(Portrait of Praskovya Ivanovna Zhemchugova-Sheremeteva by Nokolai Argunov, from Wiki File)The musical life of eighteenth-century Russia was dominated by the court and private theatres such… Read More
It’s no accident that St Petersburg is known as the ‘Venice of the North’. The city is built on a network of hundreds of rivers and canals, all waiting to be explored.
With… Read More
There are so many reason to visit St Petersburg. Some people come in search of culture, others seek inspiration from its literary associations. For some, it’s the architecture that&rsq… Read More
Uploaded by zilzila007 NOW THE POWERS OF HEAVENComposed by Count Aleksandr Sheremetev (1859-1931)Performed by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery ChoirNine sili nebsniya s nami nevidimo sluzhat |… Read More