Novosibirsk State Museum Collection

Women's fur coat for extraordinary occasions, 1925. Creator: Aleksei Vasilevich Voshchakin
Women's fur coat for extraordinary occasions, 1925. Novosibirsk State Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Dressy Fur Coat, 1925. Creator: Aleksei Vasilevich Voshchakin
Dressy Fur Coat, 1925. Novosibirsk State Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Grigorii Sarydzhakov, a Hunter From Bai, 1925. Creator: Aleksei Vasilevich Voshchakin
Grigorii Sarydzhakov, a Hunter From Bai, 1925. Novosibirsk State Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Kets (against the background of the dwelling), the Elogub River, 1929. Creator: AK Lvov
Kets (against the background of the dwelling), the Elogub River, 1929. From a collection which includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote

A group of Dolgans of the Yenisei province at the tent, 1925. Creator: Unknown
A group of Dolgans of the Yenisei province at the tent, 1925. From a collection which includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness

Yakuts of the Yakut Okrug, 1895-1939. Creator: Unknown
Yakuts of the Yakut Okrug, 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of Siberia at the end of

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

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Discover the rich history and diverse cultures of Siberia at the Novosibirsk State Museum. Witness the daily life of its inhabitants from the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the captivating works of Boris Vasilievich Smirnov. Explore portraits of Yakuts from the Yakut Okrug, a pupil from Irkutsk City School, an old Believer, a merchant, a teacher, a migrant from New Russia, and an exiled Tolstoyan. Delve into the lives of a nobleman, a Krasnoyarsk Cossack, and an old migrant from Ukraine. Don't miss the stunning depictions of the Great Siberian Road in the Krugobaikal Mountains and the Theater of Wandering Artists near the Moscow Gates. Each piece tells a story, offering a glimpse into the past and a deeper understanding of Siberia's fascinating history.