About the book: 2016 / M.V. Lomonosov, as a great encyclopedist scientist, perfectly understood the role of fine art in the development of Russian culture. Of all its types and genres, he brought to the fore the monumental art of mosaic. In mosaics, he was attracted by the opportunity to convey the finest shades of colors with smalt cubes. Lomonosov’s role in the emergence of Russian historical painting has not yet been properly appreciated. For the first time, he gave a number of remarkable plots and descriptions of compositions from the history of his homeland, significant in their content, and described their color scheme. The book talks about the features of M.V.’s artistic creativity. Lomonosov and his role in propaganda through drawings of the most important events in Russian history. For specialists and a wide range of readers.