The diploma painting of the young St. Petersburg artist was kept within the walls of the academy for four years - now it is being taken to the Urals, where the events it depicts took place. In the space next to the Memorial exhibition of the "Hermitage-Ural" Center, two paintings by Olga Volkova will appear - alongside archival photographs and documents from the war years. The first depicts a night scene in the halls of the Hermitage: employees are taking paintings off the walls, removing canvases from their frames, and packing everything into boxes. The second is dedicated to a specific episode - the packaging of Rembrandt's "Return of the Prodigal Son." Volkova graduated with honors from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts, and these works became her diploma project. The idea arose earlier - during her copying practice at the Yekaterinburg museum, when she learned that the city had received and preserved over a million Hermitage exhibits during the war years. For the artist, this is her first experience of showcasing paintings in direct dialogue with archival material. Where to go in Yekaterinburg, KUDAGO knows.