Yaroslav Nikolaev
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Yaroslav Nikolaev | |
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Ярослав Николаев | |
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| Born | 30 April 1899 |
| Died | 1 July 1978 (aged 79) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Realism |
| Awards | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" People's Artist of the Russian Federation |
Yaroslav Sergeevich Nikolaev (Russian: Ярослав Сергеевич Николаев; 30 April 1899 – 1 July 1978) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Art worker of Russian Federation (1956), People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1975), a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists,[1] who lived and worked in Leningrad. From 1948 to 1951, Nikolaev was a head of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting,[2] most famous for his genre and historical painting.
