The Museum of Russian Icons Summer 2017 Newsletter MORI_summer_2017_NL | Page 2

REFLECTING ON
REVOLUTION:
This year marks the centenary of the October Revolution of
1917–a monumental event that profoundly shaped the present
geopolitical reality. Once the most sacred date in the Soviet
calendar, there are few, if any, plans to mark the occasion
within Russia itself, in marked contrast to other parts of the
world.
Commemorating the
Centenary of 1917 Ms. Eremeeva will reflect on the cultural and political
significance of the Revolution over the past century; explore why Russia’s leaders
are ignoring this significant anniversary; and theorize what can be gleaned from this
about Russia’s political future. The talk will conclude with a lively Q&A.
An Evening With
Historian and Humorist
Jennifer Eremeeva A reception featuring a signature cocktail and zakuska (Russian hors d’oeuvres)
created by Eremeeva—who is also a food writer and curator—will follow the talk.
Ms. Eremeeva will be signing her books, Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis
and Mayhem in Moscow and Have Personality Disorder, Will Rule Russia, which will
be available for purchase.
Saturday, August 26, 3:30 – 6:00pm
Members $30, Nonmembers $40
Registration is required by August 22.
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Coming in October
Two-Day
Ethiopian
Icon
Workshop
MIGRATION & MEMORY:
Jewish Artists of the Russian and Soviet Empires
from the Vladimir and Vera Torchilin Collection
Tuesday and Wednesday,
July 25 & 26, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Members $350, Nonmembers $400,
includes all materials. Pre-paid
registration is required by July 21. Call
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This hands-on workshop with
iconographer Christopher Gosey
will cover the theology, purpose,
and spiritual meaning of Ethiopian
and Eastern Orthodox icons; the
spiritual preparations for painting
an icon; and techniques used in the
Ethiopian tradition. Each student will
complete a 7”x 9” icon of “Christ the
Suffering Servant,” a classic Ethiopian
representation.
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Jennifer Eremeeva is a longtime American expatriate resident of Moscow who writes
about Russian history, culture, food, daily life, and travel within Russia and beyond.
To learn more about her work, visit jennifereremeeva.com.
The Museum is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition, Migration and
Memory: Jewish Artists of the Russian and Soviet Empires. The exhibition will
feature approximately 100 works drawn from the Vladimir and Vera Torchilin
Collection that explore the creative responses as well as historical trajectories of
Jewish artists born, trained, or active in the Russian as well as Soviet Empires in
the twentieth century. Organized by Boston’s Ballets Russes Arts Initiative, it is
curated by BRAI’s Executive Director, Anna Winestein, and structured around the
themes of migration and memory that are central to the Jewish experience in this
period.
The exhibition will open on October 12 and run through January 28, 2018. Watch
our website for related programs and events.
Please note:
registration
fees
are Tempera
non-refundable
Leonid and
Rimma Brailovsky,
Procession,
on Board, detail. Collection of Vladimir and Vera Torchilin,
photo copyright Ballets Russes Arts Initiative. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky.