. Упоминается в новгородских документах 1471 года как «Сура поганая». Село входило в состав Кеврольского, Пинежского и Архангельского уездов. Место рождения Святого Иоанна Кронштадского, 1829 - 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1890s-698088</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/japan-1890s-698088-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-421629</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-imperial-lifeguards-regiment-421629-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Imperial Lifeguards Regiment]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3c220b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/fragments-weekly-artistic-humor-magazine-with-cartoons-1909-3c220b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fragments - weekly artistic humor magazine with cartoons 1909]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/correctional-home-for-teenagers-of-the-rukavishnikov-brothers-in-moscow-1890-0a47b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/correctional-home-for-teenagers-of-the-rukavishnikov-brothers-in-moscow-1890-0a47b8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Correctional home for teenagers of the Rukavishnikov brothers in Moscow, 1890]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890. City correctional home for teenagers of the Rukavishnikov brothers in Moscow]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-0af3e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-0af3e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-823cba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/life-in-south-siberia-altay-in-19220s-823cba-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Life in South Siberia, Altay, in 19220s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-1d754f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/221st-infantry-reserve-troitsko-sergievsky-regiment-officers-1d754f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[221st Infantry Reserve Troitsko-Sergievsky Regiment Officers]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом с фотографиями офицеров 221-го пехотного резервного Троицко-Сергиевского полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-91b281</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-91b281-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-07ae41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/album-of-monograms-a-guide-for-doing-handicrafts-in-families-and-educational-07ae41-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of monograms. A guide for doing handicrafts in families and educational institutions. Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-3ce51c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-3ce51c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-bogoroditskaya-church-in-the-seminary-708fe6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-bogoroditskaya-church-in-the-seminary-708fe6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir - Bogoroditskaya church in the seminary.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Bogoroditskaya church in the seminary.  Богородицкая церковь в семинарии.  Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-f89aa4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-f89aa4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-the-russian-empire-4f15f5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-the-russian-empire-4f15f5-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of The Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-398316</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/emperor-nikolas-ii-in-the-city-of-kholm-1901-398316-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nikolas II in the city of Kholm, 1901]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901. Альбом пребывания его императорского величества государя императора Николая Александровича в г.Холме на праздновании 200-летнего юбилея 65-го пехотного Московского Августейшего имени его императорского Величества, полка.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-c57647</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-c57647-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg mechanical shoe production Skorokhod 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Товарищество Санкт-Петербургского механического производства обуви Скороход (Заставская, д.15)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-c32419</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/celebrations-of-the-holy-coronation-parade-on-the-khodynka-field-c32419-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Celebration coronation Parade on the Khodynka Field.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/woman-in-caricature-1910-edf502</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1810/12/31/woman-in-caricature-1910-edf502-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Woman in caricature. 1910.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Женщина в карикатуре. Альбом «Будильника»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsarevich-alexander-alexander-iii-8baccf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/tsarevich-alexander-alexander-iii-8baccf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsarevich Alexander - Alexander III]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[On March 13, 1881, Alexander’s father, Emperor Alexander II, was assassinated in St. Petersburg by Narodnaya Volya, and Alexander unexpectedly succeeded to the throne. On the day of his assassination, Alexander II had signed a proclamation creating a consulting group to advise the Emperor, which some considered a step towards constitutional monarchy. The new emperor, Alexander III, canceled the new policy before it was published.  Alexander thought that the empire would have been permeated by anarchist troublemakers and revolutionary agitators. He created the Okhrana, the secret police and he launched a policy of Russification. No major wars were fought during Alexander’s reign and he was nicknamed “The Peacemaker.” One of the most important accomplishments during his was the planning and the beginning of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-6221f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/tsaritsyno-russia-1900s-6221f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsaritsyno, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-553eb1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-553eb1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-4e44da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-4e44da-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-dd8cce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-dd8cce-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/king-edward-vii-nicholas-ii-and-empress-dowager-maria-feodorovna-8a4c3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/king-edward-vii-nicholas-ii-and-empress-dowager-maria-feodorovna-8a4c3c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[King Edward VII, Nicholas II and Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[King Edward VII, Nicholas II and Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna. Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908.   Король Эдуард VII, Николай II и вдовствующая императрица Мария Федоровна. Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-eae155</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/modern-book-cover-by-erich-gollerbach-eae155-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Modern book cover by Erich Gollerbach.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Эрих Фёдорович Голлербах. Современная обложка, 1927]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-navy-1900s-104339</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/russian-navy-1900s-104339-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Navy, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-e97888</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temple-of-seti-i-in-abydos-egypt-1910-e97888-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt, 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Ф.Н. Щербачев путешествует по Египту. Часть 2. По Нилу. Абидос]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-a21602</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-a21602-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-686acd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-686acd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-23c483</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/japanese-portraits-from-the-collection-of-admiral-konstantin-nikolaevich-posyet-23c483-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japanese portraits from the collection of Admiral Konstantin Nikolaevich Posyet, 1880s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1880-е. Японцы на фотографиях из коллекции адмирала Константина Николаевича Посьета]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-749be9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-749be9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-holy-gates-of-the-solovki-monastery-4c8597</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-holy-gates-of-the-solovki-monastery-4c8597-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The Holy Gates of the Solovki Monastery]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916.   Святые ворота Соловецкого монастыря  Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-ae6f19</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-ae6f19-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/caucasus-region-views-1904-314022</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/caucasus-region-views-1904-314022-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Caucasus region views, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-theater-at-the-golden-gate-9f1ee2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-theater-at-the-golden-gate-9f1ee2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Theater at the Golden Gate]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, Theater at the Golden Gate  Владимир, Театр у Золотых ворот]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-4b7618</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-4b7618-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-40623e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-maria-fyodorovna-romanova-1916-40623e-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. 1916]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street, Pechers'kyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01008]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Album of Maria Fyodorovna Romanova. Charity in favor of the Russian army. 1916. - Альбом Марии Федоровны Романовой. Благотворительность в пользу русского воинства. 1916]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/korean-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-e51323</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/korean-guests-of-the-coronation-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-and-empress-alexandra-e51323-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Korean Guests of the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Highest Persons, Representatives of Foreign States, Commander-in-Chief and High-Ranked Persons who arrived in Moscow to celebrate the Sacred Crowning of Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in May 1896.  Высочайшие Особы, Представители Иностранных Государств, Главнокомандующие и Высокопоставленные Лица, прибывшие в Москву к торжествам Священного Коронования Их Императорских Величеств Государя Императора Николая II и Государыни Императрицы Александры Феодоровны в мае месяце 1896 года.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-7489c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-7489c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-1982c1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-1982c1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-db39e8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/pavel-zaremba-photographs-harbin-china-1900-1901-db39e8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pavel Zaremba photographs. Harbin, China, 1900-1901.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/on-the-shore-of-lake-likousha-alexandrov-025436</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/28/on-the-shore-of-lake-likousha-alexandrov-025436-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[On the shore of Lake Likousha. Alexandrov]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[On the shore of Lake Likousha. 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 prince's residence was built. Was the main political and cultural center of the Russian state, the center of oprichnina of Ivan IV.    На берегу озера Ликоуши. Поселение известно с середины XIV века. Близость слободы к Москве, Троице-Сергиевой лавре и Переславлю-Залесскому сделало её в XV веке местом отдыха московских князей. Со времён Ивана III в собственности царей, центр опричнины при Иване Грозном.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-ba81e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-ba81e4-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-d6a65a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1899/12/31/kazakhs-of-the-semipalatinsk-region-photographs-of-samuil-martynovich-dudin-d6a65a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kazakhs of the Semipalatinsk region - photographs of Samuil Martynovich Dudin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1899. Казахи Семипалатинской области на снимках Самуила Мартыновича Дудина]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ceramic-plant-vakhter-and-k-borovichi-1900s-694369</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ceramic-plant-vakhter-and-k-borovichi-1900s-694369-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ceramic plant "Vakhter and K", Borovichi, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Завод «Вахтер и К» г. Боровичи]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-d1a286</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/19/shenkursk-is-a-town-and-the-administrative-center-of-shenkursky-district-in-d1a286-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shenkursk Embarkment, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Shenkursk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 Svoyzemtsev. In 1446 he was mentioned as a posad of Schenkurye. In 1565 - the oprichnaya town of Vaga, the estate of the future Tsar Boris Fedorovich Godunov. In 1708, the Vaga with the surrounding lands became part of the Arkhangelsk gubernia.  Многие историки отождествляют Шенкурск с Чудиным, местом для сбора подати в уставной грамоте новгородского князя Святослава Ольговича от 1137 года. В 1315 году Шенкурский погост был куплен новгородским посадником Своеземцевым. В 1446 году упоминался как посад Шенкурье. В 1565 году — опричный город Вага, вотчина будущего царя Бориса Федоровича Годунова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-meets-members-of-the-british-royal-family-who-board-the-imperial-a358b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/nicholas-ii-meets-members-of-the-british-royal-family-who-board-the-imperial-a358b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II meets members of the British royal family, who board the Imperial yacht "Standart".]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II meets members of the British royal family, who board the Imperial yacht "Standart".Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna visit Regatta Kaus. - Николай II встречает членов британской королевской семьи, поднимающихся на борт Императорской яхты «Штандарт». Император Николай II и императрица Александра Федоровна посещают Регату Каус.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-postcard-1900s-752fbc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-postcard-1900s-752fbc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow postcard 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/collection-of-landscapes-album-for-kids-fe2feb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/collection-of-landscapes-album-for-kids-fe2feb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Collection of Landscapes - Album for Kids]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/iran-and-iranians-1900s-3c67a6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/iran-and-iranians-1900s-3c67a6-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Iran and Iranians, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarkand-in-1890s-1929c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/samarkand-in-1890s-1929c2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarkand in 1890s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Samarkand is a historic city in Uzbekistan that was founded in the 7th century B.C. . It's located in a large oasis in the Zerafshan River valley]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wwi-orphanage-tikhvin-russia-326a96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/wwi-orphanage-tikhvin-russia-326a96-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[WWI Orphanage, Tikhvin, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-1900s-06d847</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/vladivostok-1900s-06d847-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-92d27a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/china-in-1900s-photographs-by-pyotr-emelyanovich-skachkov-92d27a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[China in 1900s - photographs by Pyotr Emelyanovich Skachkov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900. Китай на фотографиях из коллекции Петра Емельяновича Скачкова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-0c18fc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-travel-1910s-0c18fc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains travel, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-hydra-852999</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-hydra-852999-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Hydra]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-after-the-presentation-of-her-book-of-memoirs-2ae663</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/07/grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-after-the-presentation-of-her-book-of-memoirs-2ae663-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna after the presentation of her book of memoirs. ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna after the presentation of her book of memoirs. Southern California.  Великая княгиня Мария Павловна после презентации своей книги мемуаров. Южная Калифорния.]]></image:caption><image:license>http://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-e091af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/hospital-for-the-people-at-the-kostroma-epiphany-convent-1881-e091af-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hospital for the people at the Kostroma Epiphany Convent, 1881]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1881. Лечебница для народа при Костромском Богоявленском Женском монастыре]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-08c2b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-russia-1908-08c2b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province, Russia, 1908]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1908. Экспедиция в Архагельскую губернию на снимках З.З.Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/674-the-officer-of-hussars-st-petersburg-legion-from-1765-to-1775-256714</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/674-the-officer-of-hussars-st-petersburg-legion-from-1765-to-1775-256714-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[674. The officer of hussars, St. Petersburg Legion from 1765 to 1775]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[674. The officer of hussars, St. Petersburg Legion from 1765 to 1775  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    674. ГУСАРСКИЙ ОФИЦЕР С.-Петербургского Легиона, с 1765 по 1775 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-238fa4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russo-asiatic-company-1910s-238fa4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo-Asiatic Company, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-1a4f16</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/postcards-of-vyshny-volochyok-russia-1900s-1a4f16-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Postcards of Vyshny Volochyok, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Вышний Волочёк]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-9a1c3f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/photographs-of-ancient-icons-and-old-believer-churches-of-the-rogozhsky-cemetery-9a1c3f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs of ancient icons and Old Believer churches of the Rogozhsky cemetery in Moscow, 1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Снимки древних икон и старообрядческих храмов Рогожского кладбища в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-52737e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/alexandrovka-herson-region-ukraine-1900s-52737e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovka, Herson region, Ukraine, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Александровка, имение Кефала]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-3eb349</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-3eb349-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Astrakhan, Boats in harbor, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anapa-russia-1900-1910-682048</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/anapa-russia-1900-1910-682048-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anapa, Russia 1900-1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Анапа в начале XX века.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/battleship-slava-1910-0f5c34</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/battleship-slava-1910-0f5c34-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Battleship "Slava", 1910]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-fa7ea9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/eastern-siberia-people-1890s-fa7ea9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern Siberia People, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-during-wwi-ed9419</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-during-wwi-ed9419-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Aviation during WWI]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-1aa84b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-1aa84b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-b85b83</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/samples-and-prices-of-the-kulzhenko-stationery-store-and-photo-litho-printing-b85b83-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples and prices of the Kulzhenko stationery store and photo litho-printing house, 1901]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-street-the-center-of-vladimir-98dd05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/moscow-street-the-center-of-vladimir-98dd05-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow street. The center of Vladimir.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow street. The center of Vladimir. Московская улица. Центр Владимира.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bankovskaya-bank-street-murom-vladimir-province-russia-617b18</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/bankovskaya-bank-street-murom-vladimir-province-russia-617b18-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bankovskaya (Bank) Street. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Since the XVII century, Murom has become an important handicraft center. The architectural appearance of the historical part of Murom was formed in the XIX-XX century, as large-scale fires in 1792 and 1805 obliterated all old wooden structures. The new city was built according to a general plan developed by Ivan Mikhailovich Lem and approved by Empress Catherine II in 1788. In the XIX century, in Murom, iron foundry and mechanical factories began to operate, flax and spinning mills and railway workshops.  Банковская улица. С XVII века Муром становится важным ремесленным центром. Архитектурный облик исторической части Мурома сложился в XIX - XX веках, так как масштабные пожары 1792 и 1805 годов уничтожили все старые деревянные постройки. Новый город застраивался по генеральному плану, разработанному Иваном Михайловичем Лемом и утверждённому императрицей Екатериной II в 1788 году. В XIX веке в Муроме начали действовать чугунолитейный и механический заводы, льнопрядильная и хлопчатобумажная фабрики, железнодорожные мастерские.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kursk-railway-station-in-1918-trials-of-autodrain-9e6b42</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/kursk-railway-station-in-1918-trials-of-autodrain-9e6b42-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kursk railway station in 1918. Trials of autodrain.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Испытание автодрезины на Курском вокзале. 1918 год. Эпизод из кинохроники "Кино-неделя" за 1918 год № 22. На кадрах кинохроники видим испытание самоходного рельсового транспортного средства, так называемой дрезины, приводимой в движение с помощью двигателя внутреннего сгорания. Курский вокзал в 1918 году. Здесь мы видим только платформы вокзала. Музыка: e5 (Andrew Scott Foust)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-passage-1900-1914-e33c82</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-passage-1900-1914-e33c82-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, Passage 1900-1914 - Russian postcard. Public domain image.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-5bf80e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pskov-russian-beer-label-1900-5bf80e-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pskov. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/for-a-dear-friend-at-least-an-earring-from-his-ear-russian-fairy-tale-5c95bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1907/12/31/for-a-dear-friend-at-least-an-earring-from-his-ear-russian-fairy-tale-5c95bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[“For a dear friend, at least an earring from his ear!” Russian Fairy Tale]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1907. Елизавета Бём «Для милого дружка хоть сережку из ушка!»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-034d02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/grand-duchesses-olga-and-tatiana-034d02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[ГАРФ  673 - 1 - 176  Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-streets-1900s-0aae3e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/moscow-streets-1900s-0aae3e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow streets, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/elephantine-aswan-nile-river-egypt-1910s-77acb5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/elephantine-aswan-nile-river-egypt-1910s-77acb5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Elephantine, Aswan, Nile River, Egypt 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900-1917-2f54f0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/odessa-1900-1917-2f54f0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900-1917]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-d94f41</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/turukhansk-ethnographic-expedition-yenisei-ostyaks-1905-1909-d94f41-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turukhansk ethnographic expedition. "Yenisei Ostyaks". 1905-1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1905-1909. Туруханская этнографическая экспедиция. «Енисейские остяки». Часть 2]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-55c2c0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-55c2c0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-188f13</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-188f13-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-00f483</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/verkhneudinsk-ulan-ude-byryat-region-russia-1900s-00f483-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Verkhneudinsk (Ulan Ude), Byryat region, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Ulan-Ude]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-ab95e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/russian-army-medics-in-port-arthur-china-ab95e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Army Medics in Port Arthur, China]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-a72815</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/construction-of-the-chinese-eastern-railway-1900s-a72815-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kola-murmanks-governorate-1884-eade4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2014/01/09/kola-murmanks-governorate-1884-eade4d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kola, Murmanks Governorate, 1884]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gamme ved Imandra, Kola]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-915ee3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/04/24/russian-advertising-posters-1900s-915ee3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Advertising Posters, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-3e7f43</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/beleliubskogo-bridge-in-borovichi-valday-novgorod-governorate-1900s-3e7f43-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beleliubskogo Bridge in Borovichi, Valday, Novgorod governorate, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Мост Белелюбского в Боровичах]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-near-belukha-mountain-1af328</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/altay-near-belukha-mountain-1af328-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay near Belukha mountain]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из фотоархива Василия Васильевича Сапожникова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-1910s-743894</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/altay-mountains-1910s-743894-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-e269c5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kyrgyz-people-kyrgyzstan-1910s-e269c5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyzstan, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-8e0c96</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-8e0c96-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/satirical-drawings-by-artist-mikhail-stepanovich-znamensky-1850-1860s-ae5adb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/satirical-drawings-by-artist-mikhail-stepanovich-znamensky-1850-1860s-ae5adb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Satirical drawings by artist Mikhail Stepanovich Znamensky, 1850-1860s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1850-1860-е.Сатирические рисунки художника Михаила Степановичем Знаменского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/siberia-kazakhstan-altay-1910s-63b7b4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/siberia-kazakhstan-altay-1910s-63b7b4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Siberia, Kazakhstan, Altay, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/house-with-a-photo-salon-of-yaileytsinger-on-pskov-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-886d49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/house-with-a-photo-salon-of-yaileytsinger-on-pskov-prospect-arkhangelsk-archangel-886d49-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[House with a photo salon of Ya.I.Leytsinger on Pskov prospect - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[House with a photo salon of Ya.I.Leytsinger on Pskov Avenue  Дом с фотосалоном Я.И.Лейцингера на Псковском проспекте]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-6551f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/01/archive-of-alexander-vasilyevich-zhivago-part-1-dulepovo-estate-6551f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of Alexander Vasilyevich Zhivago. Part 1. Dulepovo estate]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Dulepovo]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Архив Александра Васильевича Живаго. Часть 1. Имение Дулепово]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-40f39a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-40f39a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ships in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.   Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/post-aleksandrovskiy-sakhalin-1900s-599fe7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/post-aleksandrovskiy-sakhalin-1900s-599fe7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Post Aleksandrovskiy, Sakhalin, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-1920s-bb0376</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/eiffel-tower-1920s-bb0376-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, 1920s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-35d2ea</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/emperor-of-russia-nikolay-ii-35d2ea-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor of Russia Nikolay II - Public domain portrait photograph]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Император России Николай II  Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-b437b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-b437b7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-grandchildren-leonid-and-ksenia-333e73</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/06/22/grand-duchess-olga-alexandrovna-with-her-grandchildren-leonid-and-ksenia-333e73-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna with her grandchildren Leonid and Ksenia.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, with her grandchildren Leonid and Ksenia.  Великая Княгиня Ольга Александровна, младшая дочь Императора Александра III и Императрицы Марии Феодоровны, с внуками Леонидом и Ксенией.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/masking-hangars-with-airplanes-in-the-forest-radom-province-art-konsk-march-1fa980</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/masking-hangars-with-airplanes-in-the-forest-radom-province-art-konsk-march-1fa980-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Masking airplanes in the forest. Radom province, art. Konsk. March 1915.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[XX air force Squad in the war of 1914-1915.   Masking hangars with airplanes in the forest. Radom province, art. Konsk. March 1915.  Маскировка ангаров с аэропланами в лесу. Радомская губерния, ст. Конск. Март 1915.  XX корпусной авиационный отряд на войне 1914-1915 гг.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kamyshin-russia-1900s-28eb4e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kamyshin-russia-1900s-28eb4e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kamyshin, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Volgograd]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-group-of-employees-at-the-belovezhsky-palace-7d5d58</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/a-group-of-employees-at-the-belovezhsky-palace-7d5d58-640.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A group of employees at the Belovezhsky Palace]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Группа служащих Беловежского дворца у входа во дворец.  Российская Империя.  A group of employees of the Bialowieza Palace at the entrance to the palace. Russian empire. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-shosseynaya-87701f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/05/gelendzhik-on-the-black-sea-shosseynaya-87701f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik on the Black Sea. Shosseynaya]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Gelendzhik - a Russian resort town on the Black Sea.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-d823cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1793/12/31/images-of-the-uniforms-of-the-russian-imperial-troops-consisting-of-88-persons-d823cf-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Сuirassier regiment officer. Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Images of the uniforms of the Russian-Imperial troops, consisting of 88 persons illuminated. 1793.  Изображения мундиров российско-императорского войска, состоящих из 88 лиц иллюминированных. 1793.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-cb372f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/russian-aviation-and-aeronautics-during-the-great-war-cb372f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation and aeronautics during the Great War]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915-1917. Авиация и воздухоплавание в годы Великой войны на снимках Анощенко Николая Дмитриевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-40d7d6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-cadet-corps-1900s-40d7d6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Cadet Corps 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-1977b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/kostroma-the-volga-river-region-in-1911-1977b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, The Volga river region in 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Поволжье на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tatiana-anastasia-olga-marie-with-alexis-in-the-front-7f0a33</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tatiana-anastasia-olga-marie-with-alexis-in-the-front-7f0a33-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tatiana, Anastasia, Olga, Marie, with Alexis in the Front]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Tatiana, Anastasia, Olga, Marie, with Alexis in the Front  Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-1900s-2671da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/odessa-1900s-2671da-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-9dcd6f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-visit-of-prince-of-china-zaitao-to-russia-1910-9dcd6f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Prince of China Zaitao with Russian Military in Russia. 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The visit of Prince of China Zaitao to Russia. 1910  Визит принца Китая Цзай-Тао в Россию. 1910]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1900s-d8eb57</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1900s-d8eb57-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-1926-f59102</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-1926-f59102-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China, 1926]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-d926e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/photographs-glass-negatives-by-malinovsky-d926e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Photographs (glass negatives) by Malinovsky]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-746eac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-746eac-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-ce88bd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/nikolaevsk-on-amur-river-ce88bd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nikolaevsk on Amur River]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/voitskiy-falls-b00f4d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/voitskiy-falls-b00f4d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Voitskiy Falls., Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Воицкий падун, Nadvoitsy, Republic of Karelia, Russia - Nadvoitsy, Segezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia, 186431]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Voitskiy Falls. Located near the village of Nadvoitsa on the river Nizhny Vyg. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky.  Воицкий водопад. Находится у посёлка Надвоицы на реке Нижний Выг. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-655a02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/textile-production-of-the-ludwig-rabeneck-manufactory-655a02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Textile production of the Ludwig Rabeneck Manufactory]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1890-1900-е. Альбом «Текстильное производство Товарищества мануфактур Людвиг Рабенек».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-royal-sovereign-9597b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-royal-sovereign-9597b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Royal Sovereign]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-a0c4fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-a0c4fb-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-8aefbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/podolye-photographs-by-michael-graim-18281911-8aefbd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Podolye. Photographs by Michael Graim (1828–1911)]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-е. Лица Подолии. Фотографии Михала Грайма (1828–1911)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1904-b6df8a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/empress-alexandra-feodorovna-with-tsesarevich-alexei-1904-b6df8a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1904.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Tsesarevich Alexei. 1904.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-385269</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-385269-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kharbin-china-1900s-a35740</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/kharbin-china-1900s-a35740-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kharbin, China, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-king-edward-vii-and-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-the-revel-bay-june-9-fc160b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/meeting-of-king-edward-vii-and-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-the-revel-bay-june-9-fc160b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Revel Bay. June 9, 1908.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. - Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-d43ec3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-d43ec3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-4a79ac</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/borovichi-novgotod-region-during-russian-revolution-and-1920s-4a79ac-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgotod Region, during Russian revolution and 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/celebration-of-the-bicentenary-of-the-baptism-of-the-russian-people-in-kyiv-d6228c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/celebration-of-the-bicentenary-of-the-baptism-of-the-russian-people-in-kyiv-d6228c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Celebration of the bicentenary of the Baptism of the Russian people in Kyiv 1888]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Празднование девятисотлетия Крещения русского народа в Киеве 1888]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-1e3b75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/album-of-midshipman-the-naval-school-in-vladivostok-graduate-1916-1e3b75-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of midshipman, the Naval School in Vladivostok graduate, 1916]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1916. Альбом корабельного гардемарина, выпускника Морского училища во Владивостоке]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-50fe63</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/turkestan-region-photos-of-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-1914-50fe63-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Turkestan region. Photos of Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov. 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Туркестанский край. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kevaylerstrom-on-a-walk-near-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ac1cbd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/25/kevaylerstrom-on-a-walk-near-astrakhan-south-russia-city-on-volga-river-ac1cbd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[K.E.Vaylerstrom on a walk near Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[K.E.Vaylerstrom on a walk near Astrakhan 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 five-domed Assumption Cathedral.     К.Е.Вайлерстром на прогулке возле Астрахани Астрахань - город на Волге на юге России. Известна благодаря Астраханскому Кремлю, большой крепости, построенной в 1500-х годах. В Астрахани построены нескольких русских православных церквей, в том числе пятиглавый Успенский собор.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-30ad11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/higher-womens-bestuzhev-courses-1900s-30ad11-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Higher Women's (Bestuzhev) courses. 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Высшие Женские (Бестужевские) курсы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-439577</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-439577-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/leo-tolstoy-e673cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1903/12/31/leo-tolstoy-e673cd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Leo Tolstoy]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-0cd1db</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/dmitrov-and-its-residents-1910s-0cd1db-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Dmitrov and it's residents, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bukhara-1880s-6917c2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/bukhara-1880s-6917c2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bukhara, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-f35c3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/1925-red-manchester-ivanovo-voznesensk-and-province-f35c3c-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1925. Red Manchester. Ivanovo-Voznesensk and province]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1925. Красный Манчестер. Иваново-Вознесенская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-1900s-0a8267</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-1900s-0a8267-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lake-baikal-1900s-c3a6f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/lake-baikal-1900s-c3a6f7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lake Baikal, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-29017a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-29017a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-120453</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-120453-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-440d72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1828/12/31/buildings-in-the-regimental-headquarters-of-his-majesty-the-kings-grenadier-440d72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Buildings in the regimental headquarters of His Majesty the King's Grenadier Regiment of Prussia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1828. Атлас строениям в полковом штабе и в поселенных ротах гренадерскаго его величества короля прусскаго полка]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-cb9f44</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-cb9f44-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samarquand-in-1920s-cd2a28</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1930/12/31/samarquand-in-1920s-cd2a28-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samarquand in 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-e3e2ed</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/vladivostok-during-russian-revolution-and-entente-intervention-e3e2ed-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladivostok during Russian Revolution and Entente Intervention]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/emperor-nicholas-ii-marches-in-front-of-the-stands-from-the-triumphal-gates-437108</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/emperor-nicholas-ii-marches-in-front-of-the-stands-from-the-triumphal-gates-437108-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Emperor Nicholas II in front of the stands from the Triumphal Gates on Tverskaya Street ]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896 - Коронация императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Феодоровны, 1896]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/old-baku-shikhovo-bibi-eibat-b7982e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/old-baku-shikhovo-bibi-eibat-b7982e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Old Baku. Shikhovo (Bibi Eibat).]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Old Baku. Shikhovo (Bibi Eibat). Старый Баку. Шихово (Биби Эйбат).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eiffel-tower-paris-1920s-039d07</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/eiffel-tower-paris-1920s-039d07-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-ce4006</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/stanitsa-batalpashinskaya-kuban-ce4006-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Stanitsa Batalpashinskaya, Kuban]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Станица Баталпашинская, Кубань]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-2ea492</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-nobility-medical-and-sanitary-detachment-in-harbin-2ea492-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Nobility medical and sanitary detachment in Harbin]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1904-1905. Дворянский врачебно-санитарный отряд в Харбине]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-529324</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-529324-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-7d5583</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/papua-new-guinea-drawings-by-miklukho-maklai-7d5583-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea, drawings by Miklukho Maklai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870-1880-е. Работы Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая. Коллекции с берега Маклая.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-e1e397</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-e1e397-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-600040</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1705/12/31/drawings-of-ancient-copper-artillery-stored-in-the-arsenals-of-moscow-st-petersburg-600040-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Drawings of ancient copper artillery stored in the arsenals of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Riga and Kiev]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Чертежи древних медных артиллерийских орудий, хранившихся в арсеналах Москвы, Петербурга, Риги и Киева, изготовленные при Артиллерийском кадетском корпусе]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/penza-russia-1890s-18ddcb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/penza-russia-1890s-18ddcb-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Penza, Russia,  1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/khabarovsk-1900s-9d1c1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/khabarovsk-1900s-9d1c1f-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Khabarovsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-and-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-kiev-at-the-opening-of-the-b16952</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/nicholas-ii-and-members-of-the-imperial-family-in-kiev-at-the-opening-of-the-b16952-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II and members of the imperial family in Kiev at the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II and members of the imperial family in Kiev at the opening of the monument to Emperor Alexander II. 1911. - Николай II и членов императорской фамилии в Киеве на открытии памятника императору Александру II. 1911.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-cccc8e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/flying-boat-hydroplane-m-5-by-grigorovich-cccc8e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Flying boat, hydroplane M-5 by Grigorovich  Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-83a6c9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-83a6c9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/portrait-of-children-murom-vladimir-province-russia-a173a0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/portrait-of-children-murom-vladimir-province-russia-a173a0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Portrait of children. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Murom]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Murom. Children's portraits. Portrait of children. 1910s.  Муром. Детские портреты. Портрет детей. 1910-е.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-b33f72</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithographs-b33f72-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures - Color lithographs]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-7d8782</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-7d8782-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-1ded24</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-tambov-governorate-russia-1990s-1ded24-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, Tambov governorate, Russia, 1990s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/mikhail-osipovich-menshikov-and-his-estate-in-valdai-0327f7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/mikhail-osipovich-menshikov-and-his-estate-in-valdai-0327f7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Mikhail Osipovich Menshikov and his estate in Valdai]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Михаил Осипович Меньшиков и его усадьба в Валдае]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/armenians-of-iran-1900s-7408b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/armenians-of-iran-1900s-7408b3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Armenians of Iran, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/appendix-2c4a23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/appendix-2c4a23-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[APPENDIX, Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699" APPENDIX]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-map-of-the-vyatka-province-with-plans-and-views-of-cities-1806-d719a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1806/12/31/general-map-of-the-vyatka-province-with-plans-and-views-of-cities-1806-d719a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General map of the Vyatka province with plans and views of cities, 1806]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1806. Генеральная карта Вятской губернии с планами и видами городов]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-c36c11</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/from-moscow-to-the-trinity-sergius-lavra-1892-c36c11-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[From Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, 1892]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1892. Крестный ход из Москвы в Троице-Сергиеву Лавру в честь 500-летия Сергия Радонежского  1892. Procession from Moscow to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in honor of the 500th anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-1996f9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/st-nicholas-the-wonderworker-church-at-the-vocational-school-of-tsarevich-nicholas-1996f9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church at the vocational school of Tsarevich Nicholas, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1874-1914. Храм во имя святителя и чудотворца Николая при ремесленном училище цесаревича Николая]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-e23bba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/the-family-of-the-russian-emperor-nicholas-ii-visited-his-relatives-in-germany-e23bba-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. Castle Wolfsgarten. 1899-1900]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[K168, Langen (Hessen), Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, 63225]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Семья Российского Императора Николая Второго в гостях у родственников в Германии. Замок Вольфсгартен. Любительские фотографии из альбома императорской семьи Романовых. 1899-1900 гг.  Хранение: ГАРФ (Государственный Архив Российской Федерации). The family of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II visited his relatives in Germany. The castle of Wolfsgarten.Amateur photos from the album of the Romanov family. 1899-1900  Storage: GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/newspaper-gudok-1888-2a99b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1988/12/31/newspaper-gudok-1888-2a99b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Newspaper Gudok, 1888]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nizhny-novgorod-province-1910-1913-f8f52e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/nizhny-novgorod-province-1910-1913-f8f52e-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nizhny Novgorod province 1910-1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-1913. В Нижегородской губернии на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-18b2f3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/archive-of-general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-1917-1920-18b2f3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Archive of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin, 1917-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-5073b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/russia-in-pictures-color-lithoghraphs-album-5073b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russia in Pictures. Color Lithoghraphs Album.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900-1915-6ee3a3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/ivanovo-voznesensk-russia-1900-1915-6ee3a3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Russia, 1900-1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иваново-Вознесенск]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saratov-girls-gymnasium-formerly-ek-ulrich-class-1905-43e4b0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/saratov-girls-gymnasium-formerly-ek-ulrich-class-1905-43e4b0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saratov girls’ gymnasium (formerly E.K. Ulrich), Class 1905]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-in-1884-6841d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1884/12/31/moscow-in-1884-6841d1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow in 1884]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/belovezh-palace-e98d75</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/belovezh-palace-e98d75-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Belovezh Palace., Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[11, Park Pałacowy, Białowieża, hajnowski, podlaskie, Poland, 17-230]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[General view of the Tsar's Palace in Bialowieza. It was built in August 1894 according to the project of Count Nikolai de Rochefort.    Общий вид Царского дворца в Беловеже. Построен в августе 1894 г. по проекту графа Николая де Рошфорта.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-b32df3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/russian-defence-of-port-arthur-china-1904-1905-b32df3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian Defence of Port Arthur, China 1904-1905]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lüshunkou]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-3929b1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/borovichi-novgorod-region-1900s-3929b1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Borovichi, Novgorod region, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-harbin-china-1920-59742c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/views-of-harbin-china-1920-59742c-1024.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Harbin, China, 1920]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-0aeb02</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-of-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-0aeb02-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition of N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1913. Экспедиция Н.С. Гумилева в Абиссинию]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ramp-for-erecting-alexander-column-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-fafd2b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1834/12/31/ramp-for-erecting-alexander-column-st-petersburg-montferrand-auguste-1786-1858-fafd2b-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ramp for Erecting Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Palace Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans and details of the monument dedicated to the memory of Emperor Alexander. Alexander Column, St. Petersburg. Montferrand, Auguste (1786 - 1858)    Montferrand, Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et détails du monument consacré à la mémoire de l'Empereur Alexandre / A. Ricardde de Montferrand. - Paris, 1836   Планы и детали памятника, посвященного памяти Императора Александра. Александровская колонна, Санкт-Петербург. Монферран, Огюст (1786 - 1858)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-16a837</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/album-of-views-of-the-mikhailovsky-artillery-school-1900s-16a837-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Album of views of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School, 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Karelia]]></image:geo_location><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-20e2a2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-20e2a2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tiflis-georgia-1900s-39e5bc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tiflis-georgia-1900s-39e5bc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tiflis, Georgia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-52d98a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/moscow-city-railroads-1910s-52d98a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow City railroads, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-68546a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-postcard-1900s-68546a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chita-russia-1900s-13a08e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/chita-russia-1900s-13a08e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chita, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-baad99</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/blagoveshchensk-russia-1900s-baad99-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Blagoveshchensk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/pomor-people-mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-828137</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/pomor-people-mezen-of-arkhangelsk-gubernia-828137-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Pomor Family. Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Mezen']]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 here was the boyar son of Okladnikov with his sons, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1545.  In the XVIII-XIX centuries Mezen preserved an old way of life: along the river, there was one long street with village huts on both sides, with two log churches and a lot of windmills on the outskirts.  Mezen became the birthplace of many seamen-explorers, participants in polar expeditions.  In the early 20th century Mezen was the place of exile of revolutionaries.  Мезень была основана в XVI веке на месте Окладниковой (Большой) слободы (Сокольня Нова) и Кузнецовой (Малой) слободы Мезенского уезда. Первым поселился тут новгородский боярин Окладников с сыновьями, первое упоминание о поселении относится к 1545 году.  В XVIII—XIX веках Мезень сохраняла старинный бытовой уклад: вдоль реки тянулась одна длинная улица с деревенскими избами по обеим сторонам, с двумя бревенчатыми церквями и множеством ветряных мельниц на окраине.  Мезень стала родиной многих моряков-землепроходцев, участников полярных экспедиций.   В начале 20го века Мезень была местом ссылки революционеров.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-45d5e2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-45d5e2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/jan-soberg-photography-the-solovetsky-monastery-b4ebfe</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/jan-soberg-photography-the-solovetsky-monastery-b4ebfe-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Jan Soberg photography - The Solovetsky Monastery.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Соловецкий монастырь, Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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. He participated in exhibitions, in particular, in the exhibition "Russian North", which opened in the Gostiny Dvor on August 11, 1910. It was organized by the Arkhangelsk Society for the Study of the Russian North, the first chairman of which was an outstanding historian and bibliographer, the organizer of science, the Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor Alexander F. Shidlovsky. Soberg was a member of the Society for the Study of the Russian North. Participated in the publication of postcards dedicated to the North.  В декабре 1907 года крестьянин Эстляндской губернии Ян Соберг с открыл фотографическое заведение Архангельске. В 1909 году в Архангельске начало работу Фотографическое общество, членом которого стал и Ян Соберг. Он участвовал в выставках, в частности, в выставке «Русский Север», открывшейся в Гостином дворе 11 августа 1910 года. Организовало ее Архангельское общество изучения Русского Севера, первым председателем которого был выдающийся историк и библиограф, организатор науки, архангельский вице-губернатор Александр Федорович Шидловский. Соберг был членом Общества изучения Русского Севера. Участвовал в издании открыток, посвященных Северу.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-88fc56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/1918-peace-agreement-of-brest-litovsk-negotiations-88fc56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1918. Peace Agreement of Brest-Litovsk. Negotiations.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1918. Переговоры в Брест-Литовске. Брестский мир.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-12a669</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kostroma-central-russia-1900s-12a669-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma, Central Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/shoulders-or-epaulettes-of-the-ukrainian-landmilytsky-regiments-1763-1770-0f0399</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/shoulders-or-epaulettes-of-the-ukrainian-landmilytsky-regiments-1763-1770-0f0399-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Shoulders or epaulettes of the Ukrainian Landmilytsky Regiments, 1763-1770.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Shoulders or epaulettes of the Ukrainian Landmilytsky Regiments, 1763-1770.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    Погоны или эполеты Украинских и Закамских Ландмилицких полков, 1763-1770 г.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-49d48e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1919/12/31/czechoslovak-legion-in-russia-49d48e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Czechoslovak Legion in Russia]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом чешского легионера]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/meeting-of-king-edward-vii-and-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-the-revel-bay-june-9-a82c0e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1908/12/31/meeting-of-king-edward-vii-and-emperor-nicholas-ii-in-the-revel-bay-june-9-a82c0e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British officials. Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Revel Bay. June 9, 1908.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Gulf of Riga]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. - Встреча короля Эдуарда VII и императора Николая II в Ревельском заливе. 9 июня 1908.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-c866ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-of-russian-empire-c866ae-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma of Russian Empire]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the First State Duma. - Депутаты I Государственной думы.  Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/westinghouse-air-brake-model-5cca49</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/westinghouse-air-brake-model-5cca49-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Westinghouse Air Brake Model]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/british-ironclad-ship-hms-glatton-3efa10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/british-ironclad-ship-hms-glatton-3efa10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[British Ironclad Ship HMS Glatton]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-40bfa9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/india-sculpture-in-madras-museum-40bfa9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[India. Sculpture in Madras museum.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-e6b7c4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/1913-automobile-show-saint-petesburg-russia-e6b7c4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1913 Automobile Show, Saint Petesburg, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-b352a5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/circum-baikal-railway-construction-1900s-b352a5-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Circum Baikal Railway construction, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-region-1910s-5d8f36</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-region-1910s-5d8f36-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river region, 1910s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910-е. На Волге. Снимки Захария Захариевича Виноградова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/498-capral-and-sergeant-grenadiers-mouths-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1763-b48de1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/498-capral-and-sergeant-grenadiers-mouths-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1763-b48de1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[498. CAPRAL AND SERGEANT Grenadier's mouths of the Infantry Regiment from 1763 to 1786.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[498. CAPRAL AND SERGEANT Grenadier's mouths of the Infantry Regiment from 1763 to 1786.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    498. КАПРАЛ и СЕРЖАНТ Гренадерских рот Пехотного полка с 1763 по 1786 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/chechovs-daughter-tatyana-1a09c3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1918/12/31/chechovs-daughter-tatyana-1a09c3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Chechov's Daughter Tatyana]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nina, the daughter of the owner of the first private theater in Russia, Fyodor Adamovich Korsh, fell in love with Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, during the production of the play “Ivanov” at her father’s theater and retained the feeling for many years. In 1900 Nina became pregnant by Anton Pavlovich and gave birth to a daughter, Tatyana. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-dc1a1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/muir-and-merylise-illustrated-catalogue-of-travel-luggage-boxes-etc-dc1a1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Muir and Merylise, Illustrated catalogue of Travel Luggage, boxes, etc.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-d82dcd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sapozhnikov-expedition-to-altai-mountains-1895-d82dcd-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sapozhnikov Expedition to Altai Mountains, 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Экспедиция В.В. Сапожникова на Горный Алтай]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-3ed7b2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-3ed7b2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-a3ad4a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-a3ad4a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-4bd861</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/rovnoe-novoblagodatnoe-estate-4bd861-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Rovnoe-Novoblagodatnoe Estate]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Усадьба Ровное-Новоблагодатное]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-4453b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-4453b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-regiment-in-world-war-one-c28377</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-regiment-in-world-war-one-c28377-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation regiment in World War One]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Действия авиационного отряда в I мировой войне. Юго-западный фронт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-871cbc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/08/odessa-opera-and-ballet-theater-871cbc-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater ]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[1, Chaikovs'koho Lane, Prymors'kyi district, Odesa, Odes'ka city council, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, 65000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-fa4b6a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/andijan-uzbekistan-1900s-fa4b6a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Andijan, Uzbekistan, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/odessa-postcard-1900s-e249cd</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/odessa-postcard-1900s-e249cd-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Odessa Postcard, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/a-scene-from-an-amateur-performance-eugene-onegin-f89b47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/a-scene-from-an-amateur-performance-eugene-onegin-f89b47-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[A scene from an amateur performance "Eugene Onegin".]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Сцена из любительского спектакля "Евгений Онегин". В роли Онегина - Цесаревич Николай Александрович, в роли Татьяны Лариной - Великая Княгиня Елисавета Феодоровна. 1888 год  A scene from an amateur performance "Eugene Onegin". In the role of Onegin - Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, in the role of Tatiana - Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. 1888]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-49b290</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1875/12/31/lozovo-sevastopol-railway-views-1875-49b290-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Lozovo-Sevastopol railway views, 1875]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Альбом видов Лозово-Севастопольской железной дороги  Лозово-Севастопольская железная дорога — железная дорога в Российской империи, построенная в 1872—1875 гг. на средства частного капитала.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-bay-russia-1900s-postcard-33c0cf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-bay-russia-1900s-postcard-33c0cf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik bay, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/anatra-anadis-cc4f05</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/anatra-anadis-cc4f05-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Anatra Anadis during World War I]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Anatra Anadis  Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-1890s-47632b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-1890s-47632b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-3ba16d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1894/12/31/little-russia-in-the-photographs-of-samuil-dudin-martsinkevich-1894-3ba16d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Little Russia in the photographs of Samuil Dudin-Martsinkevich, 1894]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1894. Малороссия на снимках Самуила Дудина-Марцинкевича]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-0af1e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-0af1e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/irkutsk-russia-1900s-12f5b7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/irkutsk-russia-1900s-12f5b7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Irkutsk, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Иркутск, портреты]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-64b693</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-64b693-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-811f7a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1881/12/31/russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-811f7a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russo Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/illustrated-natural-history-0f03b3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1880/12/31/illustrated-natural-history-0f03b3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Illustrated Natural History]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tsesarevich-squadron-in-vladivostok-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-e9a8ba</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/tsesarevich-squadron-in-vladivostok-nicolas-ii-asia-tour-e9a8ba-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tsesarevich squadron in Vladivostok. Nicolas II Asia Tour]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Vladivostok, Gorod Vladivostok, Primorskiy kray, Russia, 690003]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Squadron Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich in the roadstead in Vladivostok, during his journey to the East in 1890-1891. In the foreground there is the frigate "Memory of Azov".  Эскадра Цесаревича Николая Александровича на рейде во Владивостоке, во время его путешествия на Восток в 1890-1891 гг.  На первом плане - фрегат "Память Азова".]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-commercial-school-1904-d88e3c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1904/12/31/moscow-commercial-school-1904-d88e3c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow commercial school, 1904]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-50ef1f</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-50ef1f-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-383d88</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/types-of-buildings-in-the-villages-of-the-siberian-cossack-army-1909-383d88-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Types of buildings in the villages of the Siberian Cossack army. 1909]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1909. Типы строительства в станицах Сибирского казачьего войска.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-85a2d8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/view-of-onega-arkhangelsk-region-russia-white-sea-85a2d8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Onega river, boats, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Онега - Onega, Onezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[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 in her mouth is known from the Middle Ages, belonged to Martha Boretska, then to the monastery on the nearby island of Kyi, and only in 1780, by decree of Catherine II, was granted the status of a county town. Count Shuvalov founded the first sawmill in Ust-Onega in 1755 and then sold it to the British. Река Онега до появления Архангельска была главной рекой Русского Севера, когда хозяином Белого моря был Соловецкий монастырь, к которому она и служила кратчайшим путём. Погост в её устье известен со Средних веков, принадлежал Марфе Борецкой, затем Кийскому монастырю на близлежащем острове, и лишь в 1780 году указом Екатерины Второй получил статус уездного города. Граф Шувалов еще в 1755 году основал первую лесопилку в Усть-Онеге, а затем продал её англичанам.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-217c68</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/tuapse-krasnodar-region-russian-empire-1900s-217c68-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russian Empire, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-061118</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/building-the-chinese-eastern-railway-russia-1900-061118-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Building The Chinese Eastern Railway, Russia, 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese Eastern Railway system in Northeast China. The Russian Empire constructed the line from 1897 to 1902 during the Great Game period.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/madras-museum-1900s-ab54e4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/madras-museum-1900s-ab54e4-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Madras Museum, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-d575ae</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gorki-estate-in-moscow-province-d575ae-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gorki estate in Moscow province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-967e38</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/wild-birds-zoological-drawings-1900s-967e38-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Wild Birds, Zoological drawings, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kanashevo-estate-chelyabinsk-region-1890-c42a1a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/kanashevo-estate-chelyabinsk-region-1890-c42a1a-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kanashevo estate, Chelyabinsk region, 1890]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-1d0628</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1860/12/31/views-of-golitsyns-village-of-vlahernsky-melnitsy-1870-1d0628-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Views of Golitsyn's village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy) 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Views of the village of Vlahernsky (Melnitsy), belonging to Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-322df5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/church-ruins-caucasus-mountains-1910s-322df5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Church Ruins, Caucasus mountains, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-764dd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/samples-of-fonts-and-decorations-from-the-printing-house-of-ai-vilborg-in-st-764dd3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Samples of fonts and decorations from the printing house of A.I. Vilborg in St. Petersburg.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Образцы шрифтов и украшений типографии А.И.Вильборга в С.-Петербурге. Русских и иностранных]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/japan-1928-35ab87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/japan-1928-35ab87-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Japan, 1928]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/semipalatinsk-1900s-f0c325</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/semipalatinsk-1900s-f0c325-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Semipalatinsk, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-df34d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/medical-and-nutritional-team-of-dr-km-kolyshkina-bogulavskaya-of-the-all-russian-df34d7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Medical and nutritional team of Dr. K.M. Kolyshkina-Bogulavskaya of the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, 1915]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1915. Врачебно-питательный отряд доктора К.М.Колышкиной-Богулавской Всероссийского Земского Союза]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-monastic-ship-etude-the-solovetsky-islands-09c9d1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1916/12/31/the-monastic-ship-etude-the-solovetsky-islands-09c9d1-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The monastic ship. Etude. The Solovetsky Islands.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Solovetsky, Primorsky District, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia, 164070]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[The monastic ship. Etude. The Solovetsky Islands. The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia.  Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916.   Монастырское судно. Этюд. Соловецкие острова. Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/livny-russia-1900s-d9a497</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/livny-russia-1900s-d9a497-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Livny, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/children-of-russian-famine-1921-1922-7db721</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1922/12/31/children-of-russian-famine-1921-1922-7db721-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children of Russian famine, 1921-1922]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-6bf4d7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1901/12/31/family-album-of-boris-dmitrievich-vostryakov-6bf4d7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Family album of Boris Dmitrievich Vostryakov.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Семейный альбом Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-e57a23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/arkhangelsk-province-photographs-by-zakhary-zakharievich-vinogradov-e57a23-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk province - photographs by Zakhary Zakharievich Vinogradov]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Архангельская губерния на снимках Захария Захариевича Виноградова]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/425-grenadier-officer-of-the-musketeer-tsege-von-manteuffel-regiment-1756-1761-862499</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1762/12/31/425-grenadier-officer-of-the-musketeer-tsege-von-manteuffel-regiment-1756-1761-862499-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[425. Grenadier officer of the Musketeer Tsege-Von-Manteuffel regiment, 1756-1761.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[425. Grenadier officer of the Musketeer Tsege-Von-Manteuffel regiment, 1756-1761.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    425. ГРЕНАДЕРСКИЙ ОФИЦЕР Мушкетерского Цеге-Фон-Мантейфеля полка, 1756-1761.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-b55dc5</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1807/12/31/figures-depicting-different-types-of-clothes-of-artillery-ministers-in-the-b55dc5-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Horse artillery. Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Figures depicting different types of clothes of Artillery ministers in the office of Inspector Graf Arakcheev. 1807.  Рисунки, изображающие различных видов одежду Артиллерийских служителей в правление Инспектора Графа Аракчеева. 1807.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1880s-cac3d3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/moscow-1880s-cac3d3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow, 1880s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/gelendzhik-harbor-russia-1900s-postcard-0586ce</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/gelendzhik-harbor-russia-1900s-postcard-0586ce-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Gelendzhik harbor, Russia. 1900s postcard.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-3a7458</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/sinemorsky-fisheries-1895-3a7458-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sinemorsky fisheries 1895]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1895. Синеморские рыболовные промыслы]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ekaterinodar-russia-1890-1900-d6266e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/ekaterinodar-russia-1890-1900-d6266e-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ekaterinodar, Russia 1890-1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-01814b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1882/12/31/all-russian-art-and-industrial-exhibition-in-moscow-1882-01814b-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[All-Russian Art and Industrial Exhibition in Moscow, 1882]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1882. Иллюстрированное описание Всероссийской художественно-промышленной выставки в Москве]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-6feef7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1839/12/31/atlas-for-a-picturesque-journey-through-asia-1839-6feef7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Atlas for a picturesque journey through Asia, 1839.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-4ff9b8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/reign-of-emperor-alexander-iii-and-empress-maria-feodorovna-4ff9b8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Reign of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1883-1892. Большой альбом о императоре Александре III и императрице Марии Федоровне]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/yalta-crimea-1900s-7c3edf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/yalta-crimea-1900s-7c3edf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Yalta, Crimea, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-the-nativity-monastery-16afcc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-the-nativity-monastery-16afcc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. 1900s]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[68, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimir, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 600000]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Владимир, Рождественский монастырь.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-ecdae8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-ecdae8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-d730af</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/the-village-of-pertovo-1900s-d730af-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The village of Pertovo, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Село Пертово и его обитатели.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-3c7519</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/first-moscow-cadet-corps-named-after-empress-catherine-ii-3c7519-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[First Moscow Cadet Corps named after Empress Catherine II]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Первый московский императрицы Екатерины II Кадетский корпус]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novorossia-poland-border-bd4de8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1790/12/31/novorossia-poland-border-bd4de8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novorossia - Poland border]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-61ac87</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/deputies-of-the-third-state-duma-61ac87-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputies of the Third State Duma.  Simultaneously with the decree on the dissolution of the Duma of the Second convocation on June 3, 1907, a new Provision on elections to the Duma was published. Elections to the Third Duma took place in the autumn of 1907. Thanks to the new electoral law, the Third Duma was considerably more to the right of the previous two.  The chairmen of the Duma of the third convocation were: N.A. Khomyakov (Octobrist) - from November 1, 1907 to March 4, 1910, A.I. Guchkov (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to March 14, 1911. , M.V. Rodzianko (Octobrist) from March 22, 1911 to June 9, 1912  Comrades of the Chairman - Prince. VM Volkonsky (moderately right), bar. AF Meyendorff (Octobrist) from November 5, 1907 to October 30, 1909, SI Shidlovsky (Octobrist) from October 30, 1909 to October 29, 1910, M. Ya. Kapustin (Octobrist) from October 29, 1910 to June 9, 1912 Secretary - Ivan Sozonovich (right). - Депутаты Третьей Государственной Думы.   Одновременно с указом о роспуске думы II созыва 3 июня 1907 года было опубликовано новое Положение о выборах в Думу. Выборы в Третью Думу состоящись осенью 1907. Благодаря новому избирательному закону, Третья Дума была значительно правее двух предыдущих.  Председателями Думы 3-го созыва были: Н. А. Хомяков (октябрист) — с 1 ноября 1907 г. по 4 марта 1910 г., А. И. Гучков (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 14 марта 1911 г., М. В. Родзянко (октябрист) с 22 марта 1911 г. по 9 июня 1912 г.  Товарищами председателя — кн. В. М. Волконский (умеренно правый), бар. А. Ф. Мейендорф (октябрист) с 5 ноября 1907 г. по 30 октября 1909 г., С. И. Шидловский (октябрист) с 30 октября 1909 г. по 29 октября 1910 г., М. Я. Капустин (октябрист) с 29 октября 1910 г. по 9 июня 1912 г. Секретарем — Иван Созонович (правый).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-db6581</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1892/12/31/famine-in-nizhny-novgorod-1891-1892-db6581-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Famine in Nizhny Novgorod, 1891-1892]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-a59b23</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/war-and-destructuin-in-poland-during-world-war-one-1915-a59b23-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[War and destructuin in Poland during World War One, 1915]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nicholas-ii-with-grand-duchess-tatiana-alexander-palace1913-d84c56</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/nicholas-ii-with-grand-duchess-tatiana-alexander-palace1913-d84c56-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nicholas II with Grand Duchess Tatiana. Alexander Palace.1913.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas II with Grand Duchess Tatiana. Alexander Palace.1913.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-a09827</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2024/03/25/ryazan-ural-railway-piers-on-the-volga-river-1900s-a09827-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Ryazan-Ural Railway - Piers on the Volga River, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Рязанско-Уральская железная дорога - Пристани на реке Волга, 1900s]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-f187ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1902/12/31/1901-1902-the-expedition-of-the-battleship-peresvet-from-kronstadt-to-the-far-f187ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1901-1902. The expedition of the battleship “Peresvet” from Kronstadt to the Far East]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1901-1902. «Поход эскадренного броненосца «Пересвет» из Кронштадта на Дальний Восток»]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-109-memorated-him-in-mournful-wise-3a0320</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/1686-diary-of-patrick-gordon-109-memorated-him-in-mournful-wise-3a0320-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 109   memorated him in mournful wise]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  1686] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 109   memorated him in mournful wise. On the thirtieth ot September, he received a circumstantial  account of the defeat of the Eai-1 of Argyle in Scotland, and of the Duke of Monmouth in Eng-  land ; and of the execution of the former, at Edinburgh, on the thirteenth of June, and of the  latter, on Tower-hill, on the fifteenth of July. Along with these tidings he got certain copies  of Latin verses, which his loyalty thought worthy of being copied into his Diary. The first  may be read backwards :     The second runs thus :     " Sat se jam erutam tenet mature Majestas."     " Rex Argile ambit Scotus, Monmutius Anglus,  Esse : perit, Regem qui petit cnse suum.  Eruta mature Majestas Anglo periclo est,  Scote tuo Eegi, plaude Britanno tuo.''   The third, an epigram on Monmouth, borrowed its point from the early history of Rome :   " Mutius ense petit Eegem et Monmutius, errant,  Hie caput invitus, sponte dat ille manum."   The last took the shape of an epitaph upon Argyle :   " Ecce sub argillo jacet hie Argile cruento :  Non oculis Argus, sed fraude Argivus Ulysses."   Influenced, no doubt, by the accession of a Prince of his own faith to the English throne,  Gordon now determined to renew his eflbrts for leave to return to his own country. In a petition  which he placed in the hands of Prince Golizyn, he recounted all the services which he had per-  formed in Russia, called to mind the promises of liberty which had been made to him, recapitu-  lated his many grievances, and represented that, unless he were allowed to visit Scotland, he was  in danger of losing the inheritance which had fallen to him by the death of his parents. If abso-  lute release from the service should not be granted, he prayed that he might at least have leave  of absence for six months. The answer to this petition was a summons to Moscow, where he  arrived on the first of January, 1686. Here he met his friend Lefort, and stood god-father to  his son Daniel. Permission was at last given him to visit England, on condition of a speedy  return, for which his wife and children were to be hostages. The incidents of the journey are  thus recorded in his Diary : — ]   A.D. 1686.  I sollicited the Boyar* about my going out of the countrey, and was bidd January :  bring a petition.   *[\Vassilij Wassiljewitsch Golizyn.] ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alexandrovskaya-convict-prison-village-of-aleksandrovskoye-irkutsk-province-6a16f2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/alexandrovskaya-convict-prison-village-of-aleksandrovskoye-irkutsk-province-6a16f2-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alexandrovskaya convict prison. Village of Aleksandrovskoye, Irkutsk province, 1914]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914. Александровская каторжная тюрьма. Село Александровское Иркутская губерния]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/russian-aviation-regiment-in-world-war-one-80e9a7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/russian-aviation-regiment-in-world-war-one-80e9a7-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Russian aviation regiment in World War One]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Действия авиационного отряда в I мировой войне. Юго-западный фронт.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-160eb6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/switzerland-swiss-alps-1910s-160eb6-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Switzerland, Swiss Alps, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/vladimir-901366</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/vladimir-901366-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Vladimir, Russian Empire, 19th century]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Lazarev Garden Square]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir View. Вид Владимира.  Public domain photograph related to the history of Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-princess-helena-victoria-of-schleswig-holstein-1891-b17af8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1891/12/31/princess-alix-of-hesse-and-princess-helena-victoria-of-schleswig-holstein-1891-b17af8-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. 1891.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Alix of Hesse and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. 1891.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-b40292</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1909/12/31/romanovs-on-vacation-in-the-crimea-1909-b40292-1024.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[44-а, Baturyna Street, Livadiya, Crimea]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909.  Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-russia-1900s-9c5507</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/group-portrait-russia-1900s-9c5507-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-map-of-the-vyatka-province-with-plans-and-views-of-cities-1806-0dde01</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1806/12/31/general-map-of-the-vyatka-province-with-plans-and-views-of-cities-1806-0dde01-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General map of the Vyatka province with plans and views of cities, 1806]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1806. Генеральная карта Вятской губернии с планами и видами городов]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/departure-of-the-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-after-the-dissolution-of-35064c</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1906/12/31/departure-of-the-deputies-of-the-first-state-duma-after-the-dissolution-of-35064c-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Departure of the deputies of the First State Duma after the dissolution of the Duma.]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[47, Shpalernaya Ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191015]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[July 9, 1906, deputies who came to the Tauride Palace for the next meeting found locked doors. And next to him on the column hung a manifesto signed by the tsar to end the work of the First Duma, because she, called to "bring calmness" into society, only "stirs up trouble". About 200 deputies (mostly Trudoviks and Cadets) went to Vyborg, where they prepared and adopted appeals to the "People from People's Representatives".  Утром 9 июля 1906 г. депутаты, пришедшие в Таврический дворец на очередное заседание обнаружили запертые двери. А рядом на столбе висел манифест за подписью царя о прекращении работы I Думы, поскольку она, призванная «вносить спокойствие» в общество, лишь «разжигает смуту». Около 200 депутатов (в основном трудовики и кадеты) выехали в Выборг, где подготовили и приняли воззвания «Народу от народных представителей».]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-d2b291</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/05/21/her-imperial-highness-grand-duchess-elizabeth-feodorovna-d2b291-small.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Ея Императорское Высочество Великая Княгиня Елисавета Федоровна (Елизавета Александра Луиза Алиса (Элла) принцесса Гессен-Дармштадтская (1 ноября 1864, Дармштадт — 18 июля 1918, Пермская губерния).   Супруга Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Сергея Александровича (брата Императора Александра III) с 1884 года.    Почётный член и председатель Императорского православного палестинского общества с 1905 по 1917 год.  Основательница и настоятельница Марфо-Мариинской обители сестер милосердия в Москве с 1909 года.   Почётный член Императорской Казанской духовной академии.    Прославлена в лике святых Русской православной церкви как преподобномученица в 1992 году. Празднование памяти  святой преподобномученицы великой княги��и Елисаветы  совершается в день кончины 5(18) июля.     Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Elisabeth Fedorovna (Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice (Ella) Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (November 1, 1864, Darmstadt - July 18, 1918, Perm Province).  Spouse of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (brother of Emperor Alexander III) since 1884.    Honorary member and chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society from 1905 to 1917. Founder and abbess of the Martha and Mary Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Moscow since 1909. Honorary member of the Imperial Kazan Theological Academy.    Glorified in the face of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Monk Martyr in 1992. The commemoration of the memory of the holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth takes place on the day of her death on July 5 (18).]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-3f3c84</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1911/12/31/angarsk-resettlement-administration-angara-region-1911-3f3c84-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Angarsk Resettlement Administration. Angara region, 1911]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1911. Ангарская экскурсия Переселенческого Управления. Приангарье]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-fef875</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1926/12/31/beijing-china-in-photographs-by-orientalist-georgy-monzeler-1926-fef875-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Beijing, China in photographs by orientalist Georgy Monzeler, 1926]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1926. Китай на снимках востоковеда Георгия Оскаровича Монзелера. Пекин.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kostroma-province-russian-empire-1856-a5d6fb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/kostroma-province-russian-empire-1856-a5d6fb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kostroma Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Костромская губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/london-in-1900-abrikosov-family-travel-photograph-61f9df</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/london-in-1900-abrikosov-family-travel-photograph-61f9df-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[London in 1900, Abrikosov family travel photograph]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/nigara-falls-776581</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1897/12/31/nigara-falls-776581-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Nigara Falls]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1896-1897. Из альбома Бориса Дмитриевича Вострякова. Часть 11. Поездка в США]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-b744e7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1912/12/31/st-petersburg-mechanical-shoe-production-skorokhod-1912-b744e7-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Petersburg mechanical shoe production Skorokhod 1912]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1912. Товарищество Санкт-Петербургского механического производства обуви Скороход (Заставская, д.15)]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/novgorod-province-russian-empire-1856-bea0f8</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1856/12/31/novgorod-province-russian-empire-1856-bea0f8-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Novgorod Province, Russian empire, 1856]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856. Each card presents an overview of a particular province’s culture, history, economy, and geography. The front of the card depicts such distinguishing features as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a map of the province, the provincial seal, information about the population, and a picture of the local costume of the inhabitants.    Новгородкая губерния  Это открытка из сувенирного набора, состоящего из 82 иллюстрированных открыток, по одной на каждую провинцию Российской Империи в том виде, как она существовала в 1856 году. На каждой открытке представлен обзор культуры, истории, экономики и географии провинции. На лицевой стороне открытки описаны главные отличительные особенности провинции: реки, горы, крупные города и ключевые отрасли промышленности. На оборотной стороне каждой открытки изображены карта и печать провинции, приводится информация о населении, а также изображена традиционная одежда местных жителей.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-e2e105</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1878/12/31/eastern-war-album-russo-turkish-war-1877-1878-e2e105-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Eastern War Album - Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-d0acf1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1927/12/31/fordson-tractor-cross-section-model-ussr-1920s-d0acf1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Fordson tractor cross section model, USSR, 1920s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-7b1cd0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/handicraft-production-in-nizhny-novgorod-province-7b1cd0-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Handicraft production in Nizhny Novgorod province]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-444746</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-444746-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-ef1404</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/temples-and-monuments-of-mamallapuram-or-mahabalipuram-tamil-nadu-india-built-ef1404-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Temples and monuments of Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/oryol-bakhtin-cadet-corps-1900-f10de9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/oryol-bakhtin-cadet-corps-1900-f10de9-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Oryol Bakhtin Cadet Corps, 1900]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/harbin-1900-1920-4cd6ee</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/harbin-1900-1920-4cd6ee-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Harbin, 1900-1920]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Из семейного альбома Петра Каспаровича Межака]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-street-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-81fa15</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/moscow-street-kovrov-vladimir-gubernia-russia-81fa15-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Street in the Winter. Kovrov, Vladimir Gubernia, Russia]]></image:title><image:geo_location><![CDATA[Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia]]></image:geo_location><image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow Street  According to the legend, the settlement on the site of the future Kovrov was founded by Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky in the 12th century. In the XVI century the village was given over to the princes of Kovrov, by whose name the village became known as Kovrovo, and in 1778 the village received the status of a district town.  Московская улица  Согласно преданию, поселение на месте будущего Коврова было основано великим князем Юрием Долгоруким в XII веке. В XVI столетии село было отдано во владение князьям Ковровым, по имени которых село стало называться Коврово, и в 1778 году село получило статус уездного города. ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-b7b82d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/arkhangelsk-region-russian-north-1900s-b7b82d-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Arkhangelsk Region, Russian North, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-d14f0d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/alatyr-chuvash-region-russia-d14f0d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Alatyr, Chuvash region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-f8dba9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1915/12/31/saint-petersburg-russia-1910s-f8dba9-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princess-tatiana-nikolaevna-66f801</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/2018/04/19/the-daughter-of-emperor-nicholas-ii-grand-princess-tatiana-nikolaevna-66f801-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna .]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna .  Дочь Императора Николая II Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-7e1608</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/velikiy-ustyug-russia-1890s-7e1608-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, 1890s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-00f68e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-00f68e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/childrens-album-russia-1873-ad948a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1873/12/31/childrens-album-russia-1873-ad948a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Children's album, Russia, 1873]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/obelisk-in-ekaterinodar-1897-9d0533</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/obelisk-in-ekaterinodar-1897-9d0533-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Obelisk in Ekaterinodar, 1897]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Obelisk in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Kuban Cossack army. Ekaterinodar, 1897]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/kaluga-postcards-1900s-293869</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/kaluga-postcards-1900s-293869-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Kaluga postcards, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/early-russian-daguerreotypes-3a8f10</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1850/12/31/early-russian-daguerreotypes-3a8f10-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Early Russian Daguerreotypes]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-d218bf</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1928/12/31/trip-to-biysk-between-biysk-and-ulala-1928-d218bf-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Trip to Biysk. Between Biysk and Ulala, 1928]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1928. Поездка в Бийск. Между Бийским и Улалой]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-af5cd3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1914/12/31/his-imperial-majesty-the-emperor-nicholas-alexandrovich-in-the-army-september-af5cd3-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich in the army. September - October 1914. - Его императорское величество государь император Николай Александрович в действующей армии. Сентабрь - Октябрь 1914.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/cesarevitz-contantin-grand-duc-de-russie-f930cb</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1831/12/31/cesarevitz-contantin-grand-duc-de-russie-f930cb-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Cesarevitz Contantin Grand Duc De Russie]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Konstantin Pavlovich - 27 April 1779 – 27 June 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia, although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-8a4fc4</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/saint-petersburg-by-karl-bulla-8a4fc4-1600.png</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg by Karl Bulla]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-3158d2</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1925/12/31/group-portrait-novgorod-during-russian-revolution-3158d2-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Group portrait, Novgorod, during Russian revolution.]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-20c42a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/bologoye-tver-oblast-1900s-20c42a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Bologoye, Tver Oblast, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/xxii-preface-james-the-second-son-of-general-patrick-gordon-was-at-the-jesuit-a17621</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1699/12/31/xxii-preface-james-the-second-son-of-general-patrick-gordon-was-at-the-jesuit-a17621-1600.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[xxii PREFACE.   James, the second son of General Patrick Gordon, was at the  Jesuit College at Memel in 1686]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"  xxii PREFACE.   James, the second son of General Patrick Gordon, was at the  Jesuit College at Memel in 1686, when his father, « perceiving that  they had there infected him with Calvinism,' removed him to Douay.  In 1690 he had a Lieutenant-Colonel's commission under the Czar.  He was taken prisoner in a battle with the Swedes in 1 700, and at  the end of two years made his escape by flight. A petition for the  arrears of pay during his captivity is the last mention of him that  has been found in Russia.   General Gordon's third son, Theodore, was sent, in 1692, to a  Jesuit College in Prussia. Returning to Moscow in 1697, he entered  his father's Butirki regiment as an ensign. He had risen to the rank  of Colonel in 1709, when all trace of him ceases. Before that year,  both he and his brother James had sold or mortgaged the estates of  Iwanowska and Krasna, part of the confiscated domains of Prince  Golizyn, which the Czar Peter bestowed upon their father.   Of Gordon's two daughters, the elder, born in 1665, was married  at the age of seventeen, to Colonel Strasburg, a German, serving in  the Russian army. He died in 1692 from wounds caused by an  explosion of the fireworks in which Peter the Great took such  delight. Eight years after his death, his widow married her kins-  man. Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul, and left Russia with him in  1711. She died in Scotland in 1739, having outlived all the  children of both her marriages.   Abbey informs me that General Gordon's a year in the Scots College at Madrid. In   grandson, James, born in 1702, was sent to 1733 he was sent from Rome to commence   Douay College in 1717, entered the .Jesuit Theology at Douay. Nothing more is   noviciate at Rome in 1719, and took the known of him.   simple Vuws in 1721. He was reputed an His brother, Alexander, born in 1708,   excellent scholar, and taught Humanities for was sent to Douay in 1721, and aftor finishing   four years in the Roman Jesuit province. his Rhetoric there, entered the, Jesuit noviciate   In 1732 he is found in the Gregorian Uni- at Bourdeaux in 1726. No favlhcr trace of   versiiy at Home. He afterwards taught for him has been recovered by Mr. Griffin.  ]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-817cd9</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/riga-russian-beer-label-1900-817cd9-small.jpeg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Riga. Russian beer label - 1900]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[Beer labels of the Russian Empire. Пивные этикетки Российской Империи.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/altay-mountains-central-asia-45730e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/altay-mountains-central-asia-45730e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Altay mountains, Central Asia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-a93a3d</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1905/12/31/1689-1905-russian-navy-an-illustrated-history-from-the-time-of-peter-the-great-a93a3d-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[1689-1905. Russian navy. An illustrated history from the time of Peter the Great to the present time.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1689-1905. Русский военный флот. Иллюстрированная история со времен Петра Великого до настоящего времени]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-2b38e1</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/moscow-voskresensky-real-school-1910-2b38e1-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Moscow Voskresensky Real School 1910]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1910. Московское реальное училище Воскресенского]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-8d56cc</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/sretensk-trans-baikal-region-siberia-1900s-8d56cc-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Sretensk, Trans Baikal Region, Siberia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-cc3b47</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/volga-river-and-surroundings-russia-1910s-cc3b47-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Volga river and surroundings, Russia, 1910s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/the-family-of-the-commandant-of-the-belovezhsky-palace-652742</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1895/12/31/the-family-of-the-commandant-of-the-belovezhsky-palace-652742-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[The family of the commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of the commandant of the Belovezhsky Palace and his servants in the courtyard of the Orthodox church in Belovezh.  Семья коменданта Беловежского дворца и его служащие во дворе православной беловежской церкви.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/507-the-drummer-and-the-musician-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1763-to-1786-4ca53b</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1796/12/31/507-the-drummer-and-the-musician-of-the-infantry-regiment-from-1763-to-1786-4ca53b-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[507. The drummer and the musician of the Infantry Regiment, from 1763 to 1786.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[507. The drummer and the musician of the Infantry Regiment, from 1763 to 1786.  "Historical description of clothing and arms of the Russian troops from ancient times", compiled on the highest command: 1841-1862) Viskovatov V.V.    507. БАРАБАНЩИК и МУЗЫКАНТ Пехотного полка, с 1763 по 1786 год.  «Историческое описание одежды и вооружения Российских войск с древнейших времён», составленное по высочайшему повелению: 1841—1862) Висковатов В.В.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/epiphan-tula-region-russia-8c0025</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/epiphan-tula-region-russia-8c0025-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Epiphan, Tula Region, Russia]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-76c8da</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/expedition-ns-gumilyov-to-abyssinia-1913-76c8da-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Expedition N.S. Gumilyov to Abyssinia, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/costumes-parisiens-1913-c7dcc7</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1913/12/31/costumes-parisiens-1913-c7dcc7-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Costumes Parisiens, 1913]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-71f9e3</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1870/12/31/amur-eastern-siberia-western-siberia-and-the-ural-1870-71f9e3-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur, Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia and the Ural, 1870]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1870. Амур, Восточная Сибирь, Западная Сибирь и Урал.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/collection-of-landscapes-album-for-kids-8cd945</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1862/12/31/collection-of-landscapes-album-for-kids-8cd945-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Collection of Landscapes - Album for Kids]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-024e17</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1910/12/31/amur-basin-waterways-administration-shilka-river-and-upper-amur-1900s-024e17-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Amur Basin Waterways Administration. Shilka River and Upper Amur, 1900s]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1900-е. Управление водных путей Амурского бассейна. Река Шилка и верхний Амур]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-e0e82e</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1920/12/31/general-anton-ivanovich-denikin-russian-civil-war-archive-e0e82e-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[General Anton Ivanovich Denikin - Russian Civil War Archive]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1917-1920. Из архива генерала Антона Ивановича Деникина.]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-b654b6</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1917/12/31/world-war-one-album-of-lieutenant-general-alexey-evgenievich-gutor-b654b6-640.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[World War One. Album of Lieutenant General Alexey Evgenievich Gutor.]]></image:title><image:caption><![CDATA[1914-1917. Из альбома генерал-лейтенанта Алексея Евгеньевича Гутора]]></image:caption><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-71c0d0</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1900/12/31/valday-postcard-russia-1900s-71c0d0-1024.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[Valday postcard, Russia, 1900s]]></image:title><image:license>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/</image:license></image:image></url>
<url><loc>https://www.romanovempire.org/media/moscow-1896-50c11a</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn2.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/moscow-1896-50c11a-1600.jpg</image:loc><image:title><![CDATA[St. Basil Cathedral, Moscow