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Today we celebrate the 180th birthday of one of the most prominent Moscow figures. Savva Mamontov (1841-1918), Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur, and patron of the arts, influenced the Russian art scene tremendously.

In the Mamontov's to Mamontov in the Abramtsevo estate near Moscow, an Abramtsevo Art group was founded. Such painters as Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, Viktor Vasnetsov, and others discovered and developed their talents there.

Mamontov founded the Moscow Private Russian Opera. With his active support, a wide audience was able to get acquainted with the performing skills of Fyodor Chaliapin, who was a soloist of this theater in the second half of the 1890s.

Winter is the best season to visit a traditional Russian banya. The wet heat of it will battle the big winter freeze. Are you going to visit a bathhouse in Moscow? Here are some tips for you to enjoy your banya evening.

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