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Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova, Russian cosmonauts, 1963. Gagarin (1934-1968) became the first man in space when he orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961
Actresses of the Moscow Art Theatre preparing presents for the Red Army, USSR, 1943. Found in the collection of the Museum of the Moscow Art Theatre
The Lord Chief Baron, 1871. Artist: CoideThe Lord Chief Baron, 1871. A caricature of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly (1796-1880), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Kelly was appointed solicitor-general in 1845
Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979. Vysotsky (1938-1980), in the television mini-series The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. Artist: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-GorskyMohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. The Emirate of Bukhara was established in 1785. Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) claimed to be a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan
A group of Red Army soldiers before leaving for the front, Petrograd, Russia, 1918. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St Petersburg
Lubyanka square, Moscow, Russia, c1890-c1905. Lubyanka Square was known as Dzerzhinsky Square from 1926-1990. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture
Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war near a barracks, Karelia, Russia, WWI, 1915. The Russians captured some 500, 000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers during the First World War
Young Russian peasant women, Sheksna River, near the small town of Kirillov, Russia, 1909. Found in the collection of the Library of Congress, Washington DC
View of the St Basils Slope, seen from the Moskva River, Moscow, Russia, c1890-c1905. St Basils Cathedral is visible in the distance
The Alexandrinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia, c1890-c1905. Founded in 1756, the Alexandrinsky Theatre is Russias oldest national theatre
Lyubov Yegorova, Russian ballerina, 1905. Yegorova (1880-1972) performing in the title role in The Blue Dahlia, a ballet with music by Cesare Pugni and choreography by Marius Petipa
Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia and Princess Alix of Hesse, London, 1894. The future Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) married Alix of Hesse (1872-1918) on 26 November 1894
Marius Petipa, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, 1898. Petipa (1818-1910) is widely regarded as the most influential balletmaster and chorographer of all time
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and George V of the United Kingdom, 1913. Nicholas II (1868-1918) and his cousin George V (1865-1936) in Berlin, Germany
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress, 1896. Artist: Aime DupontEleonora Duse, Italian actress, 1896. Duse (1858-1924) in New York during her successful tour of the United States. From a private collection
Gabriele D Annunzio, Italian poet, novelist and dramatist, 20th century. Artist: Studio Fotografico FerrurioGabriele D Annunzio, Italian poet, novelist and dramatist, 20th century. Gabriele D Annunzio, Principe di Montenevoso (1863-1938)
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin, Russian anarchist, c1900. Artist: NadarPyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin, Russian anarchist, c1900. Prince Pyotr Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a geographer and advocate of anarchist communism. From a private collection
Jean-Francois Millet, French painter, c1860s. Artist: NadarJean-Francois Millet, French painter, c1860-c1875. Millet (1814-1875) was one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. From a private collection
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, c1900s(?). Artist: NadarIlya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, c1900s(?). Mechnikov (1845-1916) continued the work of Louis Pasteur, specialising in the study of the immune system
St Isaacs Square, St Petersburg, Russia, c1890-c1905. The building at top left is the Mariinsky Palace, which housed the State Council of Imperial Russia until the Revolution of 1917
Conference of the Allied leaders, Yalta, Crimea, USSR, February 1945. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965), US President Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Frederic Chopin, Polish pianist and composer, 1849. Artist: Louis-Auguste BissonFrederic Chopin, Polish pianist and composer, 1849. The only known photograph of Chopin (1810-1849)
Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet, 1960sBella Akhmadulina (1937-), Russian poet, 1960s. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow
Soviet politician Andrei Zhdanov and Russian author Maxim Gorky, 1934. Zhdanov (1896-1948) and Gorky (1868-1936) attending the First Congress of Soviet Writers
Sergei Bondarchuk, Russian film director, 1964. Bondarchuk (1920-1994) during the shooting of War and Peace. His adaptation of Tolstoys novel took seven years to complete
Eduard Artemyev, Russian composer, 1984. Artemyev (19370-) is a composer of electronic music and film scores. He composed the scores for the films Solaris (1972)
Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, 1882. Artist: Napoleon SaronyOscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, 1882. Wilde (1854-1900) was an exponent of art for arts sake. His best known novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray
