Every country has its grand canvas- the so called masterpiece that hangs in a hallowed hall and sums up the national identity for generations to come. For the fender it is Delacroix’s “Liberty leading the people”, for the Dutch Rembrandts “night watc, for the Americans “Washington crossing the Delaware “and for we Russians it is a pair of twins Nicolas Gay’s “Peter the Great interrogating Alexei” and Ilya repins Ivan the terrible and his son “.
