100 Year Old Colour Photographs by S. M. Prokudin-Gorskii: Alex Gridenko Studio http://www.gridenko.com/pg The photographs of <strong>Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii</strong> (1863-1944) offer a vivid portrait of a lost world - the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and the coming revolution.<br/> <br/>Born in St. Petersburg and educated as a chemist, Prokudin-Gorskii devoted his career to the advancement of photography. In the early 1900s, he developed an ingenious technique of taking colour photographs. The same object was captured in black and white on glass plate negatives, using red, green and blue filters. He then presented these images in colour in slide lectures using a light-projection system.<br/> <br/>Supported by Tsar Nicholas II, between 1909 and 1915, Prokudin-Gorskii completed surveys of eleven regions of Russia, traveling in a specially equipped railroad car. His subjects ranged from the medieval churches and monasteries, to the railroads and factories of an emerging industrial power, to the daily life and work of Russia's diverse population.<br/> <br/>In 1918, after the revolution, Prokudin-Gorskii went into exile, taking with him only his collection of nearly 2,000 glass-plate negatives and his photograph albums. The collection was purchased by the Library of Congress (LOC) in 1948 from his heirs.<br/> <br/>In 2001, the number of glass plates have been scanned and, through an innovative process known as <em>digichromatography, </em>brilliant colour images have been produced. Virtual exhibition <a href="http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/" target="_blank">The Empire that Was Russia</a> attracted millions of people throughout the world.<br/> <br/>When I first saw Prokudin-Gorskii’s photographs, I was so amazed and fascinated that immediately decided to try digichromatography myself. I have downloaded and restored about 80 images that you can see on this website. Because of many years of negligent storage, most of the negatives are in very poor condition, and it takes me hours of scrupulous work to restore their original brilliance. Hundreds of unique colour images of the past are still waiting to be returned back to life. <br/> <br/>High quality prints are now available through this website. The original images are of high resolution and can be printed quite large. I printed number of them at 30x26" (75x65cm) to decorate my apartment, and they look gorgeous! By purchasing prints and downloads, you will support my ongoing project. The more you buy, the more time I can devote to the project and the more often new images will appear here. Check back soon!<br/><br/><span class="large"><strong>All restored photos from this gallery are now available in full size on one CD. Please click on any picture and select "All photos on CD" from "Featured Products".</strong></span><br/> <br/>Sincerely,<br/>Alex Gridenko en-us (C) Alex Gridenko Studio alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:30:47 GMT Fri, 27 May 2011 19:41:02 GMT http://www.gridenko.com/img/s8/v13/p445662220-10.jpg 100 Year Old Colour Photographs by S. M. Prokudin-Gorskii: Alex Gridenko Studio http://www.gridenko.com/pg 120 105 http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1A90440C

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]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1A90440C Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:57:07 GMT Pozharskii Hotel in Torzhok http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e273FA84E

]]>Pozharskii Hotel in Torzhok, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Pozharskii Hotel in Torzhok http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e273FA84E Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:09:13 GMT Laborers loading sacks with cotton http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e27D0BEE4

]]>Laborers loading sacks with cotton onto railway at factory warehouse, [between 1905 and 1915]
Restored by Alex Gridenko

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Laborers loading sacks with cotton http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e27D0BEE4 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:09:51 GMT http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3810660D

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]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3810660D Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:32:20 GMT Torzhok, embankment of the river Tvertsa http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3845DAFC

]]>Torzhok, embankment of the river Tvertsa. In the distance, the Resurrection Monastery, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Torzhok, embankment of the river Tvertsa http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3845DAFC Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:33:49 GMT Man on camel http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e30673290

]]>Man on camel, buildings in background, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Man on camel http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e30673290 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:10:15 GMT Isfandiyar, Khan of Khorezm http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2101EA24

]]>Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), full-length portrait, seated outdoors, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Isfandiyar, Khan of Khorezm http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2101EA24 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:16:42 GMT In Alupka. Crimea http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12367C2

]]>In Alupka. Crimea, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) In Alupka. Crimea http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12367C2 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:10:54 GMT In Italy http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3A22011

]]>In Italy, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) In Italy http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3A22011 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:12:19 GMT In Italy http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3BE611C

]]>In Italy, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) In Italy http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3BE611C Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:13:05 GMT Catholic monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1CAD1BD9

]]>Catholic monastery, [Italy, between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Catholic monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1CAD1BD9 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:47:30 GMT Lugano http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2AB50739

]]>Lugano, Switzerland, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Lugano http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2AB50739 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:44:36 GMT Lugano http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1D377538

]]>Lugano, Switzerland [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Lugano http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1D377538 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:13:42 GMT On the island of Capri http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3E986F7

]]>On the island of Capri, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) On the island of Capri http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3E986F7 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:14:40 GMT Portrait of a Boy http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e19EED186

]]>Portrait of a Boy, Italy, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Portrait of a Boy http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e19EED186 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:15:50 GMT Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e8D2008E

]]>Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in the town of Lodeinoe Pole, 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e8D2008E Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:16:40 GMT Monument outside the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1B2937E4

]]>Monument outside the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in the town of Lodeinoe Pole, 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Monument outside the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1B2937E4 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:17:24 GMT Cathedral in Petrozavodsk http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e258D1EDE

]]>Cathedral in Petrozavodsk, 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Cathedral in Petrozavodsk http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e258D1EDE Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:16:56 GMT Railroad bridge over the Shuia River http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e137937CB

]]>Railroad bridge over the Shuia River, 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Railroad bridge over the Shuia River http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e137937CB Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:20:31 GMT Fishing settlement http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e49904C0

]]>Fishing settlement, 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Fishing settlement http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e49904C0 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:18:11 GMT Group of railroad construction participants http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD695AC

]]>Group of railroad construction participants, 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Group of railroad construction participants http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD695AC Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:18:55 GMT View of the Solovetskii monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1FD88DDC

]]>View of the Solovetskii monastery from the inn. [Solovetski Islands], 1915

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) View of the Solovetskii monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1FD88DDC Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:29:38 GMT Mozhaisk Nikolaevskii Cathedral http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e98C8EAC

]]>Mozhaisk Nikolaevskii Cathedral. A side view. 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Mozhaisk Nikolaevskii Cathedral http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e98C8EAC Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:19:34 GMT River Koloch at the village of Gorki http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eE9D3391

]]>River Koloch at the village of Gorki with a high bank. Borodino, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) River Koloch at the village of Gorki http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eE9D3391 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:20:16 GMT Autumn http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e420A461

]]>Autumn. A landscape near the village of Gorki. Borodino, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Autumn http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e420A461 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:20:51 GMT View from the bell tower of Spaso-Borodinskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eA6D238E

]]>View from the bell tower of Spaso-Borodinskii Monastery in Borodino, where Marshal Ney attacked Bagration's flanks. Borodino, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) View from the bell tower of Spaso-Borodinskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eA6D238E Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:21:22 GMT Spaso-Borodinskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1E75342B

]]>Spaso-Borodinskii Monastery in Borodino. View from the village of Semenovskoe. Borodino, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Spaso-Borodinskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1E75342B Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:22:52 GMT Borodino Station http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e29257448

]]>Borodino Station, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Borodino Station http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e29257448 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:58:58 GMT Assumption Cathedral viewed from Kazan Mountain http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e13A47525

]]>Assumption Cathedral viewed from Kazan Mountain. Smolensk, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Assumption Cathedral viewed from Kazan Mountain http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e13A47525 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:56:00 GMT Mother of God Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1105C8FB

]]>Mother of God Church. Smolensk, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Mother of God Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1105C8FB Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:39:53 GMT Miraculous icon of Mother of God http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1344823B

]]>Miraculous icon of Mother of God-Odigitria in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin. [Smolensk], 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Miraculous icon of Mother of God http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1344823B Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:24:06 GMT Smolensk. Church of Saints Peter and Paul http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1BB1CB51

]]>Smolensk. Church of Saints Peter and Paul, twelfth(?) century, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Smolensk. Church of Saints Peter and Paul http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1BB1CB51 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:25:14 GMT Vitebsk http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1756500E

]]>Vitebsk. Part of the city with the Western Dvina, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Vitebsk http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1756500E Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:25:55 GMT Vitebsk. Assumption Cathedral http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1BC7FAC7

]]>Vitebsk. Assumption Cathedral, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Vitebsk. Assumption Cathedral http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1BC7FAC7 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:26:43 GMT Spaso-Evfrosinevskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e780CBA3

]]>Spaso-Evfrosinevskii Monastery for women, three versts from the city of Polotsk. View from the south, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Spaso-Evfrosinevskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e780CBA3 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:27:54 GMT Harvested field http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e65DA161

]]>Harvested field, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Harvested field http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e65DA161 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:29:13 GMT Dvinsk. Roman Catholic church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e140901A5

]]>Dvinsk. Roman Catholic church, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Dvinsk. Roman Catholic church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e140901A5 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:30:11 GMT City of Perm http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD08A445

]]>General view of the city of Perm from Gorodskie Gorki, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) City of Perm http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD08A445 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:47:50 GMT Perm. Headquarters of the Ural Railway Administration http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e47A55C6

]]>Perm. Headquarters of the Ural Railway Administration, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Perm. Headquarters of the Ural Railway Administration http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e47A55C6 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:31:11 GMT Perm. Mary Magdalene Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD30F7E5

]]>Perm. Mary Magdalene Church, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Perm. Mary Magdalene Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD30F7E5 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:32:07 GMT Steam Engine Kompaund with a Shmidt Super-heater http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12E5FC4C

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Steam Engine Kompaund with a Shmidt Super-heater, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Steam Engine Kompaund with a Shmidt Super-heater http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12E5FC4C Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:37:51 GMT Refectory and church of the Grieving Mother of God in the Tikhvi http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e31E77B4F

]]>Refectory and church of the Grieving Mother of God in the monastery. [Tikhvinskii Monastery, Ekaterinburg], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Refectory and church of the Grieving Mother of God in the Tikhvi http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e31E77B4F Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:45:33 GMT Northwest part of the town of Zlatoust http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e26447030

]]>Northwest part of the town of Zlatoust, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Northwest part of the town of Zlatoust http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e26447030 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:10:24 GMT The Zlatoust plant and the Church of Three Saints http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB607210

]]>General view of the Zlatoust plant and the Church of Three Saints, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) The Zlatoust plant and the Church of Three Saints http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB607210 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:33:08 GMT View of Zlatoust from the west http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3E81F127

]]>View of Zlatoust from the west, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) View of Zlatoust from the west http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3E81F127 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:39:39 GMT Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker Chapel http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB474D7D

]]>Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker Chapel in the Vetluga settlement, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker Chapel http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB474D7D Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:33:44 GMT Church in Vetluga settlement http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3DC783D

]]>Church in Vetluga settlement, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Church in Vetluga settlement http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3DC783D Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:34:35 GMT View from the Simskaia Station http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB7C744D

]]>View from the rear platform of the Simskaia Station of the Samara-Zlatoust Railway, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) View from the Simskaia Station http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB7C744D Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:35:48 GMT Asha-Balashovskii Iron Works http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e15A895D

]]>Asha-Balashovskii Iron Works, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Asha-Balashovskii Iron Works http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e15A895D Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:11:56 GMT On the Sim River http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3DDCA9AA

]]>On the Sim River, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) On the Sim River http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3DDCA9AA Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:58:01 GMT In the mountains near Simskii Zavod http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e7390D58

]]>In the mountains near Simskii Zavod, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) In the mountains near Simskii Zavod http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e7390D58 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:36:48 GMT Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3750F55A

]]>Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3750F55A Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:11:34 GMT Church of the Nativity of Christ http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e33119D3

]]>Church of the Nativity of Christ, in the village of Verkhnie Gorodki, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Church of the Nativity of Christ http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e33119D3 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:38:32 GMT Hut of settler Artemii http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e784F546

]]>Hut of settler Artemii, nicknamed Kot, who has lived at this place more than 40 years, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Hut of settler Artemii http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e784F546 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:37:58 GMT View of the Dalmatov Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e180C28BF

]]>View of the Dalmatov Monastery from the Iset River, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) View of the Dalmatov Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e180C28BF Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:38:52 GMT Logs for railroad construction http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e150BE7EA

]]>Railroad construction on the Shadrinsk-Sinara railroad near the city of Shadrinsk, 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Logs for railroad construction http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e150BE7EA Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:31:04 GMT Sart house http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB2F6B88

]]>Sart house. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Sart house http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eB2F6B88 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:39:25 GMT View of Novaia Ladoga http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2FBE6489

]]>View of Novaia Ladoga, 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) View of Novaia Ladoga http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2FBE6489 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:25:37 GMT Epiphany church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1E5EE54B

]]>Epiphany church in the village of Ust-Boiarskoe, Olonets Province, 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Epiphany church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1E5EE54B Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:12:59 GMT Stone-excavating machine http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e39FEE4C7

]]>Stone-excavating machine of the multi-scoop type "Svirskaia pervaia", 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Stone-excavating machine http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e39FEE4C7 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:27:05 GMT Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eF05502A

]]>Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation]. [Russian Empire], 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eF05502A Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:36:13 GMT Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3C26A045

]]>Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation]. [Russian Empire], 1909

Usually I do not correct colour artifacts happened because of the subject's movement. On this photo, the second boatman from the right moved during shooting and turned into a colourful "ghost". I decided to restore the man's face. It was difficult because of some motion blur, but I managed to do it. See the previous version of this image for comparison.

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3C26A045 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:43:43 GMT Chapel for water blessing http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e32C3C71

]]>Chapel for water blessing, in the village of Deviatiny, 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Chapel for water blessing http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e32C3C71 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:40:14 GMT Church of the Transfiguration http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2CFD10A6

]]>Church of the Transfiguration, inside the fortress wall. [Belozersk, Russian Empire], 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Church of the Transfiguration http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2CFD10A6 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:05:36 GMT Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e66482AF

]]>Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e66482AF Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:39:28 GMT Church of Our Savior and the Protection of the Mother of God http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD4099E3

]]>Church of Our Savior and the Protection of the Mother of God. Vytegorskii graveyard, 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Church of Our Savior and the Protection of the Mother of God http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD4099E3 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:26:47 GMT Stone-excavating machine http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eCD86278

]]>Stone-excavating machine of the single scoop type Svirskaia no. 2, 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Stone-excavating machine http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eCD86278 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:40:32 GMT At harvest time http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e29720F11

]]>At harvest time. [Russian Empire], 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) At harvest time http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e29720F11 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:13:56 GMT Tsar's gifts http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eC14111A

]]>Some of the Tsar's gifts. [Goritskii Monastery, Russian Empire], 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Tsar's gifts http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eC14111A Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:41:29 GMT Assumption of the Mother of God Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e30827530

]]>Assumption of the Mother of God Church in Deviatiny (200 years old), 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Assumption of the Mother of God Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e30827530 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:06:33 GMT Materiki. Study. http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2D05BD47

]]>Materiki. Study. 1909

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Materiki. Study. http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2D05BD47 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:27:51 GMT Cemetery Church of the Exaltation of the Cross http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e9209291

]]>Cemetery Church of the Exaltation of the Cross. Ostashkov, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Cemetery Church of the Exaltation of the Cross http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e9209291 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:41:36 GMT Chapel in Ostashkov http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e23E459C4

]]>[This chapel in Ostashkov is far from the embankment, at the corner of Volodarskii Street and Adrianov Lane (earlier, Kamennaia Street and 1th Lane)], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Chapel in Ostashkov http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e23E459C4 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:34:57 GMT Main building of the Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eCBB17C7

]]>Main building of the Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery. [Lake Seliger], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Main building of the Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eCBB17C7 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:43:01 GMT Gateway into Nil's Hermitage http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e16683A2F

]]>Gateway into Nil's Hermitage. [Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery, Lake Seliger], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Gateway into Nil's Hermitage http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e16683A2F Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:47:09 GMT Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eF845B12

]]>View of the monastery from Svetlitsa [Island, Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery, Lake Seliger], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Saint Nil Stolbenskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eF845B12 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:43:52 GMT City of Rzhev. Nativity of Christ Cathedral http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e106EE179

]]>City of Rzhev. Nativity of Christ Cathedral, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) City of Rzhev. Nativity of Christ Cathedral http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e106EE179 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:45:13 GMT City of Torzhok http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eBFA9A80

]]>City of Torzhok, Cathedral of the Transfigured Saviour; bell tower of the Cathedral of the Entry into Jerusalem, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) City of Torzhok http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eBFA9A80 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:23:50 GMT Torzhok http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e196ECF29

]]>Cathedral of the Transfgured Saviour and the Church of the Entry into Jerusalem in Torzhok, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Torzhok http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e196ECF29 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:42:31 GMT Boris-Gleb Monastery [Torzhok] http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e70F5477

]]>Boris-Gleb Monastery [Torzhok], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Boris-Gleb Monastery [Torzhok] http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e70F5477 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:24:57 GMT Torzhok. Church of Michael the Archangel http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e8F97D27

]]>Torzhok. Church of Michael the Archangel, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Torzhok. Church of Michael the Archangel http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e8F97D27 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:26:14 GMT Boris-Gleb Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e19DB1094

]]>Boris-Gleb Monastery, from the south. [Torzhok], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Boris-Gleb Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e19DB1094 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:27:27 GMT Boris-Gleb Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e9A0DEAD

]]>Boris-Gleb Monastery, from the bridge. [Torzhok], 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Boris-Gleb Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e9A0DEAD Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:28:20 GMT Holy Mother of God Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e8461B11

]]>Holy Mother of God Church in the village of Gorodnia, 1910

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Holy Mother of God Church http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e8461B11 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:27:56 GMT General view of Trinity Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e156A60C4

]]>City of Aleksandrov. General view of Trinity Monastery, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) General view of Trinity Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e156A60C4 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:29:28 GMT Church on the site of Saint Leontii's murder http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1C3E85D2

]]>Church on the site of Saint Leontii's murder. View, from the bell tower, of Savior-Iakovlevskii Monastery. Rostov Velikii, 1911

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Church on the site of Saint Leontii's murder http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1C3E85D2 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:17:17 GMT Golutvinskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1B679E02

]]>General view of the Golutvinskii Monastery for men, from the west. Cathedral of the Venerable Sergii Radonezhskii. [Kolomna], 1912

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Golutvinskii Monastery http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1B679E02 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:31:00 GMT Dagestani types http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e39C64A39

]]>Dagestani types, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Dagestani types http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e39C64A39 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:22:22 GMT At the Black Sea shore http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD49BCE4

]]>At the sea shore. In Uzurgety, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) At the Black Sea shore http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eD49BCE4 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:32:06 GMT Sukhumi http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e6AEA95B

]]>Sukhumi. General view of city and bay from Cherniavskii Mountain, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Sukhumi http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e6AEA95B Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:32:43 GMT General view of monastery and seacoast. Novyi Afon http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eAC09D3B

]]>General view of monastery and seacoast from the cell of Father Tiverii. Novyi Afon, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) General view of monastery and seacoast. Novyi Afon http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eAC09D3B Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:33:23 GMT Glass factory in Borzhom http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12DF8798

]]>Glass factory in Borzhom, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Glass factory in Borzhom http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12DF8798 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:22:58 GMT Distribution of mineral water http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2B63373

]]>Loading mineral water bottles. Borzhom, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Distribution of mineral water http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2B63373 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:04:14 GMT Evgeniev spring. Borzhom http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e164B5FAA

]]>Evgeniev spring. Borzhom, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Evgeniev spring. Borzhom http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e164B5FAA Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:18:30 GMT Corner of the Likanskii palace http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1C8FCC2

]]>Corner of the Likanskii palace, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Corner of the Likanskii palace http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1C8FCC2 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:35:37 GMT Armenian woman in national costume http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2EEC724C

]]>Armenian woman in national costume, Artvin, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Armenian woman in national costume http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2EEC724C Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:17:35 GMT Mosque in Vladikavkaz http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e6C2103C

]]>Mosque in Vladikavkaz, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Mosque in Vladikavkaz http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e6C2103C Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:36:35 GMT On the Saimaa Lake http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e24F57156

]]>On the Saimaa Lake, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) On the Saimaa Lake http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e24F57156 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:09:34 GMT Flowers in a vase http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12BA6A6C

]]>Flowers in a vase, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Flowers in a vase http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12BA6A6C Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:37:57 GMT Head study http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e15357FA6

]]>Head study, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Head study http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e15357FA6 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:38:22 GMT Village of Nizhnii Gunib http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e9A7F5F9

]]>Village of Nizhnii Gunib in Dagestan, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Village of Nizhnii Gunib http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e9A7F5F9 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:48:28 GMT Dagestan. Place of Shamil's capture http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e309E7E7E

]]>Dagestan. Place of Shamil's capture, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Dagestan. Place of Shamil's capture http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e309E7E7E Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:10:19 GMT In the mountains of Dagestan http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2DFA9A88

]]>In the mountains of Dagestan, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) In the mountains of Dagestan http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2DFA9A88 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:12:05 GMT Gagra wharf http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e19D6B524

]]>Gagra wharf, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Gagra wharf http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e19D6B524 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:38:44 GMT Corner of a dacha http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1ED4C97C

]]>Corner of a dacha, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Corner of a dacha http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1ED4C97C Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:43:17 GMT Water carrier http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2AC82E09

]]>Water Carrier. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Water carrier http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2AC82E09 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:33:10 GMT Trader in the Registan http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eA77B217

]]>Trader in the Registan. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Trader in the Registan http://www.gridenko.com/pg/eA77B217 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:44:17 GMT Kebab restaurant http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1EAF6A37

]]>Kebab restaurant. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Kebab restaurant http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1EAF6A37 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:13:40 GMT Kebab restaurant http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1CDF7AE7

]]>Kebab restaurant. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Kebab restaurant http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1CDF7AE7 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:45:02 GMT Doctors http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e97B7A41

]]>Doctors. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Doctors http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e97B7A41 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:47:26 GMT Migrant farmstead http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e13F2C523

]]>Migrant farmstead in the settlement of Nadezhdinsk with a group of peasants. Golodnaia Steppe, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Migrant farmstead http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e13F2C523 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:09:24 GMT Water pipe http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e373356D3

]]>Water pipe smoking. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Water pipe http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e373356D3 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:18:20 GMT Mulberry tree http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1FB0EC1A

]]>Mulberry tree. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Mulberry tree http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1FB0EC1A Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:45:52 GMT Carpenter http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e181CCCD9

]]>Carpenter. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Carpenter http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e181CCCD9 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:47:01 GMT At entrance to the Passage of the Dead http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12A734DF

]]>At entrance to the Passage of the Dead. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) At entrance to the Passage of the Dead http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e12A734DF Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:48:00 GMT Shakh-i Zindeh mosque http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e10FE162A

]]>Main entrance into Shakh-i Zindeh mosque. Samarkand. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Shakh-i Zindeh mosque http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e10FE162A Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:49:18 GMT Shakh-i Zindeh. Dome. http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e28F0AC75

]]>Shakh-i Zindeh. Dome. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Shakh-i Zindeh. Dome. http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e28F0AC75 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:01:56 GMT General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e29DFAB9

]]>General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque (evening photo), [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e29DFAB9 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:46:00 GMT Gur-Emir mosque http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e26150FF

]]>Exit from the Gur-Emir mosque. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Gur-Emir mosque http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e26150FF Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:50:21 GMT Near Samarkand http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1628CCE9

]]>Near Samarkand. Study, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Near Samarkand http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1628CCE9 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:51:34 GMT Students. Samarkand http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2B4A4ABF

]]>Students. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Students. Samarkand http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2B4A4ABF Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:43:24 GMT Jewish children with a teacher http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2811EAEC

]]>Group of Jewish children with a teacher. Samarkand, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Jewish children with a teacher http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e2811EAEC Fri, 27 May 2011 19:40:12 GMT Kush-Beggi http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1F82B1B4

]]>Kush-Beggi (Minister of the Interior). Bukhara, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Kush-Beggi http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1F82B1B4 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:52:22 GMT Duan-Beggi Medrese http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1D0FC6AC

]]>Duan-Beggi Medrese (in Labikhauz). Bukhara, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Duan-Beggi Medrese http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1D0FC6AC Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:53:00 GMT Sacred well http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1F8200F8

]]>Sacred well inside courtyard in Bogoeddin. Bukhara, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Sacred well http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e1F8200F8 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:54:02 GMT Sentry at the palace http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e30A21EF4

]]>Sentry at the palace, and old cannons. Bukhara, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Sentry at the palace http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e30A21EF4 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:07:06 GMT Shepherd with Sheep http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e21A7CCDB

]]>Shepherd with Sheep. Golodnaya steppe, Central Asia, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Shepherd with Sheep http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e21A7CCDB Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:44:27 GMT Cotton textile mill interior http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3930C318

]]>Cotton textile mill interior, probably in Tashkent, [between 1905 and 1915]

]]> alex.gridenko@gmail.com (Alex Gridenko Studio) Cotton textile mill interior http://www.gridenko.com/pg/e3930C318 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:09:03 GMT