1989 A Portrait of Tsarist Russia Soviet Archives Photographs 1st US Ed HC DJ
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A Portrait of Tsarist Russia: Unknown Photographs from the Soviet Archives — a photographic history of imperial Russia before the Revolution, published by Pantheon Books in 1989. Stated First American Edition.
The jacket introduces this collection as the first selection presented to Western audiences when Soviet photographic archives opened to them for the first time since the Russian Revolution. That background gives the volume particular interest: it reveals a society through photographs long unavailable to Western readers.
Images range from Romanov portraits and aristocratic households to peasant life, military scenes, and labor demonstrations. Photographs of Tolstoy, Russia’s diverse peoples, and the architecture and streets of its cities broaden the portrait beyond the imperial court. An introduction and descriptive captions place the photographs in historical context.
An absorbing volume for readers interested in Russian history, the Romanovs, historical photography, and everyday life before 1917.
Text by Y. Barchatova and other contributors, translated from the German by Michael Robinson. Gray cloth hardcover with pictorial dust jacket in a clear protective cover. Printed in West Germany. ISBN: 0394580311.
Very Good condition overall, with light shelf wear and mild age toning to the page edges. Interior pages shown appear clean. Dust jacket and protective cover show rubbing, scratches, and minor edge wear. Please review photographs for condition details.
SKU D-10
1989 A Portrait of Tsarist Russia Soviet Archives Photographs 1st US Ed HC DJ
$75.00
The jacket introduces this collection as the first selection presented to Western audiences when Soviet photographic archives opened to them for the first time since the Russian Revolution. That background gives the volume particular interest: it reveals a society through photographs long unavailable to Western readers.
Images range from Romanov portraits and aristocratic households to peasant life, military scenes, and labor demonstrations. Photographs of Tolstoy, Russia’s diverse peoples, and the architecture and streets of its cities broaden the portrait beyond the imperial court. An introduction and descriptive captions place the photographs in historical context.
An absorbing volume for readers interested in Russian history, the Romanovs, historical photography, and everyday life before 1917.
Text by Y. Barchatova and other contributors, translated from the German by Michael Robinson. Gray cloth hardcover with pictorial dust jacket in a clear protective cover. Printed in West Germany. ISBN: 0394580311.
Very Good condition overall, with light shelf wear and mild age toning to the page edges. Interior pages shown appear clean. Dust jacket and protective cover show rubbing, scratches, and minor edge wear. Please review photographs for condition details.
SKU D-10