Masterpieces from Kazan at Tretyakov gallery

Marathon of festive actions devoted to celebrating the 1000-anniversary of Kazan started yesterday in Moscow.

Opening the exhibition in six halls of State Tretyakov galleries within the framework of the project "Gold map of Russia " from assembly of the RT State museum of fine arts is the first resonant public event in a turn of planned events, called to emphasize weightiness of Kazan.

Alongside with works of outstanding masters of XVIII - beginning of XX centuries of portraitists D.Levitsky and V.Tropinin, adherents of classical Russian art school of I.Repin, I.Shishkin, V.Serov, founders of Russian avant guarde of N.Goncharov, M.Larionov, V.Kandinsky, bright painters R.Falk and M.Saryan, special attention attract the works by masters born in Tatarstan land Nikolai Feshin (1881-1955) and the ancestor of Tatar professional fine arts Baki Urmanche (1897-1990).

According to RT Deputy Prime Minister Zilya Valeeva, opening of this exhibition is one of significant events in a turn of anniversary actions which is being held as in Russia so in distant and near abroad. " It is very pleasant, that the first serious actions devoted to the 1000-anniversary of Kazan passed in Moscow ", - she said.