This day in history. Part 2 On October 26, 1842, the outstanding battle painter Vasili Vasilevich Varshchagin was born. Before Vershgin, battle painters depicted only the victories of the Russian army; His "swimming truth" did not find support among the senior generals and the imperial family. On the battlefield, Vershgin was not an easy observer. In 1868, for heroism in the battles in Samarkand, he was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree. His "Turkestan" works were a huge success in exhibitions. In 1877, the artist, after learning about the beginning of the Russo-Turkish war in 1877-1878, joined the active army, participated in the battles and was seriously wounded. Vershchagin's Balkan series, which showed the terrible suffering, hard work and horrific disasters of war, became the most significant in his work. In the 1990s, Vasily Vasilevich traveled, but with the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905. returned to the army. Vershchagin died together with Admiral S.O. A close-up on April 13, 1904, when the battleship Petropavlovsk was blown up by a mine on the Port Arthur road. On October 26, 1941, the Soviet writer Arkady Petrovich Gaidar died in battle, while in a partisan unit. On October 26, 1959, the BTR-60P wheeled armored personnel carrier was adopted by the Soviet Army. You can see the BTR-60 in the "Combat Vehicle" building of our museum. Museum at MAX.

This day in history. Part 2 On October 26, 1842, the outstanding battle painter Vasili Vasilevich Varshchagin was born. Before Vershgin, battle painters depicted only the victories of the Russian army; His "swimming truth" did not find support among the senior generals and the imperial family. On the battlefield, Vershgin was not an easy observer. In 1868, for heroism in the battles in Samarkand, he was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree. His "Turkestan" works were a huge success in exhibitions. In 1877, the artist, after learning about the beginning of the Russo-Turkish war in 1877-1878, joined the active army, participated in the battles and was seriously wounded. Vershchagin's Balkan series, which showed the terrible suffering, hard work and horrific disasters of war, became the most significant in his work. In the 1990s, Vasily Vasilevich traveled, but with the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905. returned to the army. Vershchagin died together with Admiral S.O. A close-up on April 13, 1904, when the battleship Petropavlovsk was blown up by a mine on the Port Arthur road. On October 26, 1941, the Soviet writer Arkady Petrovich Gaidar died in battle, while in a partisan unit. On October 26, 1959, the BTR-60P wheeled armored personnel carrier was adopted by the Soviet Army. You can see the BTR-60 in the "Combat Vehicle" building of our museum. Museum at MAX.