… the loud Moscow accent, the peculiar words, the way they clicked their heels as they wal
Moscow’s younger generation of merchant patrons embraced and collected modern art. They
Moscow’s younger generation of merchant patrons embraced and collected modern art. They
Moscow’s younger generation of merchant patrons embraced and collected modern art. They
avant-garde. The poet Andrei Bely recalled sardonically that the Society of Free Aesthet
avant-garde. The poet Andrei Bely recalled sardonically that the Society of Free Aesthet
avant-garde. The poet Andrei Bely recalled sardonically that the Society of Free Aesthet
The husbands would give subsidies to societies that tried to obtain something from us
The husbands would give subsidies to societies that tried to obtain something from us
The husbands would give subsidies to societies that tried to obtain something from us
The most colourful of these younger merchant patrons was Nikolai Riabushinsky, who was f
The most colourful of these younger merchant patrons was Nikolai Riabushinsky, who was f
The most colourful of these younger merchant patrons was Nikolai Riabushinsky, who was f
The critics fumed with rage. Sergei Yablonovsky said that none of it was art - whereupon L
The critics fumed with rage. Sergei Yablonovsky said that none of it was art - whereupon L
The critics fumed with rage. Sergei Yablonovsky said that none of it was art - whereupon L
bin (and mortified to learn that Scriabin did not know his music when he went to visit him in
bin (and mortified to learn that Scriabin did not know his music when he went to visit him in
bin (and mortified to learn that Scriabin did not know his music when he went to visit him in
hidden by clock-faces of a tower.
hidden by clock-faces of a tower.
hidden by clock-faces of a tower.
The bodice of a soul is unfastened.
The bodice of a soul is unfastened.
The bodice of a soul is unfastened.
* The poet’s father, Leonid Pasternak, was a fashionable painter in Moscow and his
* The poet’s father, Leonid Pasternak, was a fashionable painter in Moscow and his
* The poet’s father, Leonid Pasternak, was a fashionable painter in Moscow and his
mother, Rozalia Kaufman, a well-known pianist. Scriabin was a close friend of the
mother, Rozalia Kaufman, a well-known pianist. Scriabin was a close friend of the
mother, Rozalia Kaufman, a well-known pianist. Scriabin was a close friend of the
family. Under his impact the teenage Boris studied music composition for six years. ‘I
family. Under his impact the teenage Boris studied music composition for six years. ‘I
family. Under his impact the teenage Boris studied music composition for six years. ‘I
Malevich called Maytovsky’s ‘From Street into Street’ (1913) the finest illustration of ‘v
Malevich called Maytovsky’s ‘From Street into Street’ (1913) the finest illustration of ‘v
Malevich called Maytovsky’s ‘From Street into Street’ (1913) the finest illustration of ‘v
Marina Tsvetaeva was equally a poet of Moscow. Her father was Ivan Tsvetaev, sometime pr
Marina Tsvetaeva was equally a poet of Moscow. Her father was Ivan Tsvetaev, sometime pr
Marina Tsvetaeva was equally a poet of Moscow. Her father was Ivan Tsvetaev, sometime pr
Cupolas blaze in my singing city,
Cupolas blaze in my singing city,
