The 5 branches of the Russian Museum
The Russian museum of Saint Peteresburg is the second most important set of museums after the Hermitage, and a must see. It consists of 5 different large museums, each one is a master piece of itself, and some gardens and smaller museums: the main Russian museum is set at Mikhailovsky Palace and accompanying buildings (entrance from the Mikhailovsky Garden / or from 4 Inzhenernaya Str., St. Petersburg or from the road that goes from Nevsky Prospect to the Spilled Blood church – follow the crowd and you would definitely find it!). Smaller museums are set at the Marble Palace, Stroganov Palace, Peter the First first home and others (more details here). I took lots of photos of Russian art which impressed me from the Mikhailovsky Palace part of the museum – the Russian art is beautiful, unique, sometimes very critic, and would usually require you to look twice and think. I hope you would enjoy it and please take it as a challenge to look and think of the hidden messages in some of those spectacular works of art – I did a lot of effort in recording the names of each picture 🙂
![Sunset, by Arkhip Kuindzhi - zoom to this pictute so see how perfect it is!](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-978-e1498505612476-1024x768.jpeg)
Sunset, by Arkhip Kuindzhi – zoom to this picture so see how perfect it is!
![Moonlight Night on the Dnieper, by Arkhip Kuindzhi, a camera can't capture the perfection of this art](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-977-1024x768.jpeg)
Moonlight Night on the Dnieper, by Arkhip Kuindzhi, a camera can’t capture the perfection of this art
!["Festivity during carnival on the Admiralisky Square in St. Petersburg", a wall size picture by Konstantin Makovsky.](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-974-1024x768.jpeg)
“Festivity during carnival on the Admiralisky Square in St. Petersburg”, a wall size picture by Konstantin Makovsky.
![Nero's Death, by Vasily Smirnov (wall size picture)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-971-1024x768.jpeg)
Nero’s Death, by Vasily Smirnov (wall size picture)
![Phrime at the Festival of Poseidon at the Elcusinia, by Henryk Seimiraszki (wall size picture)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-970-1024x768.jpeg)
Phrime at the Festival of Poseidon at the Elcusinia, by Henryk Seimiraszki (wall size picture)
![View of the memorial to Peter the First, by Vasily SerikovView of the memorial to Peter the First, by Vasily Serikov](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-966-1024x768.jpeg)
View of the memorial to Peter the First, by Vasily Serikov
No this is not a photograph! Scroll down and see for yourself:
![Twilight Moon, by Levitan](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-957-1024x768.jpeg)
Twilight Moon, by Levitan
!["Lake", by Issac Levitan](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-955-1024x768.jpeg)
“Lake”, by Issac Levitan
!["Silence", by Isaac Levitan](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-953-1024x768.jpeg)
“Silence”, by Isaac Levitan
![](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-950-1024x768.jpeg)
Yvacheslav Mikhailov Born 1945 – The last Supper (1984)
![Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin 1878-1939 - Self Portrait (1928)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-948-e1498499360675-768x1024.jpeg)
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin 1878-1939 – Self Portrait (1928)
!["Death of a Commissar", 1928, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-946-1024x768.jpeg)
“Death of a Commissar”, 1928, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)
!["Mother", 1915, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-944-1024x768.jpeg)
“Mother”, 1915, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)
!["Shock Workers (masters of analytical art)", 1934, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-942-e1498506858818-768x1024.jpeg)
“Shock Workers (masters of analytical art)”, 1934, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)
!["Live Head", 1926, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-940-e1498506986232-768x1024.jpeg)
“Live Head”, 1926, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)
!["Live Head", 1923, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Note the different version from 1926...](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-938-1024x768.jpeg)
“Live Head”, 1923, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Note the different version from 1926…
!["German War", 1914-15, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how amazing this picture is](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-937-1024x768.jpeg)
“German War”, 1914-15, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how amazing this picture is
!["Peasant Family", 1914, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-933-e1498507173348-768x1024.jpeg)
“Peasant Family”, 1914, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is
!["...Winter into Summer", 1913-14, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-931-1024x768.jpeg)
“…Winter into Summer”, 1913-14, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is
![by Natalia Gonocharova (I think...), 1881-1962](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-930-e1498507365509-768x1024.jpeg)
by Natalia Gonocharova (I think…), 1881-1962
![by Natalia Gonocharova (I think...), 1881-1962](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-929-e1498507438156-768x1024.jpeg)
by Natalia Gonocharova (I think…), 1881-1962
![I didn't like this one,even that he is very famous](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-928-1024x768.jpeg)
I didn’t like this one,even that he is very famous
![Cyclist (1913) by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-926-1024x768.jpeg)
Cyclist (1913) by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962
![by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-925-1024x768.jpeg)
by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962
![Portrait of Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964) and his platoon commander , 1911 Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-923-e1498507675469-768x1024.jpeg)
Portrait of Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964)
and his platoon commander , 1911 Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962
![Crimean Countryside, 1915 by Robert Falk, 1886-1958](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-921-e1498507787201-768x1024.jpeg)
Crimean Countryside, 1915 by Robert Falk, 1886-1958
![Winter City Landscape, circa 1914 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-919-1024x768.jpeg)
Winter City Landscape, circa 1914 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)
![Self portrait and portrait of Pyotr kanchilalovsky, 1910 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-917-1024x768.jpeg)
Self portrait and portrait of Pyotr kanchilalovsky, 1910 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)
![Family Portrait, 1911 by Pyotr Konchalovsky (1876-1956)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-915-1024x768.jpeg)
Family Portrait, 1911 by Pyotr Konchalovsky (1876-1956)
![Self Portraits (Harlequin and Pierrof) 1914, by Vasily Shukhayev (1887-1973) and Alexander Yakovlev (1887-1938)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-911-e1498508173506-768x1024.jpeg)
Self Portraits (Harlequin and Pierrof) 1914, by Vasily Shukhayev (1887-1973) and Alexander Yakovlev (1887-1938)
![Portrait of Anna Akhmatova, 1914 by Nathan Altman (1889-1970)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-909-e1498508311638-768x1024.jpeg)
Portrait of Anna Akhmatova, 1914 by Nathan Altman (1889-1970)
![Portrait of Vsyevolad Meyerhold, 1916 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-907-e1498508390441-768x1024.jpeg)
Portrait of Vsyevolad Meyerhold, 1916 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)
![A girl with a churn, 1917 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-905-1024x768.jpeg)
A girl with a churn, 1917 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)
![Portrait of Fyodor Chaliapiln 1922 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-903-e1498508534640-768x1024.jpeg)
Portrait of Fyodor Chaliapiln 1922 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)
![Bather, wood by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-901-e1498508610268-768x1024.jpeg)
Bather, wood by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)
![A woman bather 1921 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-896-1024x768.jpeg)
A woman bather 1921 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)
![Merchants Wife 1915, by Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-892-e1498508818887-768x1024.jpeg)
Merchants Wife 1915, by Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927)
![Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-885-e1498509077101-768x1024.jpeg)
Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)
![From far: no it is not Stalin. Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-884-e1498509128569-768x1024.jpeg)
From far: no it is not Stalin. Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)
![Hermit 1888, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-882-1024x768.jpeg)
Hermit 1888, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)
![Holy Russia, 1905, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-880-1024x768.jpeg)
Holy Russia, 1905, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)
![Mist, 1899 - by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-877-e1498509331188-768x1024.jpeg)
Mist, 1899 – by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)
![Different angle on Mist, 1899 - by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-873-e1498509431948-768x1024.jpeg)
Different angle on Mist, 1899 – by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)
![Visiting during a spring holiday, 1916, By Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-870-1024x768.jpeg)
Visiting during a spring holiday, 1916, By Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930)
![The great taking of the veil, 1898, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-878-1024x768.jpeg)
The great taking of the veil, 1898, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)
![By Mikhail Vrubel](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-867-1024x768.jpeg)
By Mikhail Vrubel. In reality his art is spectacular, the photos do not respect how good it is.
![By Mikhail Vrubel](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-865-e1498509696781-768x1024.jpeg)
By Mikhail Vrubel
![By Mikhail Vrubel](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-864-1024x768.jpeg)
By Mikhail Vrubel
![a 19th century chess set (the Russian museum, st. Peteresburg)](http://eran.ben-shahar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-863-1024x768.jpeg)
a 19th century chess set (the Russian museum, st. Peteresburg)