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The Guardians of Russian Art Museums

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"Stalin and Voroshilov at the Kremlin", Alexander Gerasimov, State Tretyakov Gallery
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"Stalin and Voroshilov at the Kremlin", Alexander Gerasimov, State Tretyakov Gallery
Portrait of I.P Degas, Nathan Altman, State Tretyakov Gallery

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Portrait of I.P Degas, Nathan Altman, State Tretyakov Gallery
"Adoration of the Shepherds" and "Madonna and Child with St Catherine, St John the Baptist, St Dorotea and St Anthony the Abbot", Paolo Veronese, Hermitage Museum

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"Adoration of the Shepherds" and "Madonna and Child with St Catherine, St John the Baptist, St Dorotea and St Anthony the Abbot", Paolo Veronese, Hermitage Museum
"Still Life", Henry Matisse, Hermitage Museum

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"Still Life", Henry Matisse, Hermitage Museum
"Bathing of the Red Horse", Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, State Tretyakov Gallery

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"Bathing of the Red Horse", Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, State Tretyakov Gallery
2nd Century Mummy Masks, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

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2nd Century Mummy Masks, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Stroganov Palace, Russian State Museum

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Stroganov Palace, Russian State Museum
"Sign on a Bush", Francisco Infante, State Tretyakov Gallery

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"Sign on a Bush", Francisco Infante, State Tretyakov Gallery
Self Portrait With Family, Pyotr Konchalovsky, State Tretyakov Gallery

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Self Portrait With Family, Pyotr Konchalovsky, State Tretyakov Gallery
Self Portrait, Kazimir Malevich, Russian State Museum

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Self Portrait, Kazimir Malevich, Russian State Museum
"Blessed St Sergius", Mikhail Nesterov, Russian State Museum

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"Blessed St Sergius", Mikhail Nesterov, Russian State Museum
"Moses and the Dying Slave", Michelangelo, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

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"Moses and the Dying Slave", Michelangelo, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Youth and Caryatid, Antonius Pius, Hermitage Museum

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Youth and Caryatid, Antonius Pius, Hermitage Museum
"The Deesis Tier", Andrei Rublev and Daniil Cherny, State Tretyakov Gallery

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"The Deesis Tier", Andrei Rublev and Daniil Cherny, State Tretyakov Gallery
"Running", Alexander Deineka, Russian State Museum

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"Running", Alexander Deineka, Russian State Museum
"Before the Last Dance", Yuri Kugach, State Tretyakov Gallery

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"Before the Last Dance", Yuri Kugach, State Tretyakov Gallery
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August 29, 2012
Tags: Art, museum, photography

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