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The colonaded Anichkov Palace was completed in 1750. |
2005 |
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Theatre entrance on Iskusstv Square. |
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Statue of the writer, Pushkin. |
2005 |
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One of the many fine buildings of the city. |
2005 |
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Bridge over a canal. |
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Canalside hotel. |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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The working Alexander Nevsky Monastery is famous for Tikhvin Cemetery with the graves or musicians, writers and artists. |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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The tomb of composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovski (1840 - 1893) who wrote "Swan Lake". |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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The composer, Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) who wrote "Pictures At An Exhibition" and "Night On A Bare Mountain". |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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The grave of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), Russia's most famous writer ("Crime and Punishment", "The Brothers Karamazov"). |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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Anton Gregor Rubenstein (1829-1894), pianist, composer and conductor. |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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Chemist, Sergei Lebedev (1874-1934). |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), composer of "Sheherazade". |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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The chemist and composer of Georgean ancestry, Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) who wrote "Prince Igor". |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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Artist, Mikhail Ivanovich Avilov (1882-1954) famed for his battle paintings. |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) was the first famous Russian composer and was a big influence on later composers. |
2005 |
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Tikhvin Cemetery |
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Theodore Ignatius Stravinsky (1843-1902) was the opera-singer father of Igor Stravinsky. |
2005 |
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The Fontana Canal. |
2005 |
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Anichkov Bridge dates from 1849. |
2005 |
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The National Library. |
2005 |
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One of the many fine buildings in the city. |
2005 |
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The Neva River. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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The 1825 Mikhailovsky Palace is the home of the Russian Museum. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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Tzar Nicholas II converted the 1825 palace to a museum in 1898. |
2005 |
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Painted ceiling. |
2005 |
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The White Room is full of gilt. |
2005 |
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Statue of Empress Anna with a Arab boy. |
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The museum has a large collection of Russian art. |
2005 |
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"A Beggerman's Easter" by Valery Yakoby. |
2005 |
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"Home Under Trees" by Boris Grigoriev. |
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"Portrait of S M Botkva" by Valentin Serov. |
2005 |
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Detail of "Portrait of S M Botkva" (Valentin Serov). |
2005 |
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"The Death of Nero" by Vasily Smirnov. |
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"Portrait of Nataly Sokurova", a princess, by Sergi Zarianko. |
2005 |
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"Portrait of Tzar Nicholas II" by Iliya Repin. |
2005 |
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"Siberian Woman" by Vasily Surikov. |
2005 |
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"Mast Pine Grove" by Ivan Shishrin. |
2005 |
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"Night Watch" by Aekip Kuindzi. |
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"Holy People" by Vladimir Kuznetsoi. |
2005 |
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"Ships and Evening Sun" by Konstantin Bogaevsky. |
2005 |
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"Stepan Razin" by Vasily Surikov. |
2005 |
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"Conquest of Siberia" (Vasily Surikov). |
2005 |
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"Winter" by Abraham Manevich. |
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"Delphinium" by Igor Grabar. |
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"Koja" by Konstantine Gorbatov. |
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"Merchant's Wife" by Boris Kustodreo. |
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"Still Life in the Morning" and "Spring" by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. |
2005 |
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Two paintings by Natalia Goncharova called "Gathering Fruits". |
2005 |
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"Winter" by Natalia Goncharova. |
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"Christian in Fjord", a Cubist style painting by Vladimir Baranova. |
2005 |
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"Grape Pickers" by Natalia Concharova. |
2005 |
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"The Wave" by Ivan Aivazovsky. |
2005 |
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"Taking Snow Fortress in a Storm" (Vasily Surikov). |
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"Portrait of Princess Olga Orlova" by Valentin Serov. |
2005 |
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"Portrait of S M Dragomirova" by Iliya Repin. |
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"Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan" by Iliya Repin. |
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"Barge Hauler on the Volger" by Iliya Repin. |
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"Sadko" by Iliya Repin. |
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"A Festive Dinner" by Iliya Repin. |
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"The Raising of Jarius' Daughter" by Iliya Repin. |
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"Jesus and the Adulteress" by Vasily Polenov. |
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"Icon Seller" by Nikolai Koshelev. |
2005 |
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"Sunrise in the Steppe" by Alexy Savrasov. |
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"Bathing a Horse" by Valentin Serov. |
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"Portrait of A N Turchaninov" by Valentin Serov. |
2005 |
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"Self Portrait With Sister" by Victor Borisov-Mussatov. |
2005 |
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"Jellin in Gurzuf" by Konstantin Korovin, an Impressionist. |
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"Autumn on a Bridge" by Konstantin Korovin. |
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"Roses" by Konstantin Korovin. |
2005 |
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Three paintings by Nikolai Roerikh: "A Mill in the Mountains", "In The Convent", "Rondekiye Rack". |
2005 |
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Wooden toys. |
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Clay toys of black figures. |
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Mossies (toys made of parts of forest). |
2005 |
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Russian costumes. |
2005 |
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Pottery jug. |
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Basket made of carved birch bark. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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Painted clay toys of mother and child. |
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Bobbin lace oncluding black wrap. |
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Embroidered apron. |
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Russian patchwork cover. |
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Carved bone casket. |
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Jewelled head dresses. |
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Paper mache painted boxes. |
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"Phrina at the Posidon Celebration in Elesium" by Genrikh Semiradsky. |
2005 |
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"View of Kronstadt Roadstead" and "Sea Shore" by Lev Lagorio. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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"Portrait of Opera Singer, Osip Petrova" by Sergey Zaryanko (1849). |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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"Sitting of the State Council on 7 May 1901" by Iliya Repin. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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"Portrait of the Artist's Wife" by Konstantin Makousky. |
2005 |
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"Removal of a Sacred Carpet in Cairo" by Konstantin Makousky. |
2005 |
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19th century small icon. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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Icon showing "The Last Supper". |
2005 |
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Rusian Orthodox icon from 1851. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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Distaffs. |
2005 |
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"Demon in Flight" by Mikhail Vrubel. |
2005 |
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"Woman in Purple" by Mikhail Vrubel. |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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Three paintings by Constantin Somov: "Harlequin and Lady", "Mocked Kiss" and "Winter Skating". |
2005 |
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Russian Museum |
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"Waiting One" by Nikolai Roerikh. |
2005 |
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Woman looking at "The Nineth Wave" (Ivan Aivazovsky). |
2005 |
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Canal view. |
2005 |
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Marble Palace |
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The Marble Palace dates from 1785. |
2005 |