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Russian Classics

May

A Rider on the Cat

Would you ever dreamt of riding on your huge cat? We remember that once We kindly gave Our large back to a young lady, who was posing for the painting by Karl Bryullov, a famous Russian painter with Italian roots: A nearby dog could not even bark from astonishment at Our...

Sep

Ilya Repin, Russian Museum

What if Leo Tolstoy wrote his “War and Peace” on Tumblr?

What if Leo Tolstoy wrote his “War and Peace” on Tumblr? He would have a cat beard! British scientists made this discovery with the help of Us, Zarathustra the Cat. For the great writer’s birthday We decided to reveal a version of his famous portrait by Ilya...

Jun

Ivan Argunov

An Unknown Woman and a Well Known Cat

Every elegant beauty in the history of art would love to be portrayed with Us, Zarathustra the Cat, but one Russian lady made her dream come true. Evidently this very fashionably clothed young woman loved her cat so much that she embroidered the vet collar of her feline friend in...

Mar

Vasily Pukirev, Tretyakov Gallery

Unequal marriage

In spite of our call to elect the Cat to Russian Presidency, the people were so blind to elect a human (even too human!). But as wise Lady Bee noticed, We returned many times in the painting of great masters during the history of mankind. Finally even Mr.Nietzsche noticed it and...

Mar

Tretyakov Gallery, Venetsianov

Spring is coming and coming!

Spring. Peasants in Russian villages began to prepare their big ginger cats for ploughing their immense fields. BUY THIS ARTWORK as a CANVAS PRINT or as a POSTER

Feb

Vasnetsov, Russian Museum, Tretyakov Gallery

The Russian Hero Cat

Everybody knows about extraordinary cats heroism. Russians expecially appreciated cats fighting abilities. Russian knights never went to struggle with the dragons witout a cat: Russian Hero Cats are well known in world history:

Jan

Tretyakov Gallery, Vasily Surikov

Jingle bells

Sometimes strange events happened in Russian history in wintertime: The true version of the iconic painting of the famous Russian artist Vasily Surikov depicts such a story There is an old Romanian legend about it and Our role in the life of Boyarynya (noblewoman) Morozova:...

Feb

Tretyakov Gallery, Vassiy Perov

Cat in Winter

By the will of the gods, We are relieved from knowing about outside terror during Russian winter, but Our heart is full of misericordia:

Feb

Shiskin, Tretyakov Gallery

Russian Cats or Russian Bears?

We and Shishkin know the right answer: The truth is that Konstantin Savitsky had painted the Cats but the art collector Pavel Tretyakov effaced his signature, stating that “from idea until performance, everything discloses the painting manner and creative method peculiar...

Feb

Aivazovsky, Russian Museum

Sea of Cats

We are terrible but merciful: The painting has warm tones. Due to the figure of caring Cat the sea appears to be not so menacing and gives hope to the people.