Moscow & St. Petersburg 1900-1920: Art, Life & Culture of the Russian Silver Age

The quintessential guide to Russia’s vibrant and influential Silver Age, now in paperback

In this lavishly illustrated, elegantly written volume, John E. Bowltsheds new light on Russia’s Silver Age, the period of artisticrenaissance that flourished as Imperial Russia’s power waned.Much of the creative energy could be attributed to the Symbolistmovement, whose proponents sought to transcend the barriers ofbourgeois civility and whose unconventional lifestyles led somecritics to label them D...