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Background imageMoscow Collection: Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre group

Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre group
Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (1860-1904) at the centre of a group of people from the Moscow Art Theatre -- Constantin Stanislavski on his right, Olga Knipper (Chekhovs wife) to Stanislavskis right

Background imageMoscow Collection: Metropole Hotel, Moscow

Metropole Hotel, Moscow
Moscow : Metropole Hotel

Background imageMoscow Collection: Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved

Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved from Constantinople to Kiev in 1136 and Vladimir in 1155. Iconographic type Eleusa or Virgin of Tenderness. Byzantine art. Tempera on wood. RUSSIA

Background imageMoscow Collection: Egypt. Roman period. Fayum mummy portraits. Man

Egypt. Roman period. Fayum mummy portraits. Man. Encaustic painting. Coptic period. End 1st century A.D. Pushkin Museum. Moscow. Russia

Background imageMoscow Collection: Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSR

Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSR
Poster advertising a Dance Festival in Moscow and Leningrad, USSR, 10 to 20 June 1936

Background imageMoscow Collection: Joseph Stalins tomb - Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

Joseph Stalins tomb - Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Joseph Stalins tomb - Kremlin Wall, Moscow, Russia Date: 2010

Background imageMoscow Collection: Lady Moscow, horse harness racing

Lady Moscow, horse harness racing. Union Course, L.I. Date: 1850

Background imageMoscow Collection: Inhabitants of Moscow, Russia

Inhabitants of Moscow, Russia.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Background imageMoscow Collection: Belgrade - Serbia - Hotel Moscow

Belgrade - Serbia - Hotel Moscow and the Rossia Insurance Company building. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMoscow Collection: YAROSHENKO, Nicolai A. (1846-1898). Life is everywhere

YAROSHENKO, Nicolai A. (1846-1898). Life is everywhere. 1888. Trainload of criminals exiled to Siberia. Realism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Moscow. Tretyakov Gallery

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow Kremlin, Russia: Annunciation Cathedral

Moscow Kremlin, Russia: Annunciation Cathedral
Moscow, Kremlin, Russia: from left - Annunciation Cathedral and part of the Ascension Cathedral Date: 2010

Background imageMoscow Collection: Chekhovs three Sisters

Chekhovs three Sisters
A scene from the 1940 production of Chekhovs classic play, THREE SISTERS performed by the Moscow Arts Theatre

Background imageMoscow Collection: Napoleon at Moscow

Napoleon at Moscow
He watches Moscow burn

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow, Russia - Entrance to the Ochotni Rjad Station

Moscow, Russia - Entrance to the Ochotni Rjad Station with a statue of a heroic male figure set into a streetside alcove near the entrance

Background imageMoscow Collection: L M Korenava as Water in Maeterlinks The Bluebird

L M Korenava as Water in Maeterlinks The Bluebird
L M Korenava as Water in Maurice Maeterlincks The Bluebird directed by Konstantin Stanislavsky (Stanislavski) for his Moscow Ats Theatre Date: circa 1908

Background imageMoscow Collection: The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space - erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. Date: 1986

Background imageMoscow Collection: Napoleon / Moscow Retreat

Napoleon / Moscow Retreat
The French retreat from Moscow Date: 1812

Background imageMoscow Collection: Marechal Michel Ney

Marechal Michel Ney
MICHEL, PRINCE NEY marechal de France, prominent at Jena, during the retreat from Moscow and at Waterloo, but shamefully shot for his participation in the 100 Days. Date: 1769 - 1815

Background imageMoscow Collection: Russian Cavalry in Red Square, 1939

Russian Cavalry in Red Square, 1939
Following the Cossack tradition of the days of Czarist Russia, the USSR army in 1939 still maintained a strong cavalry arm. This regiment, lined up in Red Square, Moscow is smartly turned out

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow has a Plan

Moscow has a Plan
MOSCOW HAS A PLAN - propaganda book by M Ilin describing the Soviet 5-year economic plan in glowing terms. We build in our country a new order

Background imageMoscow Collection: Russia / Moscow / Map / C16

Russia / Moscow / Map / C16
General map of Moscow

Background imageMoscow Collection: MAP / RUSSIA / SIBERIA C1760

MAP / RUSSIA / SIBERIA C1760
Siberia and adjacent regions : St Petersburg and Moscow are on the far left, Irkutsk centre low right Date: circa 1760

Background imageMoscow Collection: Entrance to the Moscow Metro

Entrance to the Moscow Metro, USSR. Date: 1986

Background imageMoscow Collection: Children on a sledge, Gorki Park, Moscow

Children on a sledge, Gorki Park, Moscow, USSR. Date: 1986

Background imageMoscow Collection: BRYULLOV, Karl. The Horsewoman

BRYULLOV, Karl. The Horsewoman
BRYULLOV, Karl Pavlovitch (1799-1852). A Rider. 1832. Portrait of Giovanina and Amacilia Pacini, the Foster Children of Countess Yu. P. Samoilova. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. MOSCOW. Moscow

Background imageMoscow Collection: Perov, Vasily (1833-1882). Seeing-off of the

Perov, Vasily (1833-1882). Seeing-off of the dead man. 1865. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Moscow. Tretyakov Gallery

Background imageMoscow Collection: Lenin / Comintern Congress

Lenin / Comintern Congress
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman, at the 3rd Congress of Comintern (Communist International Congress), Moscow, Russia

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow. Tsars Palace in the Kremlin, 1805. Engraving

Moscow. Tsars Palace in the Kremlin, 1805. Engraving

Background imageMoscow Collection: Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W. B

Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W. B
" Map of Moscow (1836). Original drawing by W.B. Clarke and engraving by B. Davies, originally published under supervision of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Background imageMoscow Collection: CHEJOV, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904)

CHEJOV, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904). Russian writer. Performance of The Seagull at the Moscow Art Academic Theatre

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow Kremlin, Russia: The Cannon of the Tsar

Moscow Kremlin, Russia: The Cannon of the Tsar. Date: 2010

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow Underground

Moscow Underground
A business man commuter, about to board an underground train, which has just arrived on the platform of a Rococo style tube station, Moscow, Russia. Date: late 1960s

Background imageMoscow Collection: Crowning of Nicolas I

Crowning of Nicolas I
NICOLAS I/TSAR SCENES & EVENTS Crowning of the Tzar in Moscow on 19 August 1826. Date: 1796 - 1855

Background imageMoscow Collection: Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

Bolshoi Theatre Moscow
The Grand Imperial Theatre The Bolshoi Date: 1908?

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow - Church of St Saviour

Moscow - Church of St Saviour. On December 5, 1931, the iconic Othodox Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was dynamited and reduced to rubble (during the rule of Josef Stalin)

Background imageMoscow Collection: 1921 / Kamenev Speaks

1921 / Kamenev Speaks
Russian Communist leader Lev Kamenev speaks in Moscow

Background imageMoscow Collection: May Day Parade in Moscow

May Day Parade in Moscow
A group of children taking part in the May Day Parade in Moscow 1929

Background imageMoscow Collection: Izvestia Distributed

Izvestia Distributed
Copies of the Moscow newspaper Izvestia (it means messages or reports) are distributed to soldiers of the Red Army. Fortunately, many of them can read

Background imageMoscow Collection: Lenin at Conference

Lenin at Conference
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman, pouring over paperwork at the All Russian Congress at the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

Background imageMoscow Collection: German Prisoners Paraded

German Prisoners Paraded
HOME FRONT SCENES German prisoners paraded in Moscow

Background imageMoscow Collection: Russian Soldier & Girl

Russian Soldier & Girl
A reunion in Moscow - a soldier kisses a happy girl

Background imageMoscow Collection: Russian Soldiers Return

Russian Soldiers Return
Red Army troops return home to Moscow where they receive a warm welcome

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow Parade

Moscow Parade
To boost morale, a military parade is staged in Red Square, Moscow, even though at the time the Germans are on the outskirts of the city

Background imageMoscow Collection: Moscow Celebrates

Moscow Celebrates
Victory celebrations in Moscow

Background imageMoscow Collection: Victory Parade Moscow

Victory Parade Moscow
A victory parade in Red Square, near the Kremlin, Moscow

Background imageMoscow Collection: Thanksgiving Service

Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving service given by Orthodox Archbishop Nikolai after the Battle of Moscow has ended with a German withdrawal

Background imageMoscow Collection: Soviet Tank Parade

Soviet Tank Parade
Tanks leave Moscow after a parade, going straight to the front-line. This is a view of Gorky Street

Background imageMoscow Collection: Soldier at Lenins Tomb

Soldier at Lenins Tomb
A Russian sentry on guard duty near Lenins tomb in the snow- covered Red Square, Moscow



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