Vasnetsovschina. Vasnetsova O.

In the history of Russia there are dynasties marked by the special light of talent, spirituality, noble service to their people. These include the Vasnetsov family. Its most famous representative is Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov, the author of such works as “heroes”, “Alyonushka”, “The God of the Baby”, “Knight at the crossroads” and many others who have forever included in the cultural code of Russia.

< P> For many years O.A. Vasnetsova, great -granddaughter of Ark. M. Vasnetsova, collected information about her ancestors - archival materials, photographs, memories. The book "Vasnetsovschina" created by her is unique. This is a fascinating life story and work of members of a great kind, who gave our country artists, priests, public figures, teachers, scientists who served Russia for three centuries.

The publication for the first time without abbreviations presented the correspondence of Viktor Mikhailovich with relatives, As well as numerous portraits of his family members, rarely published even in art criticism. From the materials of the book, the reader learns about how they lived, studied, what the members of the Big Family of the Vasnetsovs were fond of, as well as about those people with whom they were familiar or friendly - about mammoth, prachov and pollen, as well as about M. Gorky, F. Chaliapin and many others. The book talks about how in our time in the Vyatka Territory places are preserved and revived related to the life and work of artists Victor and Apopoloria Vasnetsov. The book is richly illustrated by family photographs, works of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov and other members of his family.