Dmitry Stasov
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Dmitry Vasilievich Stasov was a Russian lawyer who was a leading figure in the juridical reforms of the 1860s. He was the brother of the critic Vladimir Stasov and the activist Nadezhda Stasova. Staso
Portrait of Dmitry Stasov by Valentin Serov, 1908
Portrait of Dmitry's wife, Poliksena Stepanovna Stasova, by Ilya Repin, 1879
Mily Balakirev
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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work promoting musical nationalism and his encouragement of more famous Russian composers, notab
Balakirev in 1900
Portrait of (left to right) Balakirev, Vladimir Odoevsky and Mikhail Glinka by Ilya Repin. The painting is somewhat anachronistic – Balakirev is depicted as a man approaching middle age, with a full beard; however, Glinka died in 1857, when Balakirev was only 20 years old.
Rimsky-Korsakov as a naval cadet, at the time he met Balakirev
Alexander Dargomyzhsky eventually replaced Balakirev as a mentor to The Five