Volturno

Quite the story:

Being caught smoking constituted a $5 fine, so when a steward approached, the Russian dropped his cigarette through a hole in the floor to avoid being caught.

Not a result of Hertzian Waves.

Russian Uniforms

No, really this time.










Another set from the Russian State Library. Representation of uniform coats of the Russian Imperial forces, as shown by images of 88 people, illuminated. (1793). Jakob von Lude.

Russian People

Now that my RSS feed has exposed me through an aberrant keystroke: Here is the first post from the Russian State Library.







Peoples of Russia: Sketches in pencil and pen. (1894). Drawings in pen and pencil by L. L. Balyakin. From the Russian State Library.

San'at

There are some interesting articles to be found at the archives of a quarterly magazine published by the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. Link…

Russian Icons

A large collection (lots of broken links though). Link…

Russian Posters

There are some great looking posters in this large collection. Link…

Leonid Zorin

From a gallery at The Impressed Image. Link…

Cosmonauts

At work and play. Link…