Archive Photos Collection

Portrait of the violinist David Oistrakh (1908-1974), 1960s
Portrait of the violinist David Oistrakh (1908-1974)

Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), 1900s
Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), 1853
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916), 1910s
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916)

Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889. Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889

Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, White general of the Russian Civil War, 1919. Wrangel (1878-1928) commanded the White (anti-Bolshevik)

Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Correction of the Piano Concerto No. 3 in Ivanovka, 1910
Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Correction of the Piano Concerto No. 3 in Ivanovka

Tsar Nicholas II at the opening ceremony of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 1906. The Duma, the elected legislative assembly of the Russian Empire

Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979. Vysotsky (1938-1980), in the television mini-series The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, c1860-c1881. Artist: Lauffert
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, c1860-c1881. Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is regarded as one of the great figures of Russian literature

Anna Pavlova in the ballet The Dying Swan by Camille Saint-Saens, c. 1910
Anna Pavlova in the ballet The Dying Swan by Camille Saint-Saens

King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Artist: Joseph Albert
King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Ludwig II (1845-1886) ruled Bavaria from 1864 until 1886. He built the castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria and was a patron and devotee of composer Richard Wagner

Vera Nemchinova, Russian ballet dancer, 1910s. Nemchinova (1899-1984) as Golden Bird in the Ballet Russes production of Childrens Tales

Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and Aram Khachaturian, Russian composers, 1945. Prokofiev (1891-1953), Shostakovich (1906-1975) and Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Rosa Luxemburg Artist: Anonymous
Rosa Luxemburg. Private Collection

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, 1940s
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov

Maya Plisetskaya and Alexander Godunov in the Ballet The Death of the Rose by Gustav Mahler, 1974
Maya Plisetskaya and Alexander Godunov in the Ballet The Death of the Rose by Gustav Mahler

Portrait of the Composer George Gershwin (1898-1937), 1937
Portrait of the Composer George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Easter procession, Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Artist: K von Hahn
Easter procession, Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Nicholas II and members of the Russian royal family visited the monastery, which is associated with St Seraphim, in 1903

The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Artist: K von Hahn
The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Tsar Nicholas II and his family visited the monastery, which is associated with St Seraphim, in 1903

Alexander Vertinsky as Pierrot, 1918
Alexander Vertinsky as Pierrot

The Oriental bath. Massage, 1880s. Artist: Dmitri Ivanovich Yermakov
The Oriental bath. Massage, 1880s. Found in the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography

August Landmesser Artist: Anonymous
August Landmesser. Private Collection

Anna Sobeshchanskaya as Odette in the Ballet Swan Lake, Moscow, 1877 Artist: Anonymous
Anna Sobeshchanskaya as Odette in the Ballet Swan Lake, Moscow, 1877. Found in the collection of Bolshoi Theatre Museum

Prince Pyotr Grigoryevich Volkonsky (1897-1925) with his wife, Irina, nee Rakhmaninova (1903-1969), 1925
Prince Pyotr Grigoryevich Volkonsky (1897-1925) with his wife, Irina, nee Rakhmaninova (1903-1969)

Workers of Magnitogorsk, USSR, 1932. Magnitogorsk is a city in the Urals with large-scale mining and iron and steel industries

Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. Artist: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. The Emirate of Bukhara was established in 1785. Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) claimed to be a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan

Tsar Nicholas II speaking at the opening of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 27 April 1906. The Duma, the elected legislative assembly of the Russian Empire

Russian author Leo Tolstoy with his granddaughter Tatiana, Yasnaya Polyana, Russia, c1910. Tolstoy (1828-1910) is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists

Lyubov Dostoyevskaya, daughter of the author Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1870s. Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) married his second wife, Anna Snitkina, in 1867. Lyubov (1869-1926) was their second daughter

Fyodor Fyodorevich Dostoyevsky, son of Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1870s. Dostoyevskys first son, Fyodor was born in 1871. Found in the collection of The State Museum of AS Pushkin, Moscow

Han van Meegeren painting Jesus Among the Doctors, 1945. Artist: Anonymous
Han van Meegeren painting Jesus Among the Doctors, 1945. Found in the collection of Bureau Bestrijding Vermogensvlucht, Amsterdam

Valery Chkalov meets with Joseph Stalin. Artist: Anonymous
Valery Chkalov meets with Joseph Stalin. Private Collection

Danse Siamoise of Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Les Orientales Artist: Druet, Eugene (1868-1917)
Danse Siamoise of Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Les Orientales. Private Collection

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)

Grigori Rasputin, General Count Mikhail Putyatin (right) and Colonel Dmitriy Lotman, 1904-1905
Grigori Rasputin, General Count Mikhail Putyatin (right) and Colonel Dmitriy Lotman

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Composers Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anatoly Lyadov, c. 1903-1906
Composers Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anatoly Lyadov

Kolkhoz near Kiev, 1936
Kolkhoz near Kiev

Ludmila Semenyaka and Alexander Godunov in the Ballet Swan Lake, 1970s
Ludmila Semenyaka and Alexander Godunov in the Ballet Swan Lake

Portrait of the composer Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), 1880s
Portrait of the composer Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Imam Shamil (1799-1871) in captivity, c. 1870
Imam Shamil (1799-1871) in captivity

Soviet leader Josef Stalin with his son Vasily and daughter Svetlana, 1930s. Artist: Pyotr Otsup
Soviet leader Josef Stalin with his son Vasily and daughter Svetlana, 1930s. Vasily Iosifovich Dzhugashvili (1921-1962) and Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (1926-2011)

Tsar Alexander III with family and friends on a hunt in the Bialowieza Forest, Russia, 1894. The forest, which lies on the border between modern Belarus and Poland, was a royal hunting reserve

The sacred spring in Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Artist: K von Hahn
The sacred spring in Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. In 1903 the monastery, which is associated with St Seraphim, was visited by Tsar Nicholas II and other members of the Russian royal family

Alice Nikitina and Serge Lifar, Russian ballet dancers, 1924. Nikitina (1904-1978) and Lifar (1905-1986) in the Ballets Russes production of Les Biches by Francis Poulenc. From a private collection

Russian author Leo Tolstoy with his sister Maria Nikolaevna, Russia, 1900s. Artist: Sophia Tolstaya
Russian author Leo Tolstoy with his sister Maria Nikolaevna, Russia, 1900s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Leo Tolstoy, Moscow

Russian author Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya, Russia, 1895. Artist: Sophia Tolstaya
Russian author Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya, Russia, 1895. Tolstoy (1828-1910) married Sophia Andreyevna Behrs (1844-1919) in 1862

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Step back in time with these captivating archive photos that offer a glimpse into the lives of influential figures from the past. In the early 1900s, renowned composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) graced the world with his musical genius, while Russian author and founder of Theosophy, Helena Blavatsky, left an indelible mark on literature in 1889. Witness history being made as Rachmaninov corrects his Piano Concerto No. 3 in Ivanovka during 1910. Transport yourself to the swinging sixties as you gaze upon a portrait of violinist David Oistrakh (1908-1974), capturing both his talent and charisma. Delve even further into classical music history with Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) pictured during his formative years in 1853. The enigmatic Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916) emerges from shadows of mystery in these rare photographs taken during the tumultuous 1910s. Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, White general of the Russian Civil War, stands tall and resolute amidst chaos and conflict in a striking image captured during 1919. Witness George Gershwin's final portrait before he bid farewell to this world in 1937; this photo encapsulates both his brilliance as a composer and hints at what could have been had he lived longer. Anna Pavlova enchants audiences as she gracefully embodies "The Dying Swan" by Camille Saint-Saens around c. 1910 - an iconic moment frozen forever through photography. Tsar Nicholas II himself makes an appearance at the opening ceremony of Russia's first Duma held in St Petersburg back in 1906 - a pivotal event that would shape the country's future path. Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of Russia's most celebrated novelists, is immortalized in a portrait dating from c.