Russian Museums and Theatres

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The Hermitage

The Hermitage

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The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in

The State Hermitage

is a museum of art and culture in Saint

Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise over three million items,including the largest collection of paintings in the world.
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Titian “Escape to Egypt” 1508

Titian “Escape to Egypt” 1508

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Claude Monet “Haystack at Geverny” 1886

Claude Monet “Haystack at Geverny” 1886

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The Smolny Insitute

The Smolny Insitute

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The Smolny Insitute The Smolny was Russia's first educational establishment for

The Smolny Insitute

The Smolny was Russia's first educational establishment for women

and continued to function under the personal patronage of the Russian Empress until just before the 1917 revolution. A nice garden and iron-work grille around the institute date from the early 19th century.
Today, this historic building is the official residence of the governor of St.Peterburg and also houses a museum dedicated to Lenin. Visitors to the museum can tour Lenin's office and living rooms and even see the famous assembly hall, where the victory of the October revolution was proclaimed in 1917.
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Russian Museum

Russian Museum

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Russian Museum The museum was established on April 13, 1895, upon

Russian Museum

The museum was established on April 13, 1895, upon enthronement

of Nicholas II to commemorate his father, Alexander III. Its original collection was composed of artworks taken from the Hermitage Museum, Alexander Palace, and the Imperial Academy of Arts. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many private collections were nationalized and relocated to the Russian Museum.
These included Kazimir Malevich's Black Square.
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Kazimir Malevich “Black square” 1915

Kazimir Malevich “Black square” 1915

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Kazimir Malevich “Head of a peasant girl” 1912-13

Kazimir Malevich “Head of a peasant girl” 1912-13

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Kazimir Malevich “Sisters” 1910

Kazimir Malevich “Sisters” 1910

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Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre

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Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in

Mariinsky Theatre

is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint

Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres.
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Swan Lake

Swan Lake

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The Mikhaylovsky Theatre

The Mikhaylovsky Theatre

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The Mikhaylovsky Theatre is one of Russia's oldest opera and ballet

The Mikhaylovsky Theatre

is one of Russia's oldest opera and ballet

houses. It was founded in 1833 and is situated in a historical building on the Arts Square in St. Petersburg. It is named after Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia.
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The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro