The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive is located in the town of Krasnogorsk, which is located outside of Moscow. This archive holds film footage dating back to Nicholas II's coronation, and photographs and photo albums from the 1850s onward.

To give you a taste of the outstanding film footage preserved at Krasnogorsk, RAO presents 10 RealVideo clips. All are encoded for 56K modems or higher. Click on the picture to launch the video. Need a RealPlayer? Click here. (The small RealPlayerG2 link at the top of the resulting Real Networks page is free.)