Fyodor Semyonovich Bogorodsky (2 June 1895 – 3 November 1959) was a well-known artist in the

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, and a proponent of the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (

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). In the 1920s Bogorodsky participated in the "Fire-color" Association, which also consisted of Arkhipov, Zhekulina, Dobuzhinsky, Petrov-Vodkin,

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, and other major artists of the time. His 1945 painting, ''Glory to Fallen Heroes'', won the

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,David R. Marples, ''Russia in the Twentieth Century: The quest for stability'' (2014). and appeared on a 1965 Soviet

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1895 births 1959 deaths Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Soviet artists {{Authority control Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery