The Russian Empire Revisited

In the early 20th century, Sergei Prokhudin-Gorskii (left) received the blessing of the tsar to take photographs across the entire Russian Empire. The well-known and obscure places where he set up his tripod are now being located by people like Shota Gujabidze (right). 1912/2010

Church in New Ladoga, Russia. 1909/undated

Church in Yaroslavl, Russia. 1911/2009

Church of the Nativity of Christ, Krokhino, Russia. 1909/2013

The village of Dryannavo, Russia. 1912/2015

Railroad tracks near the town of Kondopoga, Russia. 1916/2012

A bend in the Chusovaya River near the village of Sloboda, Russia. 1912/2011

Nilov Monastery in Tver, Russia. 1910/2010

Vitebsk, Belarus. 1912/2012

Monument to Peter the Great in Veskovo, Russia. 1911/2008

Tiles on the Cathedral of the Venerable Monastery in Suzdal, Russia. 1912/2009

Railway in Perm, Russia. 1909/2012

A street corner in Ostashkov, Russia. 1910/2010

The cathedral in Mozhaisk, Russia. 1911/2008

Another view of the cathedral in Mozhaisk. 1911/2010

Torzhok, Russia. 1910/2010

Dmitrievskii Cathedral in Vladimir, Russia. 1911/2009

A fresco in the Church of St. John Chrysostom in Yaroslavl, Russia. 1911/2011

The Kremlin of Rostov Veliky, Russia. 1911/2009

Ferapontov Monastery, near Mozhaisk, Russia. 1911/2010

Another view of the Ferapontov Monastery. 1911/2012

A palace in Borodino, Russia. 1911/2012

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir, Russia. 2011/2015

Nilov Monastery in Tver, Russia. 1910/2010

Another view of Nilov Monastery. 1910/2010

A madrassah in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. 1911/2014

Church in Ankhimovo, Russia. 1909/2013

Tobolsk, Russia, seen from the town's cathedral. 1912/2012

One of the gates to Smolensk, Russia. 1912/2008

Novinka, Russia. 1910/2010

A monument in the town of Polotsk commemorating Russia's 1812 war with France. 1912/2012