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Andrews', Roerich's and Filchner's separate expeditions in Mongolia; expeditions on all the continents...
Archaeologists were glad: In the Altai Mountains, along northern Tibet, Dr. Roerich found tombs like those of Ancient Goths in eastern Europe. Buckles ornamented with Goth-like double eagles strengthened his theory. Tibetans told him that anciently the country around Lhasa was called Gotha...
Scientists were glad: Roerich notebooks were crammed with important observations-magnetic, meteorological, geological, topical botanical, zoological...
Russians were glad: The Roerichs were born there. Nicholas Roerich's father, important St. Petersburg attorney, insisted that his son study the law. The son wanted to study art. He studied both simultaneously and never practiced law. His first paintings were realistic and ordinary, yet showed that flashy brilliance that many Russians have when they are young and conceited. He spent a year in Paris and turned impressionist. Fantastic flat decorations are his forte and peculiarity. In this manner he has tried to picture Russia's and Asia's past. His pieces number about 3,000. Several...
Artists were glad: Nicholas Roerich has shown them a way of becoming successful. Returned to St. Petersburg from Paris he wanted to found a school. He hobnobbed with intellectuals; joined societies, shouted out his art theories, got an audience. He became first president of the first Russian art review Mir Iskusstva (Artistic World), which Serge Diaghilev edited. He designed the scenery for Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor, for Stanislavsky's production of Peer Gynt, for Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps. For this last one he also wrote the libretto. Then came the Russian revolutions...