Historical Photographs
Российский государственный архив кинофотодокументов (РГАКФД) - RU
[Russian State Archive of Film & Photo Documents (RGAKFD)]
Российская Империя в фотографиях
[Russian Empire in photographs] Image bank
This great online collection (1726 images) opens a wide window on Russian cultural, social, and political life before the Revolution.
Russian history through images. Photographs from various family archives and other photo-biographical collections.
Фотографии С. М. Прокудина-Горского (1863-1944) - RU
An online gallery of the restored photographs made by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, a Russian chemist and photographer best known for his pioneering work in color photography of early 20th-century Russia. The website includes 517 images.
Фотографии Первой Мировой - RU
The 1st World War. Selection of photographs.
Rare photographs of Moscow streets and buildings that no longer exist
Lenin Mausoleum history: photographs
Many unique photos published on the website devoted to the history of the Lenin Mausoleum.
Alexander Rodchenko. Revolution in Photography
Selected photographs from the collection of the Moscow House of Photography Museum
A great collection of photographs by Alexandr Rodchenko at Varlamov.ru
An illustrated article by Christina Lodder
Stalin’s Moscow. Москва и Москвичи - RU
Retro photographs. A private collection
ФОТОАРХИВ ВОВ 1941-1945 гг. - RU
Photo archive. Great Patriotic War. 1941-1945
Раритеты фотохроники СССР. Великая Отечественная война Архив Льва Бородулина
A collection of photographs from Lev Borodulin's archive.