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Song of Stenka Razin (Из-за острова на стрежень). Stepan Timofeyevich Razin (Stenka Razin, or Стенька Разин, 1630-1671) was a Cossack leader glorified in a poem by the Russian poet Dmitry Sadovnikov (1847-1883). Sadovnikov never received due credit for it, and eventually died in poverty. A much more well-known version is a symphonic poem by Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), who wrote and composed it around 1882-1885.
The composition is extensively detailed and includes 14 figures, highlighting the Persian princess and Stenka in the center of the ship.
Large Mstera "author's" hinged box from around1985 or earlier signed by the artist Nikolaevna (Николаевна), Мстера (Mstera) written in the bottom left corner and "Из-за острова на стрежень" at the top. Papier mache, egg tempera, gold paints, lacquer. Elaborate borders surround the scene as well as the perimeter of the box. 9½" x 7¼" x 1¾". 1 only, as shown.