Russian Art Quotes

Whenever you are unhappy ... go to Russia. Anyone who has come to understand that country well will find himself content to live nowhere else.

I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.

I would rather live in Russia on black bread and vodka than in the United States at the best hotels. America knows nothing of food, love or art.

There are a lot of things about Russian culture, art, music, photography and literature that I'm love with.

I think of myself as a Russophile. I speak the language and studied the nation's literature and history in college.

It's very important for me to be in Russia and continue working with Russian filmmakers because I am a Russian actor, and I am very thankful for having the chance to work with very talented people here in Russia.

I didn't choose Russia but Russia chose me. I had been fascinated from an early age by the culture, the language, the literature and the history to the place.

I know Russia well.

Not too many people out there are interested in Russia so much that they really want to watch things about Russia and only about Russia.

My wife is from Russia. I like the country, the mentality of the people.

Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only.

I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour.

I lived in Moscow for four years and really, really enjoyed it, and I have a really deep love for the Russian language and Russian culture.

There was something about the idea of Russia that I found very intriguing, and I think I had romanticized it a lot.

I like Russia. I love Russians!

The most authentic Russian Impressionism leaves one perplexed if one compares it with Monet and Pissarro. Here, in the Louvre, before the canvases of Manet, Millet and others, I understood why my alliance with Russia and Russian art did not take root.

I love Russian culture. I don't know the young Russia, I'm not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment.

The Russian people, sober, are said to be a gentle people.

The whole world recognizes Russia's cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.

The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition.

Russia itself is an extremely complex country, and sometimes I feel like all of that comes back to haunt me. I can see why so many Russian writers were so tortured.

Moscow is a huge inspiration for me. I love what I find here, I love being here.