for elena vasilievna alladova, her whole life was here.y exhibit, a piece of the soul that... art, each of them has its own story. painting by aivazovsky. the last breath of the ship. the events of 1962 came to mind. another visit to moscow straight to lydia ruslanova. and as always, with jars of branded lingonberry and pear jam, kumpichkom. aladova began to persuade the owner to sell another painting. the strong friendship of the two women helped to acquire. kustodieva, merchant with purchases, a portrait of matvey veregorsky in the national art museum; the tretyakov gallery claimed them. the memories resonated with warmth in my heart. the unequal marriage of vasily pukerev, i recalled with a smile, how then, quite unexpectedly, i managed to acquire a painting. aladova had been standing for quite a long time in front of the painting by vasily pukerev - unequal marriage, which somehow ended up here in the moscow durov corner theater. first i looked at it from different angles, then again i assessed it with my professional gaze. near the co