Newsreel of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century (1907-1914)

Emperor Nicholas II among the officers of one of the regiments before presenting the banner.

The officers walk to the place of the ceremony of attaching the banner to the staff.

Nicholas II among the clergy.

Nicholas II begins the ceremony, takes a hammer in his hands and hammers the first nail into the staff.

Examples of army underwear made as a gift to soldiers in late 1914.

Samples of army underwear made as a gift to soldiers in late 1914. View and panorama of the city square before the arrival of the Imperial Family, clergy and officials awaiting the arrival of the Emperor.

The unveiling ceremony of the bust - a monument to one of the generals in Tsarskoe Selo, troops on the square.

Clergymen conduct the consecration of the bust, sprinkling it with holy water.

The delivery of carriages for members of the Imperial Family during the celebrations in Yaroslavl on May 21, 1913.

Providing carriages for members of the Imperial family during celebrations in Yaroslavl on May 21, 1913. Departure of carriages to inspect the city.

A carriage carrying Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna passes by during the Emperor's visit to Yaroslavl on May 21, 1913. View of the festively decorated arch.

View of a festively decorated arch.

A cortege of horse-drawn carriages passes under the arch.

Nicholas II among officers of one of the regiments during the ceremony of nailing the banner to the staff.

Nicholas II, members of his family and members of the Retinue leave the church after a ceremonial service during a visit to Yaroslavl on May 21, 1913. Members of the Imperial Family and members of the Retinue during visits to Yaroslavl.

Members of the Imperial Family get into carriages.

Nicholas II, standing by the carriage, talks with military personnel and representatives of the civil service.

Pupils of secondary schools in the city park during a public celebration.

A military brass band plays.

The ceremony of interring relics at the Orthodox Cathedral, faces of the military and civil servants.

A unit of dog handlers with dogs on leashes walk along the hippodrome track before the start of a demonstration competition for police dogs.

A dog jumps over a high obstacle to retrieve an object and brings the object to an officer.

The dogs jump over a wooden barrier on leashes and on their own.

Soldiers of the 95th Krasnoyarsk Infantry Regiment, stationed in Livonia, during a running competition at a regimental festival.

Tug-of-war competition.

Blindfolded soldiers try to break clay pots mounted on poles with sticks.

Target throwing competition.

A fight on sacks on a log.

The arrival of Nicholas II for the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the Northern (Nikolaevsky) Dock in Sevastopol on March 29, 1914. The Emperor receives a report.

Nicholas II, accompanied by officers and admirals of the Black Sea Fleet, descends the stairs to the pier.

A steam launch with the Emperor on board departs from the pier.