From Rasputin to Vysotsky: famous faces in color

We tend to perceive color photographs as something more real and modern. Thanks to the passion of the artist Olga Shirnina, who works under the nickname Klimbim, we can take a fresh look at historical events and personalities and imagine how they could look in color. Olga is engaged in colorization of historical photographs and masterfully revives the past, allowing it to literally play with new colors.

Turning black-and-white photos into color ones is not just a favorite activity for Olga, but also a way to look at history differently, which the artist is actively interested in. Olga is a translator from German by profession, and she learned to color photos using video tutorials on the Internet. Despite her popularity, she often has to listen to negative comments from opponents of colorization, who demand to stop "this outrage."