Nikolai Collection

COMMUNIST POSTER, 1967. Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever! Poster by Viktor Ivanov, Soviet Union, 1967

GOGOL: DEAD SOULS, 1842. Title page to the first edition of Nikolai Gogols Dead Souls, 1842

Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tsar Nicholas II (Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov, 1868-1918) (right), and Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) (left), two years before the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1912

COMMUNIST POSTER, 1968. Long Live the Socialist Revolution! A poster by Vladimir Kalensky, Soviet Union, 1968

VLADIMIR LENIN (1870-1924). Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Lenin Rallying the People. Oil on canvas by Irakliy Toidze

Nikolai Grundtvig
NIKOLAI Fs GRUNDTVIG Danish theologian and poet with his autograph Date: 1783 - 1872

Cover design for Narcisse by Nikolai Tcherepnin
Cover design for Narcisse, a mythological poem set to music by the Russian composer Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1873-1945)

Four daughters of Tsar Nicolas II
MARIE, TATIANA, ANASTASIA & OLGA Daughters of Nicolas II and Alexandra of Russia

LENIN AND STALIN, 1923. Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin at Lenins villa at Gorki in 1923. Stalins image may have been superimposed at a later date

Imperial Russian Royal Family - Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four girls. Photograph by L. Levitsky taken at the Peterhof Palace on 16th August, 1901. Date: 1901

Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (1893-1985), Soviet geologist, speaking in public at his 80th birthday celebration. Urvantsev is best known for his exploration of northern Siberia and the Arctic

PRAVDA: COMMUNIST POSTER. Pravda: Our task is to overcome capitalist resistance-not only military and political resistance, but idelogical resistance which is the most profound and powerful

Rare Russian Postcard - Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) - sent from Odessa, Ukraine on 9th May 1900. Date: 1900

IKOLAI I. LOBACHEVSKI (1793-1856). Russian mathematician. Contemporary lithograph

Counting in Their Heads, 1895. Oil on canvas. Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (1868-1945) Russian painter. Boys in a village school in a mental arithmetic lesson

Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, known as Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Photographed in his office at the Kremlin in Moscow
VLADIMIR LENIN (1870-1924). Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, known as Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Photographed in his office at the Kremlin in Moscow, 6 October 1920

VLADIMIR LENIN (1870-1924). Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Photographed in Moscow, March 1919

Nikolai Shvernik
NIKOLAI SHVERNIK Russian statesman, trade union leader, realigned labour organisations to subordinate them to the Soviet state

Nikolai Zelinsky
NIKOLAI ZELINSKY Russian scientist, invented the first carbon-filter gas mask, winner of many Soviet awards

Nikolai Gogol
NIKOLAI VASILIEVICH GOGOL Russian writer, regarded as the father of realism in Russian literature : noted for Dead souls and The inspector general

Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving service given by Orthodox Archbishop Nikolai after the Battle of Moscow has ended with a German withdrawal

Angara at Irkutsk, 1886. Artist: Nikolai Dobrovolsky
Angara at Irkutsk, 1886. View of the Siberian city of Irkutsk from across the Angara River. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Irkutsk, Russia

Partisan A. G. Lunev, 1929. Artist: Nikolai Strunnikov
Partisan A. G. Lunev, 1929. From The Studio Volume 127. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1944]

Tsar Nicholas II visiting the Russian front, May 1915, (1926). Nicholas II is greeted by Count Bobrinsky while Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army

St. Nikolaikirche, Quedlinburg, Harz Region, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Historic houses at Stralsund market square, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, North Germany, Germany

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) the last Emperor of Russia, pictured with his only son Alexei Nikolaevich (1904-1918), the last Tsarevich (heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire)

Tsesarevich Nikolai with the Danish royal family
Photograph taken at Fredensborg in Denmark in 1864 during the visit of the Tsesarevich Nikolai (1843-1865) of Russia to the Danish royal family

Nikolai Panin, 1908 (b/w photo)
937252 Nikolai Panin, 1908 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikolay Aleksandrovich Panin-Kolomenkin)

Portrait of Nikolay Gumilyev (1886-1921) 1909 (oil on canvas)
BAL244843 Portrait of Nikolay Gumilyev (1886-1921) 1909 (oil on canvas) by Della-Vos-Kardovskaya, Olga Lyudvigovna (1875-1952); 105x80 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, from Living Biographies of Great Composers
3961024 Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, from Living Biographies of Great Composers by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, 1844-1908)

Achille-Claude Debussy, from Living Biographies of Great Composers
3961025 Achille-Claude Debussy, from Living Biographies of Great Composers by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Achille-Claude Debussy, 1862-1918. French composer)

Banner of the revolution - Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin
The banner of the revolution in the strong hands of Komsomol (The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League) (1925) by Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859-1930) Date: 1925

Nikolai Ruzsky, Russian General
Nikolai Vladimirovich Ruzsky (1854-1918), Russian General during the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856-1918), Russian General, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army. Date: circa 1913-1914

Announcement of the Day of Nicholas IIs (1868-1918) Coronation, 1896 (colour litho)
BOO243311 Announcement of the Day of Nicholas IIs (1868-1918) Coronation, 1896 (colour litho) by Russian School (19th century); 28x40 cm; Private Collection; Russian, out of copyright

Christ Pantocrator, ceiling of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg
1775694 Christ Pantocrator, ceiling of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg, Russia (photo) by Kharlamov

Music cover, National Anthems of the Allies, WW1
Music cover, National Anthems of the United Allies (Britain, France, Russia and Belgium), First World War period. With portraits of King George V, President Poincare, Tsar Nikolai and King Albert

Calendar, August 1915, WW1
Calendar, August 1915 -- Nicolai Nicolaevich (Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia), First World War. By Hermann-Paul. 1915-1916

Portrait of the Countess Nikolai Nikolaevich Golovin, 1797-1800 (oil on canvas)
1219440 Portrait of the Countess Nikolai Nikolaevich Golovin, 1797-1800 (oil on canvas) by Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Louise (1755-1842); The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Russians at Nagasaki, ca. 1830. Creator: Unknown
Russians at Nagasaki, ca. 1830

View of the monument to the Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) in Moscow, Russia. It was erected in 1909 on Prechistensky Boulevard

General Nikolai Yudenich, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
General Nikolai Yudenich, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). The Grand Dukes Master Strategist: General Judenich, who planned the Russian campaigns in Asia Minor, Persia, and Mesopotamia

Grand Duke Nikolai congratulates Russian troops... Erzerum, Turkey, First World War, 1916, (c1920)
Grand Duke Nikolai congratulates Russian troops after the capture of Erzerum, Turkey, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Before the Bolshevist Reign of Terror

Grand Duke Nicholas, c1900, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Grand Duke Nicholas, c1900, (c1920). Portrait of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856-1929) who was commander of the Russian armed forces during the First World War until 1915

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"Nikolai: A Legacy of Revolution and Culture" In the realm of history, art, literature, and politics, the name Nikolai has left an indelible mark. From a Communist poster proudly proclaiming "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever. " by Viktor Ivanov in 1967 to Tsar Nicholas II's significant presence alongside Kaiser Wilhelm II; Nikolai is intertwined with pivotal moments in time. Nikolai Gogol's masterpiece "Dead Souls" captivated readers since its first edition title page in 1842. Its profound exploration of human nature continues to resonate today. Meanwhile, Vladimir Lenin rallied the people as depicted in Irakliy Toidze's oil on canvas painting - a testament to his influential leadership during the Russian Revolution. The Imperial Russian Royal Family also bears witness to Nikolai's significance. The four daughters of Tsar Nicholas II symbolize both tragedy and resilience amidst political turmoil. Their story serves as a reminder of the complex dynamics that shaped Russia's history. Beyond politics and royalty lies cultural influence. Nikolay Urvantsev stands tall as a Soviet geologist who made groundbreaking discoveries while Nikolai Tcherepnin contributed his artistic prowess through captivating cover designs like "Narcisse. " These individuals showcase how diverse fields were enriched by those bearing this iconic name. Even mathematics owes gratitude to Nikolais; enter Nikolai I. Lobachevski - a visionary Russian mathematician whose contemporary lithograph immortalizes him for his contributions to geometry. Lastly, we cannot overlook the bond between two giants: Lenin and Stalin at Lenins villa at Gorki in 1923. This meeting marked a turning point for their partnership that would shape Soviet history for years to come. From revolutionaries like Lenin and Stalin to literary geniuses such as Gogol; from royal families facing upheaval to scientists pushing boundaries – these various Nikolais have left an indelible legacy.