The society of Russian artists known as the Peredvizhniki was formed in the late nineteenth century against a background of Academic autocracy, state censorship and political and social unrest. The art of the Peredvizhniki has been tremendously popular in Russia since its foundation but is still little known to the public in the West. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition »The Peredvizhniki: Pioneers of Russian Painting« at Nationalmuseum Stockholm. A German version was later published in conjunction with the exhibition in Kunstsammlungen Chemniz in Germany.
