What did both Ivan Bilibin and Mir iskusstva contribute to?
Mir iskusstva Mir iskusstva (Russian: «Мир искусства» ; ] , "World of Art") was a Russian magazine and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize European art during the first decade of the 20th century. In fact, few Europeans outside Russia actually saw issues of the magazine itself.
Igor Birman Igor Yakovlevich Birman (July 25, 1928 – April 6, 2011) was a Russian-American economist. Received his Ph.D. in 1960. Authored a number of books translated into four languages and some 200 articles in professional periodicals and also in the popular press (Izvestia, Literaturnaya gazeta, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post).