Arkady Samoylovich Shaikhet (; 12 September 1898 18 November 1959) was a prominent

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and photographer. In the history of Soviet photography, Shaikhet is known for a type of journalistic photography called "artistic reportage," and for photographs of industrialization in the 1920s and 1930s. His first photographs were published in 1923 and in 1924 he joined the staff of the national magazine

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. His images were used for their covers from the magazine's first issue. Shaikhet was one of the founders (together with journalist

Mikhail Koltsov Mikhail Efimovich Koltsov () (The record of the birth of Moisey Fridlyand in the metric book of the Kiev rabbinate for 1898 ( ЦГИАК Украины. Ф. 1164. Оп. 1. Д. 442. Л. 138об–139.) – February 2, 1940), born Moisey Haimovic ...

) of ''Soviet Photo'' in 1926. Starting in 1930 he contributed to

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, another Soviet journal. During the

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he created a series of images of the

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and later of liberation of

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. The Sovfoto agency, which from 1932 distributed Soviet photography in the West, holds examples of his photojournalism.

Biography

Born on August 28 (September 9), 1898 in Mykolajiv (now

) into a poor

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family: his father sold draft beer, his mother ran a small sewing workshop. Graduated from 4th grade of primary school. He was unable to enter the gymnasium due to the educational qualifications for his father that were formed in those years, so he began working as a mechanic’s assistant at the Nikolaev Shipyard. During the

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he served in the

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in a

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. During his service he suffered from severe

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with heart complications.

Awards

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...

(19.5.1944) *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...

(20.9.1945; was nominated for the Order of the Red Star) *

Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" The Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union awarded to military and civilians who had participated in the Battle of Moscow. History The Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" was established on May ...

Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" The Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union. Medal history The Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" was established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet o ...

* Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" *

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote military partici ...

Exhibitions

* 2012, ''Arkadiy Shaikhet, Continuation 1928-1931'', Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow * 2014 — “Arkady Shaikhet. Photographs 1932-1941" Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow. * 11.III—10.IV.2016 — “Arkady Shaikhet. 1945-1959. Episode 4” Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow.Аркадий Шайхет. 1945—1959. Эпизод 4-й. Мультимедиа Арт Музей, Москва
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References

External links

Arkady Shaykhet photographs
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaykhet, Arkady 1898 births 1959 deaths Russian Jews War photographers Soviet photographers Soviet photojournalists