Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky (; 28 December 1915 — 2004) was a

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painter, Honored Art worker of Tatar Republic, a member of the

Saint Petersburg Union of Artists Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg () was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists". From 1959 (when it joined the Union of Art ...

(before 1992 — the Leningrad Union of Artists), who lived and worked in

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. Rotnitsky is regarded as a representatives of the

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, most famous for his portrait paintings. From 1948 through 1960 he was senior lecturer and director of the Kazan Art School. His memoirs are titled "The Strength of the Beauty".''Ротницкий С. Сила красоты. Записки художника''. СПб., 2000.

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