With short, witty texts and a rather unexpected, fresh selection of photographs, Evelina Khromtchenko's 'Russian Style' is now available from chic French publisher Assouline.

From the obvious (Faberge, caviar, Tolstoy etc. are all present here) to the more obscure, this intellectual and photographic gallivant defines a country of global influence through the patina of Russian culture.

Gorgeously presented, as you might expect from the editor-in-chief and creative director of L'Officiel Russia, Khromtchenko unravels the elements of influence that compose Russia's DNA via a collection of historic and contemporary icons.

One for the coffee table.