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Karlis Huns (1832-1886): A Pioneering Photographer of Ethnic Diversity in Imperial Russia Karlis Huns, a Latvian photographer born in 1832
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Karlis Huns (1832-1886): A Pioneering Photographer of Ethnic Diversity in Imperial Russia Karlis Huns, a Latvian photographer born in 1832, left an indelible mark on the history of Russian photography with his extensive documentation of the ethnic diversity of Imperial Russia during the mid-19th century. Huns traveled extensively across the vast Russian Empire, capturing portraits of various ethnic groups, including the Finns of the St. Petersburg province (Ayramoiset and Savakot), Crimean Tatars (Mullah), Great Russians of the central provinces, Finns of the St. Petersburg province (Izhorians), Yakuts (From the Lena), Koloshi, Aleuts, Kalmychka (Kalmyk), Livonians from the village of Irbene and Crevings from the village of Neiraden, Transbaikal Buryats, Georgians, and Karaites. His photographs, taken in 1862, offer a unique and valuable glimpse into the lives and cultures of these diverse communities during a time of significant social and political change in Russia.