The famous picture Burlaki na Volge (The Volga Barge Haulers) was painted by Ilya Repin in this room. The beds seemed quite small, the table did not seem very comfortable but the great view on the Volga horizons from both windows surely made up for the lack of comfort.  
       

See more photos of Ilai Repin's museum
Linguamir students are at the front door of Ilya Repin's museum.   This is a way to the museum through this beautiful maple alley   Elena, the guide and the museum keeper, knows everything about the painters and the Volga peasants' life style in the 19th century   Peasant's house   Burlaki na Volge (The Volga Barge Haulers) was painted by Ilya Repin in this room   Barbecue on the Volga River bank  
       
 
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