It is hard to say how many portraits of the poet Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) exist – she was painted by many famous artists of the 20th century. She...
Elizaveta Ermakova 27 March 2024
How to look fabulous? That is the question! Let’s refer to the most splendid and opulent period of history: the 18th century. The Enlightenment era...
Kateryna Martynova 7 March 2024
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning...
Elizaveta Ermakova 17 February 2021
Late Tsarist Russia evokes images of great social inequality in respect of health, wealth, and happiness. In addition, it evokes images of extreme...
James W Singer 17 January 2021
The State Russian Museum is the country’s first museum of Russian fine art. It represents the history of Russian culture for more than a...
Elizaveta Ermakova 11 January 2021
During walks through the halls of museums, few people think about how these art masterpieces were not always in their place. In turbulent war years,...
Elizaveta Ermakova 3 July 2020
So, we have a pandemic. The world is locked down. The museums are closed. While we should all be staying home, we have prepared a list of the best of...
Zuzanna Stańska 20 March 2020
