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Friday, May 27, 2005
Alexander I, "The Sphinx who remained an enigma to the grave"
Hermitage Museum: 27 May 2005 - 2 October 2005
Portrait of Alexander I
The exhibition in the Neva enfilade of state rooms in the Winter Palace displays more than 1,000 exhibits which are closely related to the life and activities of Emperor Alexander I. The materials are on loan from the collection of the State Hermitage, as well as from museums and archives of St Petersburg and Moscow. They include archival documents, portraits, and commemorative items. Many of the exhibits are being shown to the public for the first time. "...the Sphinx who remained an enigma to the grave; About him even today they dispute anew..." Thus wrote P.A. Vyazemsky nearly a half century after the death of Alexander I. These words are timely in our day as well, more than 180 years after the Emperor died. ... http://www.hermitagemuseum.org