The Imperiia Project: a spatial history of the Russian EmpireMain MenuProjectsDashboardsData CatalogMapStoriesGalleriesGamesWho said history was boring?Teach Our ContentCiting the ProjectKelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The Imperiia Project // Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
12022-06-27T22:25:10-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Sary Sinop apple9Botanical lithograph of a variety that likely originated in the southern coast of the Black Sea and thrived in Crimea. With the Saint Germaine pear the "alpha and omega" of Crimean orchardry. The Sary Sinop is considered a first-class market fruit, appealing for eating and cooking. Candied fruit factories use it exclusively. Yield is high, which explains why it plays a crucial role in the Crimean economy despite fetching 1 ruble 50 kopeks per pood (half the price of many reinette varieties). This is the calling-card apple of Karasubazar.plain2022-07-05T09:07:09-04:0001/01/1700 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp.1, no.11Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-06-27T22:06:24-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Golden Winter Pearmain apple4An English pear identified in 1800. At an 1894 international exposition there were 33 Golden Winter Pearmain entries, including from the western provinces, the Baltics, Crimea, Kherson, Yekaterinoslav, Poltava, Tersk and Kuban. The fruit ripens in October. This is a case of beauty over longevity though, thus the Golden Winter is best dried or made into cider. Atlas correspondents wrote in to add that the Golden Winter Pearmain stood up well to rain but could fall victim to moths and geese.plain2022-07-05T08:20:59-04:0001/01/1800 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vypusk 1, no. 1Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-06-30T12:05:20-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Krasotsvet apple3Rare in Crimea, far more prevalent in the Caucasus, where it was introduced from America in the 1870s. The Crimean fruit is harvested in early September; it ripens a month later.plain2022-07-05T09:32:00-04:0001/01/1880 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 2, no. 35Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-06-30T10:50:23-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Red Winter Calville apple3Widespread in Crimea, Bessarabia, and Podolia because of it "good, aromatic flavor." A tasty table apple.plain2022-07-05T09:37:11-04:00Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 1, no. 16Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-06-27T22:06:24-04:00Golden Winter Pearmain apple4An English pear identified in 1800. At an 1894 international exposition there were 33 Golden Winter Pearmain entries, including from the western provinces, the Baltics, Crimea, Kherson, Yekaterinoslav, Poltava, Tersk and Kuban. The fruit ripens in October. This is a case of beauty over longevity though, thus the Golden Winter is best dried or made into cider. Atlas correspondents wrote in to add that the Golden Winter Pearmain stood up well to rain but could fall victim to moths and geese.plain2022-07-05T08:20:59-04:0001/01/1800 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vypusk 1, no. 1