Russian Travel Guide

Artist Arkhip Kuindzhi — master of the illusion of light

In the second half of the 19th century  Arkhip Kuindzhi, defined by many as a talented, self-taught genius not afraid to stray from tradition, raised the bar regarding the art of the Russian landscape to unprecedented heights. Ilya Repin wrote of Kuindzhi, “The illusion of light was his god and there was no other artist that managed to achieve as much as he did in the art of landscape. Kuindzhi is the painter of light.” After the showing of his painting “Night on the Dnepr” in 1880, Arkhip Kuindzhi became famous all over the country. People stood in enormous queues in order to catch a glimpse of his lifelike landscapes however at forty years old, Kuindzhi decided that he no longer wanted to show his paintings. This “silence” lasted for 30 years, until his death. A visit to the famed artist’s museum-apartment in St. Petersburg helps to shed some light on the mystery that shrou...

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Mountain rescue in Karachaevo-Cherkesia

The hushed magnificence of the mountains is not as unthreatening as it might at first appear. This is one of the most dangerous sites on the planet. The mountains are unforgiving where carelessness and mistakes are concerned. There are cases where tourists find themselves in areas that are hard to access and can't get back without help. Saving these peoples from forests, cliffs, landslides and avalanches is the work of the mountain rescuers of the Emergency Situations Ministry. RTG host Igor Maximemenko investigates the training of the mountain rescuers of Karachaevo-Cherkesia and their four-footed friends...