Ялта / Yalta in pre-revolutionary photographs

Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях Ялта вокруг 1900 г. Pre-revolutionary Russia in photographs Yalta, around 1900. Yalta is a resort city on the north coast of the Black Sea on the Crimean peninsular and is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony.... During the 19th century, the town became a fashionable resort for Russian aristocracy and gentry. Leo Tolstoy spent his summers here. In 1898 Anton Chekhov bought a house (the white Dacha) here, where he lived until 1902.The town is also associated with the Imperial Family. In 1889 Emperor Alexander III constructed Massandra Palace to the north of Yalta and his son,m Emperor Nicholas II built the Livadia Palace south-west of the town in 1911. Music: " Arioso " from 24 pieces for violin & piano by Cezar Cui