Society and Culture: Exhibition “The Many Faces of Russia” in St. Petersburg marks the 180th anniversary of the invention of photography

On December 25, 2019 the ROSPHOTO State Museum and Exhibition Center (St. Petersburg) presents the exhibition “The Many Faces of Russia”, which marks the 180th anniversary of the invention of photography. It features photographs of the Russian Empire dating back to the 2nd half of the 19th century and early 20th century from the ROSPHOTO collection.

The photographs capture views of major urban centers of the Russian Empire: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Veliky Novgorod, Arkhangelsk, Rostov, Yaroslavl, and the life in remote regions.