Paola Dmitryevna Volkova (; July 23, 1930 – March 15, 2013) was a Soviet and Russian art critic, cultural historian. Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation (1996).

Biography

Paola graduated from the Moscow State Library Institute. From the late 1950s to 1987, she taught at the

All-Union State Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

, teaching four courses on Russian and foreign art, on the history of costume, and on the art and culture of ancient China. From 1976 until the last days of her life, she taught film design at the

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. In 1989-2002 — Director of the

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Foundation in Moscow. In 2011-2013, she hosted the author's series of programs ''Bridge over the Abyss'' on the Kultura TV about the history of world painting. Author of more than 50 publications in periodicals and books on contemporary art, as well as on the work of Tarkovsky. Columnist of

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Olga Kabanova places Volkova on a par with other outstanding Russian educators of the 20th century:

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, Yuri Lotman,

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. She died on March 15, 2013 in Moscow. The urn with her ashes was buried at the

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(section 4). Some of the ashes were scattered over the

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. The Tretyakov Gallery houses a portrait of Paola Volkova, painted in 1959 by the artist Vladimir Weisberg.

References

External links

Official website
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Паола Волкова о том, что больше не повторится
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