Visualizing Russia
Fedor Solntsev and Crafting a National Past
Biographical note
Cynthia Hyla Whittaker, Ph.D (1971), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, is Professor History at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and chair of the department at Baruch. She has published widely on Russian history and culture of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Readership
All those interested in Russian history and culture, especially students and specialists in art, architecture, the decorative and visual arts, and the interconnections of nationalism and the arts.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
List Of Illustrations
Romanov Rulers Of Russia: A Chart
Contributors
Preface The Need to Craft a National Past
Marc Raeff
Introduction Fedor Solntsev and Crafting the Image of a Russian National Past: The Context
Wendy Salmond and Cynthia Hyla Whittaker
Chapter One Solntsev, Olenin, and the Development of a Russian National Aesthetic
Richard Wortman
Chapter Two A Revolution in Russian Design: Solntsev and the Decorative Arts
Anne Odom
Chapter Three Solntsev’s Role in Preserving the Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin
Irina Bogatskaia
Chapter Four Solntsev and the Reform of Icon Painting
Marina Evtushenko
Chapter Five In Solntsev’s Footsteps: Adrian Prakhov and the Representation of Kievan Rus’
Olenka Pevny
Chapter Six The Material World of Kievan Rus’ in the Historical Novels of the Nicholaevan Era
Irina Reyfman
Bibliography
Index
List Of Illustrations
Romanov Rulers Of Russia: A Chart
Contributors
Preface The Need to Craft a National Past
Marc Raeff
Introduction Fedor Solntsev and Crafting the Image of a Russian National Past: The Context
Wendy Salmond and Cynthia Hyla Whittaker
Chapter One Solntsev, Olenin, and the Development of a Russian National Aesthetic
Richard Wortman
Chapter Two A Revolution in Russian Design: Solntsev and the Decorative Arts
Anne Odom
Chapter Three Solntsev’s Role in Preserving the Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin
Irina Bogatskaia
Chapter Four Solntsev and the Reform of Icon Painting
Marina Evtushenko
Chapter Five In Solntsev’s Footsteps: Adrian Prakhov and the Representation of Kievan Rus’
Olenka Pevny
Chapter Six The Material World of Kievan Rus’ in the Historical Novels of the Nicholaevan Era
Irina Reyfman
Bibliography
Index
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