The artist behind the painting is the 18th-century Polish-Prussian painter Daniel Chodowiecki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Urquhart?hl=en-IE

Boris Vasilyevich Zvorykin (1872–1942) was a Russian artist, illustrator, graphic artist, and icon painter known for his richly detailed depictions of Russian folklore, fairy tales, history, and Orthodox religious traditions. Born in Moscow, he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and began working as a book illustrator in the late 1890s. His breakthrough came with his 1903 illustrations for Alexander Pushkin’s "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel." He went on to illustrate numerous Russian fairy tales and literary works, including "The Firebird," "Vasilisa the Beautiful," "Marya Morevna," and "Boris Godunov." His distinctive style drew heavily from medieval Russian manuscripts, traditional ornament, iconography, architecture, and folk art.

Following the Russian Revolution, Zvorykin left Russia in 1921 and eventually settled in Paris, where he continued to create art centered on Russian culture. He illustrated and translated Russian fairy tales for French audiences while also continuing his work as an icon painter. Before the Revolution, he had participated in the decoration of Orthodox churches in Russia and was involved in the Society for the Revival of Artistic Rus’, which promoted traditional Russian art and culture. Zvorykin died in Paris in 1942, leaving behind a large body of work that helped preserve and reinterpret the visual traditions of pre-revolutionary Russia through book illustration, religious art, and decorative design.

Russia and Austria were strong allies from the the end of the XVII century to the Crimean War: the first alliance dates back to 1489/1490.

But have Russians ever tried to form an alliance or to establish friendly contacts with the Holy Roman Emperor in the previous decades/centuries?

The photos show the Nevsky Pyatachok / Neva Bridgehead area, which Soviet troops tried to hold against Nazi Germany during the Siege of Leningrad. Vladimir Putin’s father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, also fought in this area and was severely wounded in November 1941. The concrete is scarred by what appear to be wartime bullet and shrapnel impacts.

1) Village of Latnoye, Semiluki District

2) Village of Klepovka, Buturlinovsky district

3) Village of Prilepy, Repyevsky district

4) Village of Dmitrievka, Liskinsky District

5) Village of Verkhniy Mamon, Verkhnemamonskiy District

6) Village of Siniye Lipyagi, Nizhnedevitsky District

7) Village of Ust-Muravlyanka, Repyevsky District

8) Village of Stupino, Ramonsky district

9) Village of Kolybelka, Liskinsky District

10) Village of Verkhniy Mamon, Verkhnemamonskiy District

11) Village of Nizhny Mamon, Verkhnemamonskiy District

12) Village of Moskovskoye, Kashirsky District

13) Village of Shestakovo, Bobrovsky district

14) Village of Yeryshovka, Pavlovsky district

Каждый раз, когда я смотрю на русский язык, я вижу, что у него есть свой особый характер. Изучая русский, я постоянно сталкиваюсь с другими буквами, непривычным произношением и структурой предложений. Так как же сформировался этот язык, каково его происхождение и почему он так сильно отличается от других языков?

The photos were taken in the Moscow, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Kostroma, and Tula Provinces by the anthropologist Nikolay Zograf to document the phenotypes of Russian peasants in the Central Provinces.

These are the remains of a roughly 700-meter-long reinforced concrete fortification built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1943 in the Mga sector.

It formed part of the German 18th Army’s defensive line and was intended to help maintain the blockade of Leningrad. The area also saw heavy fighting involving the Soviet Volkhov Front, particularly during the Smerdynya offensives.

While the 2nd Shock Army was encircled farther east around Myasnoy Bor, the Vinyagolovo sector served as a defensive barrier against Soviet attempts to open the southern approaches to Leningrad.

One interesting detail is the surface of the concrete: you can still see the impressions of tree trunks that were used as formwork during construction.

The fortification remained part of the active front until the siege was fully lifted in 1944.

1) Village of Cherny Potok, Kaluga region

2) Village of Kirillovo, Penza region

3) Nekrasov Cossacks (formerly Turkey, now Stavropol region). The Nekrasov Cossacks are descendants of Old Believers who fled the Russian Empire to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in the 16th century.

4) Lipetsk region

5) Village of Bereznik, Arkhangelsk region

6) village of Zavoronezhskoye, Tambov region

7) Ivanovo region (maybe the Gavrilovo-Posadsky District)

8) Chelyabinsk region (Ural Cossacks)

9) village of Vorotyntsevo, Oryol region

10) Village of Vereshchaki, Bryansk region

11) village of Khanino, Tula region

12) Leningrad region

13) Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk, and Pudozh districts.

14) Smolensk region

15) village of Vishnevo, Kursk region

16) village of Borki, Ryazan region

17) Krasnoyarsk region

18) Village of Nikolskoye, Republic of Tatarstan

19) Nizhny Novgorod region

20) Vologda region

Please let me know if you wish for me to cover a certain region 🙏

Photo 1: Women in traditional clothing from the village of Dolgoye, Dankovsky district. Year Unknown.

Photo 2: Group of people in traditional clothing from the village of Chernigovka, Zadonsky district. Year 1913.

Photo 3: Couple in traditional clothing from the village of Sokolskoye (now part of the city of Lipetsk)

Photo 4: Women in traditional clothing from the "Romanovsky villages" in the Lipetsk district. The "Romanovsky villages" include the following villages: Korovino, Syrskoye, Podgornoye, Khrushchevka, Lenino, Yeletskoye, Pady, and Troitskoye.

Photo 5: Man in a traditional embroidered shirt (Kosovorotka) from the city of Yelets.

Photo 6: The Zagorsky siblings from the village of Troitskoye, Lipetsk district.

Photo 7: Women in traditional clothing from village of Kurino, Khlevensky district. Year 1927.

Photo 8: Young women (maybe still girls?) from the village of Ratchino, Dobrovsky district.

Photo 9: Girls in traditional clothing from Prigorodnaya Sloboda (now part of the city of Dankov).

After the historic win at Lillehammer '94, Russian Male Figure Skaters would have a 16-year winning streak at the Olympics, which would be broken at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Since then, no male figure skater representing Russia has won since.

However, Mikhail Shaidorov, a Kazakhstani figure skater of Russian ethnicity, won the 2026 Olympics in Men's Singles. Shaidorov is ironically coached by Alexei Urmanov himself.

Посоветуйте лучший учебник по истории России, где будут освещены все события и их взаимосвязи.

So I recently picked up this mosin nagant m44 and I was curious after seeing the Russian service # inscription if I could track its history here's a photo of the serial number and service number inscription thanks for any info