Color Pictures of Revolution-Era Russia
 

Brilliant, beautiful photos. Newsweek has them here.

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These are simply stunning.

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Those are absolutely amazing. Thanks for the link tixe. :thumbup:

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Fantastic pics!

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That Trinity Cathedral shot with the dog out front is astonishing. Great find.

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Really cool! Thanks for sharing!

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Leo Tolstoy's picture is how I imagine RFS.

Which embarrassing for me, seeing as rumor has it RFS is longer off the tee than me, and hits all of his irons farther.

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They are absolutely stunning. It was interesting to read how he created this photos and how now, with our computer capabilities, they've been able to be brought to life.

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I thought they were painted until I read about how he did it. I have never heard of that before. Amazing.

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As is the Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery viewed from across the lake. These pictures are incredible.

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His process and the results are stunning.

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Here's the Library of Congress webpage that has more pictures and information.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

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Some of those are very surreal.

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Good stuff! The photos were so crisp and the colors were so bright. Very unlike the blurry, grainy images we're used to seeing from that era.

I confess that I spent even more time watching the panel discussion with the Emmy-nominated comedians that was linked on that page.

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Absolutely amazing stuff. A history buff like me just laps that right up. Thanks so much for the link!