In the Christian world the images of the Virgin and Saints as well as the scenes of the Annunciation and the Adoration have been the source of artists' inspiration throughout many centuries. Evangelic
Works from the palatial Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, are beautifully reproduced in this splendid volume. For 255 years, the State Hermitage has been one of Europe's largest and significa
Authors Vladimir Putin, Vasily Shestakov, and Alexy Levitsky give a complete history of judo, from its origins in Japanese jujitsu through its development into an Olympic sport, including Russia's con
