Grigory Soroka

Grigoriy Vasilyevich Soroka (Russian: Григорий Васильевич Сорока, real surname Vasilyev (Васильев); November 27 [O.S.

April 10] 1864) was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Venetsianov school.

Soroka was born as a serf in Pokrovskoye village (Tver Guberniya), owned by the Milyukov family.

He fell in love with his owner's daughter Lydia but was forcibly married to a serf woman.

After the emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia, Soroka remained under the serfdom system.