Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Early Spring.
Vladimir, the Nativity Monastery. Владимир, Рождественский монастырь.
Ivanovo - Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Ivanovo originated in the XV century. By 1579 the Pokrovsky Monastery was founded. The first written mention is found in 1608 in the books of the Trinity-Sergius L... More
Arkhangelsk Pogost - Kirzhach, Russia
Arkhangelsk Pogost 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 ... More
Murom, Trinity and Annunciation Monasteries.
Trinity and Annunciation Monasteries. 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 Mur... More
Murom, Nikolo-Quay Church. View from the west. Photo of the middle. 18...
Nikolo-Quay Church. View from the west. Photo of the middle. 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 ... More
Commission for the selection of jewelry at the auction "Christie" in L...
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... More
The cruiser Vladimir Monomakh. Chapel. Nicolas II Asia Tour
Frigate "Vladimir Monomakh". The ship's church. Фрегат «Владимир Мономах». Судовая церковь.
First Duma gathered in Terioks, 1906
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 creati... More
The arrival of deputies of the First State Duma at the first meeting o...
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... More
Deputies of the First State Duma at the first meeting of the First Sta...
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. Первое заседание Первой Государственной думы в Таврическ... More
Cathedral of the Epiphany - Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia
Cathedral of the Epiphany Mezen was founded in the 16th century on the site of Okladnikova (Bolshoy) settlement (Sokolnya Nova) and Kuznetsova (Malaya) settlement of the Mezen district. The first to settle her... More
St. Trinity Cathedral, Onega, Arkhangelsk region
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Kiy Island Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Rus...
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Sunday, Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Neighborhoods of Onega. Chekuevo. Church of the Transfiguration
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Neighborhoods of Onega. Chekuevo. Church of the Transfiguration
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Churches of Verkolsky Monastery, Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
Vercolsky Monastery. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, th... More
The Resurrection Church in Kevrol.
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 th... More
A large bell and small bells of a new church. Sura on the Sura River. ...
A large bell and small bells of a new church. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891. One of the oldest settlements on Pinega. Mentioned in the Novgorod document of 1471 as "Sura filthy." The village wa... More
Shenkursk wooden church, Russian Empire, 19th century
Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More
Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery.
Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery. Владимир, Успенский Княгинин девичий монастырь.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich visits the squadron of heavy bombers...
The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915 Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich examines the aircraft squad of Ilya Muromets I. 6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Великий князь Александр Михайлович осмат... More
The Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia
The Annunciation Monastery Vyazniki history starts from the ancient city-fortress Yaropolch-Zalessky, founded by Prince Yaropolk Vladimirovich in 1135-1138. The city was burnt in 1239 by the troops of Batu and... More
The Prison Castle and the Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows So...
The Prison Castle and the Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows Soothe my sorrows. 1913. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East... More
Sobor Mikhaila Arkhangela - Arkhangelsk (Archangel)
Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. 1887 - Mezen of Arkhange...
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 Okla... More
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. - Mezen, Arkhangelsk Gub...
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 Okla... More
View of Verkolsky Monastery, Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
Vercolsky Monastery. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, th... More
Church, Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
Vercolsky Monastery. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, th... More
Pinega and surrounding area, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
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 th... More
Chapel of Martyr Paraskeva. The place where Father John was born. Sura...
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, Pineg... More
Bridge. The village of Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891
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: R... More
Icon Kholomogory and Surroundings, public domain photograph
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Icon Kholmogory, public domain photograph
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Surroundings of Kholmogory. Chukhcherma. The church of St. Elijah.
Surroundings of Kholmogory. Chukhcherma. The church of St. Elijah. Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The nam... More
Surroundings of Kholmogory. Chukhcherma. The church of St. Elijah.
Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More
Church in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River
Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More
Astrakhan, Russia, Russian Empire
Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More
The Church of Pokrov na Nerly. (The Church of the Intercession on the ...
The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl was built in memory of the deceased son of Grand Duke Izyaslav Andreevich between 1158 and 1165. Vasily Tatishchev in the "History of the Russian" writes that "the mas... More
Assembling wings of aircrafts. Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads. 1914-191...
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.
The Church of the Cross Exaltation until 1906 - Vyazniki of Vladimir G...
The Church of the Cross Exaltation until 1906 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... More
Murom, Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the Resurre...
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the Resurrection Monastery. 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... More
Temple of Kozma and Demian, Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia
Ancient Temple of Kozma and Demian. 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 Murom... More
Chief of the 3rd Hussar Elisavetgrad Regiment, daughter of Emperor Nic...
Chief of the 3rd Hussar Elisavetgrad Regiment, daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna with the wives of officers of the regiment. Peterhof. August 5, 1913. Шеф 3-го гусарского Елисаветгр... More
The Tsar's Hunt 1894. Belovezh Church.
The Tsar's Hunt 1890s. Царская охота, 1890e.
A group of deputies and electors to the Second State Duma
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 ... More
Deputies of the First State Duma at the Tauride Palace after the disso...
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, c... More
The Solovki. Muxalma. A group of participants transferring the captive...
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 p... More
Pomor People gathering. Mezen of Arkhangelsk Gubernia
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 Okla... More
Church on Murmansk shore, Murman.
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... More
Cathedral of the Exultation, Onega, Arkhangelsk province, White Sea.
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Pinega, Troitskaya street from south
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 th... More
Neighborhoods of Pinega. Krasnogorsk Bogoroditsky Monastery.
Neighborhoods of Pinega. Krasnogorsk Bogoroditsky Monastery. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol di... More
Neighborhoods of Pinega. The village of Pirinem, St. George's Church i...
Neighborhoods of Pinega. The village of Pirinem, St. George's Church in 1717 and the bell tower of 1750. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in ... More
Monastic buildings, including the St. Nicholas Church. Sura on the Sur...
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, Pin... More
Icon Kholomogory, public domain photograph
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Icon Kholomogory, public domain photograph
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Icon Kholmogory surroundings, public domain photograph
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Surroundings of Kholmogory. Chukhcherma. Church of St. Basil the Bless...
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Chukhcherma. Church of St. Basil the Blessed
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Transfiguration Cathedral, Russian Empire, 19th century
Transfiguration Cathedral Kholmogory Surroundings Спасо-Преображенский Собор, окрестности Холмогор
Holy Trinity Convent, Shenkursk
Holy Trinity Convent Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by t... More
Shenkursk - Holy Trinity Convent
Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More
Astrakhan, Church of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
Church of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem 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 s... More
Trinity Cathedral in the Assumption Monastery - Alexandrov
Trinity Cathedral in the Assumption Monastery Троицкий собор в Успенском монастыре
Vladimir - Dmitrievsky Cathedral. color
Dmitrievsky Cathedral was built in 1191 at the time of the highest power and flourishing of the great Vladimir principality by the Grand Duke Vladimir of Vsevolod Yurievich the Big Nest in honor of his heavenly... More
Golden Gate, Vladimir, Central Russia
The Golden Gate was built by the Vladimir princely masters in 1164. During the time of Andrei Bogolyubsky, the city was surrounded by an extended shaft and had seven entrance gates (Golden, Copper, Irininy, Sil... More
Vladimir. Cathedral., Russian Empire, 19th century
Vladimir. Cathedral Square. Cathedral. Владимир. Соборная площадь. Кафедральный собор. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright rest... More
Pskov. 1st and 7th Air Squads team. 1914-1916.
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.
Murom, Bell tower of the Church of the Nativity of Christ.
Bell tower of the Church of the Nativity of Christ. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric peo... More
Meeting of Emperor Nicholas II at the pier of the Ipatiev Monastery. B...
After Their Majesties descended from the steamboat "Mezhen" and were met at the pier "Tsar's Headquarters" by local authorities, on the bank their was welcomed by a deputation of peasants of the local Shungen ... More
The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza.
The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza. Built according to the plan of the Vilnius architect Pimenov in 1897 on the site of an old wooden church. Members of the royal House of Romanovs visited... More
Icon Kholomogory, public domain photograph
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
Vladimir - Dmitrievsky Cathedral postcard
Dmitrievsky Cathedral was built in 1191 at the time of the highest power and flourishing of the great Vladimir principality by the Grand Duke Vladimir of Vsevolod Yurievich the Big Nest in honor of his heavenly... More