Nikolai Aldunin (born September 1, 1956) is a Russian artist noted for his microscopic art described as "masterpieces" and "pioneering work", "famous in Russia and around the world". His work includes a

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a fraction of the size of an

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seed and composed of more than 200 pieces, made of pure

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and described as "perfect copy of a real vehicle"; a gold saddle and horseshoes for a flea; and a camel train in the eye of a needle. He has motivated the creation of a museum for miniatures in

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References

External links

Nikolai Aldunin at Peoples.ru

Example at the T-34 History Museum
1956 births Living people 20th-century Russian sculptors 20th-century Russian male artists 21st-century Russian sculptors 21st-century Russian male artists Russian male sculptors Microminiature sculptors {{Russia-artist-stub