Viktor Vasnetsov
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Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov was a Russian painter and draughtsman who specialised in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalis
Vasnetsov in 1895
Self-Portrait, 1873
Portrait of Vasnetsov by Sergey Malyutin, 1915
Acrobats. Festival in a Paris suburb (c. 1876 – 1877)
Russian folklore
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The Russian folklore, i.e., the folklore of Russian people, takes its roots in the pagan beliefs of ancient Slavs and now is represented in the Russian fairy tales. Epic Russian bylinas are also an im
Buyan by Ivan Bilibin
Russia has a long and varied musical history.
Baba Yaga
Domovoy Peeping at the Sleeping Merchant Wife by Boris Kustodiev