This elaborate Russian empire–style mansion, opposite the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, houses a gallery dedicated to the work of Soviet and post-Soviet artist Ilya Glazunov. Glazunov is famous for his controversial, colourful paintings that depict hundreds of people, places and events from Russian history in one monumental scene. His most famous work is Eternal Russia (Bechnaya Rossiya), while more recent examples are Mystery of the 20th Century and Market of Our Democracy .
