Leonid Pasternak was the father of the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak.
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13 Facts About Leonid Pasternak
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Leonid Pasternak's father made an income by renting out a guest house.
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Leonid Pasternak started to draw very early, but his family tried to discourage him, as they feared that his drawing would interfere with his studies.
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From 1881 to 1885, Leonid Pasternak studied at Moscow University, first in the Department of Medicine, then at the Department of Law.
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Leonid Pasternak returned to Russia, served the compulsory two years in the Imperial Russian Army and in 1889 started a career as a full-time painter.
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Leonid Pasternak's first exhibited painting was bought by Pavel Tretyakov, the most important art sponsor in Russia of the time.
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Leonid Pasternak was one of the first Russian painters who labeled himself an Impressionist.
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Leonid Pasternak was a member of the Peredvizhniki and Union of Russian Artists movements.
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Leonid Pasternak was a friend of Leo Tolstoy, for months lived in Yasnaya Polyana, and painted many portraits of the great writer, illustrating his novels War and Peace and Resurrection.
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Leonid Pasternak was awarded a medal at the World Fair in Paris for his illustrations of Tolstoy's novels.
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Leonid Pasternak was elected a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts, and taught at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
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In 1921, Leonid Pasternak needed an eye surgery, which was scheduled to be performed in Berlin.
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