Negatives

The State Museum of History of St.Petersburg, the Fund of the negatives presents the period of the siege of Leningrad during the great Patriotic war (1941-1945). The images were made in Leningrad by military photographers D. M. Trachtenberg, V. I. Kapustin, B. V. Utkin, G. I. Chertov, B. S. Losin, V. G. Fedoseyev, N. P.Janov.

The presented negatives reflect the life of ... ↓ the besieged city: shielded Smolny, tanks in the Stachek street, balloons on St. Isaac's square, sales of books at the Nevsky Prospekt during the siege, the dragon's teeth in the Moskovsky Prospect, scenes of providing assistance to the victims of the shelling, the Bolsheokhtinsky cemetery, the diary of Tanya Savicheva, the withdrawal of troops to the front, the guard's parade on Palace square in 1945, and others.

Most of these images were included in the Golden Fund of Soviet journalism and photography. ↑

The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg owns a unique collection of original negatives, reflecting the history of our city in different aspects. The collection of negatives depicting the architectural ensembles of St. Petersburg has a special place among them. Photos were made in different years, by Leningrad-known photographers such as L.O.Bernstein, S.I.Lavut, B.S.Losin and ... ↓ others. ↑

The collection of negatives of the GMI of St. Petersburg helps to recreate the appearance of the Leningrad Region in the period of the 1950s - 1980s.

In the Fund of negatives, this is one of the most significant and interesting sections. Here are diverse aspects: industrial, spa, cultural and educational, economic.

Also, the Leningrad Region ... ↓ section contains images of sights and memorial sites, such as ancient fortresses, ancient monasteries, noble estates, memorials of the Great Patriotic War, literary memorials and local history museums that allow us to find out the history of these places.

The development of various sectors of the economy from industry to agriculture is highlighted.

Among the authors are such photographers as O.G.Porokhovnikov, V.G.Fedoseev, B.S.Losin, G.I.Lugovoi, B.V.Utkin and many others. ↑

The main part of this section includes photos of enterprises of heavy, chemical and light industry, electricity and gas supply of the city, housing, roadwork, transport, hotels, trade, catering, communications (telephone and mail), cleaning and street lighting, sewers and plumbing.

This section shows the various stages of the development of Leningrad, including the period ... ↓ of restoration of the national economy of the city in the 1920s.

Among the authors of the negatives we meet such famous names as D.M.Trakhtenberg, B.V.Utkin, G.F.Konovalov, M.L.Blokhin, N.P.Yanov, L.L.Zivert, I.A.Fetisov, D.Kh.Sokolin, S.I.Lavut, L.I.Korovin, I.A.Narovlyansky, L.O.Bernshtein, P.V.Fedotov, G.F.Konovalov, V.S.Sherstnov. ↑

The cultural aspect of Leningrad’s life is presented here. A large number of cultural and educational institutions were concentrated in the city - palaces and houses of culture (including the Youth Palace), houses of creativity, libraries, clubs, city museums, theaters and cinemas, exhibition halls, concert and music institutions (Philharmonic, Academic chapel, concert halls), the media ... ↓ (television, periodicals, printing houses).

Of undoubted interest is the collection of photo documents reflecting various cultural events: film festivals, performances, exhibitions, expositions, Lenfilm filming, amateur performances.

The collection contains the works of outstanding photographers V.Strekalov, S.A.Efimov, B.S.Losin, N.P.Yanov, L.O.Bernshtein, G.I.Lugovoi, D.M.Trakhtenberg, B.V.Utkin and others. ↑

This section introduces us to various cultural events that were held in the city of Leningrad.

These include carnival processions, balls, festivities, song festivals, the holiday "Scarlet Sails", May Day demonstrations, May 9 parades, celebrations of the October Revolution date, the festive decoration of the city.

The works of such ... ↓ Leningrad photographers-artists as I.A.Narovlyansky, N.A.Naumenkov, V.K.Koshurin, L.L.Berman, Y.N.Khalip, I.B.Koltun, B.V.Utkin, B.S.Losin and others formed this collection. ↑