Andrey Soloviev
Andrey Borisovich Soloviev (7 October 1953 – September 27, 1993) was a Soviet war photographer. He was killed by sniper fire while covering the battle for Sukhumi in the War in Abkhazia. Soloviev studied at the Moscow Institute of Architecture but never graduated.
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Andrey Soloviev
- Name
- Andrey Soloviev
- Born
- 7 October 1953
- Birthplace
- USSR
- Died
- 27 September 1993 (aged 39)
- Place of death
- Sukhumi, Abkhazia
- Occupation
- War photographer
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Honours
- Order For Personal Courage · Hero of Abkhazia
- Languages
- Russian
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Andrey Borisovich Soloviev (7 October 1953 – September 27, 1993) was a Soviet war photographer. He was killed by sniper fire while covering the battle for Sukhumi in the War in Abkhazia. Soloviev studied at the Moscow Institute of Architecture but never graduated.
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Andrey Soloviev (1953–1993) was a journalist and photographer, of Soviet nationality. The journalist was born in Soviet Union and died in Sokhumi.
Languages used include Russian. Honours include Hero of Abkhazia.
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Instead, he became a photojournalist, joining the Itar-TASS news agency in 1987. He also worked as a stringer for the Associated Press. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Andrey Soloviev covered many armed conflicts, including in Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, South Ossetia. He also filmed the aftermath of the 1988 Armenian earthquake, the collapse of the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and was in Iraq during the Gulf War. His photographs received numerous awards, including the World Press Photo prize.
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• Name — Andrey Soloviev • Born — 7 October 1953 • Birthplace — USSR • Died — 27 September 1993 (aged 39) • Place of death — Sukhumi, Abkhazia • Death Cause — Killed in action (gunshot wound) • Occupation — War photographer
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Andrey Soloviev is recorded as having received Order "For Personal Courage" and Hero of Abkhazia.
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Andrey Soloviev born at Soviet Union.
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Andrey Soloviev died at Sokhumi.
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