Historical Background
Kustodiev Boulevard is the popular name of the Volga Embankment, after the Russian artist Boris Kustodiev. In 1906 he visited Romanov-Borisoglebsk (now Tutaev) and dedicated paintings to it, including “The Provinces,” “Festivities on the Volga,” and “Bathers.” “Festivities on the Volga” won a silver medal at an international exhibition in Brussels.





