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Lyudmila Gurchenko with a falcon in one of Moscow's apple orchards, 1991

Photo by Igor Gnevashev

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The All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art Shows Vrubel from the Side Least Known

The All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art shows Vrubel from the side by which he is least known. The exhibition runs from 18 September 2026 to 17 February 2027 and is timed to the artist's 170th anniversary. The conception is built around ceramics. The visitor learns that for

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A new pedestrian bridge along Bolotnaya Embankment

I forgot to mention that I have tested the new pedestrian bridge along Bolotnaya Embankment. I award it full marks: a pleasant refresh for the city's walking routes

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"A History of Black" at the Ekaterina Foundation

The Ekaterina Culture Foundation on Kuznetsky Most has opened an exhibition, "A History of Black". Its point of departure is the book by the French historian Michel Pastoureau, who for several decades has been writing biographies of colours and has already published volumes on blue, green, red and

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The Strastnoy Monastery, closed in 1919 and destroyed in 1937

The Bell Tower of the Strastnoy Monastery as a Beacon of Anti-Religious Propaganda. The bell tower of the Strastnoy Monastery, demolished in 1937, was used in the Soviet years for anti-religious propaganda and for advertising Communist ideas: the monastery had been closed since 1919 and housed the Central

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The “Annushka” tram on Malaya Dmitrovka in 1896

The “Annushka” tram on Malaya Dmitrovka in 1896. Straight ahead is the Cathedral of the Passion Icon of the Mother of God, part of the Strastnoy Monastery, demolished in 1937. On the left is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Putinki, built in 1652 and surviving to

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Art at the Entrance: Today

Art at the entrance of a building has long ceased to be a rarity: the golden “Prometheus” has stood in Rockefeller Center since 1934, Picasso's work in Chicago's Daley Plaza since 1967, and there is no need to look far afield: Savitsky's famous sculpture

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Restoration of the Great Cathedral of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, dating from the late seventeenth century, in the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow is in full swing

Restoration of the Great Cathedral of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, dating from the late seventeenth century, in the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow is in full swing. The entire interior of the cathedral is under scaffolding, including the unique seven-tier carved iconostasis of the time of

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Thousands upon thousands of people come to venerate the right hand of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Patience to all who are waiting! Congratulations to all who have stood out their turn in the queue! I cannot help rejoicing that Orthodox Rus' is awakening! They might have put on a train and carried the relic across the whole country, so that people in different cities could

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Two versions of why a brick pillar is called the petition pillar or the clock pillar

There are two versions of the historical significance of this brick pillar in Kolomenskoye. Some call it the petition pillar, to which petitions, that is, requests to the Tsar, were brought, and on which royal decrees were posted. I do not care for this version. Firstly, the Tsardom of Muscovy

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At the AZ/ART Contemporary Art Centre on Maroseyka, a Joint Exhibition of the AZ Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery

At the AZ/ART Contemporary Art Centre at Maroseyka, 11/4c1, a joint exhibition of the AZ Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery is under way. Until 29 November it shows 43 sculptures of the late 1950s and the 1960s from the collections of the Tretyakov Gallery, the AZ Museum and

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The State Museum of the East, at 12A Nikitsky Boulevard, presents an exhibition devoted to the artistic legacy of the Volkov-Rybnikov dynasty

The State Museum of the East, at 12A Nikitsky Boulevard, presents an exhibition devoted to the artistic legacy of the Volkov-Rybnikov dynasty. The display runs until 8 November and comprises some one hundred and fifty works of painting, graphic art and sculpture by three generations of the family. The