Grekov Mitrofan Borisovich

Mitrofan Borisovich Grekov (until 1911 — Martyshchenko) was a Soviet battle painter. He studied at the Odessa Art School (1898–1903) and the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1903–1911) under F. A. Roubaud. He was a member of AKhRR (1925–1929) and lived in Moscow from 1931. As a founder of Soviet battle painting, he was one of the first to depict the events of the Russian Civil War (1918–1920), capturing the combat path of the 1st Cavalry Army. He pioneered the creation of dioramas and panoramas in Soviet art. The Grekov Studio of Military Artists (founded in 1935) is named in his honor. Major works include: "To Budyonny's Detachment" (1923), "Tachanka" (1925), and "Trumpeters of the First Cavalry Army" (1934).