Ivan Alekseevich Vladimirov (1870-1947) is known as an artist of the realistic school of painting, a battle painter and the author of a series of documentary sketches from 1917-1918.

In 1917-1918, while working in the Petrograd militia (police), he made a series of unique documentary sketches of the events of 1917-1918. After 1917, he was a member of the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia. Since 1932, he was a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists. He painted pictures on historical-revolutionary and battle themes. Source: humus.

1. 1917. “Removal of the Royal Coats of Arms (An Eagle Down!)” The signs on the building – Pharmacy. February.

turning point in the history of Russia

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The Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum was opened in Kaliningrad in 1969. The reason for creating a museum of this type in Kaliningrad was the proximity of the largest explored amber deposit, in the village of Yantarny – more than 90% of the world’s reserves.

The museum exposition is located in 28 halls with a total area of ​​over 1,000 square meters. The Amber Museum in Kaliningrad has unique pieces of amber and more than 2,000 artistic items made from it. Here are just several examples. Photos by: Vladimir Lipetskikh.

beautiful pieces of art made of amber

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