Vladimir Vysotsky was born #OTD in 1938.
#Soviet poet, songwriter, actor and performer, considered “the voice of the heart of a nation.” #Vysotsky's heritage comprises over 700 songs - so popular, that people bought tape players for listening to his music.
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.
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📚Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist and historian was born #otd in 1918.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970 "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of #Russian #literature."
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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