Written by Emil Braginsky, and directed by Anatoly Rybakov, with Yevgeni Lazarev as Surikov and Larisa Kadochnikova as Elisabeth
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Vasily Surikov
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was a Russian Realist painter, active in Moscow during Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II's reigns, renowned for his large history pictures. Many of his works have become familiar to the general public through their use as illustrations.
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culture · Russian artist (1848–1916) · painter · also Vasily Surikov, Vasilij Ivanovič Surikov, Vasily Ivanovich Surikov, Vasiliĭ Ivanovich Surikov, Vasilij Ivanovic Surikov, V. I. Surikov
Born 12 January 1848 · Died 19 March 1916 · Q110228
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1948· 1 entry
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, his estate in Krasnoyarsk became a museum; the same year, the Moscow Art Institute was renamed in his honor, despite Surikov's dislike of teaching
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1916· 1 entry
Died 1916-03-19.
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1915· 1 entry
Failed to ameliorate the problem, and he died early the following year after returning to Moscow
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1907· 1 entry
Left the Peredvizhniki and joined the Union of Russian Artists
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1897· 1 entry
Visited Switzerland and painted Suvorov Crossing the Alps, which was purchased by Tsar Nicholas II
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1888· 1 entry
His wife died, and he returned to Krasnoyarsk with his daughters for two years
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1887· 1 entry
Added portraits to his repertoire, beginning with one of his mother
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1883· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class (1883).
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Menshikov in Beryozovo was bought by Pavel Tretyakov for a sum that allowed him to take a European tour
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1881· 1 entry
Had his first exhibition with the Peredvizhniki, an artists' cooperative
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1878· 1 entry
Married Elisabeth Charais (1858–1888), a French woman who was descended from the Decembrist, Pyotr Svistunov, on her mother's side
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1877· 1 entry
Received a commission to paint murals at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (then still under construction), and he moved to Moscow
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1875· 2 entries
Studied at Imperial Academy of Arts (1870–1875).
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Graduated with the title of Artist, first degree
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1868· 1 entry
Rode on horseback to Saint Petersburg but was unable to qualify for admission to the Imperial Academy of Arts, so he studied at the drawing school of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
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1859· 1 entry
His father died of tuberculosis so the family returned to Krasnoyarsk and were forced to rent the second floor of their house to survive financially
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1854· 1 entry
As a result of his father being reassigned, the family moved to the village of Sukhobuzimskoye, where he began his primary education
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1848· 1 entry
Born 1848-01-12.
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