Портреты современников

Sergei Makovsky (1877 - 1962), a brilliant essayist, famous art historian, organizer of many exhibitions, critic, headed the Apollo magazine, which went down in the history of Russian culture. In his book, published for the first time in Russia, he gives a reliable picture of a huge layer of Russian artistic culture at the turn of eras. This panorama opens with a long essay about his father, the famous artist Konstantin Makovsky. Next come the names that make up the pride of Russian literature and art: V. Solovyov, G. Brandes, A. Dobrolyubov, F. Shalyapin, S. Diaghilev, I. Annensky, Vyach. Ivanov, M. Voloshin, Cherubina de Gabriak, V. Kachalov, O. Mandelstam, A. Benois... Personal memories are interspersed with a critical assessment of their work. The book is addressed to a wide range of readers.