Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov was born in St. Petersburg in 1865. He lived with his mother in Munich, where he learned to draw first from the German engraver Karl Kepping, then from I.E. Repin. Serov made friends with Ilya Efimovich, visited him in the summer in Abramtsevo, traveled with him around ...

The Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn lived in the 17th century. His works were distinguished by emotional richness, they convey the whole spectrum of human feelings, reveal the spiritual world. He gained recognition after his death, in the 19th century. But even during the life of his creations were bought. ...

In our difficult time, when a large percentage of young people spend their free time on social networks, it is almost impossible to see the company of people spending the evening listening to songs with the guitar. But still some 20-30 years ago, many fans of domestic rock wanted to ...

For people who are not interested in the details of the personal lives of popular singers and singers, it may be a discovery that they belong to Ukrainian pop culture. Indeed, every second artist who performs on the Russian stage was born in Ukraine. There is an opinion that artists ...

It’s not in vain that Alla Pugacheva in our country has been called the Primadon Russian stage for several decades. She is rightfully considered the number one Soviet and Russian singer. Her songs are known to people of all ages and musical preferences. Alla once collaborated with the most talented ...

Songs of the 80-90s are still heard, especially foreign ones - they are easy to sing, they are quickly remembered, many people sing them even in the 2000s. Music of the 80-90s seems more attractive than modern music for a reason, because to a greater extent it was made by people on musical instruments. Base now ...

Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky is one of the most popular Soviet actors, poets and musicians. An odious person whose life and death is shrouded in many mysteries, which are not always supported by facts, but from this seem even more interesting. Now many people think that he was a star of the All-Union ...

No matter what they say about emancipation, a woman will never become like a man, their preferences will always vary. In most cases, girls will choose a love affair, not fiction, champagne, not cognac, a beautiful dress, not a tracksuit. This applies to all areas, and music ...

Chanson in translation from French means "folk song", and also implies modern pop music. Often listeners of the radio are mistaken, believing that "chanson" is music of dubious quality. In fact, this is a chanson: Okudzhava, Grebenshchikov, Makarevich, Zemfira, Vysotsky ... ...

When we look at the picture, the first thing we enjoy is the image. The lunar lake, stretching in the mystery of the enchanting night, the melancholy in the face of a beautiful woman, the autumn rainy park - certainly attract attention and arouse a sense of aesthetic pleasure in us. But few ...

In today's world, not a single person can do without a mobile phone - it has everything you need. Previously, walking along the street or moving around in a vehicle, it was possible to notice that people “rang” their phones - each used his own cut-out from his favorite composition to make a call....

A rock band from the UK called The Beatles was founded in 1960, and immediately gained listeners. The group was founded by 15-year-old John Lennon, it happened in 1956. The Beatles have 18 albums, the most popular of them are called: “Help! "," Magical Mystery Tour "," Beatles ...

Among young people, rhythmic songs with simple melodies are most popular. As a rule, the text in them is naive and uncomplicated, so that music is perceived easily, which is just what is needed as entertainment. Moving by car, in public transport or walking ...

Bella Akhatovna Akhmadulina managed to become one of the most famous and widely read Russian lyric poets of the second half of the 20th century. She began to write poetry as a child, her own poetic manner began to be developed at about 15 years old. At 22, the poet wrote one of her ...

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov is a Russian composer and pianist who became famous in his student years, studying at the conservatory. His most famous works: concert for piano and orchestra No. 3 (which is one of the most complex piano works in the world), 5 preludes, concert ...

For such idols of the world as Freddie Mercury it is customary to recall for centuries. Now the audience’s favorite, optimistic, energetic and charismatic performer has exceeded 70 years ... Ah, how many beautiful works he could give to the world, this “Great Pretender”. And now a little history....

Poems about the war, few can leave anyone indifferent. Especially soulful are the verses whose authorship belongs to front-line poets. Julia Drunina is just such a poet. She was a young sixteen-year-old girl was drafted to the front and all these four terrible years she brought victory along with millions ...

King of pop music, charming, successful and such a bright performer Michael Jackson would be over 60 years old. How many wonderful songs he presented to the world during his rich and long career, and how many he could have written if he had not left us suddenly. Jackson beat everything ...

French culture has always been attractive to citizens of our vast homeland. Literature, film industry, cuisine and, of course, music. French songs have a unique charm and peculiar only to them special lyricism. Poems in French can turn any more or less ...

Andrei Dmitrievich Dementyev was a well-known songwriter, TV presenter, worked on the radio, from 1981 to 1992 he headed the Youth magazine (he was its editor-in-chief). Once graduated from the Literary Institute. A.M. Gorky, after which he worked in several newspapers. Over 50 books came out with his ...