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Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky or Dobujinsky (2 August 1875, Novgorod — 20 November 1957, New York City) was a Russian-Lithuanian graphic artist noted for cityscapes which convey a feeling of the doomed country that was pre-revolutionary Russia. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ...

Of noble Lithuanian extraction, Dobuzhinsky was educated in St Petersburg, Nagybanya and Munich, where he came to be influenced by the Jugendstil. Having returned to Russia, he joined the Mir iskusstva, an artistic circle which idealized the 18th century as the "age of elegance". Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Alfons Mucha, lithographed poster, 1898 Art Nouveau (French for New art) is an art and design style that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century. ... Miriskusniki tended to idealize the 18th century as the quintessential Age of Art. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Dobuzhinsky was distinguished from other miriskusniki by his expressionist manner and keen interest in modern industrial cityscape. He often painted seedy or tragic scenes from urban life which expressed the nightmarish bleakness and loneliness of modern times. Among his works were also humorous vignettes and sketches with demon-like creatures which seemed to embody the monstruosities of urbanization. On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ... The Nissan Skyline is an intermediate-size Japan and other countries. ... The word vignette has several meanings, depending on the context. ... Look up Sketch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Like other members of the Mir iskusstva, Dobuzhinsky experimented with scenic design. At first he worked for Stanislavsky, but later contributed sets to several Diaghilev productions as well. He also gained renown as an excellent art teacher; among his young pupils was Vladimir Nabokov, with whom he maintained correspondence for decades. Miriskusniki tended to idealize the 18th century as the quintessential Age of Art. ... Scenic design also known as Stage design is the creation of theatrical scenery. ... Konstantin (Constantin) Stanislavski (Константи́н Серге́евич Станисла́вский / Алексе́ев) (January 5, 1863 - August 7, 1938) was a Russian theatre and acting innovator. ... Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (Сергей Павлович Дягилев) (March 19, 1872 – August 19, 1929), often known as Serge, was a Russian ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would later arise. ... Vladimir Nabokov This page is about the novelist. ...

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Dobuzhinsky followed the advice of Jurgis Baltrusaitis and withdrew to Lithuania. He was naturalized there in 1924 and lived in Kaunas until 1939, when he emigrated to the USA. Among his later works are series of masterful and dramatic illustrations, notably for Dostoyevsky's White Nights (1923) and Yuri Olesha's Three Fat Men (1925). The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political events in Russia, which, after the elimination of the Russian autocracy system, and the Provisional Government (Duma), resulted in the establishment of the Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. ... Jurgis Baltrušaitis (born in Paantvardziani in 1873 - died in Paris in 1944) was a Lithuanian poet, an art-historian and an art-theoretic, who wrote his literary works in Lithuanian and Russian. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Kaunas County Municipality Kaunas city municipality Elderate Number of elderates 11 Coordinates 54°54′N 23°56′E General information Capital of Kaunas County Kaunas district municipality Kaunas city municipality Population (rank) 361,274 in 2005 (2nd) First mentioned 1361 Granted city rights 1408... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... Yuri Olesha (1899 – 1960) was a Russian novelist. ...

During the WWII, Dobuzhinsky painted imaginary landscapes of besieged Leningrad. His memoirs were published posthumously. German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...