Russian Collection (page 16)

Beerbohm Tree in Resurrection by Tolstoy
Beerbohm Tree as Prince Dmitry Nehludof in Resurrection by Tolstoy, a production at His Majestys Theatre, London Date: 1903

WW1 - war in Galician - Russian troops bivouacking
The Fighting for the Carpathian passes - Russian infantry bivouacking in a forest at sunrise

Doris Keane wearing a model from Henri Bendel, New York with a Russian touch for Spring fashion, 1925 Date: 1925

Lydia Sokolova with a group of peasants in Barabau, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Alice Nikitina and Serge Lifar in The House Party, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Some member of the corps de ballet in Bontique Fantasque, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Alice Nikitina and Idzikovsky in Pulcinella, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926. Music by Stravinsky and decor by Picasso Date: 1926

Sokolova in Barabau part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926. Scenery and costumes by Utrillo Date: 1926

Sketch by Fish showing an incident at the Russian Ballet, London witnessing the definite dismissal of the Betrothed in Pulcinella, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London

The dancer Nikitina in Zephyr and Flora, a Diaghileff ballet, London, 1926 Date: 1926

A scene from Diaghileffs Petroushka from a performance in London, 1926 with choreography by Fokine, decor by Benois and music by Stravinsky Date: 1926

Diaghilevs scene Les Matelots from a performance in London, 1926. Scenery and costumes by Pruna Date: 1926

Dancers around the world, 1929 2-2
Dancers around the world, 1929 2/2 - Ronny Johansson (top left) touring Norway and Germany, Zlata Kusova (top) a young Russian dancer touring Europe, Miriam Crosby (Middle) dancing in Paris

Vera Strelska and Alexandre Gavrilov appearing in a ballet repertoire, 1928 Date: 1928

Two portraits of Anna Pavlova, 1920s Date: 1928

Theodore Kosloff and Vera Fredowa, the principal characters in Scheherazade performed in 1927 in the Hollywood Bowl Date: 1928

Portraits of the Russian dancers Andreas Pavley and Serge Oukrainsky, Chicagos ballet masters of the Chicago Ballet Opera, , 1928 Date: 1928

Spotlight on five international dancers, 1928. Nila Nicolaska (top left) who has made a hit in the new Folies Bergere show in Paris

Anna Pavlova in Christmas with Alexandre Volinine (third from the left) date uncertain Date: 1930

Anton Dolin, the English ballet dancer who had appeared at Covent Garden with the Diaghileff Ballet, 1929 Date: 1929

A scene from the Diaghileff ballet companys production of The Prodigal Son, London, 1929 with Felia Doubrovska and Serge Lilar Date: 1929

The Russian dancer Anchensky, a dancer in Paris notably at the Folies Bergere, 1930 Date: 1930

Advert for The Book of Anna Pavlova, 1930 Date: 1930

A scene from Petrouchka, revived by Nijinska in the Opera Russe, Paris, 1931 Date: 1931

Early successes of the Russian ballet presetned
Early successes of the Russian ballet presented in Europe by Diaghileff: Les Sylphides (top - 1909 in Paris) and Le Pavilion d Armide (bottom - 1909 Paris). Decor by Alexander Benois Date: 1931

Cover of Dance Magazine, April 1931 showing Russian peasant dancers. Sketch by Gigi Shaule Johnson Date: 1931

A dual photograph of Russian dancer Tamara Geva, 1931 Date: 1931

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Russian Orthodox catholic church, Moscow, Russia. Vintage 19th century photograph

Strength in Bronze, sculptures by Dora Gordine
Page from The Graphic reporting on the bronze sculptures by a young Russian girl, Dora Gordine, at the Leicester Galleries in 1928. Date: 1928

A suite of Andalusian dances - Cuadro Flamenco performed during the Interlude of the performance of Diaghilevs Ballet Russes at the Princes Theatre, London

Man and woman of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, 1818. The woman shows her wares on a table in a garden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being

Fashionable woman with speculators or agioteurs, Paris
Fashionable woman with a group of speculators or agioteurs, Paris. A one-legged Revolutionary soldier stands guard. Stock jobbing at the Palais Royal, Year VII, 1799. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Historical views of Russia. The Imperial Winter Palace at St. Petersburg 16, Russian peasants with sledges on ice 17, market of frozen animals on the frozen Neva River in St. Petersburg 18

Historical views of Sweden. Gustav Eriksson addressing the men of Dalarna 13, women farmers ploughing fields with oxen 14, and a public whipping of a cruel boy 15

Historical views of Tartary. Funeral rites of a Tatar chieftain 13, Tatars abandoning the sick and aged to die in a hut 14

Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa. Calixhymenia viscosa, Oxybaphus viscosus, Ossibafo vischioso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Russian-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Canvas lambrequin and curtains, silk window screen, armchair. Planche 20. Croisee Russe. Lambrequin toile ou serge, ton creme, applications de laine

Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilded pelmet, decorated cream drapes, satin curtain, and painted wall decoration. Planche 2. Croisee Neo-Grecque

Remains of Russian Cannon on 203 Hill
The remains of Russian Cannon on 203 Hill - high ground located in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China

Swan Lake at the London Hippodrome, 1910
Dancers of the Imperial Opera House of St. Petersburg and Moscow, appearing at the London Hippodrome in May 1910 where they performed Le Lac des Cygnes or Swan Lake for the first time in the UK

Machnow eating breakfast at the London Hippodrome
Feodor Machnow, the Russian giant, pictured next to his manager and (possibly) members of the staff at the London Hippodrome, eating breakfast during his time performing there

Machnow the Giant & Madame Chiquita, London Hippodrome
Machnow the Giant, alleged to be 9 3 " tall (more likely 7 10" ) appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1905 with the diminutive Madame Chiquita who is only 18" high. Date: 1902

Russian ballet, The Cat by Saugue, Felix de Gray
Impression by Felix de Gray of a scene from the Russian ballets performance of The Cat by Saugues, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the summer of 1929. Date: 1929

Russian ballet, Stravinsky Apollo Musagetes, Felix de Gray
Illustration by Felix de Gray depicting the new Russian Ballet at the Royal Opera House in 1929. Scenes shows the Diaghileff production of Apollo Musagetes by Stravinsky. Date: 1929

Serge Lifar at the Venice Lido
Serge Lifar of the Russian Ballet, burnished by the sun, adopts a balletic pose on the beach at the Venice Lido at the feet of beauty, as represented by Madame Simon Rolo

Odessa - supporters of the Black Hundreds
The little father is with us : revolutionaries bearing the Tsars portrait through the streets of Odessa (in Ukraine). On the first publication of the Tsars manifesto promising liberty to Russia

Princess Xenia of Russia, October 1921
Princess Xenia of Russias favourite picture of herself on the front cover of the Sketch 12 October 1921. The Princess married Mr William Leeds earlier that month and they had one daughter

Music cover, The Cardigan Galop by Carl Hochst, dedicated to Major General The Earl of Cardigan, seen here galloping over a Russian gun emplacement at Balaclava during the Crimean War. 1854

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