Filipp Andreevich Malyavin Filipp Andreevich Malyavin (october 22, 1869, kazanki (julian calendar: october 10) – december 23, 1940, nice, france) was a russian painter and draftsman. Trained in icon-painting as well as having studied under the great russian realist painter ilya repin, malyavin is unusual among the russian artists of the time for having a peasant background. It is possibly due to this that his paintings often depict peasant life, and his most famous work, whirlwind, shows peasant women dancing. ### Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Filipp Andreevich Malyavin was born into…