ACADEMIC REALISM Off. Shchedrin was destined to become an artist: his father was a prominent sculptor, and his uncle, Sam. Shchedrin @- landscape painter. In 1800, he was enrolled in an Educational school AH, excellent student, specializing in landscape painting, and completed a full course with a gold medal and the right to pensionerstvo overseas. From abroad, however, had to wait from-за outbreak of war in 1812, and only in June 1818, he finally went to Italy. After eight months spent in Rome...