Red Square (Russian: Красная площадь, Krásnaya plóshchad’) is a central square in Moscow. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod. [clear] As major streets of Moscow radiate from here in all directions, being promoted to…
Moscow is an amazing city and the Moscow Kremlin is one of those classic views from the city along with St. Basil’s Cathedral. Many years ago the entire city of Moscow was inside its walls! Just like any other fortified city. Now encloses the official residence and workplace of the President of Russia and other…
Dormition Cathedral is located in Moscow Kremlin, Russia.
In 1547 the coronation of the first Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, took place in this cathedral. From 1721 it was the scene of the coronation of the Russian emperors.
Malevich was born near Kiev. His earliest work shows the influence of cubism, distinguished by great clarity of outline. In 1912 he began to develop his own style, known as suprematism (referring to supremacy of feeling over all other artistic considerations).
Only in the world of creation and art I can simultaneously be a writer and a captain of a long voyage. I can discover new lands and describe their fascination. To reflect the world in painting is to perpetuate it, to prolong its existence. I would like as many people as possible to see my world.
After the end of the Soviet Union, Russian animation industry changed in two main ways. On one hand, State subsidies diminished on another the number of studios increased. What’s happening today?
In art, reality has its own ratings and fashion. An artist’s success is not in a place occupied, but in time. There in need style-made policy. Our mainstream is defined with a circle of our colleagues and friends. They are not very young, all our people are nice, but one wouldn’t call them super trendy, that’s why our mainstream is old fashioned and slow.
Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir, military hero famous for the Battle of Neva and the Battle of the Ice, patron saint and considered by a poll to be the greatest person in Russian history Ambrose of Optina, starets of the Optina Monastery Andrei Rublev, most famous Russian icon-painter, author of…
Fears of a dire crisis for the art market following the deadly terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center twin towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington seemed to fade away between November 5th and 7th 2001 thanks to a series of record bids during the sales of the Hoener, Smooke and Gaffé collections.
In the last half of the tenth-century political ties between the Rus and the Byzantines were forged, and a conversion from pagan beliefs to Orthodoxy took place. In 988 Vladimir (aka Volodymyr, later “the Great”, “the First” and “Saint”; commemorated July 15th), Grand Duke (or Prince) of Kiev (Kyiv) concluded a treaty with Emperor Basil…
