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Title: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on 01 April 2014, 12:35:20 PM: I couldn't obviously see a post about this, so thought I'd better share....
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/old-russian-empire-color-photos-180950229/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: juergen c. olk on 01 April 2014, 01:43:52 PM: Amazing period photos thanx for sharing.
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Asienieboje on 01 April 2014, 03:15:15 PM: I agree, amazing pictures. Hope this collection will visit UK. Thank you.
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Patrice on 01 April 2014, 03:49:28 PM: Very interesting, thank you! Some small details can be useful.
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: FramFramson on 01 April 2014, 05:45:36 PM: The Prokudin-Gorskii series is often re-posted, but this one has quite a few I've never seen before. Thanks!
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Beast of Bukhara on 02 April 2014, 09:12:43 PM: Are happy days in the old City lol
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Ignatieff on 03 April 2014, 05:30:33 PM: Quote from: Beast of Bukhara on 02 April 2014, 09:12:43 PM
Are happy days in the old City lol

And then Bolsheviks poured down from the east....and west...and north.....coming to you in a campaign in summer 2015. I hear Mr Chalk is particularly enjoying building the ruins of the Imperial Palace. It's going to be.....epic......
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Beast of Bukhara on 03 April 2014, 08:09:12 PM: I’m flattered that you consider my demise is worthy of such resource ;)
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Ignatieff on 03 April 2014, 10:50:36 PM: No, it's for the real campaign. The destruction of Bukhara is only the warm up ;)
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Ignatieff on 05 April 2014, 06:00:42 PM: It is a little known fact, that Felix Dzerzhinksy, father of the Cheka, had a secret passion. When he wasn't extracting confessions from the enemies of the Revolution, he was devouring American pulp comics. His love of them centred in particular on the sleek aerodynamic automobiles that featured in most stories. So much so, that when the Politburo decreed a massive increase in armaments spending in 192?, to prepare for the forthcoming invasion of Bukhara, he had the Bolshevik engineers design and build this little beauty. An aluminium framed, straight 6, 8L engine, based on a Hispano-Suiza frame, the 'Dzerzhinksy Sports Wagon, Mk III'. Crew of three, armed with a 20mm Pom-Pom gun and capable of carrying a squad of 10, it was used to equip the advanced reconnaissance squadrons of the Cheka, and acquitted itself well during the successful campaign.......... ;)

(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/defoix/image-2_zps2e57c260.jpeg)
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: smirnoff on 05 April 2014, 09:37:13 PM: I say
That is rather fetching
Title: Re: Zadkine museums colour photos of Pre-revolution Russia
Post by: Ignatieff on 06 April 2014, 09:19:35 AM: Yes, to keep myself sane during my recent travels, I put in the odd five minutes to get it together. A delightful kit, thank you again. And you can't see the transfer mark of the skull and cross bones in natural light.....