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"Russian: A Tapestry of History, Art

Background imageRussian Collection: Landscape with Two Poplars, 1912. Creator: Vassily Kandinsky

Landscape with Two Poplars, 1912. Creator: Vassily Kandinsky
Landscape with Two Poplars, 1912

Background imageRussian Collection: Cuadro Flamenco - Diaghilev Ballets Russes - Picasso

Cuadro Flamenco - Diaghilev Ballets Russes - Picasso
Two of the Andalusian dancers (Rojas and El Tejero) performing the Cuadro Flamenco - during the Ballet Russes performabce by Diaghilev at the Princes Theatre

Background imageRussian Collection: Lenin and Stalin sitting on a bench

Lenin and Stalin sitting on a bench
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870 - 1924) and Josef Stalin (1879 - 1953), Communist Russian leaders, sitting on a bench. Date: circa 1920

Background imageRussian Collection: Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov

Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov
Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). A Russian family transporting a coffin through the snow on a sledge. Painting, also known as Seeing off the Dead, or Last Journey, in the State Tretyakov Gallery

Background imageRussian Collection: Royal Navy Frigate Escorts Russian Ship through English Channel

Royal Navy Frigate Escorts Russian Ship through English Channel
Image shows Royal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans (F83) in the background with the Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudry (777) in the foreground, with the UK coastline in the distance

Background imageRussian Collection: At the Piano, 1914. Artist: Sergey Vinogradov

At the Piano, 1914. Artist: Sergey Vinogradov
At the Piano, 1914. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of the Belorussian Republic, Minsk, Belarus

Background imageRussian Collection: Tsar Nicholas II at the opening ceremony of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 1906

Tsar Nicholas II at the opening ceremony of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 1906. The Duma, the elected legislative assembly of the Russian Empire

Background imageRussian Collection: The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst

The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Design for Nijinskys costume in Debussys ballet l apres-midi d un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun)

Background imageRussian Collection: Grand Duke Michael of Russia and his family

Grand Duke Michael of Russia and his family
Grand Duke Michael of Russia (1861-1929), son of the Grand Duke Michael Nicholovitch (grand-uncle of Tsar Nicholas II) first cousin of the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Grand Duchess Marie of Russia)

Background imageRussian Collection: Blessing the ground before sowing - Little Russia

Blessing the ground before sowing - Little Russia
Blessing the ground before sowing seeds in Little Russia Date: 1913

Background imageRussian Collection: Vasilissa on her way to the Baba-Yaga

Vasilissa on her way to the Baba-Yaga - from a traditional Russian fairy tale Date: 1910

Background imageRussian Collection: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarevitch, Grand Duchess Tatian

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarevitch, Grand Duchess Tatian
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia pictured with two of his children, the Grand Duchess Tatiana and Alexei, the Tsarevitch, building a fortification from snow in the grounds of the Imperial Palace at

Background imageRussian Collection: Anna Pavlova and Marius Petipa

Anna Pavlova and Marius Petipa
Anna Pavlova (1881 -1931) elegantly striking a pose under the watchful eyes of her long running admirer the great Marius Petipa (1818 1910). Date: circa 1905

Background imageRussian Collection: SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878. Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan

SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878. Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan endeavors to stand between the Russian bear and the British lion as each eyes the other with suspicion

Background imageRussian Collection: LENIN AND STALIN, 1923. Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin at Lenins villa at Gorki in 1923

LENIN AND STALIN, 1923. Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin at Lenins villa at Gorki in 1923. Stalins image may have been superimposed at a later date

Background imageRussian Collection: Soviet space-walk, artwork

Soviet space-walk, artwork
Soviet space-walk. Computer artwork of a Soviet Union cosmonaut performing an extra-vehicular activity (EVA, spacewalk) in orbit over the Earth

Background imageRussian Collection: Lenin Giving A Speech

Lenin Giving A Speech
Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin (1870-1924), Giving A Speech. Detail from an illustration by Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov (1865-1911)

Background imageRussian Collection: RUSSIAN NAVY, c1700. Tsar Peter Is model navy, created after learning the art of shipbuilding in

RUSSIAN NAVY, c1700. Tsar Peter Is model navy, created after learning the art of shipbuilding in the Netherlands in 1697. Line engraving from Diarium Itineris in Moscovium, by Johann Georg Korb, 1700

Background imageRussian Collection: Eye surgery

Eye surgery. Fish-eye lens view of surgeons operating in the Eye Microsurgery Institute, Moscow, in the then Soviet Union, in 1986

Background imageRussian Collection: New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called Sitka

New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called Sitka
Sitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageRussian Collection: Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple

Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple
Siberian Tartar (left) and Kalmyk Mongol couple (right) of Russia in their traditional clothing Antique hand-colored print

Background imageRussian Collection: Russia; St. Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovsky s

Russia; St. Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovsky s
Russia; St. Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovskys Swan Lake

Background imageRussian Collection: John Julius Angerstein

John Julius Angerstein
JOHN JULIUS ANGERSTEIN Russian-English merchant, art collector and benefactor

Background imageRussian Collection: Gerard - Alexander I, Emperor of Russia N070440

Gerard - Alexander I, Emperor of Russia N070440
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Alexander I, Emperor of Russia" (1777-1825) by Baron Francois- Pascal-Simon GERARD (1770-1837). WM 1462-1948. Presented to Wellington by the Emperor in 1817

Background imageRussian Collection: Lenin declaring soviet power by v, serov, original version

Lenin declaring soviet power by v, serov, original version

Background imageRussian Collection: Soviet Poster Art

Soviet Poster Art

Background imageRussian Collection: The Atlantes portico, Winter Palace, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Atlantes portico, Winter Palace, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Background imageRussian Collection: A view towards the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A view towards the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Background imageRussian Collection: The Logger, 1912. Artist: Kazimir Malevich

The Logger, 1912. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
The Logger, 1912. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich. Russian painter, born near Kiev, trained at Kiev School of Art and Moscow Academy of Fine Arts in 1913 began creating abstract geometric patterns in

Background imageRussian Collection: Morning, 1897. Artist: Mikhail Vrubel

Morning, 1897. Artist: Mikhail Vrubel
Morning, 1897. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Background imageRussian Collection: Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979

Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979. Vysotsky (1938-1980), in the television mini-series The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

Background imageRussian Collection: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, c1860-c1881. Artist: Lauffert

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, c1860-c1881. Artist: Lauffert
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, c1860-c1881. Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is regarded as one of the great figures of Russian literature

Background imageRussian Collection: The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Naval Admirals

The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Naval Admirals
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - Japanese Naval Admirals Date: circa 1905

Background imageRussian Collection: Diana Mitford

Diana Mitford
Mr Robert Heber-Percy, Mrs Bryan Guinness (the former Diana Freeman Mitford) and Lord Berners pictured attending the Russian ballet at the Royal Opera House. Date: 1934

Background imageRussian Collection: Imperial Russian Royal Family - Tsar Nicholas II

Imperial Russian Royal Family - Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four girls. Photograph by L. Levitsky taken at the Peterhof Palace on 16th August, 1901. Date: 1901

Background imageRussian Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky / Clown

Vaslav Nijinsky / Clown
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in the role of Petrushka Date: 1890 - 1950

Background imageRussian Collection: Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK

Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, driving through London, UK, in an open-top car. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Background imageRussian Collection: Two Young Jewish girls play cards - Christmas Eve - Russia

Two Young Jewish girls play cards - Christmas Eve - Russia
Two Young Russian Jewish girls spend christmas Eve (Epiphany Evening) playing cards. With Torah study off the table for the evening, a number of traditions developed as to how to spend ones night

Background imageRussian Collection: Tsar Nicholas II holding his son, the Tsarevich Alexei

Tsar Nicholas II holding his son, the Tsarevich Alexei
Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) in military attire pictured with his only son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918). Date: circa 1912

Background imageRussian Collection: Map of Soviet Central Asia

Map of Soviet Central Asia - showing marked tour routes. Date: 1933

Background imageRussian Collection: Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI

Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI
WWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915

Background imageRussian Collection: Running, Alexander Alexandrovich Deyneka (Dieneka - 1899-1969) Russian modernist

Running, Alexander Alexandrovich Deyneka (Dieneka - 1899-1969) Russian modernist figurative painter, sculptor and graphic artist. Five male athletes on running track watched by young woman

Background imageRussian Collection: Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) Russian theatre and ballet designer, for Iskander

Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) Russian theatre and ballet designer, for Iskander (Vaslav Nijinsky) in The Peri, music by Paul Dukas, 1912. Watercolour and gouache on paper

Background imageRussian Collection: Sick husband a painting by vasily maximov, 1881

Sick husband a painting by vasily maximov, 1881

Background imageRussian Collection: Hydra constellations, 1829 C016 / 4412

Hydra constellations, 1829 C016 / 4412
Hydra constellations. 19th-century map of stars and constellations from the celestial atlas Sozviezdiia Predstavlennyia na XXX Tablitsakh (1829) by Kornelius Reissig

Background imageRussian Collection: Children under a sunlamp, 1960 C016 / 2693

Children under a sunlamp, 1960 C016 / 2693
Phototherapy. Children sitting under a sun lamp. Such lamps have a very bright, broad spectrum output. At the longer wavelength end of the spectrum (red and infrared)

Background imageRussian Collection: Faberge egg C013 / 4878

Faberge egg C013 / 4878
Faberge egg. Clover openwork Easter egg by the House of Faberge. This egg was designed in 1902. Photographed at the Russian Emperors and the Armoury exhibition, Kremlin Museums, Moscow, Russia

Background imageRussian Collection: Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni

Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni
RUSSIA: ANTI-CAPITALIST POSTER, 1920. Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni



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"Russian: A Tapestry of History, Art, and Culture" From the breathtaking sunrise in space captured by Leonov to the iconic image of Red Army soldiers raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin, Russia's indomitable spirit shines through. In the world of dance, Anna Pavlova mesmerized audiences with her ethereal performance in Swan Lake, leaving an everlasting mark on ballet history. Abram Arkhipov's poignant painting "Paying a Visit" transports us to a time when compassion and human connection prevailed amidst turmoil. It serves as a reminder that even during challenging times, kindness can bridge divides. The powerful Communist poster by Viktor Ivanov boldly declares Lenin's enduring legacy - his ideas continue to shape Russian society and inspire generations. The Battle of Balaclava immortalized by Gibb showcases Russia's unwavering courage and resilience on the battlefield. It stands as a testament to their determination against all odds. Stravinsky's revolutionary composition "Rite of Spring" pushed boundaries and challenged conventions. The last page of its score symbolizes Russia's contribution to music that transcends time. Vasili Baksheyev captures nature's delicate beauty in his artwork "Hoarfrost, " reminding us of Russia’s vast landscapes adorned with enchanting frost-covered scenery. Leon Trotsky remains an enigmatic figure whose influence reverberated throughout history. His intellectual prowess shaped political ideologies during turbulent times. Mendeleyev’s periodic table revolutionized chemistry education worldwide, showcasing Russian scientific brilliance and innovation that continues to impact our understanding today. Il ya Repin’s masterpiece "The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy)" depicts bravery intertwined with humor—a quintessential example artistic expression at its finest. Shostakovich’s photo encapsulates both vulnerability and strength—an embodiment of how artistry can be harnessed as a tool for self-expression amidst adversity.