 The majolica mosaic of a falcon flying over a stormy sea was made by Nikolay Sapunov (of Mir Iskusstva art group).The subject of this picture itself is a double citation – from Maxim Gorky's "Song of a falcon" (1899) and from nearby Moscow Art Theater's "Seagull" symbol (1903).However, the building has nothing to do with these symbols or with Mashkov's natural name – it was named after "M.V.