''The Morning of the Streltsy Execution'' is a painting by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov, painted in 1881. It illustrates the public execution after the Streltsy's failed attempted uprising before the walls of the

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. It shows the display of power the

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had during the late years of the 17th century. The painting can be found at the

Tretyakov Gallery The State Tretyakov Gallery (; abbreviated ГТГ, ''GTG'') is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, which is considered the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Muscovite merchant Pavel ...

in Moscow.

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1881 paintings Collection of the Tretyakov Gallery Cultural depictions of Peter the Great Paintings by Vasily Surikov {{1880s-painting-stub