Mussorgsky (Ilia Repin), Akhmatova (Olga Della-Vos-Kardovskaia) and Dostoevsky (Vasily Perov)

Russian art in the limelight: paintings and portraits that tell remarkable stories

28 April 2016

An exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery features paintings of some of Russia’s legendary creative figures. Russia and the Arts, which draws attention to a generation of overlooked artists, is curated by Dr Rosalind P Blakesley. This month also sees the launch of Blakesley’s new book, ̽»¨Ö±²¥Russian Canvas, a work set to expand our understanding of a century of painting through periods of remarkable social and political change.

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Alan Turing - born 100 years ago, 23 June 1912

Alan Turing Institute up and running

05 August 2015

National institute for the development and use of advanced mathematics, computer science, algorithms and ‘Big Data’ has announced its first director, and will start research activities in the autumn. 

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