Vasily Surikov was born #OTD in 1848.
#Russian historical painter. 🎨 Contemporaries thought of him as a clairvoyant - #Surikov's large scale paintings looked as if he personally witnessed historical moments depicted on canvases.
#Art
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born #otd 141 years ago.
One of the leading lights of Russian early-20th-century art.
He is best known for his brazen palette of primary colours, unconventional high-angle viewpoints, and his vast thematic range, from religion to bolshevism.
💪🇷🇺 О силе и волевом характере Поддубного слагали легенды. Непобедимый борец, "Железный" Иван родился в этот день в 1871 году.
🎦Открытый показ фильма "Поддубный" пройдет в #Россотрудничество 16/10/19 в 19:00.
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🇷🇺 Поиски лекарства для тяжелобольных завели Кэт Марсден из Лондона в Сибирь и обратно 💉🌨🏔
О том как роль России и Англии переплетались в истории борьбы с ранее неизлечимыми недугами узнайте на вечере в #Россотрудничество 4 Сентября 🇷🇺🇬🇧 https://t.co/l0EdzTkxPU
🎨 Salvador Dali’s lifelong model, wife and muse - Gala Dali (née Elena Diakonova) was born 125 years ago #otd in #Kazan, #Russia 🇷🇺
She is celebrated for her role in #Surrealism movement as an ideological mastermind, agent, patron and collector 👨🎨
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Лондонская музыкальная школа им. Чайковского представит летний отчетный концерт учащихся!
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🗓️ #OTD June 6, Alexander #Pushkin turns 220 years young!
This day has a special place in the Russian literary calendar, as the birthday of the country’s greatest poet #Pushkin🎩 and @UnitedNationsRU #RussianLanguageDay🇷🇺
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#OTD 163 years ago (1856), the world famous State Tretyakov Gallery was founded in #Moscow.
It houses over a 100 thousand artworks and is the worlds most comprehensive collection of Russian fine art 🎨🖌️
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📚Mikhail #Bulgakov - a Russian writer, medical doctor and playwright.
He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.
Born 128 year ago 15 May 1891 #OTD #literature