Boris Sergeevich Gennadyev (1912 - 1942)

Boris Sergeevich Gennadyev

Boris Sergeevich Gennadyev (Russian: Борис Сергеевич Геннадиев) was a Russian painter. He graduated from the I.E. Repin Academy of Arts in the class of battle-painting. Later he became one of the representatives of the artistic movement of socialist realism.

Gennadyev created paintings dedicated to themes of Soviet life and history. He was also engaged in illustrating books and creating monumental and decorative compositions for public buildings.

He was drafted to the front during the Second World War, and died in 1942. His work can be found in museums and private collections in Russia.