Russian State Film and Photo Archive
Russian State Film and Photo Archive (Russian: Российский государственный архив кинофотодокументов), also known as Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive, or Krasnogorsk Archive, or simply RGAKFD (Russian: РГАКФД), is an archive of documentary newsreels and photographs located at Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The archive contains more than 1 million photos and has a virtually complete collection of newsreels from 1919 to 1985 that documents the political, military, and other diverse episodes of the USSR.
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1926 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Website | www.rgakfd.ru |
External links
- The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk (RGAKFD)
- Russian newsreels and documentary films – online film catalogue
- Archive history (PBS.org)
- Russian Archives Online: perspectives of development
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