Art treasures in Russia; monuments, masterpieces, commissions, and collections / Introd. by Dimitri Obolensky. [General editors, Bernard S. Myers and Trewin Copplestone].
The ancient cultures -- The civilisations of the South West -- The building of the Islamic cities -- Icons and architecture in a Byzantine world -- The flowering of Moscow -- Peter the Great and the new capital -- The zenith of imperial Russia -- Social revolution and the arts -- The artist and the state -- Museums and monuments.