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Sergey Mikhailovich Orlov (1911–1971) was a Soviet painter, ceramicist and sculptor specializing in depicting Russian historical figures.[1][2]

Sergei Orlov
Born	1911
Died	1971 (aged 59–60)
Nationality	Soviet
Known for	Painter, ceramicist and sculptor
Notable work	1954 equestrian statue of Yuri Dolgorukiy

Orlov worked in ceramics and porcelain for decades until his first large-scale commission, the 1954 equestrian statue of Yuri Dolgorukiy on Tverskaya Street, which he won by competition.[3] Other work includes the 1955 monument to Russian explorer Afanasy Nikitin in his medieval home of Tver,[4] a group called "Belorussian Partisan" in a passage in the Belorusskaya (Koltsevaya Line) station of the Moscow Metro, and work on the Main Gate of the All-Russia Exhibition Centre.

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• Photo of Orlov working on the Nikitin monument

На других языках

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- [en] Sergei Orlov (sculptor)

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[ru] Орлов, Сергей Михайлович

Сергей Михайлович Орло́в (1911—1971) — советский скульптор. Народный художник РСФСР (1968). Лауреат Сталинской премии второй степени (1946).

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