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The Neoclassical Revival was one of the many original phenomena in the Russian art of the early twentieth century. At a time when daring avant-garde experiments with form and colour were very much in...
The reign of the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, coincided with a period of glittering achievement known as the Silver Age of Russian culture. In architecture and fine art, the dominant style...
The World of Art ( Mir iskusstva ) played an important role in Russian culture at the turn of the century. This was the name of both a group of artists and the periodical it published. The history an...