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Rachel Kogan
Rachel Kogan (1912-1998) was a Ukrainian- Jewish painter and educator known for her artwork in the field of realism. Biography Kogan spent her childhood in Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ... and studied at the Artists Trade Union of Russia, Trade-Union Art School. Following, she attended Grekov Odessa Art school, Odessa Art Institute. In 1931 the Kogan family moved to Leningrad and Kogan was transferred to the Imperial Academy of Arts, All–Russian Academy of Arts (the former St. Petersburg Imperial Arts Academy) to study painting. Two of Kogan's professors were Shuchaev and Ėrnest Lʹvovich Radlov, Radlov. She received professional advice and support from Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Petrov-Vodkin. In 1938, she was accepted to the Leningrad Department of the Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |