Boris Vasilievich Smirnov Collection

Pupil at the Irkutsk City School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Pupil at the Irkutsk City School, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

A Merchant Who Sold Beautiful Merchandise. Old Believer, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Merchant Who Sold Beautiful Merchandise. Old Believer, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across

Theater of Wandering Artists near the Moscow Gates, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Theater of Wandering Artists near the Moscow Gates, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Siberia. Migrant from New Russia, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Siberia. Migrant from New Russia, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Sunday Morning before Mass, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Sunday Morning before Mass, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

An Exiled Tolstoyan. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
An Exiled Tolstoyan. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Nobleman by Birth, Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Nobleman by Birth, Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia

Great Siberian Road in the Krugobaikal Mountains, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Great Siberian Road in the Krugobaikal Mountains, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Krasnoyarsk Cossack, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Krasnoyarsk Cossack, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Old Migrant from Ukraine. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Old Migrant from Ukraine. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Deportation of Political Exiles to Siberia in a Prison Wagon. Composed from Memory, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954)

Spruce Taiga near Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Spruce Taiga near Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Prisoner in Prison for Exiles. Adherent of the Dukhobor Religious Sect. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954)

Travelers Walking to a New Settlement in Siberia, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Travelers Walking to a New Settlement in Siberia, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

In a Solitary Cell in the Irkutsk Prison. A Free Bird Landed by the Window, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
In a Solitary Cell in the Irkutsk Prison. A Free Bird Landed by the Window, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western

Taiga of the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Taiga of the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

His Excellency Caught a Chill. Resting at his Dacha near Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
His Excellency Caught a Chill. Resting at his Dacha near Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia

A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

An Old Coachman from a Horse Train on the Great Siberian Road near Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
An Old Coachman from a Horse Train on the Great Siberian Road near Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western

The Great Road in the Baikal Mountains, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
The Great Road in the Baikal Mountains, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia

A Merchant and Churchwarden. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Merchant and Churchwarden. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

The Great Siberian Road through the Ural Mountains, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
The Great Siberian Road through the Ural Mountains, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
On Sunday after Mass. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Moonlit Night near Irkutsk at a Resettlement Point, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Moonlit Night near Irkutsk at a Resettlement Point, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Irkutsk Noble Women, School Friends, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Irkutsk Noble Women, School Friends, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Ural Mountains. Taiga in the Zlatoust Region, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Ural Mountains. Taiga in the Zlatoust Region, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Ice Holes on the Irkut River, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Ice Holes on the Irkut River, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Deep in the Woods of the Krasnoyarsk Taiga, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Deep in the Woods of the Krasnoyarsk Taiga, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Teacher at a Boys School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Teacher at a Boys School, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

In an Inn on the Outskirts of Krasnoyarsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
In an Inn on the Outskirts of Krasnoyarsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Teacher at a Girls School in Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Teacher at a Girls School in Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Peasant-Migrant who has Settled in Irkutsk Province. Siberia, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Peasant-Migrant who has Settled in Irkutsk Province. Siberia, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across

Taiga in the Krasnoyarsk Region, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Taiga in the Krasnoyarsk Region, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Military Official, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Military Official, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Merchant's Wife. Old Believer, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Merchant's Wife. Old Believer, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Wife of a Court Official. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Wife of a Court Official. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Morning Daybreak in the Wilds of Krasnoyarsk Taiga, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Morning Daybreak in the Wilds of Krasnoyarsk Taiga, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Irkutsk Prison. Criminal, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Irkutsk Prison. Criminal, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Following the Husband to Hard Labor. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Following the Husband to Hard Labor. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

The Zabaikal Taiga. Hunter near a Trap, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
The Zabaikal Taiga. Hunter near a Trap, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Gold Miner Carousing in Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Gold Miner Carousing in Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Congratulatory Visit on a Name-Day (Feast Day of a Saint Who Shares a Name), 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Congratulatory Visit on a Name-Day (Feast Day of a Saint Who Shares a Name), 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western

Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol... 1904
Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol at the Mines, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954)

In a Hut on the Outskirts of Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
In a Hut on the Outskirts of Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

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Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1876-1945): A Prolific Artist's Journey Through Siberia in 1904 Born in Irkutsk, Boris Vasilievich Smirnov began his artistic education as a pupil at the city school. His early works reflect the diverse people and scenes of his hometown, from a merchant selling beautiful merchandise to a theatrical performance by wandering artists. Smirnov's religious beliefs as an Old Believer are reflected in his painting 'Sunday Morning before Mass.' He also taught art at the municipal school, inspiring future generations. The artist's works depict the harsh realities of life in Siberia, from migrants from New Russia to the exiled Tolstoyans. He captured the nobility of the Cossacks and the struggles of those deported in prison wagons. Despite his privileged background as a nobleman by birth and a knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus, Smirnov's art was deeply rooted in the everyday life of the Siberian people. His paintings of the Great Siberian Road and the Krasnoyarsk Cossack offer glimpses into the rugged terrain and resilient spirit of the region. Through his art, Boris Vasilievich Smirnov captured the essence of Siberia in 1904, providing a valuable historical record of a pivotal time in Russian history.