Curated category
Russian art
- Russian avant-gardeThe year 1890 marked the beginning of a massive artistic shift in Russia. Artists began to reject traditional academic styles that had dominated the Russian…
- Architecture of RussiaIn 988 AD, Vladimir the Great converted Kievan Rus to Orthodox Christianity. This decision triggered a massive shift from wooden pagan temples to stone…
- Cinema of RussiaThe Lumière brothers brought the first moving pictures to Moscow and St. Petersburg in May 1896. That same month, Camille Cerf recorded the coronation of…