Nikolai Andreevich Dolgorukov

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Nikolai Andrejewitsch Dolgorukow ( Russian: Николай Андреевич Долгоруков ; * 1902 in Yekaterinburg , † 1980 in Moscow ) was a Soviet graphic artist and journalist.

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After working as a backdrop painter for the Theater of Revolutionary Satire ("Terewsaty"), Dolgorukov studied architecture at the Ural Institute for Mining in Sverdlovsk and at the same time worked in the decoration workshop of the theater there. He then studied from 1928 to 1932 with D. Orlow at the Higher Artistic and Technical Institute (VCHUTEIN) in Moscow and then worked for the newspapers Krasnaya Zvezda , Pravda and Izvestia . He developed into the leading exponent of satire and posters .

During the German-Soviet war , Dolgorukov mainly worked on propaganda posters. His works “The Last Hour” (1943), “The Dnieper is wonderful in calm weather” (1943) and “He hears terrible wise men” (1945) became famous.

His works are exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery , the Russian Museum , the Central Museum of the Russian Armed Forces , the Russian State Library , the Library of the Russian Art Academy , the Museum of Contemporary History of Russia and other Russian museums and private collections.

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