Alexander Nikolayevich Bourganov (; Born 1935) is a Russian sculptor, a

National Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an honorary and the highest title awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation, ...

, and a member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts.

Life and Career

His recent works include a monument to

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...

located at

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(2000); a statue of

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, the first U.S. Ambassador to Russia and later President of the United States, located in front of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow (2008); and a statue of poet

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located on the campus of

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(2009). In 2001 his studio in Moscow was given the status of a State Museum, known as

Bourganov's House Bourganov's House () is a Russian state museum named after its founder, the Russian sculptor Alexander Bourganov.Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

include a series of

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s and statues on Ukrainsky Boulvar, near the Hotel Ukraine. Bourganov was born in

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and graduated from Moscow State Artistic and Industrial College (now Stroganov University). He received a PhD. in art history. In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of the position of the President of Russia

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on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.

Chronology of the principal sculptural works of Alexander Bourganov

*Monument commemorating the 400th birthday of the city of

Oryol Oryol ( rus, Орёл, , ɐˈrʲɵl, a=ru-Орёл.ogg, links=y, ), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka Rive ...

(1966) *"Memories of an old worker" (1968) * Decorative relief-emblem on the Central House of Filmmakers in Moscow (1969) *Monument "Friendship of Peoples: in honor of the 400th anniversary of the union of

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and Russia (1972) *"Victory" statue at the Central House of Artists, Moscow (1978) *"War and Peace", Germany (1980) *"Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space",

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, Canada (1986) *Portraits in bas-relief of Russian artists

Ilya Repin Ilya Yefimovich Repin ( – 29 September 1930) was a Russian painter, born in what is today Ukraine. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russian Empire, Russia in the 19th century. His major works include ''Barge Haulers on the Volga' ...

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Karl Bryullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov ( Bryullo; ; – ) was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art. Biography Karl Bryullov was born on 12 (23) December 179 ...

Sergey Konenkov Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov, also Sergei Konyonkov (; – 9 December 1971) was a Russian and Soviet Union, Soviet sculptor. He was often called "the Russian Auguste Rodin, Rodin". Early life Konenkov was born in a peasant family, in a vi ...

, Ivanov and Shishkin at the Tretyakovskaya Station of the Moscow Metro (1986) *Composition with nine figures, "War and Peace" (1987) *Monument to

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, Kaluga (1987) *Portrait of

Ivan Tsvetaev Ivan Vladimirovich Tsvetaev (; 16 May ld Style and New Style dates, O. S. 4 May1847 – 12 September 1913) was a Russian art historian, archaeologist and Classical philologist. Biography Tsvetaev was born 16 May (O. S. 4 May) 1847, in Shuya ...

for the

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, Moscow (1992) *Monument to Soviet Soldiers killed in

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during the Second World War (1990–92) *Monument to the poet

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( , ; rus, Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, , mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf, links=yes; – ) was a Russian Romanticism, Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called ...

, Moscow (1994) *Monument to the writer

Ivan Bunin Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin ( or ; rus, Ива́н Алексе́евич Бу́нин, p=ɪˈvan ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ ˈbunʲɪn, a=Ivan Alyeksyeyevich Bunin.ru.vorb.oga; – 8 November 1953)Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...

and

Natalia Goncharova Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (, ; 3 July 188117 October 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Goncharova's lifelong partner was fellow Russian avant-garde artist Mikhail Lariono ...

on Old Arbat Street (1999) *Monument to Alexander Pushkin at

in Washington D.C. (2000) *Gallery "Legendary People"; bust of great figure in world culture:

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;

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, Ivan Bunin, G. Fogeler. (2000–2005). *"The Golden Lion." (2002) *Sculptural ensemble on Ukrainsky Boulvar in Moscow: "Allegory of Air"; "Allegory of Water"; "Forests of Ukraine"; "Fountain "Youth"; *Decorative sculpture "Friendship"; monument to E.F. Gnesina. (2005) *Memorial plaque to S. Richter, Moscow (2005). *Decorative bas-reliefs on the building of the Bogoliubov Library, Moscow (2005). *Sculptural ensemble "Ecology" in the Square on Sivtsev Vrazhye (2005). *Sculptural park 'Understanding knowledge" on the square in front of the film theater Brest in Moscow. (2005). *Statue of

in front of the U.S. Embassy, Moscow (2008). *Statue of

in front of the Humanities Faculty Building at

(2009). *Sculpture of Alexander Pushkin at the

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Sources and citations

External links

Official Site of Burganov Museum in Moscow (in English)
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