From 1 May to June 25, 2021, an exhibition of works by artist and veteran of the Great Patriotic War: Pavel Ivanovich Afonin, is being held at the Road of Life Museum (Shosse Doroga Zhizni 58, St Petersburg). The exhibition presents a series of selected front-line sketches by a young soldier and artist who …
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“On the Road to Tavricheskaya” – Graphical Works from the Siege of Leningrad by Elena Marttila – 17 Feb – 31 March 2021
The exhibition of drawings and prints by the famous St Petersburg artist Elena Oskarovna Marttila has been set up by the State Memorial Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad. It displays the major part of Marttila’s works held in the museum’s collection, as well as wartime drawings and post-war artworks, donated to our …
Elena Marttila: Art and Endurance in the siege of Leningrad exhibition 2017
‘While my hand can still hold a pencil, I will continue to tell the story of my fellow Leningraders, who are dear to my heart. I wish for this exhibition to become a warning against the dangers of war for the existence of our humanity.’ Elena Marttila ELENA MARTTILA: ART AND ENDURANCE IN THE …
Elena Marttila’s Retrospective: A Moment between the Past and the Future. 17-28 January 2018
A Moment between the Past and the Future was launched in Saint Petersburg, Russia at Saint Petersburg Union of Artists on 17 January 2018. It marks the artist’s 95th Birthday and the 75th anniversary of the Siege of Leningrad being lifted on 18 January 1943. The exhibition shows 160 works created by Elena Marttila …
Dual perspectives – St Petersburg 4 May – 4 June 2017
Dual perspectives: Second World War drawings by architect-veterans from Russia and Britain They were not personally acquainted, but there are fascinating parallels in the stories of their lives. They both shared trauma of war and passion for art. In 2017 the Honoured Architect of the Russian Federation, Pavel Ivanovich Afonin, would have turned 97, and …
Art at the Front – London, 9-20th May 2016
Th ART AT THE FRONT: Visual encounters by the Russian artist-veterans of the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945. The years of 1941–45 became the most tragic in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union. Every day takes us further away from those times and there are fewer surviving witnesses left among us. However, the visual …
Dual Perspectives – Moscow, 9-22nd May 2016
In 2016, Russia marks the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. This year the honoured architect of the Russian Federation Pavel Ivanovich Afonin, would have turned ninety-six, and the accomplished architectural illustrator from the United Kingdom Edward (Ted) Arthur Milligan, ninety-five years of age. Each took up arms in their …
Dual Perspectives – Moscow, 23rd May – 5th June 2016
In 2016, Russia marks the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. This year the honoured architect of the Russian Federation Pavel Ivanovich Afonin, would have turned ninety-six, and the accomplished architectural illustrator from the United Kingdom Edward (Ted) Arthur Milligan, ninety-five years of age. Each took up arms in their …
Exhibition in Jesus College Chapel 10-20 May 2013
The exhibition “Art at the Front” will take place in Jesus College Chapel between 10th and 20th May 2013. Jesus College Chapel, Jesus College, Cambridge, CB5 8BL Mon-Sat: 10am-4pm, 7.30pm-10pm, Sun: 11am-3pm Please view college map for directions. Click here to view the exhibition leaflet.
Exhibition in Cambridge 9th May 2013
This year we will be celebrating 68th anniversary of Victory Day. The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society is holding an evening of Memories to honour veterans, their family members and friends who fought in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. That evening there will be a unique opportunity to preview an exhibition of drawings created by professional …