On October 14, 2016, the Ivan the Terrible Monument, the first one in Russian history, was unveiled in Oryol. It is located on a river embankment near the Theophany Cathedral. A team of sculptors, Andrei Sledkov, Alexei Petrov and Alexei Dmitriyev, designed the monument under the supervision of Merited Artist of Russia Oleg Molchanov, Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, ahead of the 450th anniversary of founding the city-fortress.29.07.2023#8576454
Snow sculptures built as part of the Hyperborea - 2022 ice and snow sculpture festival are seen on the embankment in Petrozavodsk, Russia.12.02.2022#8113198
Before the premiere of Alexei Uchitel's Matilda at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg.23.10.2017#3220701
Worshipers during a religious procession in memory of the last Russian Tsar Nicolas II and his family, in Yekaterinburg.17.07.2017#3152799
The iconostasis during the consecration of the Church of the Sovereign Icon of Our Lady at the Monastery of the Royal Martyrs at Ganina Yama, near the site where the remains of the Romanov family were found.25.10.2015#2725619
Participants in a sacred procession from the Church on the Blood to the Monastery of the Holy Imperial Passion-Bearers at Ganina Yama, Yekaterinburg, on the anniversary of the shooting of the Romanov family.17.07.2013#2247612
The Tsar Bell is lifted into the bell tower of The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius after Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II conducted a divine liturgy in the refectory church.16.04.2004#6470503
The Tsar Bell is lifted into the bell tower of The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius after Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II conducted a divine liturgy in the refectory church.16.04.2004#6470492
The Tsar Bell is lifted into the bell tower of The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius after Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II conducted a divine liturgy in the refectory church.16.04.2004#6470490
The Tsar Bell is lifted into the bell tower of The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius after Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II conducted a divine liturgy in the refectory church.16.04.2004#6470489
President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President George W. Bush and their spouses walking in the Kremlin after a lunch.24.05.2002#359036
The remains of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, Tsesarevich (Crown Prince) Alexis and Crown Princesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia.01.06.1998#8697690
Decor element of the Amber Room in the Grand Catherine Palace in Pushkin (former Tsarskoye Selo).26.06.1997#8284013
A statue of Peter the Great in the Peter and Paul's Fortress in St. Petersburg. Unveiled on June 7, 1991. Created by sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin.20.11.1996#8265086
A statue of Peter the Great in the Peter and Paul's Fortress in St. Petersburg. Unveiled on June 7, 1991. Created by sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin.20.11.1996#8265085
A statue of Peter the Great in the Peter and Paul's Fortress in St. Petersburg. Unveiled on June 7, 1991. Created by sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin.20.11.1996#8265084
Assembling a 98-meter statue marking 300 years of the Russian Navy and a statue of Peter the Great by Zurab Tsereteli on an artificial island at the parting of the Moskva River and a diversion canal.01.11.1996#8472087
Moscow. Assembling the 98-meter tall Peter the Great Monument honoring the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy by Zurab Tsereteli on an artificial island at the confluence of the Moskva River and the Drainage Canal.01.11.1996#8472086
House Museum of Russian Emperor Alexander III in the Langinkoski Nature Park in Kotka, Finland.12.08.1996#8272899
Moscow Bureau of Forensic Medicine. Russian forensic and forensic facial approximation expert Sergei Nikitin.23.06.1995#3124692
Moscow Bureau of Forensic Medicine. Russian forensic and forensic facial and anthropological reconstruction expert Sergei Nikitin recreates the face of Tsar Nicholas II and his family members whose remains were found near Yekaterinburg.23.06.1995#3134068
Moscow Bureau of Forensic Medicine. Russian forensic and forensic facial approximation expert Sergei Nikitin recreates the face of Tsar Nicholas II and his family members whose remains were found near Yekaterinburg.23.06.1995#3134067
The Moscow Bureau of forensic medical examination. Russian forensic expert, specialist in forensic medicine and anthropological reconstruction Sergei Nikitin and his sculptural portrait of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II.23.06.1995#8425629
The Moscow Bureau of forensic medical examination. Russian forensic expert, specialist in forensic medicine and anthropological reconstruction Sergei Nikitin and his sculptural portrait of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II.23.06.1995#8425628
The Moscow Bureau of forensic medical examination. Russian forensic expert, specialist in forensic medicine and anthropological reconstruction Sergei Nikitin and sculptural portraits of members of the Romanov family, reconstructed from skulls from a secret burial near Yekaterinburg.23.06.1995#8425627
The Moscow Bureau of forensic medical examination. Russian forensic expert, specialist in forensic medicine and anthropological reconstruction Sergei Nikitin and sculptural portraits of members of the Romanov family, reconstructed from skulls from a secret burial near Yekaterinburg.23.06.1995#8425626
Unveiling of the first Russian monument to Emperor Nicholas II at the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral in the city of Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) near St. Petersburg. The bust was designed by sculptor Viktor Zaiko.17.07.1993#8256977
Unveiling of the first Russian monument to Emperor Nicholas II at the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral in the city of Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) near St. Petersburg. The bust was designed by sculptor Viktor Zaiko.17.07.1993#8256975
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition. Photo: A 19th century paten and chalice veil.20.05.1993#8617750
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition. Photo: A 17th century crown.20.05.1993#8617749
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition. Photo: The throne of Emperor Nicholas II.20.05.1993#8617748
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition. Photo: Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia takes in the opening ceremony at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.20.05.1993#8617746
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition.20.05.1993#8617744
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition. Photo: Vice President of the Russian Federation Alexander Rutskoi takes part in the opening ceremony at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.20.05.1993#8617743
Moscow. The exhibition Last Russian Emperor marking 380th anniversary of House of the Romanovs at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, her son Georgy Mikhailovich and her mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgiyevna, visited the exhibition. Photo: Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia takes in the opening ceremony at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.20.05.1993#8617742
The Textiles Arts Museum of the A.N. Kosygin Moscow State Textile Academy (currently - university). A part of the file for reports to Tsar Alexander I.01.06.1992#6537296
St. Petersburg, Russia. May 29, 1992. The funeral of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov at the Grand Dukes Sepulcher of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.29.05.1992#8262904
Funeral service for Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov at St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on April 29, 1992. The funeral service was performed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II. Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov was buried in the Grand Duke's Tomb of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg on May 29, 1992.29.04.1992#8258874
Funeral service for Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov at St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on April 29, 1992. The funeral service was performed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II. Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov was buried in the Grand Duke's Tomb of the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg on May 29, 1992.29.04.1992#8258872
A Russian Orthodox Christian cemetery at the Buddhist temple of Goshinji in Nagasaki. Photo from the book Eastern Journey of His Royal Highness Tsesarevich Nicholas, the future Russian Emperor Nicholas II. The book deals with his journey from St. Petersburg to Japan and back home via Siberia in 1890-1891. Photos and drawings by N. N. Karazin, an artist, ethnographer and war correspondent. The three-volume edition was printed in St. Petersburg in 1893-1897 by Brockhaus Publishers and Prince E. E. Ukhtomsky who accompanies Tsesarevich Nicholas aboard the cruiser Pamyat Azova (Memory of Azov).03.09.1990#6375750
A portrait of Tsesarevich Nicholas from the book Eastern Journey of His Royal Highness Tsesarevich Nicholas, the future Russian Emperor Nicholas II. The book deals with his journey from St. Petersburg to Japan and back home via Siberia in 1890-1891. Photos and drawings by N. N. Karazin, an artist, ethnographer and war correspondent. The three-volume edition was printed in St. Petersburg in 1893-1897 by Brockhaus Publishers and Prince E. E. Ukhtomsky who accompanies Tsesarevich Nicholas aboard the cruiser Pamyat Azova (Memory of Azov).03.09.1990#6375746
The cover of the book Eastern Journey of His Royal Highness Tsesarevich Nicholas, the future Russian Emperor Nicholas II. The book deals with his journey from St. Petersburg to Japan and back home via Siberia in 1890-1891. Photos and drawings by N. N. Karazin, an artist, ethnographer and war correspondent. The three-volume edition was printed in St. Petersburg in 1893-1897 by Brockhaus Publishers and Prince E. E. Ukhtomsky who accompanies Tsesarevich Nicholas aboard the cruiser Pamyat Azova (Memory of Azov).03.09.1990#6375745
Military personnel from the Federal Republic of Germany visit the Moscow Kremlin as part of the delegation's friendly visit to the Soviet Union.03.06.1990#8206851
An official prayer honoring the birth anniversary of Emperor Nicholas II at Donskoi Monastery in Moscow.18.05.1990#8317116
An official prayer honoring the birth anniversary of Emperor Nicholas II at Donskoi Monastery in Moscow.18.05.1990#8317112
Celebration of the 200th anniversary of Moscow Grenadier regiment arranged by the All-Russian Society for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments. Participants of the ceremonial march during the church service in Cathedral of John the Soldier on Yakimanka.27.04.1990#5556691
A celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Moscow Grenadier Regiment organized by the All-Russian Society for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments. Participants in the ceremonial march outside the Church of St. John the Warrior on Yakimanka street.27.04.1990#5556690
Far right: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General Federico Mayor Zaragoza pays an official visit to the Soviet Union. He is seen here standing on the Kremlin's Ivanovskaya Square. Background: The Tsar Bell, an 18th century cast-iron relic, made by Russian master Ivan Motorin.18.07.1989#6746946
A fragment of a drawing by Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Mozhaysky (sailed from Kronstadt to Japan aboard the frigate Diana in 1853-1855).The Garden of a Hakodate Temple, Women with Children. Pencil on tinted paper. From the funds of the Central Naval Museum in Leningrad.01.07.1989#6627114
A fragment of a drawing by Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Mozhaysky (sailed from Kronstadt to Japan aboard the frigate Diana in 1853-1855). Frigate Diana in the Shimodo Bay, 1854. Pencil on tinted paper. From the funds of the Central Naval Museum in Leningrad.01.07.1989#6627113
A drawing by Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Mozhaysky (sailed from Kronstadt to Japan aboard the frigate Diana in 1853-1855).The interior courtyard of a Japanese temple in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture. Pencil on tinted paper. From the funds of the Central Naval Museum in Leningrad.01.07.1989#6627112
A fragment of a drawing by Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Mozhaysky (sailed from Kronstadt to Japan aboard the frigate Diana in 1853-1855). The city of Shimoda destoryed in an earthquake on December 11, 1854. Pencil on tinted paper. From the funds of the Central Naval Museum in Leningrad.01.07.1989#6627110
Employees of the Kostroma State Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve, now the Church Historical-Architectural Museum of the Russian Orthodox Church's Kostroma Diocese, at the Ipatyev Monastery.28.11.1988#6370900
The Kostroma State Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve, now the Church Historical-Architectural Museum of the Russian Orthodox Church's Kostroma Diocese, at the Ipatyev Monastery. Vladimir Tick, a taxidermist at the regional history department.28.11.1988#6370895
Order of the White Eagle was added to the Russian orders in 1831 as the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle. Collection of the State Historical Museum.16.11.1988#8318113
Old postcard, Russian Emperor Alexander II, from Mikhail Blinov's postcard collection.24.07.1988#5741444
Old postcard, Russian Emperor Alexander I, from Mikhail Blinov's postcard collection.24.07.1988#5741441
