Sergei Mikhailovich

'A zindan aka prison circa 1907-15'

'Dagestani types circa 1907-15' (Photo: Sergei Mikhailovich)

For the rest of this photo collection by Sergei Mikhailovich, from old Russia and surrounds, go to pratyeka.org/prokudin-gorskii.

If you are keen on learning, or learning about, languages like Pali (the classical, literary language of Theravada Buddhism); Sanskrit; Lao; the Cambodian system of writing; adapting your keyboard to Arabic etc etc - or just check out another photo collection from early 20th century China - this all hosted by the same website at pratyeka.org/hosted.php3.