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Far away, close – Ilya Repin – Meshcheryakov Publishing House – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-907960-88-6

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Ilya Repin's "Far and Nearby" is not just a memoir, but a living conversation between the artist and his time. These memoirs offer no formal biography: instead of textbook grandeur, they offer a sincere look at the everyday life of art, where great contemporaries emerge not as bronze monuments, but as individuals with weaknesses, disputes, and sudden insights.

The reader enters studios, living rooms, exhibitions, and debates about the future of art: here, Tolstoy is not a monument but a living conversationalist, Kramskoy is a mentor with an iron will, and Russian culture itself at the turn of the century emerges as a seething stream of ideas and passions.

The book's special value lies in its "human" dimension: Repin doesn't hide his doubts, recounting failures and insights, the birth of his famous paintings, and the price one must pay for the right to see the world differently. "Far and Near" is an invitation to look at history through the eyes of a creator—and see how great art emerges from everyday encounters, debates, and observations.
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