In the history of Russian art Soviet sculptor Sergey Orlov (1911-1971) came as a master of sculpture of small forms and the author of monumental works that have become classics…
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Straw art by Lydiya Retivskaya
Straw art by Lydiya Retivskaya. Searching the internet I came across a very talented craftswoman – Lydiya Retivskaya, who lives in Kuban, Southern Russia. She is a craftswoman, who has…
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Kholmogory bone carving
Kholmogory bone carving. Artistic bone carving is among the most ancient forms of folk decorative art. The most famous folk art craft in northern Russia is Kholmogory bone carving, formed…
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Gzhel Blue fairytale of Russia
Gzhel Blue fairytale of Russia. About thirty villages located southeast of Moscow produce pottery known as Gzhel. The earliest mention of Gzhel was found in the will of Ivan Kalita…
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The Olenyok River in Siberia
The Olenyok River, Russia: description, natural world, mouth, source and interesting facts The Olenyok River is considered one of the longest Siberian rivers. Its main course is in Yakutia, a…
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Miss Universe Canada 2010 Russian beauty Elena Semikina
Russian in origin, Elena was born in 1983 in Moldavia (USSR). At the age of 19 Elena and her parents moved to Canada. She was crowned Miss Universe in Toronto,…
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