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Vereshchagin

American  
[ver-uh-shah-gin, vyi-ryi-shchah-gyin] / ˌvɛr əˈʃɑ gɪn, vjɪ rjɪˈʃtʃɑ gjɪn /

noun

  1. Vasili Vasilievich 1842–1904, Russian painter.


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But the midday, presale removal of the Keith and Vereshchagin paintings prompted immediate outcry.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Vereshchagin and his wife escaped in a car through the woods during a brief break in the fighting.

From Reuters Apr. 1, 2022

In St. Petersburg on Wednesday, one activist stood on a busy sidewalk holding up a copy of Russia’s most famous antiwar painting, “The Apotheosis of War” by Vasily Vereshchagin.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2022

This mighty work, compared by some to the war paintings of the late Vassili Vassilievich Vereshchagin, was originally hung in a Cologne museum.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Vereshchagin led the way, because she could speak English a little better than the others, but her English failed her when she came face to face with the bride.

From Ethel Morton at Rose House by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)

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