Russian Collection (page 7)

Lenin declaring soviet power by v, serov, original version

Soviet Poster Art

The Atlantes portico, Winter Palace, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A view towards the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Naval Admirals
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - Japanese Naval Admirals Date: circa 1905

Diana Mitford
Mr Robert Heber-Percy, Mrs Bryan Guinness (the former Diana Freeman Mitford) and Lord Berners pictured attending the Russian ballet at the Royal Opera House. Date: 1934

Imperial Russian Royal Family - Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four girls. Photograph by L. Levitsky taken at the Peterhof Palace on 16th August, 1901. Date: 1901

Vaslav Nijinsky / Clown
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in the role of Petrushka Date: 1890 - 1950

Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, driving through London, UK, in an open-top car. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Two Young Jewish girls play cards - Christmas Eve - Russia
Two Young Russian Jewish girls spend christmas Eve (Epiphany Evening) playing cards. With Torah study off the table for the evening, a number of traditions developed as to how to spend ones night

Tsar Nicholas II holding his son, the Tsarevich Alexei
Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) in military attire pictured with his only son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918). Date: circa 1912

Map of Soviet Central Asia - showing marked tour routes. Date: 1933

Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI
WWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915

Running, Alexander Alexandrovich Deyneka (Dieneka - 1899-1969) Russian modernist figurative painter, sculptor and graphic artist. Five male athletes on running track watched by young woman

Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) Russian theatre and ballet designer, for Iskander (Vaslav Nijinsky) in The Peri, music by Paul Dukas, 1912. Watercolour and gouache on paper

Sick husband a painting by vasily maximov, 1881

Hydra constellations, 1829 C016 / 4412
Hydra constellations. 19th-century map of stars and constellations from the celestial atlas Sozviezdiia Predstavlennyia na XXX Tablitsakh (1829) by Kornelius Reissig

Children under a sunlamp, 1960 C016 / 2693
Phototherapy. Children sitting under a sun lamp. Such lamps have a very bright, broad spectrum output. At the longer wavelength end of the spectrum (red and infrared)

Faberge egg C013 / 4878
Faberge egg. Clover openwork Easter egg by the House of Faberge. This egg was designed in 1902. Photographed at the Russian Emperors and the Armoury exhibition, Kremlin Museums, Moscow, Russia

Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni
RUSSIA: ANTI-CAPITALIST POSTER, 1920. Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference at Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea
YALTA CONFERENCE, 1945. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference at Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea

Preparing for the heated term. American cartoon, 1867, on the purchase of Alaska by Billy
ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. Preparing for the heated term. American cartoon, 1867, on the purchase of Alaska by Billy (Secretary of State William H)

Brigadier General Lord George Paget C. B
Brigadier General Lord George Paget C.B. Lord George Paget, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, seated on horse; another soldier or officer standing beside the horse. Date 1855

Kars, Turkey - View toward the fortress
View toward the fortress at Kars, Turkey. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534), then surrendered in 1828 to the Russian General Count Ivan Paskevich

Mother Russia Statue - Battle of Stalingrad Memorial
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad). Battle of Stalingrad Memorial, Mamajev Kurgan Hill. Russian soldiers in battle statue and massive Mother Russia statue. Date: 2010

Anastasia Bitsenko going to Brest-Litovsk peace meeting
Anastasia Bitsenko (also spelt Biecenko and Bizenko) in a motor car on the way to the peace negotiations which led to the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on 3rd March 1918 between the Central

Ataman Grigory Semyonov (1890-1946) - Leader of the White movement in Transbaikal, he was appointed Lieutenant General and Ataman in the Imperial Russian army in 1919. circa 1920

Alexander Kerensky, Russian leader, taking the salute
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (1881-1970), Russian political leader before and during the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Seen here (left) in uniform, taking the salute. Date: 1917

Vaslav Nijinsky / Jeux 3
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer with Schollar and Karsavina in Debussys Jeux during the 8th season of the Ballets Russes Date: 1890 - 1950

Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, The Golden Planetoid
THE GOLDEN PLANETOID - A mysterious alien spacecraft lands in the Russian steppes Date: 1935

ANTI-RUSSIAN MAP, 1904. A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia. Japanese propaganda handbill of 1904 portraying Russia as a grasping octopus

Sputnik 1 launch. Sputnik 1, the worlds first artificial satellite, being launched by an R-7 Semyorka rocket from Tyuratam military range (now Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan, on 4 October 1957

Soyuz docking mission, news reports, 1969
Front-page Western news reports on the Soviet Soyuz docking mission of January 1969, the first time two manned spacecraft had docked

Russian cosmonaut wearing a Strizh space suit
Spacesuit. Russian cosmonaut wears a Strizh (" swift" ) spacesuit which is worn during launch and re-entry. It protects the cosmonaut if the spaceship is partially depressurised

Alexander Yakovlev, aircraft designer
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906-1989), Soviet aircraft designer, in military uniform and holding an aircraft model. In 1932, Yakovlev founded what became the the Yakovlev design bureau

Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (1893-1985), Soviet geologist, speaking in public at his 80th birthday celebration. Urvantsev is best known for his exploration of northern Siberia and the Arctic

Konstantin Buteyko, Soviet doctor
Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko (1923-2003), Soviet medical doctor and researcher. In the 1950s, Buteyko, a Ukrainian, developed a theory on the effects of deep breathing (hyperventilation)

1700 Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Engraving with later tinting of Peter the Great (1672-1725). Tsar of Russia from 1682-1721. Peter taught himself technical and mechanical arts, especially in relation to military and naval science

Vostok rocket, Moscow, Russia
Vostok (Russian осток, translated as "East") was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM designed for the humanspaceflight programme but later used for other sputnik

PRAVDA: COMMUNIST POSTER. Pravda: Our task is to overcome capitalist resistance-not only military and political resistance, but idelogical resistance which is the most profound and powerful

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1922. Long Live the Fifth Anniversary of the Great Proletarian Revolution! Russian Soviet lithograph poster, 1922, by Ivan Simakov

RUSSIA: ARMY POSTER, 1920. Have You Volunteered for the Red Army? Russian Soviet lithograph poster, 1920, by Dmitry Moor

SOVIET POSTER, 1942. Soldier, save us! Soviet poster, 1942, by Viktor Koretsky

PSCI2A-00043
Bacteriologist Elie Metchnikoff in his laboratory. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Russian boyars, 17th century
Russian boyars, or nobles, during the time of Peter the Great, 1600s-1700s. Antique hand-colored print

Russian women and a Finn
Russian women from the Ryazan region (left) and St Petersburg (right), and a Finnish woman (seated). Antique hand-colored print

Enormous Russian cannon, 1800s
Russian artillery, the " Tsar Puska, " or emperor cannon, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Russo-Japanese treaty at Portsmouth NH, 1905
President Theodore Roosevelt presiding over the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905. Hand-colored halftone illustration

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"Russian: A Tapestry of History, Art, and Culture" From the breathtaking sunrise in space captured by Leonov to the iconic image of Red Army soldiers raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin, Russia's indomitable spirit shines through. In the world of dance, Anna Pavlova mesmerized audiences with her ethereal performance in Swan Lake, leaving an everlasting mark on ballet history. Abram Arkhipov's poignant painting "Paying a Visit" transports us to a time when compassion and human connection prevailed amidst turmoil. It serves as a reminder that even during challenging times, kindness can bridge divides. The powerful Communist poster by Viktor Ivanov boldly declares Lenin's enduring legacy - his ideas continue to shape Russian society and inspire generations. The Battle of Balaclava immortalized by Gibb showcases Russia's unwavering courage and resilience on the battlefield. It stands as a testament to their determination against all odds. Stravinsky's revolutionary composition "Rite of Spring" pushed boundaries and challenged conventions. The last page of its score symbolizes Russia's contribution to music that transcends time. Vasili Baksheyev captures nature's delicate beauty in his artwork "Hoarfrost, " reminding us of Russia’s vast landscapes adorned with enchanting frost-covered scenery. Leon Trotsky remains an enigmatic figure whose influence reverberated throughout history. His intellectual prowess shaped political ideologies during turbulent times. Mendeleyev’s periodic table revolutionized chemistry education worldwide, showcasing Russian scientific brilliance and innovation that continues to impact our understanding today. Il ya Repin’s masterpiece "The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy)" depicts bravery intertwined with humor—a quintessential example artistic expression at its finest. Shostakovich’s photo encapsulates both vulnerability and strength—an embodiment of how artistry can be harnessed as a tool for self-expression amidst adversity.