Saratov Governorate
Vsevolod Andreevich Bazhenov was born on February 18, 1909 in the town Serdobsk, in the Saratov Governorate of the Russian Empire into an artistic family. His father was an artist and taught in a real school. He became the first teacher of Vsevolod. Later he studied in Serdobsk art studio of artists "A. Gofert" and "N. Kuzmin". Besides drawing and painting, Bazhenov was a music lover. His mother Evgenia Nikovaevna was a pianist.