In the 1930s Grigory Barkhin became particularly interested in theatre architecture, and this culminated in the publication in 1947 of a two-volume work, Architecture of the Theatre. This was the most
Before opening its seasonal Art Village in the Qatari Desert, the Caravane Foundation brings the first of its eight principal structures, the Majlis, to the re-designed wild-flower garden of the Abbaz
Russian Made Clear is a new book for beginners. It introduces practical language in a strictly logical order. Explanations are clear and concise, based on the principle that grammar should be treated
A collection of charming folk tales and rhymes illustrated by Russian artist Elena Polenova, and designed by Christoph Stolberg Russian folk tales have a timeless, slightly unworldly quality that ch
First English-language publication of a book that documents the creation of Moisei Ginzburg’s NKTP Sanatorium in Kislovodsk – a modernist masterpiece that withstood the ideological pressures of the ti
A dramatic account of a year of two revolutions in Russia, told through extracts from contemporary diaries, letters and memoirs and illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs. In the le
First published in 1924, a facsimile of the architect Moisei Ginzburg’s key work, the philosophical basis for the Constructivist group of architects. Style and Epoch by Moisei Ginzburg, first publish
A facsimile edition of Constructivist architect Moisei Ginzburg’s landmark 1934 book, which focuses on his iconic Narkomfin building in Moscow. Moisei Ginzburg (1892-1946) was the founder of the Orga
Anniversary edition celebrating the life and work of Romain de Tirtoff, better known as Erté, whose illustrations for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue made him one of the most sought-after artists of the 20t
Henry Moore's evocative drawings from the so-called 'Shelter' series - sketches made in London's underground during the London Blitz of 1940-41 - given a new Russian context.
Alexander Voitsekhovsky was originally a doctor who drew in his spare time. In 1994 Alexander’s friends, without his knowledge, assembled the pictures he’d given them, put them in frames, transferred
Towards the end of the 19th century, the English art journalist Netta Peacock travelled to Russia where she met Elena Polenova, the artist and younger sister of the famous artist Vasily Polenov. As on
The exhibition at the Hermitage offered Russian viewers (and others) the opportunity to see 17 sculptures by British artist Gormley (b.1950) in the context of the Museum''s Greek and Roman galleries--
