Literary Artist about Artists of the Brush: V.V. Rozanov about Russian Fine Art and National Character
The article focuses on the yet insufficiently explored side of Rozanov's (1856-1919) work - his views on the art. Rozanov, as one of the brightest publicists and philosophers of his time, clearly saw the general trends in the development of not only social and political, but also of historical and cultural life. His commnts about the theatre, architecture, dance and painting are original and reflect not only his personal impressions, but also allow us to understand better the peculiarities of the national character of Russian people. Through the prism of his religious and philosophical views, Rozanov saw in the pictures of Repin, Nesterov, Malayvin, Ivanov and others the reflection of the historical and spiritual processes of the turning-point era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.