Boris Stepanovich Petrov (russian: Петров, Борис Степанович) (July 10, 1910,

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– 1981,

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) was a Russian and Soviet painter and mountain climber, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the

Leningrad Union of Artists Union of Artists of Saint Petersburg (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts critics. Prior to 1959, it was called " Le ...

, and regarded as one of representatives of the

Leningrad school of painting The Leningrad School of Painting (russian: Ленинградская школа живописи) is a phenomenon that refers to a large group of painters who developed in Leningrad around the reformed Academy of Arts in 1930–1950 and was uni ...

,''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.387, 393—398. mostly known for his mountain landscape paintings.

Biography

Boris Stepanovich Petrov was born July 10, 1910, in

city. In 1931-1933 he studied in

Repin Institute of Arts Repin (russian: Ре́пин; masculine) or Repina (; feminine) is a Russian last name. It is derived from the sobriquet ''"репа"'' ("turnip") and may refer to the following people: *Ilya Repin (1844–1930), Ukrainian and Russian painter * Niko ...

in Leningrad. In 1933-1941 Petrov worked as a decorator and painter, mainly in genre of landscape. In the second half of 1930s Petrov participated in several exhibitions of Leningrad artists, where he exhibited 17 works painted in the Leningrad suburbs. Petrov took part in the

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of 1941-1945. He fought on the

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, was marked by military awards. In Blockade period he participated in exhibitions of Leningrad artists. After the World War II, Boris Petrov returned to Leningrad and worked as an artist. In 1965 he was admitted to the

. In 1955 he first visited the

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. Since that time, began his fascination with the mountains and mountaineering. Mountain landscape has taken a leading role in his work. For several months he lived in solitude in the mountains and painted. Solo Exhibitions of his works were in Nalchik in 1960, and in 1963 and 1975 in Leningrad. For over the years Petrov painted a lot of paintings and sketches, and created a whole suite of picturesque mountains, diverse and unexpected in color. His paintings reside in Art museums and private collections in Russia, China, Spain, and other countries.

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* ''Центральный Государственный Архив литературы и искусства. СПб''. Ф.78. Оп.5. Д.165. * ''Третья выставка работ художников ленинградского фронта''. Л., Военное издательство Наркомата обороны. 1945. С.25. * ''Осенняя выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1958 года. Каталог.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1959. С.21. * ''Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1960 года. Каталог''. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1963. С.15. * ''Выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1961 года. Каталог''. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1964. С.31. * ''Воспоминания о горах'' // Ленинградская правда. 1963, 27 марта. * ''Каталог весенней выставки произведений ленинградских художников 1965 года.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1970. С.25. * ''Осенняя выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1971 года. Каталог''. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1973. С. 13. * ''Выставка произведений художника-альпиниста Петрова Бориса Степановича''. Л., 1975. * ''Наш современник. Зональная выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1975 года. Каталог''. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1980. C.21. * ''Зональная выставка произведений ленинградских художников 1980 года. Каталог''. Л., Художник РСФСР, 1983. C.20. * ''Справочник членов Ленинградской организации Союза художников РСФСР.'' Л., Художник РСФСР, 1980. С. 92. * ''Matthew Cullerne Bown. A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Russian And Soviet Painters. 1900 — 1980s.'' London, Izomar Limited, 1998. * ''Мы помним… Художники, искусствоведы — участники Великой Отечественной войны''. М., СХ России, 2000. С. 215. * ''Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School.'' Saint Petersburg, NP-Print Edition, 2007. P.387, 393—398. , .

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''Artist and Mountain climber Boris Petrov on the site of RIA Novosti''. 1970
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