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Anna Popova
Art historian Natalia Semenova is known as a biographer of legendary Moscow collectors. The heroes of his books are the merchants-philanthropists the Morozov brothers, an admirer of French modernist painting Sergei Shchukin, the trustee of the Tretyakov Gallery Ilya Ostroukhov or the personification of Russian capital, millionaires and collectors the Ryabushinsky brothers, whose many years of work were destroyed by the 1917 revolution.
It is difficult to say which of these biographies is more interesting, so lovers of painting and biographies can give all four books. The collectors collection is more than symbolic.
The relationship between power and art is an eternal and always relevant topic. A colorful book by a British art critic and journalist, with 160 color illustrations of Renaissance masterpieces, is dedicated to the Renaissance in Italy in the 15th century. The country was then ruled by five imperious and powerful families, each of which wanted to demonstrate its power to rivals both inside and outside the country. Even with the help of “court geniuses”, from Pisanello to Leonardo da Vinci. Oddly enough, art even benefited from this!
A well-known historian of music and theater, a doctor of art history, musical director of the famous Moscow theater “Pyotr Fomenko Workshop”, Raku spoke not only about Prokofiev’s music, but also about the culture of the difficult time in which lived. and about his great contemporaries: Vsevolod Meyerhold, Alexander Tairov, Vladimir Mayakovsky.
The book includes Prokofiev’s diary entries, documents and letters, as well as 94 QR codes with audio clips of examples of musical works and more than 180 illustrations.
translation by Andrey Korsun
In childhood, we perceive myths simply as fairy tales about gods and heroes, in old age – as a historical monument, a reflection of traditions, beliefs, beliefs and the general picture of the world of people of a particular era.
An Old Norse manuscript from the second half of the 13th century, the Elder Edda presents enchanting Scandinavian mythology and history, its gods and heroes.
Elena Osokina
The attitude towards religion and religious objects in the USSR was much more complicated and strange than the conversion of temples into warehouses. The book of the historian Elena Osokina tells amazing stories about ancient Russian icons that party workers in the late 20s and 30s began to send to exhibitions abroad or sell at a profit.
hope candy
Teffi’s light, cheerful and warm stories in this book coexist with the expressive illustrations of the artist Sergey Lyubaev. Stories about high school students, funny hooligans – all these Yashenkas, Kostenkas and Manechkas are a wonderful option for family reading, regardless of the age of family members.
emma baxter wright
The legendary Chanel is credited with dozens of phrases she never said and actions she didn’t perform (and many of the myths were successfully created by Chanel herself).
Containing 100 rare archival illustrations, this book is the true story of the great Coco and the fashion house through a century: from the first steps to the creation of a global empire.
Another of the books in the Fashion History in Detail series with hundreds of vivid illustrations tells about the youth and development of another great couturier, Christian Dior, who made a real revolution in the wardrobes of millions of fashionistas around the world. .
Vladislav Otroshenko
A historical crime novel based on real events and authentic documents is a gift for those who miss real literary investigations, and not social media reposts from stars.
The author of the book is trying to understand the difficult story associated with the playwright AV Sukhovo-Kobylin, whose mistress, Louise Simon-Demanche, was found brutally murdered.
Olga Primachenko, Ksenia Zheludova
A cozy, kind and therapeutic “checkered book” by psychologist Olga Primachenko on how to listen, understand and love the real, the fragile and vulnerable to oneself, was released as a gift, with a new chapter by the author and illustrations by Svetlana Sederberg.
Another gift edition for loved ones or your loved one, where the thoughts of the European psychologist Alfred Adler are intertwined with oriental wisdom, while creating a new way of thinking, free and very productive, that will help you be bolder and go resolutely towards your goals. .
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