Professor of Hispanic Studies & Film and Media Studies, College of William and Mary.
Specialist on Latin American culture with emphasis on Cuban cinema. Author of several books and numerous essays including World Film Locations: Havana (2014) and On Location in Cuba: Street Filmmaking during Times of Transition (2009).
The Hermitage (Государственный Эрмитаж) is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world. The origins of the Hermitage can be traced back to the private art collection of Tsar Peter the Great, who purchased a large variety of works during his travels to Europe. Founded in 1764 by Tsarina Catherine the Great, it has been open to the public since 1852.
Anna Akhmatova, born Anna Andreevna Gorenko on 1889, is best known not only as a great Russian poet but as symbol of strength during Stalin’s oppressive rule. She began to publish her works as a teenager, using the pen name “Akhmatova” in appreciation of her Tatar great-grandmother.