an exhibition of plasticine figures of leonid zaitsev was dedicated to this date.broidered cape. now she presented in the exhibition of the museum of islamic art in the capital of qatar, doha. threads of unusual color, on the one hand, are well camouflaged to match the environment, on the other hand, they attract prey with their brightness. in order to produce the raw materials, more than 1,200 were needed. not without human labor. dozens of craftsmen worked on the cape for 8 years. the authors of the project wanted to show how ephemeral material can become a solid basis for modern art. the threads are 15 times thinner than human hair in their strength exceeds the synthetic fiber kevlar, so the golden cape can serve not only as decoration, but as protection. it is impossible to grow such spiders in artificial conditions; every day we had to collect them in the jungles of madagascar, bring them to production, and then release them again. we are very careful about preserving the ecosystem. when making a cape, not a single orb weaver. this concludes our episode, all t

leonid zaitsev created his own plasticine army almost a quarter of a century.rs, he wanted them to eventually form real regiments in accordance with historical realities. when they received the collection at the artillery museum, they immediately realized that the figures would fit perfectly into many historical paintings. present in the picture. paul in red clothes, here they are, and horse artillery, russian horse artillery, that is, as if the figures continue this picture. on the canvas of the battle of ferche pinoise in 1814, after the defeat of napoleonic troops in russia, the russian army entered france and had to overcome the resistance of the french on their way to the capital. it was in these battles that the cavalry and infantrymen of emperor alexander i showed themselves in all their glory. they were called the last knights of europe. france and , above all, paris were shocked by this stunning behavior of the russian troops, who ... so to speak, lost, burned their capital, yes, now they came to the capital defeated enemy and behave there in a complet