Nadya Rusheva's Museum-Room Opened Anew in Moscow

The museum-room devoted to famous young artist Nadya Rusheva, who died 16, is opened anew in Moscow school #470 where Nadya had been studying. Nadya comes of the family of Konstantin Rushev, Russian artist, and Natalia Azhykmaa, one of the first Tuvan ballet-dancers. Her parents got acquainted in the first theatre studio set up in the 40-ties in Tuva by a group of Russian specialists who came there on the invitation of the Tuvan Government. Konstantin Rushev was a theatre designer. Natalia Azhykmaa was the soloist of the first dancing company organized by choreographer Anatolii Shatin. Nadya was born in Mongolia where Rushev was sent to after his work in Tuva. Then the family moved to Turkmenistan and then settled down in Moscow. Nadya's artistic talent was discovered at a very early age. Russian children's magazines published her numerous light sketches illustrating Tolstoi's “War and Peace'. Shakespear's 'Romeo and Juliette', Pushkin's works, Bulgakov's 'Master and Margarette'. Her exhibitions were on show in many countries. She left a heritage of over 10 000 drawings which are now kept in the Pushkin's and Tolstoi's museums. Some of the sketches her mother presented to the Tuvan museum.