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Roman Lineng
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ProtoAIrt
Lina Mkrtchyan: Voice Beyond the Stage
The episode explores the enigmatic career of opera singer Lina Mkrtchyan, surrounded by legend and withdrawal from the official musical world. Her dramatic, actorly style, rare archival recordings, and deliberate turn from public fame to spiritual service reveal an artist who chose inner conviction over the grand stage. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on three types of sources: a 1997 Kommersant article analyzing Lina Mkrtchyan’s public image and performances; texts first published on the Tararumbia blog, documenting the search for rare recordings and biographical details of Mkrtchyan and Elena Obraztsova; and archival recordings from th...
2026-01-24
13 min
ProtoAIrt
Did the Renaissance Fail?
The Renaissance is seen as a philosophical tragedy through the art of Sandro Botticelli. Berdyaev’s ideas frame the tension between pagan ideals and Christian faith, while Botticelli’s work reflects unattainable perfection and spiritual crisis, culminating in a stark shift from lyrical beauty to ascetic severity. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published at Tararumbia project.
2026-01-17
12 min
ProtoAIrt
Russia's Lost 13 Billion Art Museum
The lost State Museum of New Western Art, founded on the legendary collections of Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov. Its rise, closure, and the failed attempts to reunite its masterpieces reveal the politics, ethics, and missed possibilities of Russia’s cultural history. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published at Tararumbia project.
2026-01-10
14 min
ProtoAIrt
The Zhuchka Secret
Podcast describes the so-called 'Zhuchka Principle' - a clever tactic used by Soviet artists in the 1970s to bypass censorship. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2026-01-04
09 min
ProtoAIrt
Mon Repos: My Peace and Destruction
Monrepo Park in Vyborg (near St. Petersburg, Russia), a romantic landscape of granite hills, elegant architecture, and haunting legends, has influenced art and music, while its historic character continues to be mourned amid modern restorations. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here and materials from Garden History project.
2025-12-28
12 min
ProtoAIrt
Novgorod Art: the birth of Russian style
This episode looks at how 12th-century Novgorod developed its own artistic language, balancing Byzantine influence with strong local traditions. Through icons and frescoes, it shows how a distinctive, expressive style emerged and shaped Novgorod’s later medieval art. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on an unpublished academic essay from 2018.
2025-12-21
13 min
ProtoAIrt
Line Matters: Klimt vs. Schiele
How two Austrian artists used the simplest tool — the line — to create radically different worlds. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-12-11
10 min
ProtoAIrt
Soutine (2017) and the Noise of Modern Art
A reflection on the 2017 exhibitions that left a mark: the extraordinary Soutine show at the Pushkin Museum, its rare loans from the Louvre and Orsay, and the magnetic force of Soutine’s painting. We contrast his depth with the spectacle of Cai Guo-Qiang and revisit a “Garage” photography show that raised bigger questions about what art actually does. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-12-05
04 min
ProtoAIrt
Inside the Aesthetic Moment
A brief look at Lev Vygotsky’s idea of catharsis – how the clash of form and content creates an unconscious aesthetic response – and whether his theory still holds up in the age of AI and modern neuroscience. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-11-29
13 min
ProtoAIrt
Zhukovsky’s Light
A brief look at Stanislav Zhukovsky’s “Walls of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery”, its luminous impressionist technique, and the life of the artist shaped by revolutions and war. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-11-26
04 min
ProtoAIrt
Origins of Islamic Ornament
In this episode, we explore the captivating world of Islamic ornamentation. From geometric patterns to intricate arabesques, we trace their origins, evolution, and the cultural and spiritual meanings behind some of the most iconic monuments, like the Dome of the Rock and the Great Mosque of Córdoba. Discover why these abstract forms became central to Islamic art and why their study remains culturally significant today. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-11-22
12 min
ProtoAIrt
Caution: Stalinist Classicism!
Imagine that the beauty of architecture can hide ideology and human suffering. In this episode, we talk about Stalinist Classicism — a style where ancient columns and pediments become tools of power and propaganda, grandiose yet dangerous at the same time. This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-11-16
08 min
ProtoAIrt
Art style that vanished
The art style that vanished: how Soviet ideology erased Mannerism. How Russian art history often denied the existence of Mannerism, instead categorizing the style as an early stage of Baroque.This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-11-08
11 min
ProtoAIrt
When the Kremlin almost became Europe
An analysis of Vasily Bazhenov’s unrealized plan to rebuild the Moscow Kremlin, revealing its overlooked meaning — a shift from a “medieval fortress” to a “modern European ensemble,” symbolizing Russia’s move toward a new model of statehood and architecture.This episode was created using an LLM. Original jingle. Based on a text first published here.
2025-11-04
03 min