Russian Collection (#91)

Kars - Turkey
Kars, Turkey. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534), then surrendered in 1828 to the Russian General Count Ivan Paskevich

Irina and Felix Youssoupoff
Engagement photograph showing Princess Irina Alexandrovna, only daughter of Prince Alexander Mikhailovich, and Prince Felix Yusupov

Russian soldiers seeking to know the future: A Gispys parakeet telling the mens fortunes at the front

Russian artillery in action near Przemysl

The efficient transport service of the Russian army, a mended road in Poland

A Russian gun team crossing a stream in Galicia

Russian soldiers celebrating good news from the front with dance and music

Blessing the charging troops: A Russian priest on the field
From a painting by Frederic De Haenen

Colonel-In-Chief of Russian Lancers: The Empress of Russia

A Galician town shelled by Russian gunners, sparing the churches and public buildings

Working a Russian mountain gun in the snow, in Western Poland

Captain Frederick Burnaby on the Road to Khiva, 1875
Engraving showing Captain Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885), the English soldier and explorer, travelling, with a companion, across the Russian Steppes in the winter of 1875

Homeless Berliners walking through Nollendorf Platz, 1945
Photograph showing a group of Berliners walking past the ruins of Nollendorf Platz looking for a place to live, after the end of the Second World War, Summer 1945

Allied March-Past after the capture of Monastir; First World
Photograph showing General Sarrail, with kepi hat raised, saluting a unit of Russian soldiers as the Allied army of the Balkans held a march-past to celebrate the capture of the town of Monastir, 1916

German Workers Re-erecting a Free Passage Sign, Berlin, 19
Photograph showing German workers re-erecting a Russian and German sign declaring Free Passage on the border between West Berlin and the Soviet Sector at the end of the Berlin Blockade, May 1949

The Handing Over Ceremony at Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, 1856
Double page landscape engraving of Balklava at the handing over of power from the Allies to the Russians, 1856. Troops of every kind, including sailors, legionaries, Russian cavalrymen and civilians

Bazaar at Kadikol, near Balaklava, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of busy street scene at Balaklava at the end of the Crimean war. Soldiers and civilians jostle together, some on horseback, civilians in typical russian dress, caps and belted long coats

Russian Cavalry Entering Balaklava, end of the Crimean War
Engraving showing Russian cavalry re-entering Balaklava, as British troops pulled out, at the end of the Crimean War, 1856. The fort can be seen in the background

Victoria Cross, The New Order of Valour
Special colour supplement from the ILN, June 1857 to commemorate the introduction of the Victoria Cross, a new order of valour first bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Crimean War veterans

Party of Cossacks entering Kadikol, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of a small group of Russian troops on horseback, leaving the Crimea at the cessation of the Crimean War, 1856. Despite defeat by the allied forces of the Turks

Relics of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875
Engraving of relics and souvenirs of the Battle of Balaklava including: a Russian Helmet, a pioneers sword, a knapsack, a pipe, a drum, a bugle from Inkerman, a helmet, leather gauntlets

The Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in St. Petersburg
Photograph of the ranks of gold bars held by Russia, before the revolution

Gold Shovelled like Coal. A Curiosity of a Siberian Mine. Spa
Illustration from sketches by Special Artist Julius Price in Siberia showing Russian women working on the Siberian gold mines, shovelling ore like coal. Women are paid badly, worse than men

Emigration. The Emigration of the Russian Jews. Sketches on
Families eagerly eating their rations and waving as the food arrives. The women are well wrapped up against the cold and the men are in typical russian peasant costume with long belted tunics

Column of Russian soldiers marching to the Balkan front
A large number of Russian infantry, equipped with only recently introduced steel helmets, are shown marching towards the Balkan front

Russian soldieres at Salonika marching to the Balkan front
Russian soldiers, recently arrived in the Allied encampment at the Greek port of Salonika, are shown marching towards the Balkan front

The Emigration of Russian Jews. Sketches on Board
Engraving of a group playing cards on deck. Ladies in headscarves watching. The point behind the drawing is that Jews do not observe Sunday as their sabbath, Christians would not play cards on Sunday

Fighting at Vengrov
Insurgents storm the Russian artillery lines during the battle of Vengrov

Russians in Bulgaria
Russian agents seek to inter- -vene in the political crisis when Alexander abdicates : but another German prince, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, will be chosen to succeed him

Finland / Turku
Turku, formerly known as Abo : the capital of Russian Finland

An Officer and Private of Russian Grenadiers

White Russian Soldiers
Peasant soldiers of the White Russian army, commanded by general Kolchak in central Russia

Russians Attacked
A Russian convoy is attacked by Polish patriots near Zyzin

An Officer and Private of Russian Infantry

Alexander Deposed I
Russian agents storm the palace at Sofia and abduct prince Alaxander, of German Battenberg family. He will abdicate, then be reinstated, then abdicate again

Tsar Visits - 1
Alexander II, tsar of Russia, visits France and welcomes Napoleon and Eugenie to a ball at the Russian embassy

Insurgent Hq
The headquarters of general Bentkowski, one of the leaders of the Polish forces fighting for the independence of their country from Russian rule

Russian Reprisals
The Russians carry out savage reprisals for the insurgents attacks : the village of Mologoszcza is left smouldering by Russians seeking revenge

Seamen Harangued
Russian Baltic seamen gather for the pleasure of being harangued by Soviet leader Zinoviev

Satirical cartoon about the Russian Army
An exact representation of the various characters, Uniforms, and Attendants, also of the singular species of Horses, Composing the Russian Army under General Kutosoff

Russian Guards
The Polish frontier is heavily guarded by Russian forces, who make the best of things by relaxing in taverns

War with Russia - 2
Bolshevik Russia attempts to seize the new republic of Poland, but the Poles fight for their independence with patriotic fervour : Russian prisoners and their captors

French Troops in Russia
The French are among the nations who feel it their duty to intervene in Russian affairs : a freshly-arrived French contingent parades before a few sightseers

Lenin at Congress
Lenin addresses a huge crowd at the first All-Russian Congress

Suspects Arrested
The reign of terror in Warsaw : a large body of suspects being removed for examination. Polish patriots are inspired by the partial success of the Russian rising

Poles Conscripted
Poles are understandably reluctant to help their Russian overlords fight the Japanese : men are forced into railway wagons which will carry them to the front

Russian Camp
Thousands of extra Russian troops are brought into Poland to deal with the insurrection : this is their camp at Kielce

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