Alexei (Aleksei) Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835–1894) was a leading Russian Realist painter celebrated for vivid genre scenes that captured everyday life with sharp observation and humane feeling. Born in the Ural region, he trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, where his technical skill earned early recognition. In 1863 he joined the “Revolt of the Fourteen,” rejecting strict academic rules in favor of subjects drawn from contemporary Russian society. This step aligned him with a new generation committed to truthfulness and social insight in art. Korzukhin became associated with the Peredvizhniki (Wanderers), the influential group that brought art to wider audiences through traveling exhibitions. His work is known for clear storytelling, expressive faces, and carefully rendered details that reveal class, character, and moral tension without exaggeration. Alongside genre painting, he also produced portraits and contributed to major church commissions, demonstrating versatility within Russia’s artistic world. He exhibited internationally and remained a respected figure in late-nineteenth-century Russian art. Korzukhin’s legacy endures as part of the realist tradition that gave ordinary people and everyday moments a central place in Russian painting.