Between 1981 and 1987 studied Russian and world art at the Faculty of History at the Leningrad State University. Tatyana Ilina, Nina Kalitina, Valentin Bulkin, Elena Vaganova and Ivan Chechot was of my teachers. In 1984, in parallel with studies begun to work at the department of painting (18th–19th centuries) at the State Russian Museum and participated in preparations for the anniversary exhibition of works by Dmitry Levitzky. Art painting of Levitsky became first significant research subject and resulted in thesis, "Official prohibitions in the work of D.G. Levitzky. Their art principles and an ideological orientation" («Официальные заказы в творчестве Д. Г. Левицкого. Их художественные принципы и идеологическая направленность», 1987) and the book Неизвестный Левицкий. Портретное творчество живописца в контексте петербургского мифа (1996).
Further research work has included paintings of Jan Chrucki , Alexander Brullov , William Heste , and Adam Menelaws . The author of more than 70 articles in the Grove Dictionary of Art (1996). Between 1990 and 2000 reviewed Saint Petersburg art exhibitions for the magazines «Итоги» and «Арт-хроника» and newspapers «Российская культура» and «Время новостей ».
The history of the Stroganov family became the second important topic of research. From 1991 examined the history of the Stroganov Palace . In 2006 edited "Not worse than Thomon " («Не хуже Томона»), where he described the period of 1771—1817 in the history of the Stroganovs.The book was assessed by Vremya Novostei as one of the best Russian books in the field of art in 2007. In 2008 defended his doctor of historical sciences dissertation on the subject «Государственная и меценатская деятельность рода Строгaновых в имперский период» (State and patronal activity of Stroganovs during the imperial period).At the same time wrote the book Дома и дворцы Строгaновых (Houses and Palaces of Stroganovs), in which described the history of the Stroganovs in the Tsarist period. New edition of this book with title '500 years of Strogonov' published in 2012 with special part about Marino estate of Sophia Stroganov near St. Petersburgh. At same year such monument as Strogonoff garden got book 'Stogonov dacha. About almost disappered monument'. In 2003 awarded the Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" («В память 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга»).
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