Religious Procession in Kursk Governorate disenfranchised members of Russian society are represented by, amongst others, the old and young peasants in the left foreground (serfdom in Russia had been abolished in 1861). The painting was bought by the leading collector Pavel Tretyakov for a record 10,000 roubles, but Tretyakov wanted Repin to replace the maids carrying the empty icon-case with "a beautiful young girl, exuding spiritual rapture". Repin refused. Tretyakov's large collection was opened as a museum in his lifetime, and is now the much augmented, state-run Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Religious Procession in Kursk Governorate The procession is led through a dusty landscape by
Crime in Russia Crime in Russia Crime in Russia is combated by the Russian police and other agencies. In 2016, the murder rate in Russia was 7 per 100,000 people, according to Rosstat, also known as the Russian Federal State Statistics Service. According to UNODC, the corresponding figure is a bit higher at 9.2.[https://dataunodc.un.org/crime/intentional-homicide-victims ] Either way, it represents a significant decrease over the previous 15 years (in 2001, the homicide rate was 30.5). In the first quarter of 2018, murder rate in Russia fell by 15% year-over-year; and if the trend continues for the rest of the year, the murder rate will