HISTORY of the project

The first issue of Russkoye Iskusstvo (Russian Art) was published in January 2004 and this quarterly publication quickly became recognized as the outstanding periodical about art in Russia, widely respected by art professionals and cultural leaders. In August 2005, Russkoye Iskusstvo was first published in English under the title Russian Fine Art. Now the world art and culture communities is able to enjoy this high quality, professional publication about the achievements and challenges of well-known and less well-known Russian artists and artisans.

Russian Fine Art provides information about and a view of major exhibitions in Russia's great art museums and features the latest discoveries in Russian art. There is also extensive coverage of works from private collections and regional museums. Russian Fine Art also reveals the works of the unjustly forgotten names of Russian artists of the 20th and past centuries. Russian Fine Art works closely with many of Russia's art and cultural institutions and assists with the organization of special exhibitions and other events to attract and inform both specialists and amateurs in the field.

Russian Fine Art is a publication of 100 pages, printed with a matte finish on very high quality, acid free paper. The quality of color reproduction of photos and illustrative material is extremely high. The journal is published 7 times a year.

ORIGINS

The origins of Russkoye Iskusstvo (Russian Art) go back to 1923 when several of leading figures of Russian culture - Igor Grabar, Alexander Benois, Osip Mandelshtam and others - first founded a journal with that name. The conditions of that era meant that the publication lasted just three issues.

In 2003, EDIPRESSE-KONLIGA, one of Russia's leading publishers, together with a number of widely known art scholars, decided to revive Russkoye Iskusstvo. The publisher gathered together writers that include members of the staffs of leading museums, collectors, journalists, art scholars, and historians. The first issue appeared in January 2004 to wide acclaim. The press, the business community, collectors, artists and cultural leaders - all those interested in Russia's legacy - took note. This was a first for Russia: in its conception, with its quality and abundance of illustrations and the groundbreaking nature of its articles, and in the professional luster of its writing and editing, Russkoye Iskusstvo, and now its English companion, Russian Fine Art, now fill a special niche in Russia's arts community.