The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow. located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The International musical festival Sviatoslav Richter's December nights has been held in the Pushkin Museum since 1981.
Yekaterinburg, alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk, is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Yekaterinburg is the fourth-largest city in Russia, the largest city in the Ural Federal District, and one of Russia's main cultural and industrial centres. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "Third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of its economy, culture, transportation and tourism.
The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the second largest art museum in the world by gallery space. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired a collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky. The museum celebrates the anniversary of its founding each year on 7 December, Saint Catherine's Day. It has been open to the public since 1852. The Art Newspaper ranked the museum 10th in their list of the most visited art museums, with 2,812,913 visitors in 2022.
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Its population is 4,268,998.
Pavel Petrovich Bazhov was a Russian writer and publicist.
The Ural State University is a public university located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several institutes which later became independent universities and schools.
Alyona Azernaya, born March 9, 1966, Ekaterinburg, Russia is a contemporary Russian naïve painter. Her name has been transliterated from Russian as : Alyona Azernaya, Alena Azernay, Aliona Azernaia, Elena Azernaya, Aliona Aziornaya.
The Nevyansk Icon Museum in Yekaterinburg, Russia, is a private museum of icons in Russia. More than 300 Nevyansk icons of the 18th to the 20th centuries are on display there. Entrance is free for everyone.
Kasli cast-iron sculpture was produced in Kasli, from the mid-19th century. A large collection, including an elaborate pavilion from the 1900 Paris World Fair, is displayed in the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts. There is also a Kasli Museum of Iron Sculptures. In 1860, the Kasli foundry was honoured with the Gold Award of the Free Economic Society. The following year, it was awarded a Silver Medal at the Saint Petersburg Textile Exhibition. There followed diplomas, silver and gold medals from international exhibitions in Paris (1867), Vienna (1873), Philadelphia (1876), Copenhagen (1888), Stockholm (1897) and Paris (1900).
Tatiana Vasilyevna Badanina is a Russian visual artist.
Yevgeny Vadimovich Roizman is a Russian opposition politician who served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg from 2013 to 2018. He campaigned against corrupt police, illegal drug sellers and for drug rehabilitation centers.
Misha Brusilovsky was a Russian artist, painter and graphic artist. He was a Member of the Russian union of artists, an honored artist of the Russian Federation, a distinguished member of Russian Academy of Arts, a laureate of the "G. S. Mosin prize" and a winner of the Sverdlovsk region Governor's prize "For outstanding achievements in literature and art".
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Boris Vasilevich Kondrashin was a Russian and Soviet painter of socialist realism, member of the Union of artists since 1960, member of Union, republican and regional exhibitions.
"Autograph" Gallery is an informal gallery of contemporary art composed of a collection of miniature paintings, drawings and sculptures. It was founded by gallery owner Tatiana Nabrosova-Brusilovskaya in December 1993.
The old station building is an edifice in the Zheleznodorozhny District of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The house is located at 14 Vokzalnaya Street It was a main station building between 1878 and 1914. The building was designed in the Russian Revival style. It is recognized as a historical landmark, has official status as an object of Russian cultural heritage, and contains the museum of History & Engineering science of the Sverdlovsk Railway.
The Pozhalostin Ryazan Regional and State Art Museum is one of the oldest art museums in Russia. It houses about 12,000 items of Russian and Western Art, mainly paintings, graphics, sculptures, traditional arts and crafts, dating from the late 15th to the late 20th centuries. Its Western collection includes some works of the painters of the Flemish, French, and Italian schools, as well as porcelain items from English, German, and French manufacturers. A number of paintings, drawings, and sculptures, including several ancient icons, represent the museum's Russian Art collection. The works of Ryazan artists occupy an important part of the exposition.
The Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is a museum in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The museum is one of the oldest in Yekaterinburg, having been founded in 1870. In addition the main branch of the museum, the institution manages several other museums in the region.
Alexander Leonidovich Burkov is a Russian politician who served as governor of Omsk Oblast from 2017 to 2023. He is a member of the Central Council of A Just Russia — For Truth party.
