Artists

Proshkin, Vladimir Viktorovich

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Vladimir Viktorovich Proshkin was born in 1931 in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), where his parents were both artists. During the German seige of Leningrad in World War II, his parents sent him to Siberia for three years. Although he calls St. Petersburg home, he credits his time in Siberia for turning him into a landscape painter. Upon [...]

Pshenitsina, Galina Vasilievna

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Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she transferred to Repin Institute of Art, studying in Oreshnikov's studio. Pshenitsina's teacher career began in 1965 at the Art College in Ryazan. The following [...]

Pushkov, B. I.

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As yet, we have no biographic information for this artist.

Puzyrkov, Viktor Grigorevich

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Viktor Grigorevich Puzyrkov, born in 1918 in Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine, was a leading Kiev socialist realist of the 1940s. He was educated at the Dnepropetrovsk Art College from 1936 to 1938, at the Kiev Art Institute from 1938 to 1941, at the Moscow Art Institute (in Samarkand) from 1942 to 1943, and again at the [...]

Pyatnitsky, P. E.

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As of yet, we have no biographical information on this artist.

Pyesikov, Vladimir Simonovich

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Vladimir Simonovich Pyesikov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1939. After graduating from art school he was accepted into the Repin Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture where he studied in the studio of academician A.A. Mylnikov until his graduation in 1964. In 1964 he began his teaching career. Three years later he completed [...]

Radevskaya, Nadezhda

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Nadezhda Radevskaya was born in Rossosh, a small town in the Southern Voronezh Region. She attended art college in Buturlinovka, another small town in the same area, where she studied under Vladimir Shpakovsky and Edouard Tsembalist. (Tsembalist is a very well-known artist in Voronezh and a contemporary of Mikhail Likhachev). Radevskaya now teaches at an art [...]

Repin, Nikolai Nikitavich

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Nikolai Nikitavich Repin was born on October 25, 1932 in the Kursk Region. His earliest exposure to art was through his grandfather, Ilya. He enjoyed drawing from boyhood. Feodor Petukhov, a drawing teacher in the area, started giving him lessons. Nikolai went on from there to study at the Leningrad Pedagogical Art College until 1956 [...]

Repin, Sergei Nikolaevich

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Sergei Nikolaevich Repin was born in 1948. In 1973 he graduated from the Repin Academy of Art, Sculpture, and Architecture (no relation) in St. Petersburg in the Monumental Studio of Painting under academician Andrei Mylnikov. He has participated in more than 100 Russian and international exhibitions since 1972. He has been a member of the Artists' [...]

Repina, Natalia Nikolaevna

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Natalia "Natasha" Nikolaevna Repina was born in St. Petersburg on June 6, 1967. Her talent was evident early, and her formal training began in 1979 when she entered the Middle Art School. In 1985, she followed in the steps of her father, artist Nikolai Repin, when she began studying at the Academy of Fine Art [...]

Repkina, Veronika

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Veronika Repkina was born in St. Petersburg in 1966. After graduating with highest marks in 1994 from Andrei Mylnikov's monumental painting studio at the Repin Institute of Art, Repkina was given the honor of a postgraduate creative studio. Repkina is best known for her landscapes and portraits. Her work has been influenced by the Renaissance movement [...]

Rudikov, Nikolai Kirillovich

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Nikolai Kirillovich Rudikov was born on June 26, 1930, in the city of Astrakhan, in the delta region of the Volga River. He studied at the K.A. Savitski Penza Art School from 1947 until his graduation in 1955. He began exhibiting his works in 1957. Rudikov became a member of the Astrakhan regional division of the [...]

Rudnev, Vasili Filippovich

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Vasili Filippovich Rudnev was born in 1928 in Plotnikovo in the Novosibirsk Region. He studied at the Intermediate Art School in St. Petersburg and then at the Repin Academy of Art from which he graduated in 1955. He has participated in major exhibitions throughout Russia, including "Soviet Russia", Moscow, in 1960. His works can be [...]

Ryabinsky, Yevgeni Vladislavovich

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Evgeni Vladislavovich Ryabinsky was born in 1925. He studied at the Surikov Institute until 1951. Important shows include 'Soviet Russia', Moscow, 1960. He lived and worked in Tambov until his death in 2001. His works have been published in various books and journals, including: "A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Russian And Soviet Painters." Matthew Cullerne Bown. Izomar [...]

Ryasnyansky, Mikhail Alekseevich

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Mikhail Alekseevich Ryasnyansky, Honored Artist of the Ukraine, was born in the town of Taganrog in 1926. After the war he studied at Rostov College of Arts. In 1950 he was admitted to the Kiev Institute of Arts. In 1956 he joined the Union of Artists of the USSR. For three years he taught painting [...]