The Image of the People in Modern Russian Art
8 Feb 2008
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In 1873, Russian painter Ilya Repin produced The Volga Barge Haulers, a study of peasants that Dostoevsky praised as ‘an epic portrait of the Russian character’. Acclaimed author, presenter and historian Professor Orlando Figes, Birkbeck, University of London, explores images of the peasant in modern Russian art and signs copies of Natasha’s Dance and his latest book, The Whisperers.
In the Reynolds Room; 6.30-7.30pm
