For his portrait of the future Nobel laureates, the artist received... a sack of millet! Anna Popova Aug 13 2026 Culture

https://www.gw2ru.com/arts/254617-portrait-of-the-future-nobel-laureates In Spring 1921, artist Boris Kustodiev was working on two paintings. One, commissioned by the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, was dedicated to the celebrations marking the opening of the Second Congress of the Comintern on July 19.