The frescoes of the Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral of the Saviour-Euthymius Monastery in Suzdal, executed in the late seventeenth century by an artel of nine painters under the direction of Gury Nikitin, were the last work of the great master, known ab

Almost 600 square metres of frescoes are called the most accomplished creation of Gury Nikitin. The subject of the main volume glorifies Our Lord Jesus Christ, telling the whole story of his life. On the piers are depicted the venerated saints, the pillars of the Church, together with representatives of the reigning dynasty: Mikhail Fyodorovich and Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov.

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

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The frescoes of the Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral of the Saviour-Euthymius Monastery in Suzdal, executed in the late seventeenth century by an artel of nine painters under the direction of Gury Nikitin, were the last work of the great master, known ab

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s