Sergei Collection (#5)

SAMARKAND: MUSICIANS, c1910. Musicians and a dancing boy in Samarkand. Photograph by Sergie Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

RUSSIA: MINERS, c1910. Miners outside the Bakalskii iron mine in Russia. Photograph by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

RUSSIA: FACTORY, c1910. Workers grinding stone products at the Imperial Lapidary Works in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Photograph by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

ARMENIAN WOMEN, c1910. In holiday dress. Photographed by S. M. Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910
ARMENIAN WOMEN, c1910. In holiday dress. Photographed by S.M. Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty. Music by Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa

Scenery design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) Scheherazade produced in 1910 by Sergei Diaghilevs Ballets Russes. Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by Michel Fokine

Decoreative motif by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for the third scene of Daphnis and Chloe : the lovers with their flocks. Music by Maurice Ravel. Choreography by Michel Fokine

Set design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) Russian theatre and ballet designer, for the second scene of the ballet Daphnis and Chloe music by Maurice Ravel. Choreography by Michel Fokine

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov (Sergey Rakmaninov) 1873-1943. Russian pianist and composer. Rachmaninov c1922

Nicolai Orenburg (1837-1898) Russian artist. Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, Tsarevitch Nikolai Alexandrovich (later Tsar Nicholas II) and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich at Tsarskoe Selo. 1880

At the Southern Border (of Muscovy), 1888. Oil on canvas. Sergei Ivanov (1864-1910) Russian painter. From 16th to 18th centuries Crimean Tartars repeatedly invaded, Muscovy

Sergei Korolev in 1934
Sergei Korolev (1907-1966), pioneering Soviet rocket scientist. Korolev studied aviation in Moscow, and in his late teens designed and built gliders as a hobby

World Athletics Championships, Korea C013 / 7865
World Athletics Championships. Russias Sergey Bakulin pouring water over himself during the 50 km race-walking event at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea

World Athletics Championships, Korea C013 / 7864
World Athletics Championships. Russias Sergey Bakulin on the ground after winning the gold medal in the 50 km race-walking event at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea

The poet Sergei Esenin and his wife the dancer Isadora Duncan (1922). Photography

Russian motion-picture director. Editing his first film, Strike, in 1924
SERGEI EISENSTEIN (1898-1948). Russian motion-picture director. Editing his first film, Strike, in 1924

Duke Sergei Alexandrovich and Elizabeth of Hesse
Wedding portrait of Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and the Rhine (later Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia - Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova - canonized as St)

Sergei Witte, Russian politician
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915), Russian politician who served under the last two emperors. He wrote the October Manifesto (1905), a precursor to Russias first constitution

Soyuz TM-7 mission cosmonauts
Soyuz cosmonauts being interviewed after a successful landing. The cosmonauts are, from left to right, Valery Polyakov, Alexander Volkov and Sergei Krikalev

Sergey Ilyushin, Soviet aircraft designer
Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (1894-1977), Soviet aircraft designer. From 1926, Ilyushin founded an aircraft design company named after him

Vavilov and colleagues, Moscow, 1938
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (1891-1951, right), Soviet physicist, carrying out an experiment with colleagues in his laboratory

Korolev and Sheremetyev, Soviet engineers
Sergey Pavlovich Korolev (left, 1907-1966), and Boris Sheremetyev, Soviet rocket engineers. Korolev, who had worked on rockets in the 1930s

Soviet engineers and physicists, 1954
Soviet engineers and physicists. From left to right: Vasily Mishin (1917-2001), rocket engineer; Mstislav Keldysh (1911-1978), mathematician; Igor Kurchatov (1903-1960)

Ilyushin and Kokkinaki, aviation pioneers
Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin (left, 1894-1977), Soviet aviation engineer, and Vladimir Konstantinovich Kokkinaki (right, 1904-1985), Soviet test pilot

Launch of Russian SS-3 ballistic missile
Missile launch. Launch of a Soviet R-5M ballistic missile during an exercise. The R-5M (known to NATO as the SS-3 Shyster)

POTEMKIN FILM POSTER, 1925. Poster for Sergei Eisensteins 1925 Russian film Potemkin, about 1905 Russian Revolution

SERGEI EISENSTEIN (1898-1948). Russian motion-picture director. Eisenstein (in cap)
SERGEI EISENSTEIN (1898-1948). Russian motion-picture director. Eisenstein (in cap, right foreground) on the set of the film Battleship Potemkin, 1925

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953). Russian composer. Drawing, c1932, by Samuel Nisenson

Sergei Petrovich Botkin, Russian clinician, therapist and activist, one of the founders of modern Russian medical science and education

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov, Russian composer, pianist and conductor

The Grand Duchess Sergius
Before marrying Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia in 1884, the Grand Duchess Sergius was Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse

Russian Season in Paris: Cleopatra
The Russian dancer, Ida Lvovna Rubinstein in the title role of Cleopatra in the Paris season of 1909; she was part of the Ballet Russes company, founded by Sergei Diaghilev

Art Nouveau postcard - Salomko
Fantastic stylised Art Nouveau postcard design by Sergei de Salomko (1859 - 1926) featuring a woman in the guise of an ancient queen, complete with crown and exotic platted and bejewellery hair

Sergei Esenin - 3
SERGEI ALEXANDROVICH ESENIN Russian poet, in 1922 or 1923

Sergei Alexandrovich
SERGEI ALEXANDROVICH - Russian Grand Duke

S Alexandrovich & Others
SERGEI ALEXANDROVICH - Russian Grand Duke with Pavel Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna

Prokofiev - Photo 3
SERGEI SERGEYEVICH PROKOFIEV Russian musician

Prokofiev - Photo 2
SERGEI SERGEYEVICH PROKOFIEV Russian musician

Rachmaninov (Postcard)
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Russian musician

Sergei Vavilov
SERGEI VAVILOV Russian physicist, responsible for work on the properties of light. He was also a deputy to the Supreme Soviet

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Sergei Rachmaninov, the renowned Russian pianist, composer, and conductor, left an indelible mark on the world of classical music. Born in 1873 and passing away in 1943, his compositions continue to captivate audiences with their emotional depth and technical brilliance. In 1920, a striking oil painting by Boris Chaliapin immortalized Sergei Rachmaninov's intense passion for music. The portrait captured the essence of this musical genius who pushed boundaries and created timeless masterpieces. Another influential figure named Sergei was Eisenstein, a pioneering filmmaker known for his groundbreaking techniques in cinema. His innovative approach to storytelling revolutionized the art form and inspired generations of filmmakers. The name it is associated with other prominent individuals such as Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninov - another talented musician from Russia - as well as political figures like Sergei Kirov, Fedor Raskolnikov, Sergo Ordzhonikidze. The artistic realm witnessed collaborations between Diaghilev Ballets Russes and Picasso's Cuadro Flamenco that showcased the creative fusion of dance and visual arts under Sergei Diaghilev's visionary leadership. During World War II era emerged three notable Russian composers: Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Aram Khachaturian. Their works reflected the tumultuous times they lived in while leaving an everlasting impact on classical music history. History intertwines with love when we recall Elizabeth of Hesse's marriage to Duke Sergei Alexandrovich – their union symbolizing both romance and tragedy against a backdrop of royalty. Sergei Prokofiev further solidified his place among great composers through his composition "War And Peace, " which brought Leo Tolstoy's epic novel to life musically. This collaboration between two artistic giants resulted in a masterpiece that resonates even today.