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From Czars to Commissars: A Museum Survives*

• 1994 ----- color ----- 55 min ----- vhs
• (Hermitage, The: A Russian Odyssey series, Part 3) In this final program in the series, vintage film illustrating the horrors of revolution and war plays counterpoint to breathtaking works by Matisse, Renoir, and Picasso. When Nicholas II succumbed to the people's revolution and Lenin rose to power, The Hermitage became the world's largest museum, increased by thousands of works previously held in private collections. In a shocking turn of events, Stalin, Lenin's successor, sold many of the museums irreplaceable treasures for cash. Yet, The Hermitage survived Stalin, as well as World War II, when two thirds of its collection were transported safely out of Leningrad before the Nazi siege. Chronicles this incredible institution's triumphs over cataclysmic world events, even the dramatic fall of communism. (Donated by the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
• Topics: (Art: History, History: Russian, East European and Central Asian, Political Science: Russian, East European and Central Asian, Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies)

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