Monuments of Russian architecture
State Institution "CENTER OF CULTURE "VITEBSK", Exhibition Hall "DUKHOVSKOY KRUGLIK", CENTER OF NATIONAL CULTURES and Vitebsk Public Association "RUSSIAN HOUSE" present the exhibition "MONUMENTS OF RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE", provided by the Rossotrudnichestvo Representation in the Republic of Belarus – the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Minsk, and held as part of events dedicated to the
1150th anniversary of the origin of Russian statehood.
The exhibition is composed of photographic reproductions of engravings from the private collection of Vladimir Gurievich BELIKOV, a renowned Russian collector of easel and book graphics, and a bibliophile, and is the result of his collaboration with Rossotrudnichestvo. The collector himself works in the aviation industry; he holds a Doctor of Technical Sciences degree, is a professor, a member of the Presidium of the International Academy of Professionals, and chairs the "Cybernetics" and "Science and Culture" sections of the Central House of Scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The engravings by artists featured in the exhibition "MONUMENTS OF RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE" vividly express the architectural merits of monuments of Orthodox architecture, the completeness and harmony of monastic ensembles, and their organic integration into the natural landscape or urban environment.
The presentation of the exhibition "MONUMENTS OF RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE" on March 15, 2013, at 4:00 PM in the exhibition hall "DUKHOVSKOY KRUGLIK" (Frunze Ave., 13A/1) will be attended by architect-restorer Alexander MIKHAILYUKOV and Archpriest Nikolai PRUSAKOV, chairman of the diocesan commission for cooperation in the field of culture. ADMISSION IS FREE.
The exhibition will be open from March 16 to March 24, 2013.