Surikov V.I. Stepan Razin

Surikov V.I.

1848, Krasnoyarsk - 1916, Moscow

Stepan Razin

The painting was partially re-made in 1910. 1906

oil on canvas. 318 х 600
Ж-4236
Received in 1918

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 37
Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century
CategoryHistory Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Alexis Mikhailovich (1645-1676) | The Peredvizhniki, Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions | male portrait | cossacks | hairstyles | headdress | male costume | boat, sailing ships, ships | The Volga, Volga region | seascape
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Chieftain Stepan Razin was a head of a peasants uprising that spread over the whole Volga region in 1669-1671. The uprising was violently crushed, and Razin was publicly executed in Moscow. However, his image remained in the people’s memories for a long time. He became a hero of songs and tales, a beacon of better and freer life. This is why in Surikov’s painting the chieftain’s strug (a Russian broad-bottom sailing and rowing ship) leaves for the wide open space of the Volga.

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