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Nostalgia : the Russian empire of Czar Nicholas II /

The Russia of Czar Nicholas II was the largest empire in history. Spanning one-sixth of the earth's landmass, it was home to an incredibly heterogeneous populace and geography. In 1909, colour photography pioneer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was appointed by the czar to systematically d...

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Main Authors: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944.
Group Author: Klanten, Robert (Photographer); Blaschke, Estelle, 1976- (Editor)
Published: Gestalten,
Publisher Address: Berlin :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, > 1863-1944.
1894-1917
Photographers > Russia > Biography.
Photography, Artistic.
Russia > Pictorial works.
Photographes > Russie > Biographies.
Photographie artistique.
art photography.
Asia, Central > Pictorial works.
Photographers.
Fotografie
Farbfotografie
Russia > History > Nicholas II, 1894-1917 > Pictorial works.
Russie > Histoire > 1894-1917 (Nicolas II) > Ouvrages illustrés.
Asie centrale > Ouvrages illustrés.
Russia > History > Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Central Asia.
Russia.
Russland.
Biographies.
History.
Pictorial works.
Summary: The Russia of Czar Nicholas II was the largest empire in history. Spanning one-sixth of the earth's landmass, it was home to an incredibly heterogeneous populace and geography. In 1909, colour photography pioneer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was appointed by the czar to systematically document this empire in all its vastness and diversity. 'Nostalgia' presents Prokudin-Gorskii's compelling legacy.
Item Description: Issued with belly band over back cover (13 cm) with reproductions of the photographer's work and introduction.
Carrier Form: 319 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 x 31 cm
ISBN: 9783899554397
3899554396
Index Number: TR140
CLC: J431(512)
Call Number: J431(512)/P964
Contents: Western Russia and the River Volga -- Ural Mountains and Western Russia -- Caucasus -- Turkestan.

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