On the grounds of a 12th-century monastery, this gallery houses a noteworthy selection of paintings and sculptures by artists who spent time in Staraya Russa. The 1st floor is dedicated to works by well-known Soviet-era painter Vasily Svarog, while the ground floor has sculptures by Tomsky, including one of Lenin as a child.
Kartinnaya Gallery
Western European Russia
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