Vasily Ivanovich Surikov

Василий Иванович Суриков (Known as "The Master of Russian History")

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Born Jan 24, 1848

Krasnoyarsk, Russian Empire

Passed Away Mar 26, 1916 Moscow, Russian Empire

Lifespan 68 years old

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"History is not dead books; it is the living crowd crying out in the snow."

Archival Overview

Premier Russian historical painter whose monumental crowd canvases—such as 'Morning of the Streltsy Execution' and 'Boyarynya Morozova'—captured epic historical tragedies.

Biographical Record

Vasily Surikov (1848–1916 CE) was born into a Siberian Cossack family, bringing rugged epic energy and vivid polyphonic crowd compositions to Russian historical painting.

His masterwork Boyarynya Morozova depicted the defiant Old Believer noblewoman being dragged away on a sledge through snowy Moscow crowds, raising two fingers in unyielding religious defiance.

Key Life Milestones

1881

Morning of the Streltsy Execution (Utro streletskoy kazni)

Unveiled his colossal canvas of the condemned Streltsy rebels holding burning candles before Peter the Great at the Kremlin walls.

1887

Boyarynya Morozova

Completed his epic masterpiece in the Tretyakov Gallery, renowned for its brilliant rendering of slushy snow and collective psychological drama.

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Final Resting Place

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Vagankovo Cemetery
Moscow, Russia

                         GPS: 55.7681, 37.5500                    

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