Nikita the Great - a holy warrior, is widely admired in Russia. According to the legend, it is a Goth converted into Christianity and executed in 370. The Great Sufferer Nikita was a champion of Nikita G. Stroganov, the owner of holy icon and member of the very rich industrialists of the Russian North. Many artists, members of the Imperial Court service, were involved in icons' painting. Prokopi Chirin a Royal Isograph was an artist, receiving a permanent salary for his work as a member of Imperial Court.