On a cold December night, the symbol of Russia’s imperial prowess went up in flames.
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After the building that symbolized ‘all that is Russian’ went up in flames, the czar scrambled to restore it to its former glory.
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A windswept rock at what was the edge of the Medieval world is a fitting place for a Jedi hermit.
Works from the Hermitage Museum, the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, are on show in Melbourne.
Photo: Pavel Demidov. Images courtesy of NGV.
The selection of masterpieces from the Hermitage in Russia, currently on show at the National Gallery of Victoria, can be summed up by a single word: spectacular.