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Women's hockey team from the Canadian town of Fernie, 1922. Visual vibe

Turkish teens march to join the Battle of Gallipoli, 1915. Visual vibe

A National Police officer from the FR's Ministry of Internal Affairs during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. France, July 14, 2021. Visual vibe

«Snegurochka» Artist: Viktor Vasnetsov, 1899 Visual vibe

An audience in the concert hall listens to a Shostakovich symphony, Moscow, 1966. Visual vibe

Vladimir Turchinsky at the "Gladiator Battles" show, 1994. Visual vibe

Workers at the Leningrad fish-processing plant examine a sturgeon caught in Sestroretsk, USSR, 1930s. Visual vibe

Small business owners profiting from Snickers, 1992. Visual vibe

How the Decembrists "Worked." From the memoirs of Dmitry Zavalishin, Chita, 1827: "Before heading to work, a bustle would rise among the guards in the casemates and the servants in our ladies’ homes. Books, newspapers, chess sets, breakfasts, samovars, tea, coffee, folding chairs, carpets—everything was carried to the worksite. At the same time, state laborers hauled stretchers, wheelbarrows, and shovels when the job was outdoors, near the ‘Devil’s Grave.’ Finally, an officer would arrive and say, ‘Gentlemen, time for work. Who’s going today?’ (Since many, by rotation, claimed to be ill and excused themselves.) If too few showed up, the officer would plead, ‘Come on, gentlemen, someone else step forward. The commandant might notice how few are here.’ Then someone would reluctantly reply, ‘Well, I suppose I’ll go too.’ (Most who went did so just to meet comrades from other casemates.) Then they’d set out—some picking up a shovel for amusement, others not. The unassigned shovels were carried or wheeled on the casemate’s own ox. The worksite turned into a club: some read newspapers, others played chess, here and there someone would jokingly fill a wheelbarrow, then laugh as they tipped the load—and the wheelbarrow itself—into a gully. The same fate met the stretchers with earth. Onlookers—mostly boys, sometimes even a sentry—would rush to fish the gear out of the ditch for a mere five kopecks. Soldiers would prop their rifles on gun rests—except for two or three—and lie down to sleep. The overseeing officer or guard would help themselves to leftovers from our breakfast or tea. Only when they spotted an approaching superior from afar would they jump up with the usual line: ‘Why aren’t you working, gentlemen?’ Sentinels would leap to their feet, grabbing their rifles. But once the superior passed by (and he, too, made a point of seeing nothing), everything settled back into its usual, normal-yet-absurd state." (D. Zavalishin, *Memoirs of a Decembrist*, 1904) Visual vibe

War dog of the Afghans in Afghanistan. Visual vibe

Adriano Celentano at a private party, 1962. Visual vibe

The human face after four years of war. The first image looks at you, the second looks through you. Visual vibe

SS soldiers finishing off Jewish victims after a mass shooting in Mizocz, Ukraine, October 1942. Visual vibe

Frozen Niagara Falls, 1911. Visual vibe

Crystal ring, Ancient Egypt, 1295–1069 BCE. Visual vibe

How deranged a medieval artist was can be judged by how they depicted animals. In our collection, the madness is well above average. Visual vibe

Cuba, the 1990s. Photographer: Ernesto Bazan. Visual vibe

«All French women possess an innate sense of beauty, taste, and style. I can spot a French woman instantly, no matter where in the world I am. We’re not necessarily strikingly beautiful, we don’t overdo makeup, and we never try to stand out. Yet the way we tie a scarf, smoke a cigarette, or read a book—that’s what instantly reveals our nature.» © Audrey Tautou Visual vibe

Combat formation of the 11th Squadron at the airfield in Douai, April 1917. Visual vibe

Champion skateboarder Ellen O'Neil, USA, 1978. Visual vibe