This image comes from Pchela, no. 4, 1906 and looks to satirize the relationship between Russian politicians and the working peasantry. Two officials in the distance, perhaps negotiating new policies and bills, while the peasant in the foreground picks up … Read more

The Japanese Tiger faces off against the Russian Bear. The image depicts the facing off of these two empires and thus fighting to the death. The background shows a variety of figures watching off as if this was a prize … Read more

From Pseudoscience to racism With the watershed release of Darwin’s theories on Evolution and Natural Selection came a series of revelations regarding human development and the creation of the world around us. It is currently understood that a series of … Read more

Death of the Tsar according to the Chicago Daily Tribune THE_LESSON_OF_THE_ASSASINATION With a relatively quick response for the time, the Chicago daily tribune reported on the Death of Tsar Alexander II within two days of the assassination. The report acted … Read more

The pre-emptive strike This entry by the New World Encyclopedia discusses the history of the Crimean War, its major events, and the characteristics of the fighting. It begins by describing the British perspective of the war as a pre-emptive war … Read more

The View of Caucasian Ethnic groups within the Russian Empire Within the writings of Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time, we learn of the thieving, lying, and violent people of the Russian held Caucuses, well rather the Russian perspective of them. … Read more

 Between Two Nations Born in Warsaw on January the 14th 1770, the son of Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski Adam Jerzy Czartoryski grew up to become one of the most influencial politicians and magistrates of his day. During his early life, he … Read more

The Young Napoleon Painted in 1802 as an intended gift to Jean-Jacques-Regis of Cambaceres. Painted by Antonie Jean Gros who later painted the famous Bonaparte at the bridge of Arcole an iconic image of Napoleon in victory.Present the image of a … Read more