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Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

Russian, 1881-1954
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Boris Vasilievich Smirnov was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia. Along the way he created a series of drawings and watercolors of the people and places he encountered. Best known as a portraitist, Smirnov focused on the faces of the men and women he met, who included exiles, prisoners, settlers from Ukraine and western Russia, local military and civilian officials, peasants and merchants. His works from this period also include a handful of drawings of houses and landscapes. The sketches were made in the Ural Mountains, Irkutsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, and in villages along the route. The details of Smirnov's journey are sketchy. Some accounts say that he traveled along the Great Siberian Road as a volunteer on the way to the front in the Russo-Japanese War. Other accounts say that he was an exile, possibly sent to Siberia for refusing to be conscripted into the army. The Great Siberian Road, depicted in several of Smirnov's drawings, was the route from Moscow to China via Siberia.

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Siberia. Migrant from New Russia.

Siberia. Migrant from New Russia. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Student (Political Prisoner) in a Prison Cell. Self-Portrait.

Student (Political Prisoner) in a Prison Cell. Self-Portrait. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Sweeper on an Irkutsk Street.

Sweeper on an Irkutsk Street. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Teacher at a Boys’ School.

Teacher at a Boys’ School. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Teacher at a Girls’ School in Irkutsk.

Teacher at a Girls’ School in Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School.

Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
Drawings
The Zabaikal Taiga. Hunter near a Trap.

The Zabaikal Taiga. Hunter near a Trap. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Village Sorcerer in the Ural Area. Village of Novoabdulino.

Village Sorcerer in the Ural Area. Village of Novoabdulino. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Elderly Doctor at a Resettlement Point in Irkutsk.

Elderly Doctor at a Resettlement Point in Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk.

A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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A Merchant and Churchwarden. Irkutsk.

A Merchant and Churchwarden. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk.

A Monk Collecting Taxes for the Construction of the Church in Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk.

A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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An Exiled Tolstoyan. Irkutsk.

An Exiled Tolstoyan. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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An Old Coachman from a Horse Train on the Great Siberian Road near Irkutsk.

An Old Coachman from a Horse Train on the Great Siberian Road near Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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At a Dacha (Seasonal Home) near the River Irkut.

At a Dacha (Seasonal Home) near the River Irkut. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Christmas Tree at a Field Hospital near Irkutsk during the Russo-Japanese War.

Christmas Tree at a Field Hospital near Irkutsk during the Russo-Japanese War. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Congratulatory Visit on a Name-Day (Feast Day of a Saint Who Shares a Name).

Congratulatory Visit on a Name-Day (Feast Day of a Saint Who Shares a Name). (1904)

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

Deportation of Political Exiles to Siberia in a Prison Wagon. Composed from Memory. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Disabled Retiree of the Imperial Guard. Irkutsk.

Disabled Retiree of the Imperial Guard. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Irkutsk Noble Women, School Friends.

Irkutsk Noble Women, School Friends. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Fate and Migration; A Migrant, Returning to His Homeland, Bids Farewell to the Graves of those Dear to Him Who He Had Lost in the Adopted Land.

Fate and Migration; A Migrant, Returning to His Homeland, Bids Farewell to the Graves of those Dear to Him Who He Had Lost in the Adopted Land. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Female Pupil at the Irkutsk School.

Female Pupil at the Irkutsk School. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Fresh-Baked Shaneshki (Siberian Buns) and Grandmother Arina, from Whom I Rented a Bed. Irkutsk.

Fresh-Baked Shaneshki (Siberian Buns) and Grandmother Arina, from Whom I Rented a Bed. Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Gold Miner Carousing in Irkutsk.

Gold Miner Carousing in Irkutsk. (1904)

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

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

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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Grandmother from Krasnoyarsk.

Grandmother from Krasnoyarsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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His Excellency Caught a Chill. Resting at his Dacha near Irkutsk.

His Excellency Caught a Chill. Resting at his Dacha near Irkutsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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In a Solitary Cell in the Irkutsk Prison. A Free Bird Landed by the Window.

In a Solitary Cell in the Irkutsk Prison. A Free Bird Landed by the Window. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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In an Inn on the Outskirts of Krasnoyarsk.

In an Inn on the Outskirts of Krasnoyarsk. (1904)

Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (Russian, 1881-1954)
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