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_by_Fedor_Alekseev.jpg "Russian painter Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseyev born in Saint Petersburg from around 1753 to 1755 and died there on November 23, 1824. Because of his expert vedute, he was frequently referred to by his peers as the Russian Canaletto. He was the son of the keeper of the Imperial Academy of Arts, and after attending the garrison school for a number of years, his father petitioned for his admission, which occurred in 1764. He enrolled in a decorative sculpture class in 1767 and then studied picturesque painting with Antonio Peresinotti. He received a scholarship to live in Venice from 1773 to 1777, when he extended his training as a theatre performer. However, he did not find this appealing and devoted most of his time to drawing landscapes and imitating the works of the masters. After drawing the ire of the administrators at the Academy, he was forced to work as a designer for the Imperial Theatres upon his return until 1786 and was not permitted to pursue his academic interests. Unfazed, he persisted in painting anything he wished and gradually gained some acclaim. He was given the title of Academician for his — View of the Palace Embankment from the Fortress\" — in 1794. Tsar Paul I gave him the task of drawing up a vedute of streets of Moscow and buildings in 1800. He began teaching at the Academy in 1803, but he also travelled widely, stopping in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Bakhchysarai, Oryol, and other southern cities that Catherine the Great had visited. There, he created watercolours and plein air studies of the surrounding regions. He created a number of pieces in 1810 that feature Saint Petersburg. His prominence gradually waned in his latter years, and he passed away in economic hardship, leaving behind a sizable family. The Academy covered the cost of his funeral. [Image: Red Square in Moscow (1801) by Fedor Alekseev] [Information and Image Credit : Fyodor_Alekseyev, Wikipedia] [Image Availed Under Public Domain Work of Art (Please Relate to Individual Image URLs for More Usage Property)] [Source Image URL:
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.jpg "In paganic Slavic folklore, the Leshy (also known as Leshi, Literal-Meaning from the Forest in Russian) is a patron deity of the woodlands. The deity may be tied to the Slavic deity Porewit because he governs the woods and hunting. Additionally, a deity by the name of Svyatibor is attested in the Eastern and Western Slavic pantheons as the forest god and the ruler of the leshies. He performed the same duties as the divine Veles. The Leshy may take on any appearance, is manly and humanistic in appearance, and can alter its dimensions and height. According to some tales, Leshy had a wife (Leshachikha, also known as the Kikimora of the marsh), as well as children (Leshonki, Leszonky). He is considered by a few to have a tendency to misdirect travellers and kidnap children (whom he shares with Chort, the Black One), that would cause others to believe he is an evil spirit. Depending on the actions and belief of the concerned person or the native communities, regarding the forestlands. he is also believed to have a more impartial temperament toward people. Kids who were damned by their family, especially their parents, may be taken away by Leshy to the forest people. Therefore, some may characterise him as a more unpredictable being, similar to a fairy. [Info and Image Credit: Leshy, Wikipedia] [Image: An illustration of Leshy, 1906] [Original Image Availed Under Public Domain Work of Art (Please Relate to Individual Image URLs for More Usage Property)] [Source Image-Link : <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leshy_(1906).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leshy_(1906).jpg\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leshy_(1906).jpg</a> ] <a target=\"_new\" href=\"Hashtag-Search.php?SearchTag=Mythology\">#Mythology</a>")
