It is difficult to imagine that some half a century ago, the name of telepathist Wolf Messing was on the lips of all Europe. In the Soviet Union Wolf Messing…
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Peter the Great in paintings
Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias (1672-1725), Peter the Great in paintings. When people met with the Peter I – we read in the “History of Peter” (1703) –…
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Traditional Russian Headdress Collection
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibits Samples of Russian applied art, and a significant part of it Traditional Russian Headdresses. Things out “Assembly of Russian…
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Maligned Tsar Ivan the Terrible
Great Tsar, by the grace of God King and Grand Duke of All Russia, maligned Tsar Ivan the Terrible didn’t kill his own son. Ivan IV entered the Russian history…
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Moscow museum of Vodka History
Moscow museum of Vodka History. Vodka in Russia has gained special, reverent attitude. Vodka for the Russians is a matter of pride and a truly national drink. For a long…
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Vygovsky Old Believers art
The Old Believers of Vygovsky desert is a part of unknown history of ancient Russia, where the special place should be given to the Vygovsky Old Believers art. Briefly events…
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