| The Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Art http://www.moscow.info/museums/andrei-rublev-museu This unique museum is the resting place for some of the most precious examples of Russian Orthodox art. This incomparable and unusual museum lies in the ground of the Andronikov Monastery, which was founded in the 14th century and long considered one of Russia's most important religious centres, involved in many of the country's defining historical and cultural events. Within the walls of the monastery is the... |
| The State Tretyakov Gallery http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/ The State Tretyakov Gallery (Russian: Государственная Третьяковская Галерея), in Moscow, Russia, is the national treasury of Russian fine art and one of the greatest museums in the world. It is located in one of the oldest directs of Moscow – Zamoskvorechye, not far from the Kremlin. The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel... |
| Politics, History, Int'l Affairs, Terrorism, and Security (Newswise) - The following are GW experts available to discuss Presidential history, American politics, African-American history, first ladies, international affairs, terrorism, homeland security, and emergency preparedness. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:19:20 GMT |
| Tintin, still as popular as ever 80 years on (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Cartoon legend Tintin, a rare reporter to rise to world fame having barely written an article, celebrates his 80th birthday this weekend as popular as ever. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT |
| Should all looted art be returned? (Guardian Unlimited) - Some things seem so obviously moral, so unarguable, that years and decades can pass before they are recognised as folly. What could be more self-evident than the rightness of returning works of art stolen by the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s to the heirs of their Jewish owners? Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:52:18 GMT |
| Putin blames 'criminal' Ukraine for gas crisis (Sydney Morning Herald) - VLADIMIR PUTIN vehemently denied his country was to blame for the gas crisis and said Ukraine's "criminal leadership" was responsible for "turning off" Europe's gas supplies. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:28:55 GMT |
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