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Alexander Chekmenev
Alexander Chekmenev (Oleksandr Chekmenov) (, , born April 1, 1969) is a Ukrainian documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Kyiv. Career Chekmenev made his first photo while in school, attended a photoclub and later got a professional certificate from a licensed photo studio in Luhansk in 1988. He worked for a studio in Luhansk and did small time jobs taking pictures of weddings, birthdays and other occasions. He also occasionally volunteered as a forensic photographer for an ambulance brigade in the city. In 1997 he was invited to a Kiyv-based daily newspaper as a photojournalist and moved to Kyiv. In 1998 the newspaper ceased operation, Chekmenev became a freelancer and has been working as an independent photojournalist ever since. Today he works as a photojournalist His first book was called simply ''Black and White Photographs'' and was published in 2008 in Kyiv as a part of series on Ukrainian photography. In 2011 Alexander made a private print of his book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luhansk
Luhansk (, ; , ), also known as Lugansk (, ; , ), is a city in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be making Luhansk the Cities in Ukraine, 12th-largest city in Ukraine. Luhansk served as the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, before pro-Russian separatists seized control of the city in 2014 and made it the capital of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian administration was located in Sievierodonetsk from 2014 to 2022 during the War in Donbas (2014–2022), war in Donbas, due to Ukraine not being in control of Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk was Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022), captured by Russia in 2022 and Luhansk Oblast was later Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, annexed by Russia in late 2022. Etimology The city was founded as a foundry in 1795-1796, following the decree of Empress Catherine II titled ''On the establishment of a foundry in the Donetsk uyezd by the Lugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
