Artist

Vasily Vereshchagin

1842–1904 · born in Cherepovets · died in Lüshunkou District

Vasily Vereshchagin was born in Cherepovets, Russia, and traveled to Central Asia, India and the Balkans. He painted battlefields to show the true horror of war, sometimes as a war correspondent. His anti-war art shocked many viewers. He died in 1904 when a warship he was aboard struck a mine.