Title: Art treasures in Russia : monuments, masterpieces, commissions, and collections /
Authors: Obolensky, Dimitri, 1918-2001; Myers, Bernard S., 1908-1993,; Copplestone, Trewin,; Obolensky, Dimitri, 1918-2001.; Myers, Bernard S., 1908-1993,; Myers, Bernard S., 1908-1993,; Copplestone, Trewin,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 1970
Subjects: Art, Russian Catalogs.; Art museums Soviet Union Catalogs.; Art patronage Soviet Union Catalogs.; Art, Russian.; Art museums Soviet Union.; Art patronage Soviet Union.
Abstract: Story of the country's artistic heritage and showing where they may be found today.
Contents: The ancient cultures -- The civilisations of the South West -- The building of the Islamic cities -- Icons and architecture in a Byzantine world -- The flowering of Moscow -- Peter the Great and the new capital -- The zenith of imperial Russia -- Social revolution and the arts -- The artist and the state -- Museums and monuments.