Ilya Repin enjoyed more fame and recognition during his lifetime than any other Russian artist in the nineteenth century. In the opinion of more progressive elements of Russian society, repin's position in the world of pictorial art was comparable to that of Leo Tolstoy in the world of letters. It is certainly true that of 25 years every new picture by Repin awaited with bated breath, and the publication of his essays, especially those written at the turn of the century, always caused a stir in the cultural life of the country.
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