The scene depicted on this postcard is typical for the start of the XX century. In that period, mules and donkeys were irreplaceable to man. They were used to carry...
Caucasus. Sukhumi hunters rest
This postcard depicts hunters and their pack horses, one of which is carrying the carcass of a killed deer with sprawling antlers. At that time, hunting in the Caucasus had...
Caucasians. Tatar barber
In pre-revolutionary times, the word “Tatar” was often used as a general term for Muslim peoples — from the Crimean and Volga Tatars to the Caucasian Turks and Azerbaijanis. Many...
Persian lady
The heroine of this postcard is a woman from historical Persia (modern-day Iran).Her image conveys the spirit of Eastern elegance and the grandeur of ancient Persian culture, which for millennia...
Karachay
The Karachays are one of the peoples indigenous to the Northen Caucasus. They belong to the Turkic group of peoples and are descendants of ancient tribes that inhabited the mountainous...
Sazandari
This early XX century postcard captures a group of Caucasian musicians — sazandars, folk performers and keepers of the musical traditions of Eastern Transcaucasia. The term “sazandar” comes from the...