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             English: View of the  Black Sea near, Georgia, during sunset. 
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           circa 1915 | 
          
          
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                Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863–1944)       | 
               
              
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                 Русский:  Сергей Михайлович Прокудин-Горский 
                Deutsch:  Sergei Michailowitsch Prokudin-Gorski 
                English:  Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky 
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                 Russian photographer 
                 
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               | Date of birth/death | 
               31 August 1863 | 
               27 September 1944 | 
               
              
               | Location of birth/death | 
                Murom,  Russian Empire | 
                Paris | 
               
              
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          This work is in the  public domain in  Russia according to article 1256 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.  This work was published on territory of the  Russian Empire ( Russian Republic) except for territories of the  Grand Duchy of Finland (Великое княжество Финляндское) and  Congress Poland (Царство Польское) before 7 November 1917 and wasn't re-published for 30 days following initial publications on the territory of  Soviet Russia or any other states. 
           The  Russian Federation (early  RSFSR, Soviet Russia) is the historical heir but not legal successor of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire wasn't a participant in international copyright agreements, so this work is not protected by copyright internationally. 
            
           
            
             - ↑  Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Information about succession of the Russian Federation, legal continuity and repatriation (Russian)
 
             - ↑  Legal Department of Federation Council of Russia. Commentaries to information from Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russian)
 
             
            
            
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