Art galleries The State Tretyakov Gallery is one of the best-known picture galleries in Russia. It takes its name from its founder Pavel Tretyakov, a Moscow merchant. The Tretyakov Gallery reflects the whole history of Russian
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Art galleries The State Tretyakov Gallery is one
of the best-known picture galleries in Russia. It takes
its name from its founder Pavel Tretyakov, a Moscow merchant. The Tretyakov Gallery reflects the whole history of Russian paintings from the 11th century to the present day.
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Museums The State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts was
founded by professor Ivan Tsvetaev. . It has one
of the world's largest ancient collections of European art. It has over 2 thousand works of various schools of painting which helps us to understand and appreciate the variaty of painting styles from over the centuries.
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The State Historical Museum attracts many students of
Russian history. The Central Museum of the Revolution has
exhibits on the Russian Revolution. Dazzling treasures that belonged to the czars are displayed in the Armoury Museum in the Kremlin.
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One of the well-known Kremlin museums is the
Armouty Chamber. The famous golden cap of Monomach, the
first Russian imperial crown of Catherine the second and many other historical items are exhibited there.
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Theatres The Bolshoi Theatre is one of the
oldest and biggest theatres in Russia. It is also
one of the most renowned opera and ballet theatres in the world. People sometimes call it shortly "The Bolshoi" and it is situated in the central part of Moscow. Originally it was an Imperial.
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Music The Moscow State Symphony and other orchestras perform
at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow.
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Other places The Russian National Exhibition Centre highlights science
and technology. The Lenin Library is the central library and
is one of the world’s largest. The library was built in 1786 on a hill opposite the Kremlin by Vasily Bashenov and was a typical example of a Moscow town residence of that time.