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1856—The State Tretyakov Gallery is founded
The Tretyakov Gallery is the national museum of Russian fine arts of X–XXI centuries. This day a merchant and collector Pavel Mikhaylovich Tretyakov purchases his first paintings, thus starting the collection. He dreams about creating a museum of Russian national painting school, and dedicates 40 years of his life to this museum.









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