Today I want to tell, looks like the end of the Russian snowy winter, when the quiet steps comes the beautiful spring. To most accurately describe this moment, I want to ask for help to the famous painting K. F. Yuon, "the End of winter. Noon".

In this painting of the great Russian artist, depicts the latter, already warmed by the sun, days of winter and beginning of spring, the approximate time of day depicted in the painting – noon. This can be understood by a bright sun that shines all around, and the gentle rays Shine on a background of white snow, sparkling silver. This picture describes the usual Russian countryside, most likely, is a small village.

The main characters in the painting are the few village children, whom the artist depicted in the background. Judging by the skis have children, you'd think they were returning from a ski trip and decided to stop and watch the bustle of village chickens in the fence at the snow-covered house.

In the foreground stands a small house, all was still covered in melting snow. At home high pile of firewood and a rustic fence of the longitudinal poles. The yard where we walk a few chickens and a clockwork cock, with iridescent feathers of different colors in the tail, also covered with white, slightly settled, a carpet of snow. Where the sun warms stronger already formed light protalinki. Immediately behind the house is visible the edge of the forest, showcasing the majestic spruce and a few slender birches. And behind it the thick forest, even in winter, shrouded in snow, swept from the tops of tall trees. Probably in the woods beyond the ravine the kids went skiing, and returning to the village, he saw walking in the sun chickens with a rooster in the yard at the edge of the village. Boyko chickens swarmed in the snow, probably looking for what is tasty to eat. It has attracted the attention of the children passing in front of the village courtyard after a day of skiing.

If you look in the distance at the edge of the forest you can see another small house and a haystack covered with snow. Next emerges the silhouette of a horse near the cart, and the owner of the horse, which, it seems, is going to harness the horse and go to the forest for firewood.

I admire the artist who painted this picture. The picture evokes a calm and positive mood, a rapture and light joy. In the picture can be seen a simple country soul. The whole picture conveys emotions and feelings that foreshadow that soon the real warm spring, and winter, losing their rights, would be hidden behind the edge of the forest, waiting for when it comes her turn.