35 Gorgeous Color Photos Of Russia 100 Years Ago {image warning}

[xchrom]

http://www.businessinsider.com/prokudin-gorskii-photos-of-russian-empire-2013-9?op=1

Here is Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Prokudin-Gorskiĭ himself (on the right) sitting with two men in Cossak dress.


Four people sit on a carpet in front of a backdrop of textiles.


An Armenian woman in what is now present-day Turkey.


A man sits on the ground next to his camel loaded with packs.



***i want every one of those hats.

[Scuba]

1. Those aren't hats, silly ...

...

[xchrom]

2. well, i am really out of luck then.

as my hair days are over.

[Scuba]

3. "Chrome dome", eh?

[xchrom]

4. it's why i wear hats. nt

[giftedgirl77]

5. holy crap u are ona roll this morning....

This is the second post that has me laughing my ass off

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Fascinating

Thanks for posting this

[Tansy_Gold]

7. You just made my day, xchrom

In ways you could not possibly have imagined.

[xchrom]

9. Oh good!

[panader0]

8. very cool

[Cryptoad]

10. Are any

of those in the pics, Snowden's kin folk?

[hobbit709]

11. I always liked this one

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[LibDemAlways]

12. I first came across these photos several years ago and

gasped in amazement when I came to the one of the three girls offering berries. The girl in the center could be my daughter's identical twin. It's uncanny. My family has roots in that part of the world, so it's possible that girl could be a distant relative. At any rate, I'm glad these photos exist and have been preserved. They are amazing.

[MADem]

13. Brilliant! nt

[joeybee12]

14. As to photo #3...blue is a good color for you...

But you should SMILE!

[xchrom]

15. !

Mom always said blue brought out my eyes.

[joeybee12]

16. It's true!

[leftstreet]

17. DURec

Thanks for posting these

[indepat]

18. Incredible glimpse of life in this incredibly vast and varied land