After completing a course at Arzamas uezd school, he was transferred to the "Alexander Stupin art school" also located in Arzamas.
مدرسهٔ هنری "آرزاماس بوستد الکساندر استاپینز" (Arzamas boasted Alexander Stupins) اولین مدرسه هنری در ایالت روسیه بود.