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May 30, 2006
James Billington, Lidia Iovleva, and Robert Rosenblum Russia! Nine Hundred Years of Masterpieces and Master Collections Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 2004. 426 pp.; 300 color ills. Cloth

Guggenheim Museum, New York, September 16, 2005–January 11, 2006

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Alexander Laktionov. Letter from the Front. 1947. Oil on canvas. 88 9/16 x 60 13/16 inches. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Photo: © The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

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Russia! is the most comprehensive exhibition of Russian art since the end of the Cold War, and it presents an exciting journey through nine centuries of artistic development. The exhibition is the product of a collaboration between the Guggenheim Museum and three museums in Russia: the State Hermitage Museum, the State Russian Museum (both in St. Petersburg), and Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery. Private collections, museums, and galleries in Russia, Europe, and the United States also...