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Bulgakov and Akhmatova were not friends. Having met in 1933 at the artist Nikolay Radlov's, they saw each other only a few times, when Akhmatova came to visit the Bulgakovs. By all appearances there were no more than seven meetings. Even so, in that short time Akhmatova did
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EKONIKA has produced a genuinely stylish stand with very handsome details; I at once had an immersive experience of wielding a silver hammer, but alas, this art object proved to be an integral part of the installation "Through the Looking-Glass of the Shoemaker's Craft", created
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Lev Povzner's surrealism on the stand of the Alina Pinsky Gallery. A year ago Povzner had a large exhibition, and I wrote about it in this text; today, I think, it remains just as relevant
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Black Square by Leonid Borisov. Rather original, that. Did you really think this one up yourself?
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At Kosmoskow they announced that a potash fertiliser plant in Lipetsk will host either a festival of contemporary art or a biennale. Evidently, instead of fertilisers, Russia is preparing to supply the world market with children's drawings
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The statue of the Buddha Ushiku Daibutsu in Japan is the fifth tallest sculpture in the world. Construction was completed in 1993, and its total height is 120 metres.
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The Most Golden Finds of the Cosmoscow 2025 Preview:. 📌 The ultramodern woodwork of Nestor Engelke from the Jessica gallery 📌 Editioned prints on metal by Piranesi 📌 Remarkable works by Anna Zholud 📌 Glass sculptures by Alexandra Patsamanyuk from Deep List 📌 Vilgeny Melnikov with blown iron at Fabula On the one hand, Cosmoscow
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The street art festival "Perekhod" has taken place in Kaluga, with Yandex Pay as its general partner. In my view, this is a very good sign for young artists: support from well-known companies shows that street art remains relevant and in demand. On the whole, events of
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I would like to share my impressions of Blazar. Praise first. - For the most part, where a stand has something genuinely good, everything else on it is good too. Among the stands that stood head and shoulders above the rest were Futuro, Smena, Shilo and the Commute association of galleries.
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Rospatent Refuses to Register "I Am Russian" as a Trademark. How do people find the nerve to file applications like this in the first place?