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Painter, teacher. Born in Pishpek in Russian Turkestan (now Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan) in the family of Afanasy Chuikov (1902). Studied at the Turkestan School of Art in Tashkent (1920–21) and under Robe...
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator, teacher. Born in the family of Alexander Igoshev at their farmhouse near the village of Askino in Bashkiria (1921). Moved with his family to Verkhnyaya Tura in S...