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Photographing the Russian Empire in Colour
Pioneering photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii developed innovative techniques to capture parts of the Russian Empire in colour for the first time.
Michel Soussaline is Prokudin-Gorskii’s grandson. He spoke to Witness about his grandfather’s photographs.
Photo credit: Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, 1909
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