Boris Ugarov

Boris Ugarov studied at Repin Institute of Arts. Valentyn Filipenko and Oleh Voloshynov are recorded as having studied under Boris Ugarov. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is painting. Employment is recorded with Repin Institute of Arts. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Order of the Red Star.

• Name — Boris Ugarov • Born — 6 February 1922 • Birthplace — Petrograd, Soviet Russia • Died — 2 August 1991 (aged 69) • Place of death — Leningrad, USSR • Resting Place — Literatorskiye Mostki, Saint Petersburg • Known for — Painting, Graphics • Training — Repin Institute of Arts • Movement — Realism • Awards — People's Artist of the Russian Federation People's Artist of the USSR

Ugarov was born in Petrograd in 1922. At the onset of the Great Patriotic War, he volunteered in the militia. He then served as an artilleryman, gunner, took part in battles in the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts, in Karelia and on the Far East. He was awarded several bravery and campaign medals. After demobilization in 1945 he entered the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, where he studied of Victor Oreshnikov and Andrei Mylnikov. In 1951 Boris Ugarov graduated from the Repin Institute of Arts in Igor Grabar workshop with the rank of artist of painting. His degree work was a painting titled "Spring on the collective farm". In 1951–1954 Ugarov engaged in postgraduate institute under the leadership of Alexander Gerasimov. In 1952 he began to teach at the Repin Institute. In the same year he became a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists. Starting in 1951, Boris Ugarov participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted genre and historical paintings, portraits and landscapes. In 1975–1979 Ugarov headed the Leningrad Union of Artists. In 1977 he was appointed rector of the Repin Institute of Arts. In 1978 he was elected a member of the USSR Academy of Arts. In 1982 Boris Ugarov was awarded the honorary title of the People's Artist of the USSR. In 1983 he was elected President of the USSR Academy of Arts, occupying this post until 1991. Ugarov died on 2 August 1991 in Saint Petersburg at the age of seventy. His paintings reside in State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, in art museums and private collections in Russia, Japan, Ukraine, France, England, Germany, Italy, in the U.S., and others.

Boris Ugarov is recorded as having received USSR State Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Japan" and Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".