#19th century Russia

[russia-libertaire]

“Russia, are you not also like the bold troika which no one can overtake? The road is a cloud of smoke under your wheels; the bridges thunder; everything lags behind and is stranded in the rear. The beholder stops, struck by a divine miracle: is this a bolt of lightning from heaven? …Russia, where are you hurtling to? Give an answer! There is no answer.”

Dead Souls, by Nikolai Gogol

[nobility-art]

Portrait of Alexander I of Russia

Artist: George Dawe (English, 1781 – 1829)

Alexander I (23 December 1777 - 1 December 1825), nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825. He ruled Russia during the chaotic period of the Napoleonic Wars.

This painting depicts Tsar Alexander I of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. He is wearing a royal blue military uniform with medals and decorations on his chest, while gazing off into the distance with an expression of determination. The artist has captured the regal presence of this powerful leader in great detail.

[empirearchives]

In Tsarist Russia, you can keep your job after killing the head of state, but then lose your job for moving a Christian icon.

*Palen was one of the conspirators of the assassination of Tsar Paul I, which Tsar Alexander was aware of.

[deceptigoons-attack]

General view from St. Saviour's, Moscow, Russia in the 1890s.

[eliutza23]

Chibi of my character, Marya Apostol, or how I nicknamed her, little Marie.

I made her during my English exam because we had to choose to do a piece of narrative or descriptive writing (and as you can probably tell, I chose narrative :)

[elegomez]

Alright, starting a research project for my erotica novel after talking things over with a friend! I am probably genuinely insane for putting this much energy into erotica, but the reality is that I don't believe most stories set in fantasy can come from *nowhere*, and I'd much rather intentionally develop the stories than blunder my way into a culturally insensitive or racist topic.

I'm starting off with a list of questions and topics I want to get into, and some of the resources I've already tapped. This tagset is going to be for my own reference as time goes on, because I am very bad at organization.

This is what I need from the setting: an Imperial force taking over the neighboring lands. Trains for rapid travel. A cultural difference across borders the protagonist is trying to use for her advantage. A legal prostitution system within it that is voluntary and consensual, allowing people to rise within its ranks. The ability for there to be competition within the system. The protagonist having the ability to navigate the system well through her previous noble life, but that life having no direct weight in this empire.

The most ideal setting to pull from for these setting necessities is probably Imperial Russia, and its conquest of Central Asia.

Research questions and topics below cut.

19th century Russia culture 19th century Central Asia culture 19th century civilian displacement due to Russian Imperialism- where did they go? 19th century Russian sex work

19th century Central Asian sex work 19th century central Asian/Muslim perspectives on sex work 19th century Russian ballet 19th century ballet schools

19th century Imperial Russia legal status of women

19th century Central Asia legal status of women

19th century Russian Orthodox Christianity 19th century Central Asian Islam 19th century Central Asian religion Interaction of the religions during Russian  Conquest 19th century Central Asian culture 19th century Russian noble culture 19th century military culture What were the three (remaining?) Khanates in Central Asia What exactly is a Khanate? What is the Khiva Khanate? What is the Bukhara Khanate? What is the Kokand Khanate? (I don't need to know everything, but I need to get an idea as to where my protagonist would come from, her culture, and what she thinks of her political situation.)

Railroads, could civilians and refugees navigate them? Did they exist?

(Central Asia is a catch all - the individual cultures within will have different feelings about different topics, and individuals within, but I need to first *find* those cultures to talk about them. Same with Imperial Russia.)

Lastly, what were common contentious topics in 19th century Imperial Russia?

[vintage-russia]

"Радоуисѧ,Невѣсто Неневѣстнаꙗ"

Icon of the Virgin Mary “Tenderness” (19th-20th century)

[la-madame-x]

𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 All photos are from pinterest.

[sartorialadventure]

Imperial court gown worn by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II, ca. 1890′s-1900′s

[classic-art-favourites]

Grand Prince Alexander Nikolaevich by Franz Kruger, 1833.

[tygerland]

Alexei Savrasov The Rooks Have Returned! 1871. Oil on canvas: 62 × 49 cm (24 × 19 in).

[nobility-art]

Study For The Coronation Of Tsar Nicholas II 1868-1918 And Tsarina Alexandra 1872-1918

Artist: Henri Gervex (French, 1852 - 1929)

Collection: Paris, Orsay Museum

The. coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and his wife, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was the last coronation during the Russian Empire. It took place on Tuesday, 14 May (O.S., 26 May N.S.) 1896, in Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. Nicholas II, known in Russian as Nikolai II Aleksandrovich, was the last emperor of Russia.

[empirearchives]

I’m sorry but England was seriously unhinged during the Napoleonic Wars and it’s been so memory-holed. Also, Paul didn’t “force” the English to do this.

[7pleiades7]

Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1857),(detail), by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873), oil on canvas, 120 × 95 cm, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

[cars3s]

I know the most popular historical period for RusAme content is during the 20th Century (coughcoughcough Cold War coughcoughcough) BUT LISTEN TO ME…

The RusAme dynamic during the 19th Century, when their relationship was still more peaceful and somehow "innocent" …After years of isolation due to England's overprotection when America was a still young and naive nation, and Russia was a distant empire and Alfred had that admiration (a first crush) for Ivan…like that calm before the storm between two people who didn't know what the future would bring.

[kiimarux]

Amandoi ne-am intins dupa tragaci 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥