Ivan Vasilievich Popov: A Life in Realistic Genre Painting Born: Orenburg, Russia (1874) Died: 1945 Ivan Vasilievitch Popov was a prominent Russian and Soviet painter known for his realistic depictions of everyday life. His career spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries, encompassing significant shifts in Russian society and artistic movements. He is remembered as a key figure within the Peredvizhniki (Wanderers) movement…