Boris Piotrovsky

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THE HISTORY The Hermitage, one of the largest and oldest museums in the OF THE GALLERY world, has come a long way from its position as a "place of seclusion" (the French ermitage, whence its name) in the palace of the Russian Empress to its present-day standing as an immensely popular national...