The discovery of a Scythian boot in the Altai Mountains, a region spanning parts of Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan, is an important archaeological find that provides insight into the craftsmanship and daily life of the ancient Scythian nomads.
Currently...
The world’s oldest known rug, the Pazyryk, dates back to the 4th to 3rd centuries BC. Preserved by the cold, icy conditions of the Altai Mountains, it has remained in remarkable condition for over 2,500 years.
The rug's survival is...
The Archaic Kore 670 from the Acropolis Museum was treated as a unique and emblematic work of art by the Russian audience, which is being presented in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
The exceptionally preserved Kore, which dates...
Greece and Russia launched their one-year cultural cooperation with the opening on Friday of a small exhibition of three selected golden objects from the Scythian collection of St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum.
The presentation of these objects is a precursor to...
The British Museum's decision in December to loan a piece of the infamous Parthenon Marbles to Russia's major museum, Hermitage, in St. Petersburg, has fueled Greece's anger regarding the British stance on the issue of their return, with Greek...
