EditorialRussia. Moscow. 1856. Ceremony to welcome the participants in the siege of Sevastopol defense, during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Lithography by Vasili Fedorovich (George Wilhelm) Timm (1820-1895). Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol...
EditorialA painting by Vasili Romanov depicts the signing of the 1858 Aigun Treaty, which established much of the modern border between Russia and China, in Blagoveshchensk, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2020. (Davide Monteleone/The New York Times)
EditorialChurch of St. Vasili, Moscow, Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869), Moscow, Russia, September 1852, Albumenized salted paper print, 18.6 ? 21.6 cm (7 5/16 ? 8 1/2 in.).