A bit surprisingly, this “archetypal” Russian church was designed by the Scotsman Alfred Parland, whose family came to St Petersburg in late XVIII century

📣NEWS The People’s Story museum REOPENS on Monday 🎉 Opening ceremony with councillors, trade unionists & citizens is at 12.30pm. Let’s celebrate #Edinburgh’s working class history museum. You are invited.

Follow our events on Eventbrite for updates on our latest online and in-person talks on Scotland's People and other records 👇 bit.ly/NRS250Tours Book your place now for tours of General Register House, Britain’s oldest purpose built archive.

👍👏✊ I gave them a wee supportive toot on my horn as I drove past this morning! 🇵🇸

The Strathmartine Trust, a St Andrews based charity that promotes Scottish history, invites applications for their 2025 grants. Up to £5000 is available for projects related to the history of Scotland, with further details on the Trust’s website. #ad strathmartinetrust.org

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Articles on Russian graves in Italy and Britain (in Russian), “Museum World” magazine, October 2024

Plan of the town of Kirkcaldy in Fife, 1824. Kirkcaldy’s long high street can be seen, although the Lang Toun was perhaps shorter then! Search thousands of historic maps, plans, surveys, technical drawings and much more from our collections online 👇 bit.ly/MapsPlansSP

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Neues Buch. New book Jörg Baberowski's new book "The Last Journey of the Tsar: How Old Russia Fell" describes the events from 22 February 22 to 3 March 1917. Ich freue mich darauf, es zu lesen! #RussianRevolutuon

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Nicholas II (born #OnThisDay in 1868) with Empress Alexandra and members of the British and Danish Royal Families, Balmoral, September 1896

Commission of Oyer and Terminer, signed 29 May 1820. This commission granted authority to prosecute those involved in the Radical Rising of 1820. The trial papers from prosecutions relating to the unrest are available to view online 👇 bit.ly/NRSRadicals1820

Full details of Burtsev's extraordinary life are to be found in my biography of this fascinating yet sadly overlooked individual: bloomsbury.com/uk/vladimir-bu…

“The Muscovite character is the most difficult of any to understand; they seem to possess 2 characters, one may be considered as their private, and the other as their public character”. A truly fascinating read by an unknown woman author, published in 1855 digital.library.upenn.edu/women/englishw…

Absolutely brilliant clip that exemplifies the British elites’ centuries-old obsession with Russia — and why they are the real enemies of the people, not the Russians.

All in one! A 2024 plaque on Texyte House, Southgate Road, London, commemorates Rosa Luxemburg, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Gorky “and others”.

⚖️ Poll — Would you support the arrest of Israeli president Isaac Herzog on his visit to the UK this week❓ Please repost after voting

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