Monir Paikan, an artist who paints pictures applying an ancient Persian technique called tazhib, is working in the Russian capital. Its secret lies in the application of paint containing gold to the canvas, which gives the works a special luxurious look.
How this art originated and what tazhib symbolised in the Middle Ages - see in our video.
TV BRICS reporters: Vasily Kuchushev, Server Bekmambetov
TV BRICS cameramen: Aleksandr Martynov, Armen Sargsyan, Aleksandr Ermolaev
