Mikhail Anikushin
Mikhail Konstantinovich Anikushin (2 October 1917 – 18 May 1997) was a Soviet and Russian sculptor. Among his most famous works are a monument to Alexander Pushkin in Pushkinskaya Station of the Saint Petersburg Metro (1954), a monument to Alexander Pushkin at Arts Square in Saint Petersburg (1957), and a monument to Vladimir Lenin at Moskovskaya Square in Saint Petersburg. A minor planet 3358 Anikushin discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh in 1978 is named after him.
Also recorded as Mihajl Konstantinovič Anikušin · Mikhail Konstantinovich Anikushin · M. K. (Mikhail Konstantinovich) Anikushin
Mikhail Anikushin

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- Born
- 1917 · Moscow.
- Died
- 1997 · Saint Petersburg.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · pedagogue · public figure
- Education
- Repin Institute of Arts · Leningrad Art School
- Honours
- Order of Lenin · Hero of Socialist Labour · Order of the October Revolution · Order of the Patriotic War and 2nd class · People's Painter of the USSR · Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Languages
- Russian
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Mikhail Konstantinovich Anikushin (2 October 1917 – 18 May 1997) was a Soviet and Russian sculptor. Among his most famous works are a monument to Alexander Pushkin in Pushkinskaya Station of the Saint Petersburg Metro (1954), a monument to Alexander Pushkin at Arts Square in Saint Petersburg (1957), and a monument to Vladimir Lenin at Moskovskaya Square in Saint Petersburg. A minor planet 3358 Anikushin discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh in 1978 is named after him.
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Mikhail Anikushin studied at Repin Institute of Arts and Leningrad Art School. The recorded working language is Russian. Employment is recorded with Repin Institute of Arts. Distinctions recorded are Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the October Revolution and Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class.
Mikhail Anikushin is recorded as having received Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour and Order of the October Revolution. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Mihajl Konstantinovič Anikušin, Mikhail Konstantinovich Anikushin and M. (Mikhail Konstantinovich) Anikushin. His recorded language was Russian.
Могила Героя Социалистического Труда Петра Куприянова на Богословском кладбище Санкт-Петербурга.
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"Дружба (Танцующие девочки)" скульптор Аникушин М.К.
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1917
Mikhail Anikushin born at Moscow.
1997
Mikhail Anikushin died at Saint Petersburg.
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Mikhail Anikushin received Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, People's Painter of the USSR and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
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- 1.Escultora, miembro de la Academia Rusa de las Artes, artista del pueblo de la Federación Rusa
- 2.Apertura del parque (en ruso)
- 3.Lutz Shmadel, Dictionary of minor planet names (en inglés)
- 4.Artículo en el que se habla de la estatua (en ruso)
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