These two articles marked the beginning of Vladimir Stasov's propaganda of critical realism and attacks on the reputation of Briullov and the Academy: 'O znachenii Briulova i Ivanova v russkom iskusstve' ('On the Significance of Briullov and Ivanov in Russian Art') and 'Po povodu vystavki v Akademii khudozhestv' ('A Propos of the Exhibition at the Academy of Arts').