iki ▁( It iner ant ) ▁Mov ement . ▁▁ ▁His ▁letters ▁to ▁his ▁artist ▁friend ▁Vas ily ▁D mit rie v ich ▁Polen ov ▁ 1 8 4 4 - 1 9 2 7 ▁are ▁a ▁personal ▁account ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁figures ▁in ▁Russian ▁art ▁who ▁exhib ited ▁during ▁their ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁Raf ail ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁wealth y ▁arist ocr atic ▁family . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Anna ▁Vas ile v na ▁O ls uf ev sky . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁cousin ▁of ▁Aleks andr ▁Ivan ov ich ▁Her zen ▁( 1 8 1 2 – 1 8 7 0 ), ▁the ▁writer ▁and ▁out standing ▁public ▁figure ; ▁and ▁son ▁to ▁Count ▁Serge i ▁L v ov ich ▁Lev it sky ▁( 1 8 1 9 – 1 8 9 8 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁phot ography ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁Europe ' s ▁early ▁phot ographic ▁pione ers . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁friend ▁to ▁author ▁Count ▁Lev ▁Nikol ay ev ich ▁Tol sto y ▁( 1 8 2 8 – 1 9 1 0 ) ▁who ▁visited ▁and ▁stayed ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Raf ail ▁Lev it sky ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁art ▁professor ▁and ▁an ▁acc laimed ▁photograph er , ▁most ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁family ▁of ▁Cz ar ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁the ▁last ▁em peror ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8