The image of Finland at the exhibitions of artists association “Mir Iskusstva” (World of Art)

Abstract

The complex and ambiguous relations between Russia and Finland at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries were reflected in the cultural sphere, in particular, at the exhibitions of the most “pro-Western” art association of Russia “Mir Iskusstva” (World of Art). The image of Finnish nature, created at the “Mir Iskusstva” (World of Art) exhibitions, revealed the poetic charm of the natural, dim beauty of the northern landscape, which has common features with the Central Russian landscape. He contributed to the formation of a common cultural integrity, allowing researchers to talk about the uniform features of the northern version of the Art Nouveau style, common to both Russian and Finnish art.