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OriginalLeo Tolstoy on 23 May 1908 at Yasnaya Polyana. Lithograph print by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. This is perhaps Prokudin-Gorsky's best-known work during his lifetime.[1]
  1. ^ Kington, Miles (2001-09-25). "What's the Russian for: Say Cheese?". London: The Independent. 2001-09-25. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
Reason
Exteremely high EV, good resolution and good quality for this kind of photo, VI in Commons. This may be the first color photograph ever taken in Russia.
Articles in which this image appears
Leo Tolstoy, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Yasnaya Polyana, +12
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:56, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]