STRONG GIRL.

Varvara Akulova ‘Strongest Girl in the World’ via English Russia

PRIPYAT, UKRAINE.

The abandoned city of Pripyat was home to Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers. via Pripyat (site created by former residents) PS: Click on the portraits to view larger size. It is totally worth the click.

KATYA.

Russian Girl Katya via English Russia

SOVIET CATALOG.

These images catalog the historic, curious, beautiful designs of Soviet Russia. This is the example of what Soviet Russian citizens could order by mail from their state – the only vendor in the country. It’s no surprise that literary EVERY house in the country had something from those items. via EnglishRussia

RUSSIAN DISPLAYS. PART II.

More and more displays of Russian culture. Found via Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection. Peasant girls. [Russian Empire] Three mannequins of women in elaborate dress, on wooden stands Old iron marriage crowns Two icons in the Church of the Prophet Elijah [Belozersk, Russian Empire] Etruscan vases in the Hermitage in Saint Peterburg Shroud with image of [...]

RUSSIAN DISPLAYS. PART I.

I’ve made a couple of posts sharing the magical photos found on the Library of Congress’s Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection. This Sunday I spent a good portion of the evening devouring these incredible images. I have viewed every image up to page 100 and need to take a breath and share with you my findings [...]

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