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The Hermitage a Russian odyssey

This series tours the history of the art collection at the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. From Catherine the Great to Stalin, the series reviews the intertwinings of history and art which resulted in beneficial and tragic changes to the collection.

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  • "Czars to commissars"@en
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  • "This series tours the history of the art collection at the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. From Catherine the Great to Stalin, the series reviews the intertwinings of history and art which resulted in beneficial and tragic changes to the collection. V. 1."With stunning art and dramatic readings from Catherine the Great's diaries, this intriguing program investigates a self-professed glutton for beauty, who feasted daily on Rembrandts, Rubenses and Breughels ... She cunningly purchased massive art collections from Europe's monarchs, then created The Hermitage Museum in the Winter Palace (1754-1762) to house her treasures. In less than 40 years, she acquired more masterpieces than the Louvre had amassed in four centuries." V. 2. "Rod MacLeish puts remarkable paintings, statues, and end-of- the-century photographs in their historical contexts: the War of 1812, when Russian officers lingered in Paris, absorbing Western ideas and buying artwork; the autocratic reign of Nicholas I, who fiercely repressed the people yet lavished money on The Hermitage; and the progressive rule of Alexander II which ended tragically in murder. From the priceless discoveries of Russia's first archaeological commission to Alexander III's reign of terror, Tyrants and heroes explores the uplifting and destructive forces that shaped Russia and its prize museum." V. 3. When Nicholas II succumbed to the people's revolution, and Lenin rose to power, The Hermitage became the world's largest museum, increased by thousands of works previously held in private collections. Stalin, Lenin's successor, sold many of the museum's treasures for cash. Yet, The Hermitage survived Stalin, as well as World War II.-- Original videocassette boxes."
  • "This series tours the history of the art collection at the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. From Catherine the Great to Stalin, the series reviews the intertwinings of history and art which resulted in beneficial and tragic changes to the collection."
  • "This series tours the history of the art collection at the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. From Catherine the Great to Stalin, the series reviews the intertwinings of history and art which resulted in beneficial and tragic changes to the collection."@en
  • "A tour of The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, home of one of the world's great art collections."@en

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