A Russian book, Masterpieces of Russian Painting in Museums of the USSR. Published by Aurora, leningrad, 1989. Number of pages: 295. Hard cover. Dust jacket. The album introduces masterpieces of Russian painting kept in museums of the Soviet Union. The introductory article by T.V. Ilyina, Doctor of Art History, Professor of Leningrad State University, outlines the ten-century history of the development of Russian painting. The annotations contain information about many famous Russian artists who have worked over the past 600 years. The album contains 170 reproductions, 165 in color. Among the monuments of Russian painting there are many that undoubtedly belong to the list of masterpieces of world art. Over the ten centuries of its existence, Russian painting has been enriched with works that have become the pride of national culture. Librarian Books and Albums For Collectors, Russian Soviet era Modern and Contemporary Fine And Decorative Art.