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art treasures in russia ; monuments, masterpieces, commissions, and collections
art treasures in russia monuments masterpieces commissions and collections Author:Dimitri Obolensky 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. Color and B+W photos.