Introduction to the Special issue "NORWAY–RUSSIA: ON THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURES"

THE VERSATILITY OF NORWEGIAN ARTISTIC CULTURE, AND THE TIES THAT GREW UP BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS OF TWO COUNTRIES ARE FOR THE FIRST TIME REPRESENTED ON SUCH A BROAD SCALE IN THE PAGES OF THE NORWEGIAN-RUSSIAN SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE "TRETYAKOV GALLERY" MAGAZINE. THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE WORLD-RENOWNED NORWEGIAN PAINTER EDVARD MUNCH PROVES FITTING INSPIRATION FOR SUCH A JOINT INITIATIVE.

THE PUBLICATION WAS CREATED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MUNCH MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN OSLO, THE GUSTAV VIGELAND MUSEUM, THE EMANUEL VIGELAND MUSEUM, THE GALLERY ESPOLIN, THE BERGEN KUNSTHALL, THE ASTRUP FERNLEY MUSEUM, THE SONJA HENIE-ONSTAD ART CENTRE, THE EDVARD GRIEG MUSEUM, THE NIDAROS CATHEDRAL, THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN LIBRARY IN NORWAY, AND THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY, PUSHKIN FINE ARTS MUSEUM, THE BAKHRUSHIN THEATRE MUSEUM, AND THE MOSCOW ART THEATRE MUSEUM IN RUSSIA.

THIS ISSUE CONTINUES THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME "ON THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURES" INITIATED BY THE "GRANY. ART-CRYSTAL-BRUT" FOUNDATION. WE HOPE THAT THE ART COMMUNITY AND READERS WILL APPRECIATE THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, ART RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THIS UNIQUE PUBLICATION, WHICH HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE INITIATIVE OF THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, AND REPRESENTS OUR JOINT CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRENGTHENING OF MUTUAL TRUST AND DEVELOPMENT OF CENTURIES-OLD CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN NORWAY AND RUSSIA.

Alexander Rozhin, editor-in-chief
Natella Voiskounski, co-editor

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