Rossiya Collection (#2)

Mineral water spring, Yessentuki, Russia, 1900s. Situated in the northern Caucasus, Yessentuki has been a popular spa resort since the 19th century due to the properties of the mineral water

Hotel, Yessentuki, Russia, 1900s. Situated in the northern Caucasus, Yessentuki has been a popular spa resort since the 19th century due to the properties of the mineral water from nearby springs

Mountain near Kislovodsk, Russia, c1895. Kislovodsk is a spa town in the northern Caucasus. In the late 19th and early 20th century it was a popular destination for artistic figures

Waterfall near Kislovodsk, Russia, c1895. Kislovodsk is a spa town in the northern Caucasus. In the late 19th and early 20th century it was a popular destination for artistic figures

Russian Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin and Nadezhda Krupskaya, Gorki, USSR, 1922. Lenin (1870-1924) and Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869-1939) married in 1898 when they were both living in exile in Siberia

Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia at Novocherkassk, Russia, 1891. Artist: Kessler
Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia at Novocherkassk, Russia, 1891. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

The family of Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, Taganrog, Russia, 1874. Artist:s Isakovich
The family of Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, Taganrog, Russia, 1874. Chekhov (1860-1904) (second from left) is regarded as one of Russias finest playwrights

Countess Maria Nikolayevna Volkonskaya, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, 1845. Artist: Alfred Davignon
Countess Maria Nikolayevna Volkonskaya, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, 1845. Maria Volkonskaya (1805-1863) was the wife of Count Sergey Volkonsky

Count Sergey Volkonsky, Russian soldier and Decembrist rebel, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, 1845. Artist: Alfred Davignon
Count Sergey Volkonsky, Russian soldier and Decembrist rebel, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, 1845. A Major-General in the Russian army

Market in Nizhny Novgorod, 1872. Artist: Pyotr Petrovich Vereshchagin
Market in Nizhny Novgorod, 1872. Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

View of Nizhny Novgorod, 1878. Artist: Aleksey Bogolyubov
View of Nizhny Novgorod, 1878. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius in Sergiyev Posad, 1910s. Artist: Michail Boskin
The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius in Sergiyev Posad, 1910s. The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius is a monastery founded in Sergiyev Posad (Zagorsk) in 1345 by St Sergius of Radonezh

The Volkov Theatre, Yaroslavl, Russia, 1880s-1890s. The Volkov Theatre was founded in the 1750s by actor Feodor Volkov, a merchants son. It was the first permanent theatre in Russia

Allied soldiers and sailors in Vladivostok, Russia, September 1918. Several foreign powers sent troops to fight on the White (anti-Bolshevik) side in the Russian Civil War

American troops parading in Vladivostok, Russia, 1918. American troops in Vladivostok parading before the building occupied by the staff of the Czecho-Slovaks

Pyotr Stolypin, Prime Minister of Imperial Russia, Orel, Russia, 1907. Stolypin (1862-1911) succeeded Ivan Goremykin as Russias prime minister in 1906

The Nonstop Station. Kuntsevo, 1913. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
The Nonstop Station. Kuntsevo, 1913. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Saviour Cathedral (the Old Fair Cathedral), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Saviour Cathedral (the Old Fair Cathedral), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. The cathedral was designed by Agustin de Betancourt and Auguste de Montferrand in Empire style

Minins Tomb in the Saviour Cathedral in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Minins Tomb in the Saviour Cathedral in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Russia, 1896. The cathedral was designed by Agustin de Betancourt and Auguste de Montferrand in Empire style

The Virgins Nativity Church (Stroganov Church), Nizhny Novogorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Virgins Nativity Church (Stroganov Church), Nizhny Novogorod, Russia, 1896. Completed in 1719, this church is one of several built in Baroque style in Nizhny Novgorod by the Stroganovs

Tsars Pavilion, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Tsars Pavilion, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

General view, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
General view, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Northern Pavilion, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Northern Pavilion, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Main fair building, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Main fair building, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Panorama of the Nobel Company, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Panorama of the Nobel Company, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896

Concrete bridge, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Concrete Bridge, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

City Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
City Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

Arts corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Arts Corner, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Machines corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Machines corner, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

China Pavilion, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
China Pavilion, the All-Russian Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Naval Corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Naval Corner, the All-Russia Exhibition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Staged from 28 May to 1 October 1896, the All-Russia industrial

Strelka, confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
Strelka, confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

The Church of the Nativity of John the Precursor, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Church of the Nativity of John the Precursor, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. The church was built in the late 17th century

The Imperial Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Artist: Maxim Dmitriev
The Imperial Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

Russian author Alexander Kuprin with friends in Paris, 1930s. Kuprin (1870-1938) was a short story writer described by Vladimir Nabokov as the Russian Kipling

Lysva iron foundry, Russia, 1900s. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

Members of the family of Duke Fyodor Uvarov at their country estate, Porechye, Russia, 1880s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

The family of Duke Fyodor Uvarov at their country estate, Porechye, Russia, 1880s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Lysva Station, Russia, 1900s. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg

The Tsar Alexander II Monument in Samara, Russia, 1890s. Known as The Liberator for his emancipation of the serfs in 1861

The wife of colonel Jankoff saving the regimental flags, bombardment of Vladivostok, 1904. The Russian port city of Vladivostok was shelled by Japanese warships during the Russo-Japanese War of

The President of the Republic of France reviewing troops, Krasnoye Selo, Russia, 1902. Emile Loubet on a state visit to Russia. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th June 1902

The President of the Republic reviewing Russian troops, Krasnoye Selo, Russia, 1914. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd August 1914

Napoleon at Tilsit, 1807 (1894). In July 1807 Napoleon met Tsar Alexander I of Russia on a raft in the River Niemen at Tilsit to negotiate a peace treaty between the empires of France and Russia

Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia, 1886. Artist: Jean Baptiste Henri Durand Brager
Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia, 1886. Tobolsk, historic capital of Siberia, lies at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh rivers

People of the Russian city of Smolensk after its liberation by the Red Army, 1943. Smolensk was liberated from German occupation at the end of September 1943 during a major Russian offensive

Taking of Azov on 18 May 1696, late 18th or 19th century. Artist: Robert Ker Porter
Taking of Azov on 18 May 1696, late 18th or 19th century. Tsar Peter the Great led a Russian military assault on the city of Azov near the mouth of the Don River as part of his campaign to secure

View of the Treasury in Tver, 1830s. Artist: Russian Master
View of the Treasury in Tver, 1830s. Found in the collection of the A Pushkin Memorial Museum, St Petersburg

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"Rossiya: A Tapestry of History and Resilience" Step into the captivating world of Rossiya, a land steeped in rich history and marked by moments that shaped its destiny. From the dramatic Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, beautifully depicted by Vasily Vereshchagin, to Tsar Nicholas II's poignant exile in Tobolsk, Siberia - each brushstroke tells a story. Travel back to 1886 as Nikolai Dobrovolsky captures the majestic Angara at Irkutsk, showcasing Russia's breathtaking natural wonders. Then fast forward to 1932 when Magnitogorsk's industrious workers symbolize the nation's determination for progress amidst challenging times. Venture further north to Western Franz Josef Land in 1899 and witness nature's untouched beauty through an artist's eyes. Karl Briullov takes us on a journey back to 1581 with his portrayal of The Siege of Pskov by Stephen Bathory - a testament to Russia's resilience against external threats. Intriguingly juxtaposing past and present, we witness another glimpse into Magnitogorsk in 1931 where workers forge ahead with unwavering spirit. Nijni-Novgorod comes alive before our eyes through vintage lens capturing bustling trade at the Summer Market Place of All Nations in 1898. Aleksey Savrasov transports us to an enchanting moment with "The Ravens Have Arrived, " evoking both mystery and tranquility within Russia’s landscapes. Meanwhile, early 20th-century Vyborg reveals tensions as patrols hunt down suspects following a revolt – highlighting struggles faced during transformative periods. Finally, c1918 marks "The end of Romanovs, " forever etching tragedy into Russian history books.