was a general feeling, which the essays had expressed, that the masses would destroy
There was a general feeling, which the essays had expressed, that the masses would destroy
There was a general feeling, which the essays had expressed, that the masses would destroy
This dark mood was captured in what must surely be the bleakest portrait of rural life in a
This dark mood was captured in what must surely be the bleakest portrait of rural life in a
This dark mood was captured in what must surely be the bleakest portrait of rural life in a
was a realm of natural beauty that was being undermined and gradually destroyed by the
was a realm of natural beauty that was being undermined and gradually destroyed by the
was a realm of natural beauty that was being undermined and gradually destroyed by the
The Village gave a huge jolt to society. More perhaps than any other work, it made the Rus
The Village gave a huge jolt to society. More perhaps than any other work, it made the Rus
The Village gave a huge jolt to society. More perhaps than any other work, it made the Rus
Like Bunin, Maxim Gorky knew what village life was like: his disenchantment with the peasa
Like Bunin, Maxim Gorky knew what village life was like: his disenchantment with the peasa
Like Bunin, Maxim Gorky knew what village life was like: his disenchantment with the peasa
When I try to recall those vile abominations of that barbarous life in Russia, at times
When I try to recall those vile abominations of that barbarous life in Russia, at times
When I try to recall those vile abominations of that barbarous life in Russia, at times
In 1888, at the age of twenty, Gorky had ‘gone to the people’ with a Populist called Romas wh
In 1888, at the age of twenty, Gorky had ‘gone to the people’ with a Populist called Romas wh
In 1888, at the age of twenty, Gorky had ‘gone to the people’ with a Populist called Romas wh
Some dog-like desire to please the strong ones in the village took possession of them, and
Some dog-like desire to please the strong ones in the village took possession of them, and
Some dog-like desire to please the strong ones in the village took possession of them, and
Looking back on the violence of the revolutionary years - a violence he put down to the ‘sa
Looking back on the violence of the revolutionary years - a violence he put down to the ‘sa
Looking back on the violence of the revolutionary years - a violence he put down to the ‘sa
Where then is that kindly, contemplative Russian peasant, the indefatigable searcher a
Where then is that kindly, contemplative Russian peasant, the indefatigable searcher a
Where then is that kindly, contemplative Russian peasant, the indefatigable searcher a
In 1916 Diaghilev was asked where the Ballets Russes had its intellectual origins. In th
In 1916 Diaghilev was asked where the Ballets Russes had its intellectual origins. In th
In 1916 Diaghilev was asked where the Ballets Russes had its intellectual origins. In th
It all began at Abramtsevo, the artists’ colony established by the Mamontovs on their es
It all began at Abramtsevo, the artists’ colony established by the Mamontovs on their es
It all began at Abramtsevo, the artists’ colony established by the Mamontovs on their es
15. Elena Polenova: ‘Cat and Owl’ carved door, Abramtsevo workshop, early 1890s
15. Elena Polenova: ‘Cat and Owl’ carved door, Abramtsevo workshop, early 1890s
15. Elena Polenova: ‘Cat and Owl’ carved door, Abramtsevo workshop, early 1890s
Elena Polenova: ‘Cat and Owl’ carved door, Abramtsevo workshop, early
Urban fans of this ‘neo-national’ style took it as a pure and authentic Russian art. Stasov
Urban fans of this ‘neo-national’ style took it as a pure and authentic Russian art. Stasov
Urban fans of this ‘neo-national’ style took it as a pure and authentic Russian art. Stasov
moved on from copying folk designs to assimilating them to the art nouveau style, which mad
moved on from copying folk designs to assimilating them to the art nouveau style, which mad
moved on from copying folk designs to assimilating them to the art nouveau style, which mad
Other artists trod the same path from ethnographic to commercial art. At the Solomenko em
Other artists trod the same path from ethnographic to commercial art. At the Solomenko em
Other artists trod the same path from ethnographic to commercial art. At the Solomenko em
The folk-like crafted goods of Sergei Maliutin, the principal artist at Talashkino, wer
The folk-like crafted goods of Sergei Maliutin, the principal artist at Talashkino, wer
The folk-like crafted goods of Sergei Maliutin, the principal artist at Talashkino, wer
peasants ‘viewed our things not with delight but with dumb amazement which we found hard to ex
peasants ‘viewed our things not with delight but with dumb amazement which we found hard to ex
peasants ‘viewed our things not with delight but with dumb amazement which we found hard to ex
It is not immediately obvious what attracted Diaghilev to the neo-nationalists of Abr
It is not immediately obvious what attracted Diaghilev to the neo-nationalists of Abr
It is not immediately obvious what attracted Diaghilev to the neo-nationalists of Abr
The co-founders of the World of Art saw themselves as cosmopolitans of Petersburg (they ca
The co-founders of the World of Art saw themselves as cosmopolitans of Petersburg (they ca
The co-founders of the World of Art saw themselves as cosmopolitans of Petersburg (they ca
heritage. In a passage of his Memoirs that is crucial to an understanding of the World of A
heritage. In a passage of his Memoirs that is crucial to an understanding of the World of A
