The Riddle of Marilyn Monroe's Departure: Unique Photos from the Police Archive

Photos of Imperial Russia from the archive of Turkey are presented at an exhibition in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, on April 3, an exhibition was opened at the Russian State Historical Archive, which presents photographs, or rather old photographs of Russian cities. These are photographs that were taken in the 19th century by Turkish photographers

The riddle of Comrade Sukhov's departure: What deprived the star of the film "White Sun of the Desert" of the desire to live

7 years ago, on March 7, 2014, the famous actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Anatoly Kuznetsov passed away. His path to the cinema was very long - almost 60 years, and very fruitful - more than 100 roles, but most viewers remember him in the image of Comrade Sukhov from the cult film "White Sun of the Desert". And after 70 years, he continued to act in films and go on the stage of the theater, but none of the spectators suspected what a test the last years of his life were for him. His wife was sure of

The collector has collected a unique archive of photographs about life in the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th - early 20th centuries

In 1964, the Frenchman Pierre de Jigorde first came to Istanbul, and was fascinated by this city. He was engaged in trade, and also bought old photographs from local residents and collectors. As a result, he became the owner of a unique archive, the photographs of which date from 1853 to 1930. In total, there are 6,000 photographs in his collection, the names of the authors of which are forever lost. Recently, a significant part of this archive was made publicly available on the Internet

Rare photos of Pablo Picasso from the archive of the photojournalist LIFE

The founder of Cubism and the most expensive artist in the world, Pablo Picasso, created about 20,000 works in his life. Incredible creative fertility, irrepressible energy and desire to experiment made Picasso an icon of the artistic world of the twentieth century. LIFE photographer Guyon Mili visited the great artist's studio and home, taking photographs of both Picasso himself and everything that surrounded him. It is these pictures that we present to viewers in our review

15 rare photos from the personal archive of Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway is not only a cult American writer, but also a man who back in the twentieth century. became a living legend and a role model in demeanor, dress, appearance. Part of his personal archive has recently been digitized at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. This collection is a real treasure for Hemingway fans, because it contains not only rare photographs, but also letters, receipts, fishing magazines, books