Anatoly Yagudaev (; born March 11, 1935 — October 10, 2014) was a

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n sculptor of

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descent. He held an honorary title of

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in 2002.

Biography

The ancestors of the future sculptor were from Temir-Khan-Shura (now the city of

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, Republic of

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). His father, a staunch

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, named his son Anatoly in honor of the

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, who died in 1933. As a child, Anatoly Yagudaev studied in the fine arts class at the Makhachkala House of Pioneers with the teacher Y. I. Lashkevich and in the art studio of the House of Folk Art under the direction of D. A. Kapanitsyn. In 1949 he began to work in the production and sculptural workshop of the famous

sculptor Mikhail Anikushin - first as an apprentice, and then as a model designer. While serving in the Soviet army, he was the champion of the Far Eastern Military District in weightlifting. In 1963 he graduated from the sculpture department of the Saint Petersburg Art School, named after Vladimir Serov, in the same year he began to create sculptures on his own. He then returned to Makhachkala. From 1959 to 2005 he participated in 36 exhibitions of various levels held in many cities of Russia, as well as in

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and

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. Anatoly Yagudaev was a member of the

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, Honored Art Worker of Dagestan,

, laureate of the Republican Prize of Gamzat Tsadasa (Dagestan). Yagudaev’s two works created from bronze were: "Portrait of Doctor of Philology Kamil Khanmurzaev" (1964) and "Jokesters" (1985). They were presented in the

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and also 27 works were in the collection of

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named after Patimat Gamzatov. Other locations to find the master's works are streets and squares decorated in the cities of

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and

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, and in the villages of

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and Agvali. It was also used in the design of

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, a hydroelectric power station. The park sculpture of a girl at the corner of Maxim Gorky and Buynaksk Streets in Makhachkala has become an urban symbol of love and goodness though it disappeared in the 1990s.The memory of Anatoly Yagudaev was honored in Makhachkala
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, the twin city of Makhachkala, a sculpture of Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan by the sculptor has been installed.

Awards

*Honored Art Worker of Dagestan *

*Laureate of the Republican Prize of Gamzat Tsadasa (Dagestan).

References

External links

The famous Dagestan sculptor celebrates the anniversary

Memorial evening to the 80th anniversary of the Dagestan sculptor Anatoly Yagudaev was held in Makhachkala

Interview of Анатолий Ягудаев

Sculptor Anatoly Yagudaev. First-hand aphorisms
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