A Portrait of Tsarist Russia: Unknown Photographs from the Soviet Archives
New York: Pantheon, 1989. Hardcover. Pearl grey buckram with black lettering. Bw photographic dj with navy/maroon lettering. 260 pp. with duotone images throughout. Fine / Fine. Item #146493
ISBN: 9780394580319
Stunning photos of a bygone era covering the breadth of the Russian empire under the tsars. Includes Russians of every ethnic group, including Central Asia, as well as from all levels of society. Includes an introduction, full captions for each photo. With images of battlefields, demonstrations, family life, grand celebrations and more, "this is a major book, not only in the history of photography but in Western knowledge of Russian history."
Price: $29.97