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===Kiev (1884β1889)=== [[File:Viktor Vasnetsov by S.Malyutin (1915, Vyatka).jpg|thumb|Portrait of Vasnetsov by [[Sergey Malyutin]], 1915]] In 1884β1889 Vasnetsov was commissioned to paint [[fresco]]es in [[St Volodymyr's Cathedral|St Vladimir's Cathedral]] in [[Kiev]]. This was a challenging work which ran contrary to both Russian and Western traditions of religious paintings. The influential art critic [[Vladimir Stasov]] labelled them a sacrilegious play with religious feelings of the Russian people. Another popular critic, [[Dmitry Filosofov]], referred to these frescoes as "the first bridge over 200 years-old gulf separating different classes of Russian society". While living in Kiev, Vasnetsov made friends with [[Mikhail Vrubel]], who was also involved in the cathedral's decoration. While they worked together, Vasnetsov taught the younger artist a great deal. It was in Kiev that Vasnetsov finally finished ''[[Ivan Tsarevich]] Riding a Grey Wolf'' and started his most famous painting, the ''[[Bogatyr]]s''.<ref name=brit/> In 1885 the painter travelled to Italy. The same year he worked on stage designs and costumes for [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]]'s opera ''[[Snegurochka (opera)|The Snow Maiden]]''.<ref name=brit/>
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