Otryvki iz dnevnika Krasnogo Petrograda, 1918-1920 g.g.

Collection History

The Library acquired the majority of the albums in this digital presentation during the early 1930s. Many were originally part of Romanov palace libraries nationalized by the Soviet government and sold abroad for hard currency.

Background

Subjects include Russian Orthodox churches, monasteries, and ecclesiastical art; views of cities, as well as small provincial towns; secular architecture; tsarist- and Soviet-era political exiles; and the diverse peoples of the Russian Empire. A number of albums include portraits of the Tsar or the imperial family; state occasions, military maneuvers, and relaxation at the imperial hunting lodge are all depicted. Represented as well are military operations, particularly during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Russian Revolutionary-era photos are extensive, ranging from the immediate aftermath of the February Revolution, to the Stalinist period.

Many of the imperial association albums-that is, those presented as gifts to the royal family-are of superior technical and artistic quality, and in several cases mounted in bindings that are themselves works of art, incorporating silver, wood, and other decorative elements.

Related Resources

Hee-Gwone Yoo."Holdings of rare photographs and plate books at the Slavic and Baltic Division of The New York Public Library." Rosia yongu (Russian Studies), vol. 12, no. 1 (2002): [323]-332.

Collection Data

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1929 (Approximate)
Place: Petrograd?
Publisher: Pgr. [i.e. Petrograd] Okruzhnoi foto-kino komitet
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: Slav. Reserve Photo (Otryvki)
Topics
Demonstrations -- Russia -- Saint Petersburg
Genres
Photographs
Photograph albums
Notes
Content: Title-page and captions in ms. according to William C. Brumfield, this album is of "excellent material showing early post-Revolutionary meetings and demonstrations in Petrograd with participation of Zinovev in particular. Photos [of album] are small (e.g., 1.5" x 2") but quite sharp; probably contact prints. Problems: fogging of surface; under exposure of many of the prints." He added that "nonetheless, I consider this material of potential value for exhibit or publication. The prints would, of course, need to be enlarged.
Additional physical form: Microfilm. New York : New York Public Library, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (MN *ZZ-30652) ; *ZQ-1028 [Microfilm]
Acquisition: Transferred from the Slavic and Baltic Division, 2012.
Statement of responsibility: Unknown (Photographer)
Physical Description
Extent: 61 mounted photographs ; 22 cm.
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPX92-B4353
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11614132
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61893bb0-c628-012f-40af-58d385a7bc34
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