To other weekly assignments: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14].

READINGS:

"The Russian Museum: 100 Years of Russian Treasures" [xerox]

Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guide]. "The Hermitage" (pp.166-179); "Russian Museum" (pp.226-227)

Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guide]. St. Petersburg as seen by painters. (pp.98-106); Around Arts Square (pp.224-234)

"Synopsis of Art from the 17th-19th Centuries" [Xerox]

LECTURE: Art and the St. Petersburg Theme

WEB TOPICS:

• The St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Architecture
  The St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Architecture. History of the academy. Other interesting sections: Monumental Studio.
  Academy of Fine Arts Museum. Another page from saint-petersburg.com.

• Hermitage
  *The State Hermitage Museum. Home page. [Check it out: especially the sections: "History," "Collection (Russian Culture; The Winter Palace of Peter I; The Menshikov Palace)," "Exhibitions," "Floor Plans"]

• Russian Museum
  Russian Museum - Collections. Russian art. [Enlarge the pictures by clicking on them]
  Russian Museum. From saint-petersburg.com.
  Arts Square and the Russian Museum. From saint-petersburg.com.
  The State Russian Museum. The St. Petersburg Art Journal page. Some pictures, a little text.
  Russian Museum Part of student project on our website by Jake Fey.

• The Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow)
  Tretyakov State Gallery. Home page. Russian version only currently available [this site is not currently working]
  The Tretyakov Gallery. History. From Sun Site.

• The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts(Moscow)
  *The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Home page. Includes museum history, exposition and collections (virtual tour), etc.
  The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Shows some of the art work held at the Pushkin Museum. [Several links are dead, but still a decent comprehensive view of the art in this important museum.]

READINGS:

George. St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future.... Chapter 9, "City Architecture Under Nicholas I" "The Arts" (pp.290-295 and pp.312-318); Chapter 10: "The Tsar Liberator" "Modernization in St. Petersburg" "Alexander III's Petersburg" (pp.330-336 and pp.348-354)

WEB TOPICS:

• Alexander II and his reign
  St. Petersburg on the Road to Capitalism. Form saint-petersburg.com. Sections on: "The Reforms of Alexander II," "The Assasination of Emperor Alexander II," "Changes in society and the economy."
  Alexander II. Brief note and a picture from the St. Petersburg Times (Florida) site: "Treasures of the Czars".
  *Emperor Alexandre II. Picture and a note from Bob Atchison's site on the Alexander Palace.
  The Emancipation Manifesto, March 3, 1861. (in English translation) On the Durham University site, England.
  Emancipation of the Serfs. Lecture by Professor Gerhard Rempel, Western New England College.

• Alexander III and his reign
  *Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov by Scott Malsom. On Bob Atchison's page "The Alexander Palace."
  Alexander III. Brief note and a picture from the St. Petersburg Times (Florida) site: "Treasures of the Czars".
  Reform and Reaction Under Alexander II and III. Lecture by Professor Gerhard Rempel, Western New England College.
  

• Trans-Siberian Railway
  Russia's Trans-Siberia Railway. Copyright (c) 1996-1997 interKnowledge Corp.
  The Trans-Siberian Railroad. Article by Henry Michelsen. This article originally appeared in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN for 26 August 1899.
  An introduction to... Burton Holmes and the Trans-Siberian Railroad...or, A Trip Across Russia by Railroad in 1901. The actual story.
  *The Trans-Siberian Railway Web Encyclopedia. Handbook. Photogallery. History. Web Links. Transsib Museum, Etc. Good bibliography.
  Trans-Siberian Railway in the world history. From Frederick C. Giffin.
  Trans-Siberia.com. Website from John Pannell

• Fontanka to Insurrection Square
  Bread Musuem. OK, the site's in Russian, but you can look at the pictures...and drool!

• Petersburg at the end of the century
  *St. Petersburg on the Road to Capitalism 1840s-1890s. Two sections on Alexander II and one on "Changes in Society and the Economy."
  *Amaizing [sic] St. Petersburg. Note on the Neoclassical period in Russian architecture. Up to the beginning of 20th century. (Page design by KLODS Hans.)

READINGS:

Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guide]. "The Hermitage" pp.166-179 [re-read] "Russian Museum" pp.226-227 [re-read]

WEB TOPICS:

• Russian Art Collections
  Russian Museum - Collections. Russian art. [Enlarge the pictures by clicking on them]
  The Hermitage Museum - Russian Culture. Russian art in a historical context.
  Olga's Gallery. Links to hundreds of pictures by Russian artists.
  Russian Art. Links to numerous Russian art works. Copyright © 1999. George Mitrevski. Auburn University.

• 19th Century Russian Art (general)
  *IMRC Russian Art Links. Mother page of the one below: includes Icons, Avant-Garde Art, an A-Z List of Artists, Art/architecture, Socialist Realism, Applied Arts, Folk Art, Cartoons, etc. Produced by the Institute of Modern Culture.
  *18th and 19th Century Russian Painting. Course page (part of the above site) by William Comer. Includes links to some good information on Russian painting.
  *Introduction to 19th century Russian art. Alexander Boguslawski. (Pictures: Nesterov's "Taking the Veil," Kramskoi's "Christ in the Wilderness" Ivanov's "The Appearance of Christ to the People". Briullov's "The Countess Samoilova and her Foster Daughter.")
  *Russian Painting of the Nineteenth Century. Flipping pictures of famous paintings and text from Alexander Boguslavski's page.
  Russian Art and Architecture. List of links from Bucknell University. [Good starting point to learn about this topic]
  World of Art. Cover from Russian National Library site.
  Dated History of Artists and Pigments, Dated Color Theories, Techniques of the Past, Past Color Theories. Detailed technical page created by Don Jusko.

• Sadovnikov
  Vasily Sadovnikov. From Olga's Gallery site.
  Vasilij Sadovnikov. Eight of his paintings. [Site is in Russian: captions to pictures come in English as well at the click of your mouse]

• Briullov
  Karl Brulloff. Pictures and text from Olga's Gallery.
  Briullov. Alexander Boguslawski.
  *"Last Days of Pompei". Posted on Alexander Boguslawski's site. Another site with this painting (and a note about it) - from Quadrat Film's Home Page.
  *"Last Days of Pompei". Detail. From the Russian Art page at Auburn U.
  "Countess Samoilova and her Foster Daughters". Painting from the Russian Museum site.
  "The Rider". Posted by Moscow State University.
  "Self Portrait". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Svetlana a Russian Girl Telling Her Fortunre. On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Portrait of Nikolai Kukolnik". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).

• Vereshchagin
  Vasily Vereshchagin. Pictures and text from Olga's Gallery.
  "Apotheosis of War". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  V. Vereshcllagin [sic.]. Copies of postage stamps celebrating this artist.
  "View of Baku from the sea." 1872 Painting by P.P. Vereshchagin (1836-1886). From the site "The Art of Russia" (Azerbaijan State Museum).
  "The Burning of Moscow". Painting by by V. Vereshchagin 1897-98 (French firing squad Napoleon on left). From the site "Candid Shots of the March to Moscow and the Retreat" maintained by Emin Saglamer.

• Kramskoy
  Ivan Kramskoy. Pictures and text from Olga's Gallery.
  "Study of a Peasant". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Inconsolable Grief".On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Portrait of A. D. Litovchenko". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Tolstoy". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Christ in the Wilderness". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).

• Ge
  "What is Truth". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Leo Tolstoy". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Alexander Herzen". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Peter Interrogating his Son Alexis". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.).
  "Calvary". On the Russian Art page (at Auburn U.)

• Repin
  Ilya Repin. Pictures and commentary from Olga's Gallery.
  Ilya Efimovich Repin. Introduction to his works. © Alexander Boguslawski.
  "Glinka". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.)
  "Alexander Pushkin at Tsarskoe selo". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.)
  "Volga Boatmen". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).
  "Zaporzhye Cossacks". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).
  "Mussorgsky". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).
  "Religious Procession". Also a detail right and a detail left. From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.)
  "Vagabonds". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).
  

• Kuindzhi
  Arkhip Kuinji. Pictures from Olga's Gallery plus text.
  "After the Storm". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).
  "Birch Grove". From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.).

• Benois
  Parade Under Paul I. 1907 painting in the Russian Museum collection.
  Stage design for "Petrushka" 1, 1911. From the Russian Art page (Auburn U.)
  Stage design for "Petrushka" 2, 1911. From Russian Art page (Auburn U.)
  Stage design for "Petrushka", 1912. From Russian Art page (Auburn U.)

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