Russian Empire in color

[Dachs]

Which I think is maybe relevant?

I don't know about you, but outside of off-topic forums I usually think it's a good idea to thread search and see if there's already a dedicated thread for a given topic before I post a new thread.

 

[kiwitt]

This link is relevant to my interests in my forum game

 

[attackfighter]

If only we could return to this utopia of a past we once had...

 

[Traitorfish]

If only we could return to this utopia of a past we once had...

Tsarist Russia?

 

[Veles]

There goes Russian awesomness fer ye

Seriously though, mind=blown every time I see those. That feeling that people are the same any place any time; bet if we could as well see photos of ancient Babylonians, sure as hell they would be posing there, and living thier lifes just like we do, only in awesomer clothes. Time borders are, like, really non-existant.

Here is the collection of ALL his photos, most of which are not yet remastered.

Especially dear to me are photos of Russia proper and its people:

Spoiler :

 

[innonimatu]

That feeling that people are the same any place any time;

Mind-blowing indeed. I feel that. And I feel the weight of time, and of mortality. Knowing that something to which I instinctively would give 40 years or so is in fact a century old... it's disturbing.

 

[Leifmk]

I've already seen them. It still has the same effect.

Yeah, I first came across this collection several years ago and I still love it every time it turns up on some forum. Because it's just that damn awesome.

 

[Yeekim]

Those are cool to see even for nth time, so thanks for posting

 

[Veles]

...Knowing that something to which I instinctively would give 40 years or so is in fact a century old... it's disturbing.

Add to that the fact, that good deal of rural Russia still looks like this + electricity poles.

 

[Domen]

+ electricity poles.

No racism please.

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[Domen]

Nobody got it, so I have to explain:

+ electricity poles.

I know it is a hidden message (like famous "Polish death camps"):

"Death / by electricity / to all Poles".

So no racism please!

 

[Ergo Sum]

Nobody got it, so I have to explain:



I know it is a hidden message (like famous "Polish death camps"):

"Death / by electricity / to all Poles".

So no racism please!

Seriously?

 

[Domen]

Deadly seriousness.

 

[LamaGT]

I'm quite sure he meant these:

Seriously you shouldn't see conspiracies everywhere, i really don't see how that statement would fit into a comment of these photos.

 

[Domen]

I was joking m8. I know what "electricity pole" means...

You should activate your irony detector.

 

[Veles]

No racism please.

No disrespect to Polish race intended

...I know it is a hidden message (like famous "Polish death camps"):

"Death / by electricity / to all Poles".

Are you f**king kidding me?

I'm quite sure he meant these:

Absolutely, it looks very generic, by the way.

Domen, with your energy, why don't you contribute to the national culture thread instead.

 

[RickFGS]

Beautifull images, no doubt Russians have much to offer the world, respect! Are there any more of these treasures stored in the hardrives?

 

[attackfighter]

Tsarist Russia?

Nope. I mean a society that isn't dominated by powerful state aparatus'. Where a man could be who he wanted to be and not have to submit to ******** groupthink. Nowaday any attempt at exercising the freedom you don't have will end with you kneeling by a ditch as an FBI agent shoots you in the head. If only we lived in simpler times...

 

[Traitorfish]

Nope. I mean a society that isn't dominated by powerful state aparatus'. Where a man could be who he wanted to be and not have to submit to ******** groupthink.

I'm not really sure what era you're actually referring to, here.

 

[Yeekim]

Nope. I mean a society that isn't dominated by powerful state aparatus'. Where a man could be who he wanted to be and not have to submit to ******** groupthink. Nowaday any attempt at exercising the freedom you don't have will end with you kneeling by a ditch as an FBI agent shoots you in the head. If only we lived in simpler times...

I am not sure which is more out of whack: your perception of the past or your perception of the present