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Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov

90th anniversary of Lenin's birth. 1960. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 - April 7, 1974)

90th anniversary of Lenin’s birth. 1960. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974)

Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974) – sculptor, Honored Art worker of the RSFSR, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Since January 1, 1950 to June 1, 1971 – the main artist of the Leningrad Mint, author of many medals, including portraits of political and public figures of the Soviet Union. Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov was born in 1892. He studied at the Leningrad Institute of improvement of professional skill of art workers. In 1925-1926 he worked at the Leningrad Mint under the direction of F. Vasyutinsky. The talented sculptor-medalist, the author of numerous commemorative medals in a variety of materials, including bronze, silver, gold, Nikolai Sokolov, worked for many years on the image of the great leader Vladimir Lenin. The Government appreciated the contribution of the sculptor-medalist, awarding him the Order of Lenin. During the life of the Soviet medalist, in honor of his 70th anniversary was released Medal “NA Sokolov” (USSR, Leningrad Mint, 1962, medalist A.V.Kozlov).

20 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1937, front

20 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1937, front

20 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1937, back

20 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1937, back. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974)

After the release of the first Soviet medals, it became clear that to maintain the best traditions of the Russian school of medal was necessary to create a special art school. In 1925, Vasyutinsky managed to open medal direction at the sculpture department of the Academy of Fine Arts and educate a galaxy of brilliant students: Tsygankov I. (1894 – died after 1931), VV Golenetsky (1906-1976), AV Kharitonov (1895 -1973), SL Tulchinsk (1900-1981). A special place among them had N. Sokolov (1892-1974), who became the link between the living traditions of pre-revolutionary generation and medalists of the 1960s.

40 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1957. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 - April 7, 1974)

40 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1957. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974)

40 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1957

40 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution 1957. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974)

Sokolov has created a kind of chronicle of the embossing of the Soviet state and embodied in bronze portraits of outstanding figures of science, culture and art, generals and statesmen. By the early 1940s he becomes a recognized medalist-portraitist, creating memorable images of Pushkin, Mayakovsky, Gorky, Rainis, Tchaikovsky, N. Chernyshevsky, N. Gogol, Michurin, L. Tolstoy, A. Mickiewicz, JB Lamarck, VG Belinsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky.

40 years since the death of Karl Liebknecht. 1959. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 - April 7, 1974)

40 years since the death of Karl Liebknecht. 1959

In 1950 he was appointed chief artist of the Leningrad Mint. Among his pupils – known engravers and medalists AV Kozlov (1917-2000), AV Plastinin (1893-1953), VA Zasukhin (p. 1928) NN Filippov (1921-1996), the brothers LS Komshilov (p. 1933 ) and JS Komshilov (p. 1929), P. Potapov (p. 1928), RN Minigaleev (1928-1995).

90th anniversary of Lenin's birth. 1960

90th anniversary of Lenin’s birth. 1960

In the 1970s the main successor of the classic destinations in medal art becomes AV Kozlov, who in 1974, in connection with the retirement of Sokolov, was appointed chief artist of the Leningrad Mint.

Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov

250 years since the founding of the city of Leningrad. 1953. (Peter the Great)

250 years since the founding of the city of Leningrad. 1953. (Peter the Great)

250 years since the founding of the city of Leningrad. 1953

250 years since the founding of the city of Leningrad. 1953

300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. 1954

300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. 1954

300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. 1954

300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. 1954

Creating the world's first multi-stage space rocket and its successful launch in the direction of the moon. 1960

Creating the world’s first multi-stage space rocket and its successful launch in the direction of the moon. 1960

Felix Dzerzhinsky, 1926

Felix Dzerzhinsky, 1926

Maxim Gorky 1936

Maxim Gorky 1936

Mayakovsky. 1957

Mayakovsky. 1957

P.I. Tchaikovsky 1951 back

P.I. Tchaikovsky 1951 back

P.I. Tchaikovsky 1951

P.I. Tchaikovsky 1951

Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 - April 7, 1974)

Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974)

The expedition to the North Pole 'Northern Sea Route' 1937 back

The expedition to the North Pole ‘Northern Sea Route’ 1937 back

The expedition to the North Pole 'Northern Sea Route' 1937

The expedition to the North Pole ‘Northern Sea Route’ 1937

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR. 1958

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR. 1958

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR. 1958

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR. 1958

VI International Congress of Slavists. 1958

VI International Congress of Slavists. 1958

VI International Congress of Slavists. 1958

VI International Congress of Slavists. 1958

Yuri Gagarin. April 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin. April 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin. April 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin. April 12, 1961. Soviet medalist Nikolay Sokolov (December 28, 1892 – April 7, 1974)