Andrey Zolotov
Andrej Andreevich Zolotov is a Russian screenwriter and music and art critic born in 1937, who has written over 30 documentaries about Russian musicians, composers and conductors. Today he is the vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts.[1] The main belt asteroid 8142 Zolotov is named after him.[3][4]
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Andrey Zolotov

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- Born
- 1937 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- film director · art historian · music critic · journalist · art critic · musicologist · screenwriter
- Fields
- history of art · art history · musicology · theatre criticism
- Education
- MSU Faculty of Journalism · Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Honours
- Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR · Order of Friendship · Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · Order of Honour · Order For Merit to the Fatherland and 4th class · Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Languages
- Russian
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Andrej Andreevich Zolotov is a Russian screenwriter and music and art critic born in 1937, who has written over 30 documentaries about Russian musicians, composers and conductors. Today he is the vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts.[1] The main belt asteroid 8142 Zolotov is named after him.[3][4]
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Andrey Zolotov (born 1937) is a Russian and Soviet art critic, art historian and film director, among other activities. The art critic was born in Moscow.
Andrey Zolotov studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University and MSU Faculty of Journalism. The art critic worked for Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts. Andrey Zolotov is active in art history, history of art and musicology.
Languages used include Russian. The art critic received Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Friendship and Order of Honour, among others.
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Andrey Zolotov studied at MSU Faculty of Journalism and Lomonosov Moscow State University. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is history of art, art history and musicology. Employment is recorded with Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts. Distinctions recorded are Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Order of Friendship, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and Order of Honour.
Zolotov was born in Moscow in 1937. He studied journalism at the Moscow University, and then worked at numerous Soviet-era publications including Komsomolskaya Pravda and the TV series Vremya. He eventually attained the rank of Assistant Minister of Culture between 1990 and 1992. After the fall of the USSR he became the chief editor of RIA Novosti in 1994. As of 2012, he is the vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts.[5] He has two sons - Andrej Zolotov Jr., journalist, and Vsevolod, architect - and one daughter - Olga, concert pianist.
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Andrey Zolotov is recorded with the occupation art historian. Recorded as having received Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Order of Friendship and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Career and activity. Zolotov worked in history of art, art history, musicology, theatre criticism and opinion journalism. He was employed by Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts.
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Andrey Zolotov was born on 13 December 1937.
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Andrey Zolotov received Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Order of Friendship, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class and Order of Alexander Nevsky.
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- 1.Золотов-старший Андрей Андреевич: http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/screenwriter/sov/373093/bio/
- 2.http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84-100153 list of his works from WorldCat
- 3.Schmadel, Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. 2012-06-10. 978-3-642-29718-2.
- 4.Alan Chamberlin. JPL Small-Body Database Browser. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov.
- 5.Russian Academy of Arts official webpage on him http://www.rah.ru/the_academy_today/the_members_of_the_academie/member.php?ID=17647&sphrase_id=17027
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