Art sights in Russia
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Art Muzeon Sculpture Park
The wonderful, moody Sculpture Park, behind and beside the New Tretyakov, is Moscow’s most atmospheric spot to indulge in some Soviet nostalgia. Formerly called the Park of the Fallen Heroes, it started as a collection of Soviet statues (Stalin, Dzerzhinsky, Sverdlov, a selection of Lenins and Brezhnevs) put out to pasture after they were ripped from their pedestals in the post-1991 wave of anti-Soviet feeling. These discredited icons have now been joined by contemporary work, ranging from the playful to the provocative. Tsereteli’s Peter the Great surveys the scene from his post on the embankment of the Moscow River.
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Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour
The attraction here is the Unesco-protected, nonworking Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, whose 12th-century frescos are considered to be one of the most complete representations of the biblical narrative to have survived the Mongols. The frescos have been partially restored after centuries of damage from flooding, whitewashing and scrubbing; 80% of what you see today is original. The artists are unknown but were almost certainly from Greece, based on the Byzantine-style of the frescos.
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Small Academy of Art
Go mosaic crazy – St Petersburg’s hidden courtyards hold many surprises but few are as pleasant as that fronting the Small Academy of Art tucked away off ul Chaykovskogo near the Fontanka River: it’s been decorated in all manner of mosaic sculptures and is an enchanting place for children and adults alike.
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Art Muzeon Sculpture Park
The wonderful, moody Sculpture Park, behind and beside the New Tretyakov, is Moscow’s most atmospheric spot to indulge in some Soviet nostalgia. Formerly called the Park of the Fallen Heroes, it started as a collection of Soviet statues (Stalin, Dzerzhinsky, Sverdlov, a selection of Lenins and Brezhnevs) put out to pasture after they were ripped from their pedestals in the post-1991 wave of anti-Soviet feeling. These discredited icons have now been joined by contemporary work, ranging from the playful to the provocative. Tsereteli’s Peter the Great surveys the scene from his post on the embankment of the Moscow River.
reviewed