Articles about Russian fine art

Russian art has a long fascinating history and I wish everybody could have an opportunity to explore my country's artistic tradition. However the majority resources on the Internet dedicated to Russian art are in Russian.

Luckily enough the other day I found a unique website devoted to Russian art and culture: http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/visual_arts/description/ It has nearly 20 wonderful articles with illustrations on the various topics and various genres of Russian art. Some of the stories were a discovery for me too. I personally strongly recommend to read the following articles:

History of Russian fine arts
Lubok, the Art of Old Russian Comics (see photo on the right)

Russian Avant-garde Art