Russia 1896 in color
Categories: History
By Pictolic https://mail.pictolic.com/article/russia-1896-in-color.htmlIn the spring of 1896, during a trip to Russia for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II professional photographer františek Brief managed to create a series of interesting photos depicting Russian life in the late nineteenth century. The photographer managed to visit Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod, making interesting shots in each of these cities. Unfortunately, survived only a small part of the pre-revolutionary photographs of Russia from this trip.


On the red square.

The Bolshoi theater. Moscow.

The collector of charitable contributions. Russia.

Monument to the heroes of Plevna. Moscow.

The winter Palace. Saint-Petersburg.

Trade on the waterfront. Saint-Petersburg.

Anichkov bridge. Saint-Petersburg.

Egyptian bridge. Saint-Petersburg.

Guard. Saint-Petersburg.

Sennaya square. Saint-Petersburg.

In the port of St. Petersburg.

The port driver. Saint-Petersburg.

Floating hotel. Nizhny Novgorod.

The summer residence of Tsar Alexander II. Peterhof.

Cascades Of Peterhof.

Tsarskoye Selo. Russia.

Monument To Peter The Great. Saint-Petersburg.

On the market. Saint-Petersburg.

On the market. Saint-Petersburg.

Nevskiy Prospekt. Saint-Petersburg.

The procession near the hotel "Paris" at the coronation of Nicholas II. Moscow.

Distribution of beer at Khodynka during the coronation of Nicholas II on may 30, 1896. Moscow.

Festivities at Khodynka field on may 30, 1896. Moscow.

The tragedy at Khodynka field during the coronation on may 30, 1896. In the crowd was crushed approximately 1,400 people.
Keywords: 19th century | Pre-revolutionary era | Color photography
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