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Boris Grigoriev

Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (died 1939)

Born
July 11, 1886
Died
February 7, 1939
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1886

About Boris Grigoriev

Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (died 1939) From 1916 to 1918 he created a series of paintings and graphic works, Russia (Raseja, Russian: Расея), depicting the poverty and strength of rural Russia. The album won a praise from influential art-critic Alexandre Benois.

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The world when Boris Grigoriev was born

Boris Grigoriev was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
  • Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
  • Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
  • Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Boris Grigoriev's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18862026
Population55.6M341 million

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