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Download or read book The Hermitage XXI written by Oleg Yawein and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the breathtaking new design of the eastern wing of the Hermitage Museum through images and commentary by a range of architecture experts Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the State Hermitage Museum is one of the world’s great museums. Occupying a large complex of six historic buildings along the Palace Embankment in St. Petersburg, its collections contain over three million items, including one of the largest collections of paintings in the world. The decision to convert the eastern wing of the General Staff Building into a museum of nineteenth- and twentieth-century art to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the institution’s founding led to an international architectural competition. St. Petersburg-based Studio 44 won the commission over a field of globally renowned firms. The centerpiece of Studio 44’s elegant design scheme, which addresses both the project’s cultural significance and the needs of a twenty-first century museum, is an enfilade with hanging gardens that will enthrall visitors from around the world. The scale and dramatic outcome of the new building—the most important new cultural museum in Russia for a generation—is captured in this extensively illustrated publication that will inspire architects, museum visitors, curators, and anyone interested in the next chapter of Russia’s rich cultural heritage.
Download or read book The World of Russian emigres in the late XX early XXI centuries written by Ефим Пивовар and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in the national historiography, an attempt is made to give a comprehensive analysis of the Russian emigres community as the most important part of the Russian world at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, as a holistic phenomenon of modern history.Through a wide range of sources and scientific literature, the author of the book, Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Efim Pivovar, considers plots that are a key to characterizing his chosen theme: interrelation of the world of Russian emigres; the national historical consciousness; state policy of the Russian Federation towards emigres; intellectual dialogue between Russia and the Russian world; social portrait of a man of the Russian world; the Russian emigres civilization model and its development prospects.В формате PDF A4 сохранен издательский макет книги.
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