I was so glad to get a rest this morning. Yesterday was pretty full on and I’m still exhausted by the flight in the Mig. I was due to get a tour of the Kremlin but it seems I am destined not to see the “standard” tourist spots as, once again, this site is closed due to the celebration preparations.

I did, however, get to go to a little less visited museum by one of Russia’s top artists Zurab Tsereteli, and one of the staff there (Anastasia) kindly offered to give Alexandra and I a tour of the museum and the background on the work.

Anastasia

His work can be seen at The Dolgorukovs’ House which is at 119034, Moscow,  and I can honestly say it’s worth a visit. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

His work ranges from sculptures of many different types and styles through to fine art painting.

Paint Close Up

Enamel On Copper

Some of his sculptures are huge, including a massive apple that you can walk inside and one of his fairly recent ones is a massive statue of Peter the Great, located in central Moscow.

Apple

Statue

Peter The Great

Early night and tomorrow it’s the L-39!