The Prints and Photographs Reading Room boasts a wide range of holdings of Russian photographs, posters, postcards and other visual material.
The flagship Russian collection in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room is the color photographs by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944), who captured images of the Russian empire between 1905 to 1915. More information about the collection as well as access to the digitized versions of the photographs can be found here:
Another large collection of photographs available online is the Brumfield collection. William C. Brumfield, Professor of Russian studies at Tulane University, spent several years documenting the architecture of Siberia. His collection features over 1,100 photographs from such cities as Perm, Tobol'sk and Tomsk. The collection can be viewed here:
Other major photograph collections include:
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Bain Collection
Look Magazine Photograph Collection
Romanov family at Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia during their internment in 1917
Russia during World War II
A selection of the best photographs of conditions in Russia and Siberia, 1919-21, from the Red Cross files by 
Stereograph File filing series
Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom by Varied personalities, U.S. Troops, buildings used, and news events in Russia and Siberia, 1919-20 by Visual materials from the George Kennan papers by 
World's Transportation CommissionIn addition to photographs, the Prints and Photographs Reading Room has extensive holdings of Russian posters, especially from the Soviet period. Many of these posters can browsed in the online catalog under the following subject headings:
A selection of these posters has been digitized. The link to the digital version of a poster will be included in its catalog record.
The Prints and Photographs Reading Room also has several unprocessed collections of Russian and Soviet posters which are grouped thematically. A standout resource, although not consisting of posters per se, is the Winokur-Munbilt collection of Russian Empire postcards. This incredible assortment of historic postcards has over 25, 250 items, featuring scenes from cities and regions across the Russian empire and later Soviet Union.
Please note that access to unprocessed collections in the reading room requires advanced notice of at least two weeks. You can submit a request here. Below is a list of unprocessed collections, including the Winokur-Munbilt collection:
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Alexander Pushkin on the 150th anniversary of his birthSelected safety posters published in the Soviet Union during the second world war[Cultural and political Soviet posters addressing topics such as AIDS, ecology, anti- and pro-peristroika, energy, glasnost, films, theater, and alcoholism]][Posters produced by the Moscow Satirical Daily Street Poster Group related to events in the Soviet Union][Soviet and Russian posters][Soviet life posters, including portraits of Soviet heroes, worker motivation and recognition, housing, construction and tenant maintenance, wildlife and forest preservation, and education][Soviet military poster set][Soviet movie posters from Sovexportfilm][Soviet posters: anti-Perestroika; peaceful international relations (USSR & US; North Korea; Afghanistan; Armenia); anti-waste (bureaucracy & black market); conservation (Aral Sea); cultural (art show; dance troupe)][Soviet posters celebrating Vladimir Ilyich Lenin][Soviet posters]Winokur-Munblit collection of the Russian Empire postcardsUnique in their scope and richness, the picture collections number more than 16 million images. These include photographs, historical prints, posters, cartoons, documentary drawings, fine prints, and architectural and engineering designs. While international in scope, the collections are particularly strong in materials documenting the history of the United States and the lives, interests, and achievements of the American people..
