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Surikov Vasily Ivanovich
(1848—1916)

Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk into a family of Siberian Cossacks, whose ancestors came to conquer Siberia with Yermak in the 16th century (The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak). The future artist grew up among brave and solid people, in severe natural conditions. Surikov said later that Siberia gave him the ideals of historical... More...

USSR, 1941, Razin on the Volga

USSR, 1941, Razin on the Volga

USSR, 1973, Yermak conquering Siberia