| Also known as | English : Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov, Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Васнецо́ |
| Skills | Painter |
| Born | May 15, 1848 (Kirov, Russia) |
| Died | June 23, 1926 (Moscow, Russia) |
| Period | Modernism, Symbolism |
| Painting Style | Russian Revival |
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Loading...A simple painting at first sight, about three soldiers waiting for something or on their way to somewhere is the creation of Viktor Vasnetsov. Though, the importance and reach of the painting is conceived when we know that this ranks as the most popular painting in Russia, pushing Morning in a Pine Forest by Ivan Shishkin at the second place. Seemingly simple painting holds a grand history. The soldiers are the three most popular Bogatyrs of Russian folklore and myths – Alyosha Popovich, Ilya Muromets and Dobrynya Nikitich. Bogatyrs were the folklore heroes who would fight against the enemies and protect the homeland. Anyone could have become a bogatyr, even a peasant. Ilya Muromets was such a peasant before he embarked on the journey of […]