…there were glass plates, on which S.M. Produkin-Gorskii set out to record the life of the Russian Empire.
The Online Photographer has an article today that gives an introduction to the man and his work. It’s fascinating because of Produkin-Gorskii’s achievements in the field of early colour photography, and the nature of his project, which documented Czarist Russia before its fall.
A direct link to the article in question is here.