Boris Vladimirski

[1] He began his artistic studies at age 10, later attending the newly established Kiev Art College (1900-1904) where he studied with Ivan Seleznyov, followed by the Academy of Arts and the Anton Ažbe School in Munich (1904-1908).

[2] As an official Soviet artist his work was well received and widely exhibited.

[3] His work "Roses for Stalin" is often considered a classic example of Socialist realism and Soviet propaganda.

[citation needed] ”Black Ravens”, which depicts Soviet secret police (NKVD) that came at night to disappear people, is regarded as a piece that transcended the values of Socialist Realism.

"[4] Matthew Cullerne Bown: Russian and Soviet Painters.