Types of Bakuvian Bazaars (1907)

Directed by

Vasil Amashukeli

Genre

silent film

Country

Russian Empire, Azerbaijan

How it feels

This black-and-white silent film shows a market in Baku during the early 1900s. It records people and vendors in the bazaar going about their daily activities.

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What happens

Types of Bakuvian Bazaars (Azerbaijani: Bakı Bazarlarının Tipləri) is a 1907 Russian short documentary film directed by Vasili Amaşukeli. The film shot on 35mm captures the market scene in Baku, Russian Empire in the early twentieth century. It was produced by the Qısametralı Sənədli Filmlər and Ağ-Qara Filmlər film companies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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