I am currently working on a cultural history of the Muscovite dynasty in the 16th century. The underlying question of my research is how the political and cultural interests of the dynasty affected Muscovite domestic and foreign policy. My study is based on the collections of the Moscow Kremlin and other Russian museums. I will also conduct a comparative study of dynasticism in various early modern states. I try to visit as often as possible various museums in England, France, Germany, Italy and other countries. I find different visual images of dynasties especially fascinating. My digital camera is thus an indispensable research tool in my study.