Images Dated 26th July 2010

The Meeting of General Kluke von Klugenau and Imam Shamil in 1837, 1849. Artist: Grigory Gagarin

The Meeting of General Kluke von Klugenau and Imam Shamil in 1837, 1849. Imam Shamil (1797-1871) was a political and religious leader of the Muslim tribes of the northern Caucasus. He led the resistance to the Russians as they attempted to conquer the Caucasus. Klugenau was one of the Russian commanders during the conflict. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

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View of the Great Palace in Oranienbaum, 1758. Artist: Friedrich Hartmann Barisien

View of the Great Palace in Oranienbaum, 1758. The palace at Oranienbaum on the Gulf of Finland was built between 1710 and 1726 for Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, a prominent statesman and close friend and associate of Peter the Great. The architects were Giovanni Maria Fontana and Gottfried Schaedel. In the 1750s, the palace, by then a royal residence, was remodelled by Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Oranienbaum, Russia

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