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Living Head
9
Despite having his
work suppressed by the
Soviets, Pavel Filonov
(1883–1941) refused to
sell any of his heavily
detailed paint ings, such
as Living Head, to foreign
collectors. A contem-
porary and close friend of
the writer Daniil Kharms
Knight at the Crossroads
8 (see p40), Filonov
Russia’s uncertain future at the fin de siècle is perished during the siege
symbolized in Viktor Vasnetsov’s (1848–1926) brooding of the city (see p38).
and mournful knight (above), a hyper-realistic
Descent into
painting remarkable for its imaginative use of colour. 0
Hell Icon
Portrait of the Poetess Living Head Knight at the Created some time in
Anna Akhmatova 9 Crossroads the 15th century, this
6 8 icon, which survived the
Wrestlers anti-religion purges after
2 the 1917 Revolution,
Perfected has been attributed to
Portrait of the Pskov school of
Ivan Kliun icon painters.
5
1 The Last Day
of Pompeii

7
Old Russian 4
Decorative and Pine Grove
Applied Art
3
Key to Floorplan The Zaporozhye Cossacks
First floor Writing a Mocking Letter to Descent into 0
Ground floor the Turkish Sultan Hell Icon
NEED TO KNOW • It is worth hiring Museum Guide
an audio guide to The museum’s exhibits are
MAP N3 • Inzhenernaya ac com pany you on your
ulitsa 4 • 595 4248; 314 visit to the museum. arranged chronolo gically,
6424 disabled visitors These are avail able in starting with the icons
• www.rusmuseum.ru on the first floor. The
English and can be hired exhibition then descends
Open 10am–8pm Mon, at the ticket office. to the ground floor of the
10am–6pm Wed, Fri, • After visiting the main build ing and Rossi
Sat & Sun, 1–9pm Thu. museum, try some real Wing, and then back up to
Closed Tue Russian pan cakes (blini) the first floor of the Benois
Adm: adults ₽450; in the restaurant/café on Wing. Exhibitions are
children ₽150 the ground floor. changed regularly.

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