Rossiia raspiataia - Glazunov I.S.

The autobiography of the world-famous Russian artist Ilya Glazunov is in many ways unique and unusual. The author tells in it not only about the pre-war childhood, the terrible days of the Leningrad blockade, about the beginning of the path and the formation of the future artist, but also about our tragic time, about his understanding of creativity and art, about views on the history of the infinitely beloved by him Russia. The artist tries to think about the forgotten pages not only of Russian history, but also of world history in a new way. Ilya Sergeevich had a chance to visit many countries of the world, he was familiar with most of the cult figures of the 20th century. He had the opportunity to paint portraits of such extraordinary personalities as John Paul II, Indira Gandhi and Fidel Casto. Exhibitions of Ilya Glazunov with thousands of queues of spectators were, are and will be events of great spiritual significance in the life of our society. The artist's multifaceted work, like this book, is evidence of the struggle between good and evil, where the battlefield - the heart of the man "Russia crucified", a book-confession written with the piercing truth of the artist and citizen - is a document of great spirituality, faith in revival of our multicultural Homeland.