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Andreev Nikolay Alekseevich 1940-1979. Novgorod. Grew up in a small village near Novgorod. Worked as a clerk. Started to draw in 1961, studied at PUAC. Favourite subject - contemporary rural weddings and feasts. Wedding. Ransom. 1972 Oil on canvas. 58 õ 115 SVSHAAMR (Suzdal’) Inventory Â-22145 Depicted is one of the scenes of the traditional wedding ceremony: neighbours block the way of the wedding procession, greeting the newlyweds with songs and gunshots, bride and groom are offering them some food as ransom.