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is a celebrated Russian painter

Rapin was born in Chuguev , (now in Kharkiv region, Ukraine). His father was a military officer. In 1836 he went to Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg ( Russian: English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as (transliterated "Piter"), formerly known as Leningrad (, 1924- 1991) and Petrograd (, 1914- 1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland and was admitted to the Academy of Arts as a student. 1873Events The United Kingdom declares war against Ghana's King Kofi KariKari, who was involved in the trading of slaves. The war ended by July and the British established the Gold Coast Colony. January 17 Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during th- 1876Events January events January 31 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations. February events February 2 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. February 14 Alexander Graham Bell a He sojourned in ItalyThe Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Italia is a country in the south of Europe, consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzer and ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to on the Academy's allowance. Then he went back to hometown. He painted a large number of genre paintingGenre painting also called genre scene or petit genre attempts to depict aspects of everyday life, via portraits of ordinary people engaged in common activities. These depictions can be realistic, imagined, or romanticized by the artist. Because of their of peasants, fishwomen and country customs. In 1878Events January Cleopatra's Needle arrives in London January 9 Humbert I becomes King of Italy January 23 Disraeli orders British fleet to Dardanelles January 28 The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. January 31 Turk he joined the Association of Peredvizhniki Artists. From 1882Events February 2 The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut February 7 In Mississippi City the last heavyweight boxing championship bareknuckle fight takes place. March 2 Robert Maclean fails to assassinate Queen Victoria at Windsor Mar he lived in Saint Petersburg but made frequent tours abroad. In his late years he was impacted by Expressionism. After 1917 October Revolution, his home area, located in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg was incorporated into Finland. He was invited by Lenin to come back to Russia but he was too old to make a journey. He died in Kuokkala, Finland (now Repino , Leningrad Oblast)in 1930.