Ladies with Italian greyhounds, elegant men with hunting dogs, children playing with puppies. Let's look at the faithful companions of people who lived in Russia more than a century ago. 1.
Children of Russia's last emperor, Nicholas II Each of them had their own dog: Anastasia had ‘Jemmy’, Tatiana had ‘Ortipo’, while Alexei had ‘Joy’. We wrote in more detail about Alexei Nikolaevich's dog here . 2.
Maria Ivanovna Della-Vos, 1870s Maria Ivanovna was the wife of the scientist Victor Della-Vos, one of the leading specialists of Russia of that time in the field of mechanics and technical sciences. 3. Portrait of N.
V. Popov with a dog, 1887 4. Two dogs, 1905 - 1915 It seems that these are the most fashionable dogs of the Russian Empire! They are dressed according to the fashion of the early 20th century, as expected - with headdresses.
5. Leo Tolstoy with family and friends, 1887 This photo was taken at Leo Tolstoy's home in Yasnaya Polyana. He often read aloud the works of his favorite authors.
6. Anton Chekhov in a group of Serpukhov ‘zemstvo’ workers, 1893 - 1894 Another famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov preferred dachshunds of all breeds. In this photo, he is with his dog.
7. Kolya Kozakov and his dog ‘Gypsy’, 1910 8. Dogs water carriers.
Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior, 1881 - 1889 Dogs, of course, fulfilled not only the role of companions, but also helped in work. In the north, you could see sled dogs that carried cargo or people. This pho.
