The lack of independence of the nobles for all their FILIAL love for the Emperor has reached the point of absurdity. So, the official at the office of the provincial Marshal of the nobility, the scribe of l discharge Kirik Nikolayevich Voronov had to write to the Emperor a petition to allow him temporarily to teach penmanship and drawing in high school in 1907-08. Note, however, that K. N. The ravens got to that time known as the original artist.
(From the article "In the arms of orders")
Among the Samara painters of his different arrangement was used by the artist-nobleman K. N. The ravens, who studied at the Academy of Arts and possessed professional skills... After moving to Samara Kirik Nikolayevich combined teaching and creative work. At the exhibition of 1907 exhibited a portrait of his wife Alasheyev, Maria Feodorovna, was written Voronov. Unfortunately, this portrait, and pair him pictures of Sergei Nikolaevich, was not in the collection, commissioned by Kamenevym to the Museum. It is not found still photographs of them, which were a great many.
(From the article T. F. Aleksashina)
