Pomeshchich'ia Rossiia (Estate Life of Russia)
St. Petersburg: Kolo, 2007. Sewn cl. These articles by an art critic of late imperial Russia demonstrate his historical acuteness, his awareness that a way of life was passing, and his determination to record it words and photographs. Chapter titles: estates and their residents; decoration of interiors and favorite objects; peasant art; vestiges of the old times (ruins). Besides the main theme the compilers include studies by Vrangel' of grave sites and dachas. 297 p., 5 ½ x 7 7/8 ins., 58 b-&-w illus., Rus. Item #2244
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