35 Gorgeous Color Photos Of Russia 100 Years Ago

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Here is Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii himself (on the left) sitting with two men in Cossak dress.

Here is Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii himself (on the left) sitting with two men in Cossak dress.
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Four people sit on a carpet in front of a backdrop of textiles.

Four people sit on a carpet in front of a backdrop of textiles.
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An Armenian woman in what is now present day Turkey.

An Armenian woman in what is now present day Turkey.

A man sits on the ground next to his camel loaded with packs.

A man sits on the ground next to his camel loaded with packs.
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Men work on iron casts in this factory.

Men work on iron casts in this factory.

A camel caravan carries thorns for fodder in what is now Uzbekistan.

A camel caravan carries thorns for fodder in what is now Uzbekistan.
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A chapel in the town of Belozersk.

A chapel in the town of Belozersk.

A view of Tiflis, Georgia.

A view of Tiflis, Georgia.
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A Khan sitting in what is now Uzbekistan.

A Khan sitting in what is now Uzbekistan.

A young boy near the Sim River in Russia.

A young boy near the Sim River in Russia.
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Alternators in a factory in modern day Turkmenistan.

Alternators in a factory in modern day Turkmenistan.

A woman wearing traditional dress poses for a photograph.

A woman wearing traditional dress poses for a photograph.
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A group of women in Dagestan pose for Prokudin-Gorskii in Russia.

A group of women in Dagestan pose for Prokudin-Gorskii in Russia.

A.P. Kalganov poses with his son and granddaughter at the Zlatoust arms plant.

A.P. Kalganov poses with his son and granddaughter at the Zlatoust arms plant.
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Supervisor of the Chernigov floodgate poses on a raft.

Supervisor of the Chernigov floodgate poses on a raft.

View of the Nikolaevskii Cathedral.

View of the Nikolaevskii Cathedral.
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A group of children learning in a Russian street.

A group of children learning in a Russian street.

A group of men eat at an open-air restaurant in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

A group of men eat at an open-air restaurant in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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A woman in a purdah waits outside a doorway in Russia.

A woman in a purdah waits outside a doorway in Russia.

A Muslim teacher with his female students near the Artomelinskaia mosque in Artvin, modern-day Turkey.

A Muslim teacher with his female students near the Artomelinskaia mosque in Artvin, modern-day Turkey.
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The wharf at Mezhevaya Utka in Russia.

The wharf at Mezhevaya Utka in Russia.

Workers take a break from harvesting hay in Russia.

Workers take a break from harvesting hay in Russia.
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Three young women offer berries to visitors to their izba, a traditional wooden house, in a rural area along the Sheksna River, near the town of Kirillov.

Three young women offer berries to visitors to their izba, a traditional wooden house, in a rural area along the Sheksna River, near the town of Kirillov.

Workers on the Murmansk railway in Russia.

Workers on the Murmansk railway in Russia.
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A water carrier poses for Prokudin-Gorskii in the street.

A water carrier poses for Prokudin-Gorskii in the street.

A factory in Kyn, Russia.

A factory in Kyn, Russia.
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Men working in a packing section of a mineral water warehouse in Borzhom.

Men working in a packing section of a mineral water warehouse in Borzhom.

Children sit near a church on White Lake in Russia.

Children sit near a church on White Lake in Russia.
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The Emir of Bukhara holds a sword in Bukhara, present day Uzbekistan.

The Emir of Bukhara holds a sword in Bukhara, present day Uzbekistan.

Part of the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia.

Part of the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia.
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Workers outside the mechanical shops for the finishing of artistic castings in Russia.

Workers outside the mechanical shops for the finishing of artistic castings in Russia.

Nomadic Kirghiz, a Turkic people, in Russia.

Nomadic Kirghiz, a Turkic people, in Russia.
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A man and woman in Dagestan pose for the photographer.

A man and woman in Dagestan pose for the photographer.

A boy sits next to a mosque in present-day Uzbekistan.

A boy sits next to a mosque in present-day Uzbekistan.
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And a family, with shovels and horse-drawn carts, works at the iron mines in the Bakaly hills.

And a family, with shovels and horse-drawn carts, works at the iron mines in the Bakaly hills.

How about 40 years ago in America?

How about 40 years ago in America?

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