Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens – the first female institution in Russia, which marked the beginning of women’s education in the country. The Institute was founded on the initiative of…
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Russian painter of Orthodox frescoes and icons Andrei Rublev
The greatest medieval Russian painter of Orthodox frescoes and icons Andrei Rublev was born in the 1360s. He was a student of Theophanes the Greek. First was a novice at…
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Inventor of color photography Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
Inventor of color photography Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky is best known for his pioneering work in color photography of early 20th-century Russia. He was a disciple…
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The world of art movement
The world of art movement. In the history of Russian art, the late nineteenth century was a period of creative innovation and a fundamental restructuring of form. In the 1890s,…
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