This is one of Repin’s most famous paintings and also marks one of the biggest moments in Russian cultural history: the elderly poet Derzhavin witnesses the first public performace by the young poet, Aleksandr Pushkin. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin recites his poem before Gavrila Derzhavin during the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum exam on January 8th, 1815. Oil [...]
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The Place of Pushkin in Russian Culture
Posted in Apropos of the 19th century..., tagged derzhavin, Pushkin, repin on November 5, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Repin’s “Volga Barge Haulers”
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Here’s the painting that made Repin famous:
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