67 Old Colorized Photos Reveal The Life Of Russian People Between 1900-1965

We at Bored Panda love to see history come alive, which is why we think you’ll also like this series of colorized photos by Russian Flickr user klimbims. Historical life in Russia reads like a novel–which may be why it has been the subject of so many novels–and these vintage photos bring that forgotten way of life into the modern age.

If you like these interesting photos, be sure to also check out Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky’s Russian color channel photography for another old-school way for photo restoration. But first, don’t forget to vote on your favorite old photos below!

More info: flickr (h/t: designyoutrust)

#1 Family Nicholas Ii Of Russia, 1914

#2 Grand Duchess Maria Of Russia, 1906

#3 Russian Sniper Roza Shanina

#4 Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Soviet Sniper During World War II. Credited With 309 Kills, She Is Regarded As The Most Successful Female Sniper In History, 1940

#5 Yuri Gagarin With His Matra Bonnet Djet Vs Coupe, 1965

#6 The First Passengers Of The Moscow Metro, 1935

#7 Gymnasium Girls, Imperial Russia, 1900-1917

#8 The Four Romanov Daughters With Their Mother Tsarina Alexandra, 1913

#9 Worker And Supervisor, Car Factory, Moscow, 1954

#10 Russian Family, Ekaterinburg Region, Siberia In The Late 19th Century

#11 Yekaterina Ryabova, Russian Military Pilot, Heroine Of The Soviet Army, 1945

#12 Jose Raul Capablanca Vs Alexander Alekhine, 1913

#13 Soldier Waves A Soviet Flag, Berlin, 1945

#14 Lydia Litvyak During The World War I, 1941

#15 102nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 1943

#16 Soviet Athletes In Moscow, 1937

#17 A Man With A Group Of Russian Children, 1940

#18 Nicholas II Of Russia In The Uniform Of The Life-guards 4th The Imperial Family’s Rifle Regiment, 1912

#19 Russian Wrestler Karl Pospischil, 1912

#20 Mikhail Bulgakov, 1928

#21 Russian Soldiers In Berlin 1945

#22 Anti Tank Artilery, 1940s

#23 Romanov Sisters And Their Mother Tsarina Alexandra Working In A Military Hospital During Worl War I

#24 Soviet Sniper Semyon Nomokonov With His Famous Smoking Pipe, 1942

#25 Saint John Of Kronstadt

#26 Maria Dolina, Hero Pilot Of The Soviet Union, 1945

#27 Tank Driver Mikhail Smirnov, 1944

#28 Reaper, 1914

#29 Group Of The Sisters Of Charity In The Dining Room During Lunch, Rhe Herbovets Community, 1900s

#30 Berlin, 1945

#31 Tashkent, 1930

#32 Grigori Rasputin, 1904

#33 Olga And Tatiana Romanov, 1900s

#34 Russian Ballet Dancer Galina Ulanova In Swan Lake, Ca, 1930

#35 A Russian Man Stand By A Ford-a Made In The Ussr, 1930

#36 Air Squadron Commander Of The 124th Fighter Regiment Alexander Pronin, 1942

#37 Arseny Tarkovsky, 1907

#38 A Young Russian Bride, 1903

#39 Russian Actor Nikolai Rybnikov In “Spring On Zarechnaya Street”, 1956

#40 Anti Tank Artillery Soldiers, 1943

#41 Soviet Air Force Officers Rufina Gasheva And Nataly Meklin, World War II

#42 Nurse, 1914-1916

#43 Traffic Controllers, Wolchow Front, 1943

#44 La Comtesse Elisabeth Moussine-Pouchkine, 1903

#45 Red Cross Personnel Attending To Wounded Soldiers On A Russian Battlefield, WWI

#46 Easter At The Front, The Letter Symbolize The Fraze “Christ Is Risen”, 1916

#47 Grand Duchesses Olga And Tatiana Romanov In Livadia, Crimea, 1914

#48 Friends, 1934

#49 Russian Soldiers Pose Before The Attack, 1916

#50 Soviet Sailors Raise The Ussr’s Naval Ensign Over Port-Artur, 1945

#51 Captain Alexander G. Pronin And Major Sergei Stepanovich Bukhteyev Aboard A Plane, 1943

#52 Soviet Car In The May Day Parade In Tel Aviv, 1947

#53 Nikolay Felixovich Yusupov, Prince Nicholas, Eldest Son Of Princess Zenaida And Prince Feli

#54 Berlin, 1945

#55 Soviet Sniper Lyubov Makarova (left), Hero Of The Soviet Union Dmitry Nazarenko (right)

#56 Lenin, 1900

#57 Anti Tank Artilery Man, 1940s (left), Russian Sniper Nadiezhda Kolesnikova, 1943 (right)

#58 Natalia Meklin (kravtsova), Sofia Burzaeva, Polina Gelman, 1943

#59 Soviet Soldiers Are Monitoring The Movement Of German Troops Near Sevastopol, Crimea, 1941

#60 German Embassy In St. Petersburg, 1913

#61 Russian Pilot During The World War I, 1918

#62 Pilots And Air-gunners Of The 566th Assault Aviation Regiment, 1944

#63 Anti Tank Artilery, 1940s

#64 Captain Ivan Musienko During The World War I

#65 ‘Red Corner’ At A Recruiting Station, Galich, Kostroma Region, 1931

#66 The Last Projectile, 1914

#67 Alexander Kerensky, 1917