Underworld: 23 photographs of people who were brought before the law at the beginning of the 20th century

10 of the oldest silent horror films that were filmed at the beginning of the 20th century, and you can still watch them today

The term "horror" (horror movie) did not appear until the 1930s, but elements of the genre can be traced back to the silent films of the 1800s. The so-called "stunt films" then used experimental methods to demonstrate special effects, and also such mystical characters - ghosts, witches and vampires - were often found in them. Many of these early films were irretrievably lost, either due to damaged tapes or simply lost over the years. Yet some of the mark

One and a half thousand photographs of Indian tribes taken at the beginning of the 20th century

Edward Sheriff Curtis is an American photographer who, in the early 20th century, studied the life of North American Indians with enthusiasm. In total, he took several thousand photographs, which captured the life of the indigenous population of the American continent, in addition, he created a detailed description of food, housing, clothing, rituals and customs of the Indians, wrote many biographical sketches about the traditions and history of Indian tribes

A look into the past: color photographs of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century

A Russian photographer, a chemist by education, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky remained in history as the author of the most magnificent photographs of the Russian Empire in 1909-1912. Sergei Mikhailovich used a complex method of shooting with the help of several plates, as a result of which he obtained color photographs - almost magic for that time

Colorful photographs of Prokudin-Gorsky, taken at the beginning of the 20th century

Prokudin-Gorsky left Russia in 1918, first to Norway and England, and then finally to France. By that time, the tsar and his family were shot, and the empire, which Prokudin-Gorsky so carefully captured, was destroyed. His unique depictions of Russia on the eve of the revolution - made on glass negatives - were purchased from his heirs by the Library of Congress in 1948. For this exhibition, glass plates were scanned, and as a result of the application of a new digital process

Retro ethnographic photographs about the life and life of foreigners at the beginning of the 20th century (part 2)

Foreigners in the Russian Empire were a special category of subjects and differed from the rest of the population of the empire both in methods of government and in rights. In everyday life, this term was applied to all Russian subjects of non-Slavic origin, and at the legislative level, only to ethnic groups strictly defined in the law (by the way, Tatars, Mordovians, Estonians were not counted among foreigners). In this review, old photos about the life and life of foreigners in Russia