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67 Old Colorized Photos Reveal The Life Of Russian People Between 1900-1965
We at Bored Panda love to see history come alive, which is why we think you'll also like this series of colorized photos by Russian Flickr user klimbims. Historical life in Russia reads like a novel--which may be why it has been the subject of so many novels--and these vintage photos bring that forgotten way of life into the modern age.
If you like these interesting photos, be sure to also check out Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky's Russian color channel photography for another old-school way for photo restoration. But first, don't forget to vote on your favorite old photos below!
More info: flickr (h/t: designyoutrust)
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#1
Family Nicholas Ii Of Russia, 1914
Ronja Rövardotter 10 years ago
Russian czar's family. Very sad story. They were all brutally murdered in their basement shortly after the revolution in 1917.
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Grand Duchess Maria Of Russia, 1906
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Russian Sniper Roza Shanina
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Soviet Sniper During World War II. Credited With 309 Kills, She Is Regarded As The Most Successful Female Sniper In History, 1940
#5
Yuri Gagarin With His Matra Bonnet Djet Vs Coupe, 1965
#6
The First Passengers Of The Moscow Metro, 1935
#7
Gymnasium Girls, Imperial Russia, 1900-1917
#8
The Four Romanov Daughters With Their Mother Tsarina Alexandra, 1913
Miikka Ukkonen 10 years ago
Is it just me, but the second girl from the left looks like Sid from Ice Age :D
#9
Worker And Supervisor, Car Factory, Moscow, 1954
#10
Russian Family, Ekaterinburg Region, Siberia In The Late 19th Century
Alina Purcell 10 years ago
Looks like they were trying for a daughter... Reminds me of my grandparents' pictures
#11
Yekaterina Ryabova, Russian Military Pilot, Heroine Of The Soviet Army, 1945
Richard Petch 10 years ago
Most of their female pilots are better than their male counterparts even now.
#12
Jose Raul Capablanca Vs Alexander Alekhine, 1913
#13
Soldier Waves A Soviet Flag, Berlin, 1945
#14
Lydia Litvyak During The World War I, 1941
#15
102nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 1943
#16
Soviet Athletes In Moscow, 1937
#17
A Man With A Group Of Russian Children, 1940
#18
Nicholas II Of Russia In The Uniform Of The Life-guards 4th The Imperial Family’s Rifle Regiment, 1912
#19
Russian Wrestler Karl Pospischil, 1912
#20
Mikhail Bulgakov, 1928
#21
Russian Soldiers In Berlin 1945
Dana Erasmowitz 10 years ago
Must have been a victorious feeling! There's even a woman in the combat squad. So ahead of the Yanks
#22
Anti Tank Artilery, 1940s
#23
Romanov Sisters And Their Mother Tsarina Alexandra Working In A Military Hospital During Worl War I
#24
Soviet Sniper Semyon Nomokonov With His Famous Smoking Pipe, 1942
#25
Saint John Of Kronstadt
#26
Maria Dolina, Hero Pilot Of The Soviet Union, 1945
#27
Tank Driver Mikhail Smirnov, 1944
#28
Reaper, 1914
#29
Group Of The Sisters Of Charity In The Dining Room During Lunch, Rhe Herbovets Community, 1900s
Mario Acuña 10 years ago
Old cameras took way better pictures than modern digital ones. This picture almost looks 3 dimensional.
#30
Berlin, 1945
#32
Grigori Rasputin, 1904
#33
Olga And Tatiana Romanov, 1900s
#35
A Russian Man Stand By A Ford-a Made In The Ussr, 1930
#36
Air Squadron Commander Of The 124th Fighter Regiment Alexander Pronin, 1942
#37
Arseny Tarkovsky, 1907
Anna Popova 10 years ago
Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky (25.06.1907 – 27.05.1989), russian poet This photo was taken by Gueorgui Pinkhassov in 1979
#38
A Young Russian Bride, 1903
#39
Russian Actor Nikolai Rybnikov In “Spring On Zarechnaya Street”, 1956
#40
Anti Tank Artillery Soldiers, 1943
#41
Soviet Air Force Officers Rufina Gasheva And Nataly Meklin, World War II
Mick Fowler 10 years ago
Those Polikarpovs Po-2s had a top speed just shy of 100 mph. They harrassed the German front lines in the night. They were known as the "Night Witches."
#43
Traffic Controllers, Wolchow Front, 1943
#44
La Comtesse Elisabeth Moussine-Pouchkine, 1903
#45
Red Cross Personnel Attending To Wounded Soldiers On A Russian Battlefield, WWI
#46
Easter At The Front, The Letter Symbolize The Fraze "Christ Is Risen", 1916
#47
Grand Duchesses Olga And Tatiana Romanov In Livadia, Crimea, 1914
#48
Friends, 1934
#49
Russian Soldiers Pose Before The Attack, 1916
#50
Soviet Sailors Raise The Ussr’s Naval Ensign Over Port-Artur, 1945
#51
Captain Alexander G. Pronin And Major Sergei Stepanovich Bukhteyev Aboard A Plane, 1943
#52
Soviet Car In The May Day Parade In Tel Aviv, 1947
#53
Nikolay Felixovich Yusupov, Prince Nicholas, Eldest Son Of Princess Zenaida And Prince Feli
Anna Schweizer 10 years ago
Oh, he is just gorgeous! He looks like a prince, jumped out a wonderfull fairytale <3javascript:void(0);
#54
Berlin, 1945
#55
Soviet Sniper Lyubov Makarova (left), Hero Of The Soviet Union Dmitry Nazarenko (right)
#56
Lenin, 1900
#57
Anti Tank Artilery Man, 1940s (left), Russian Sniper Nadiezhda Kolesnikova, 1943 (right)
Inna Yermolayeva 10 years ago
The photo is not taken in 1940. The man's medals are for winning The Great Patriotic War (World War II in the USSR); in 1940 the war hadn't had started yet.
#58
Natalia Meklin (kravtsova), Sofia Burzaeva, Polina Gelman, 1943
#59
Soviet Soldiers Are Monitoring The Movement Of German Troops Near Sevastopol, Crimea, 1941
Alina Purcell 10 years ago
This looks like a scene from a movie... Don't remember which one though
#60
German Embassy In St. Petersburg, 1913
#62
Pilots And Air-gunners Of The 566th Assault Aviation Regiment, 1944
#64
Captain Ivan Musienko During The World War I
#66
The Last Projectile, 1914
#67
Alexander Kerensky, 1917
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Steef Jordans 10 years ago
This is awesome! I've been to Russia a couple of weeks ago! Such a beautiful country. ( post on boredpanda will come) It's great to see how these people lived! The colors make these pictures come to life!
Alexey Novikov 10 years ago
Please visit again pal. We like when foreigners visit Russia
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Mathieu Droux 10 years ago
at #13 1941 is world war II, not world war I. Great pictures by though.
Susanna Vesna 10 years ago
The minute I saw this post I knew that there will be a bunch of ignorant brainwashed-by-Western-Media people commenting s**t on Russian history and people! What I learned from this world is that one can't change or open the minds of everyone. So best of luck living in your ignorance and jealousy. Stock up some Antidepressants, cz Russia aint going no where! Happy to see all the great readers commenting nice things here!
It's Caturday 9 years ago
Yeah I know what "occupied" meant. That included my family's farms getting stripped and half of my relatives sent to Siberia. And the school down the road getting set on fire with kids inside. Shut your mouth, idiot, before you embarrass yourself any more.
Load More Replies... Steef Jordans 10 years ago
This is awesome! I've been to Russia a couple of weeks ago! Such a beautiful country. ( post on boredpanda will come) It's great to see how these people lived! The colors make these pictures come to life!
Alexey Novikov 10 years ago
Please visit again pal. We like when foreigners visit Russia
Load More Replies... Mathieu Droux 10 years ago
at #13 1941 is world war II, not world war I. Great pictures by though.
Susanna Vesna 10 years ago
The minute I saw this post I knew that there will be a bunch of ignorant brainwashed-by-Western-Media people commenting s**t on Russian history and people! What I learned from this world is that one can't change or open the minds of everyone. So best of luck living in your ignorance and jealousy. Stock up some Antidepressants, cz Russia aint going no where! Happy to see all the great readers commenting nice things here!
It's Caturday 9 years ago
Yeah I know what "occupied" meant. That included my family's farms getting stripped and half of my relatives sent to Siberia. And the school down the road getting set on fire with kids inside. Shut your mouth, idiot, before you embarrass yourself any more.
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