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Pyotr Belenok
Read more...Painter, graphic artist, sculptor. Born in the family of Ivan Belenok in the village of Korogod in the northern Ukraine (1938). Graduated from the Kiev School of Art. Studied sculpture at the Kiev In...
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Anatoly Zverev
Read more...Painter. Born in Moscow in the family of a worker called Timofei Zverev (1931). Attended the Moscow School of Art and Industry (1948–50) and the 1905 School of Art (1951, expelled after several month...
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Vladimir Slepian
Read more...Artist, writer. Born in Vienna in the family of a Soviet employee of Vneshtorg called Lev Slepian (1930). Moved to Moscow following his father’s recall and arrest. Studied alongside Yury Zlotnikov at...
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