The world
knows Yuri Gagarin as the first man to travel into space. But here RAO
and the Science & Technology Archive present the man behind the legend
-- from his triumph in space to his family life -- with never before seen
images from the Russian archives.
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Page through
a century of Soviet propaganda posters and cartoons and see how the Kremlin
attempted to influence public opinion on topics ranging from the tsarist
regime to capitalism. Featuring posters from the Hoover Institute's Russian/CIS
collection, as well as works by Soviet cartoonist Boris Efimov. |
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Be one
of the first to watch these historic film clips from the Russian State
Documentary Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk. By the way, Krasnogorsk
is a town outside of Moscow where this archive is located.
RealPlayer
G2 req'd.
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Examples
of Oriental paintings, sculptures, and crafts from the Far East and Middle
Asia. Brought to RAO by the Russian State Museum of Oriental Art.
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As the
ruling dynasty of Russia, they expanded the boundaries of the country to
encompass an empire, but the Romanov's were eventually brought down by
a people's revolution. In the twilight of their reign, the last tsar, Nicholas
II, and his family share their thoughts through diary entries and personal
photographs accompanied by a narrative and family history. |
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A collection
of audio clips from contemporary Russian leaders, scholars, and artists,
as well as recollections of those who lived under Communist rule. Complete
transcripts can be found in the Catalogues.
RealPlayer
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THE RUSSIAN
INFORMATION AGENCY NOVOSTI
The
history of RIA Novosti dates back to 1941.
Every
day, RIA Novosti provides prompt socio-politicai, economic, scientific
and financial information in Russian, main European and the Arab languages
by means of electronic communications, Internet, printed bulletins and
reference materials.
RIA
Novosti offers news photographic information on a daily basis: the shooting
of the most important political events and all aspects of public and cultural
life in Russia, portrait gallery.
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The
Gallery Archives:
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