Good evening I've been researching the pike and shot era in Russia from 1630- 1700 for a number of years now ( I even wrote my collegiate Honors thesis on the era and the soldatski regiments in particular) and I have some art I've come across that I was wondering if the community could give me more info on and to get a better (larger) copy of one. Also I was wondering if anybody out there has captured some more art for this era for Russia. It is a rarely discussed but extremely important era in Russian history. While my main focus is on the Western style regiments of pike and shot I kind of want to see the community's thoughts and art on the era as a whole in Russia. Thanks!
What I need info on: is the first and second and I would desperately love to have a larger version of the second photo.... The rest of the photos I was wondering if anyone knew their origin.... Also some of these are Post 1699 Peterine reforms of the Army back when it still had the intensely Russian feel.