This Study Day will examine the:
The Two Faces of Russia: An exploration of the art, architecture and character of two cities looking in different ways and representing Russia’s divided soul.
- the oriental-looking city of Moscow
- the western-looking city of St. Petersburg
Catherine the Great : The remarkable story of how an obscure German princess
transformed the Russian Empire into one of the great powers of Europe . The enormous
Hermitage museum in St Petersburg is a lasting testament to her legacy.
Tchaikovsky, Chekhov and Levitan : Together the lyrical quality of Tchaikovsky’s
music, Chekhov’s writing and the work of Isaak Levitan, Russia’s greatest landscape
painter, provide s a compelling and moving evocation of late Imperial Russia.
Rosamund Bartlett is a writer, lecturer and translator, based in
Oxford, specialising in Russian studies. She is the author of
several books, including biographies of Chekhov and Tolstoy, and
a study of Wagner's influence in Russia.
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