Leisure and work

The book is dedicated to the work of the 18th century Venetian artist Rosalba Carriera and is the first Russian-language monograph about the famous pastelist...

One of the greatest masters of the Baroque, Caravaggio played a major role in the development of Western European art. His work influenced not only Italian a...

Authors and compilers: I. G. Devyatyarova, V. I. Selyuk. Postcards from the collection of V. I. Selyuk. Photo reproductions: V. A. Chernenko.

The book offered to the reader by the famous Soviet statesman A. Lozovsky is devoted to issues of tactics and strategy of the strike movement. The purpose of...

“An Illustrated History of Superstition and Magic” by Alfred Lehmann has been a publication among fans and opponents of esotericism since 1900. The author's ...

In December 2009, the St. Petersburg Mint of Goznak celebrates its 285th anniversary. The release of a book is dedicated to this event, which tells in a popu...

In many respects, Orest Kiprensky holds the title of first in Russian art: the first romantic, the first painter and the first portrait painter of the 19th c...

Fedotov began as an amateur, drawing during his free time from his duties as an officer of the Finnish Regiment, where he served since 1834. Exactly after te...

The monograph by the famous American ethnographer is devoted to aspects of the use of hallucinogenic plants in ancient and modern cultural communities of all...