Old Moscow Gallery
Moscow changes rapidly, but in the paintings of Stanislav Skobelev its former appearance is preserved — familiar, and yet already receding. The “Old Moscow” gallery brings together urban subjects spanning a long period of time: here one can see both fragments of the Soviet capital and motifs that feel close to the present day, but still retain their connection to the past.
Boulevards and lanes, courtyards and embankments, winter streets with trams and summer evenings in soft light — all these motifs become not simply landscapes but testimonies of an era. Through them one can sense how attitudes towards the city changed, how certain details disappeared and new ones appeared, and how the artist each time chose a vantage point that preserves the dignity and humanity of the space.
For the viewer, this gallery is an opportunity to make a personal journey through a Moscow in which the past can still be heard. Perhaps you will recognise here streets you once walked yourself, or see the places that older generations told you about.
Choose a few subjects that speak to you particularly, and allow yourself time simply to be in this “Old Moscow” — before returning to the present day.
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