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Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (28 December [O.S. 15 December] 1908–12 April 1974) (Russian: Евгений Викторович Вучетич; Ukrainian: Євген Вікторович Вучетич, Evhen Viktorovych Vuchetych) was a prominent Soviet sculptor and artist. He is known for his heroic monuments, often of allegoric style, including The Motherland Calls, the largest sculpture in the world at the time.
Biography
Vuchetich was born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipro, Ukraine), the son of Viktor Vuchetich (Vučetić), of Serbian descent[citation needed], and Anna Andreevna Stewart, of Russian and of French descent.[1]
He was a prominent representative of the Socialist Realism style and was awarded with the Lenin Prize in 1970, the Stalin Prize (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950), Order of Lenin (twice), Order of the Patriotic War (2nd degree), Hero of Socialist Labor (1967) and People's Artist of the USSR (1959).
Family
One of his step-granddaughters is Israeli politician Ksenia Svetlova.
Works
- Soviet War Memorial[2] in Treptower Park, Berlin (1946–1949), overseen by a 13m tall monument of a Soviet soldier holding a German child, with a sword, over a broken swastika. This war memorial design was later used on coins and medals commemorating the end of fascist rule in 1945.
- Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares in the United Nations garden (1957)
- Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares in front of the plant "Gazoapparat" in Volgograd.
- A sculpture of Felix Dzerzhinsky (1958), colloquially known as "Iron Felix", used to be in Moscow at the Lubyanka Square.
- The Motherland Calls! at Mamayev Kurgan (1963–1967)
The Motherland Calls
Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares
Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park
See also
- List of Russian artists
References
- Иван Шевцов. Соколы. Русское Воскресение.
- Sowjetische Ehrenmal
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На других языках
[de] Jewgeni Wiktorowitsch Wutschetitsch
Jewgeni Wiktorowitsch Wutschetitsch (russisch Евгений Викторович Вучетич; wiss. Transliteration Evgenij Viktorovič Vučetič; * 15. Dezemberjul. / 28. Dezember 1908greg. in Jekaterinoslaw, Russisches Kaiserreich, heute Ukraine; † 12. April 1974 in Moskau) war ein prominenter sowjetischer Bildhauer und Künstler. Am bekanntesten wurde Wutschetitsch durch seine großen heroischen Monumente im allegorischen Stil.- [en] Yevgeny Vuchetich
[es] Yevgueni Vuchétich
Yevgueni Víktorovich Vuchétich (en ruso, Евгений Викторович Вучетич; Yekaterinoslav, 15 de diciembrejul./ 28 de diciembre de 1908greg. - Moscú, 12 de abril de 1974), fue un escultor monumentalista ruso y soviético. A lo largo de su carrera artística fue galardonado conː el título de Héroe del trabajo socialista (1967), artista popular de la URSS (1959), el Premio Lenin (1970) y cinco premios Stalin (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950). Su padre era serbio[1] de Montenegro.[fr] Evgueni Voutchetitch
Evgueni Viktorovitch Voutchetitch (en russe : Евгений Викторович Вучетич), né le 15 décembre 1908 (28 décembre 1908 dans le calendrier grégorien) à Iekaterinoslav (Empire russe) et mort le 12 avril 1974 à Moscou (Union soviétique), est un sculpteur soviétique.[ru] Вучетич, Евгений Викторович
Евге́ний Ви́кторович Вуче́тич (15 [28] декабря 1908, Екатеринослав, Российская империя — 12 апреля 1974, Москва, СССР) — советский скульптор-монументалист, педагог. Академик АХ СССР (1953; член-корреспондент 1947). Герой Социалистического Труда (1967). Народный художник СССР (1959). Лауреат Ленинской премии (1970) и пяти Сталинских премий (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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