Russian Art and the West : A Century of Dialogue in Painting, Architecture, and the Decorative Arts

This collection of essays, with engaging topics ranging from fine art to architecture and the decorative arts examines the ways Russian artists and craftsmen adopted and adapted Western forms, creating uniquely Russian visual expressions.

The tin frame stretches from the end of the nineteenth century through Russia's Silver Age to the Khrushchev era.

The contributors include established experts and promising scholars who teach, research, and curate at key centers of Salvic and Art Historical study in Britain and the United States.