Stepan Pisakhov
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– 3 May 1960, Arkhangelsk) - Russian
artist, writer, ethnographer, and fairy tale author.
; at the same time his father was a craftsman – a jeweler and engraver. After finishing a municipal school in Arkhangelsk Stepan studied in Baron Stieglitz’ Arts College in Petersburg
. He continued his education as an artist in Paris
and in a private Petersburg studio. Ilya Repin himself invited him to work in his studio. In 1899 Stepan Pisakhov participated in an art exhibition in Petersburg, and in 1907 his paintings were displayed in Rome, and in 1910 in his native Arkhangelsk; in 1912 he was awarded a silver medal at an art exhibition in Petersburg.
His grandmother’s brother, grandpa Leontiy, was a professional folktale narrator, and from his early childhood the future writer lived amid rich word-creation traditions of the Russian North
. Stepan Pisakhov started to make up and tell his tales quite early, but rarely put them down. The peculiarity of his texts, which were first of all intended for listening audiences, was conditioned by their spoken origin.
Only in 1924 his tales from the Northern Munchausen cycle were published in the collection On Northern Dvina. In 1927 northern folktales recorded and commented by Stepan Pisakhov were published in the almanac “Sovetskaya Strana”. In 1938-1940 Pisakhov’s tales in two volumes saw the light in Arkhangelsk.
The geography of Pisakhov’s active creative scope stretched from Novaya Zemlya
to Cairo
. As an artist he got lots of impressions from his youth travels in Italy
, France
, Turkey
and Egypt
. Yet, his major theme, both as a writer and an artist, was his native North, its images, folklore and speech. Pisakhov investigated the coasts of the White Sea
, visited Novaya Zemlya
, waters of the Yugorsky Shar Strait
, connecting the Barents
and Kara
Seas, and took part in Arctic
expeditions. Most of his tales are set against the village of Uyma, a suburb of Arkhangelsk
. The protagonist
and narrator of the tales, a pomor peasant from Uyma, has the name of Semyon Malina.
Pisakhov, along with Alexander Borisov
and Tyko Vylka
is considered to be the founder of Russian Arctic painting, and his works were featured prominently in the Arkhangelsk Museum of Fine Arts. In 2008 the Stepan Pisakhov Museum was open in Arkhangelsk, and his paitings were transferred to this museum.
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
– 3 May 1960, Arkhangelsk) - Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
artist, writer, ethnographer, and fairy tale author.
Biography
Stepan Pisakhov was born into a family of a merchantMerchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
; at the same time his father was a craftsman – a jeweler and engraver. After finishing a municipal school in Arkhangelsk Stepan studied in Baron Stieglitz’ Arts College in Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. He continued his education as an artist in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and in a private Petersburg studio. Ilya Repin himself invited him to work in his studio. In 1899 Stepan Pisakhov participated in an art exhibition in Petersburg, and in 1907 his paintings were displayed in Rome, and in 1910 in his native Arkhangelsk; in 1912 he was awarded a silver medal at an art exhibition in Petersburg.
His grandmother’s brother, grandpa Leontiy, was a professional folktale narrator, and from his early childhood the future writer lived amid rich word-creation traditions of the Russian North
Extreme North (Russia)
The Extreme North or Far North is a large part of Russia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle and boasting enormous mineral and natural resources....
. Stepan Pisakhov started to make up and tell his tales quite early, but rarely put them down. The peculiarity of his texts, which were first of all intended for listening audiences, was conditioned by their spoken origin.
Only in 1924 his tales from the Northern Munchausen cycle were published in the collection On Northern Dvina. In 1927 northern folktales recorded and commented by Stepan Pisakhov were published in the almanac “Sovetskaya Strana”. In 1938-1940 Pisakhov’s tales in two volumes saw the light in Arkhangelsk.
The geography of Pisakhov’s active creative scope stretched from Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island...
to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. As an artist he got lots of impressions from his youth travels in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Yet, his major theme, both as a writer and an artist, was his native North, its images, folklore and speech. Pisakhov investigated the coasts of the White Sea
White Sea
The White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of...
, visited Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island...
, waters of the Yugorsky Shar Strait
Yugorsky Strait
The Yugorsky Strait is a narrow sound between the Kara Sea and the Pechora Sea. Its maximum width is 10 km and its minimum width only 3 km...
, connecting the Barents
Barents Sea
The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
and Kara
Kara Sea
The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya....
Seas, and took part in Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
expeditions. Most of his tales are set against the village of Uyma, a suburb of Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
. The protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
and narrator of the tales, a pomor peasant from Uyma, has the name of Semyon Malina.
Pisakhov, along with Alexander Borisov
Alexander Alexeyevich Borisov
Alexander Alexeyevich Borisov was a Russian painter notable for his Arctic landscapes.-Biography:Alexander Borisov was born in the village of Gluboky Ruchey in the north of Russia, now located in the Krasnoborsky District of the Arkhangelsk Oblast. He was one of the four children in the peasant...
and Tyko Vylka
Tyko Vylka
Tyko Vylka was the most famous Nenets painter and author, notable for his Arctic landscapes. He was also active in politics and has been elected the chairman of the Novaya Zemlya Island Soviet. Tyko Vylka has been a member of polar expeditions.Tyko in Nenets language means baby polar deer. Ilya is...
is considered to be the founder of Russian Arctic painting, and his works were featured prominently in the Arkhangelsk Museum of Fine Arts. In 2008 the Stepan Pisakhov Museum was open in Arkhangelsk, and his paitings were transferred to this museum.