Ivan Dyakonov and Michael Ferdinand Dyakonov

Ancestors of artist Ilya Repin Ivan Dyakonov (left) and Michael (Mikhail) Ferdinan Dyakonov with the relatives in Kharkov Art Museum, in Kharkov, on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Special delegation from France - seventeen adults and children - attended the opening of the 12th International Repin's En Plein Air on artist's homeland - in Chuguyev (Kharkov region). Ilya Repin's ancestors - greatgrandchildren of artist's daughter Tatyana live in France. All of them have visited Ukraine for the first time being on a travel around memorable sites related to the famous artist. Photo by Igor Chekachkov / UNIAN