The Life and Artistic Evolution of Boris Ioganson Boris Vladimirovich Ioganson was a Russian and Soviet painter and educator. Born in Moscow, his surname was a Russified version of his Swedish ancestors' name, Johansson. His early career included working as a stage designer in the theaters of Krasnoyarsk and Alexandria. During the Civil War, he served as an officer in the White Army under Kolchak before entering the service of the Red Army. Ioganson studied at the Moscow School of Art under Kelin, Kasatkin, and Malyutin. While he was a member of the Society of Young Artists, where he argue…