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Édouard Vuillard was so secretive that he berated himself for betraying his emotions in conversation. He was a reticent, impassioned man, a timid stalker and a social climbing anarchist, caught in conflicting desires. From the 1880s until the advent of World War II, using styles from academic to (...)

Chronicles the efforts of the Hermitage staff to preserve priceless works of art during the 900 days of the Siege of Leningrad from 1941-1944.