Russian and soviet painter.
Born January 17th, 1870 in Istobensk. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir