by I.C.F. | Apr 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
If Instagram had existed in the time of the tsars, their royal accounts would undoubtedly have been full of selfies, given their obsession with portraits. Here are a number of official and informal works immortalising members of the Russian imperial family, created by...
by I.C.F. | Mar 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
March 11 will mark the 200th anniversary of Marius Petipa, a choreographer whose works are staged worldwide today. Russia Beyond revisits the fate of this Frenchman who enabled Russia to establish itself as the greatest ballet nation. Marius Petipa Sputnik Marius...
by I.C.F. | Mar 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The famous Russian Seasons that were taking Europe and the United States by storm in the first quarter of the 20th century owe their existence to one man: Serge Diaghilev. A paradox: although he himself had no talent for painting, musical composition, or ballet...
by I.C.F. | Mar 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Some not only followed their masters into exile, but also lost their lives on that tragic night in July 1918, during the assassination of members of the imperial line. However, one dog managed to slip through the net and went on to live a happy life in the United...
by I.C.F. | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Before being auctioned at Christie’s in London on November 27 and entering private collections, works signed by Fabergé, pieces that belonged to the Romanov dynasty, and other Russian art objects are on display this November 9 in Moscow. In London, the pre-sale...
by I.C.F. | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the second half of the 1920s, the USSR government initiated the sale of world art treasures drawn from its own museums—against the backdrop of a global crisis and the aftermath of the civil war, the young state was in pressing need of funds. Masterpieces from the...
