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Mikhail Smaglyuk. Jeweller and Restorer
Amazing artist Mikhail Smaglyuk always tries himself in new crafts. He mastered a lot of jewelery techniques and contrived a machine for one of them. Among works by Mikhail Ivanovich there are memorial eggs dedicated to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Catherine the Second. Creating his works of arts Mikhail is devoted to Krasnodar State Archaeological Museum Reserve named after E.D. Felitsin, where he has been working as a restorer for 30 years. And in this field the artist has his own invention – special thermo mass. With the help of this mass one can restore figures of different forms, texture and colour. Several years ago Mikhail took up violin art and wants to create the whole quartet of his own instruments. He believes that it's necessary sometimes to change one's activity! Just to get new emotions.
Dyatkovsky crystal
Crystal shines like a diamond and overwhelms people with its purity and elegant form. The technology used to make this fragile yet vulnerable product has remained unchanged for many centuries. Years of hard work, a trained eye and a steady hand are needed to master the art of processing crystal as it takes a long time to go from the smallest grains of quartz to the finished product. Follow the process of this mineral masterpiece from start to finish with RTG TV.
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Dyatkovsky crystal
THE VLADIMIR HEAVY DRAFT. A HORSE HISTORY
In the 19th century, breeding stallions from abroad were brought to Russia’s Vladimir Governorate to breed with the best, largest, and strongest local mares. By the mid-1930s, breeders had managed to create an almost ideal horse. The new Vladimir breed was registered in 1946. This horse is known for its power, hardiness, and friendly nature, and these gentle giants are said to have a particularly Russian character. Its ancestors carried knights and heavy cannons, but the new breed was originally intended to be used for agricultural tasks. And today? What has become of them? Learn about the Vladimir Heavy Draft and its history, on Russian Travel Guide.
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