Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky: A Window into Rural Russia Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (1868-1945) remains a quietly compelling figure in the landscape of late 19th and early 20th century Russian art. Often overshadowed by the more flamboyant members of the Peredvizhniki – the “Wanderers” – a group dedicated to depicting the lives of ordinary Russians, Bogdanov-Belsky offered a profoundly humane perspective, focusing particularly on th…