From the start of the 20th century, Russia’s economic problems grew steadily worse. From 1900 to 1915, the country was facing virtual economic collapse and the industry was moving into crisis after crisis.
Shortages of materials and goods were growing worse and even the army lacked supplies and weapons. Whenever the Romanov Emperor Nicholas II ventured into war — such as in 1904 against Japan and in 1914 against Germany — millions of farmers were conscripted into the army leading to a serious shortage of manpower on the farms and fall in food production.
The First World War started in 1914 that changed completely the map of Europe and lead to the collapse of the Russian Empire as well. Emperor Nicholas II handled the power to the Temporary Government on February 27th 1917.
The situation was used by Bolsheviks who got popularity among soldiers and workers because of their populist slogans and charismatic leader Vladimir Lenin.
Bolsheviks revolted on October 25th 1917. It took four more years of Civil war for Bolsheviks to get control over the whole Russia.
To the end of this period Russian republic was completely devastated.
These incredible photos from Vacheslaw Peregoodow are colorized by planetzero that show a part of history of Russia in the beginning of 20 century.
Shortages of materials and goods were growing worse and even the army lacked supplies and weapons. Whenever the Romanov Emperor Nicholas II ventured into war — such as in 1904 against Japan and in 1914 against Germany — millions of farmers were conscripted into the army leading to a serious shortage of manpower on the farms and fall in food production.
The First World War started in 1914 that changed completely the map of Europe and lead to the collapse of the Russian Empire as well. Emperor Nicholas II handled the power to the Temporary Government on February 27th 1917.
The situation was used by Bolsheviks who got popularity among soldiers and workers because of their populist slogans and charismatic leader Vladimir Lenin.
Bolsheviks revolted on October 25th 1917. It took four more years of Civil war for Bolsheviks to get control over the whole Russia.
To the end of this period Russian republic was completely devastated.
These incredible photos from Vacheslaw Peregoodow are colorized by planetzero that show a part of history of Russia in the beginning of 20 century.
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| Tea party, Russia, 1904 |
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| Gorki, Pirogov, Repin, Stasov, 1905 |
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| Leo Tolstoy, 1908 |
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| Gramophones and phonographs shop, Saint Petersburg, 1910 |
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| Tea party in Russia, 1910 |
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| Shalyapin and Aleksandr Kuprin, 1911 |
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| Emperor Nicholas II visits the 1st Army, 1916 |
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| Grigori Rasputin photographed in 1916, the year of his death |
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| Portrait of Vera Kholodnaya, Russian silent cinema actress, 1916 |
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| Russian revolution, February 1917 |
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| Admiral Kolchak, circa 1918 |
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| Nikolai Romanov with his son Alexei, Tobolsk, 1918 |
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| Leon Trotsky with his bodyguards in Civil war, Russia, 1919 |
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| Red Army, 1919 |
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| Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army at rest, 1919 |
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| Vladimir Lenin and other Soviet leaders celebrating the second anniversary of the October Revolution in Red Square, Moscow, 1919 |
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| Lenin speaking to red army troops leaving for the front, Moscow, May 5th, 1920 |
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| Vladmir Lenin and Josef Stalin in Gorki, 1922 |
