In Chernihiv City Council welcomed honorary citizens of the city. Chernigov
during the expanded meeting of city Chernihiv Mayor Oleksandr Sokolov congratulated Honorary Citizen of the city. Chernihiv Alekseevich Kuznetsov Gerard birthday. ANNIVERSARY He wished good health, long years of life, optimism and cheerfulness of spirit. Mayor onthanked him for his contribution to the development of the city, literary work, play history Chernigov. "Chernigovka know and appreciate you, Gerard A., as the Honorary Citizen of Chernigov, veteran, famous writer, ethnographer, archeologist, a man active life position. Your books about native land extremely popular farChernihiv outside "- said Sokolov. Alexander Sokolov also presented the diploma, certificate and badge of Honorary Citizen. Chernigov folk artist of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, winner of Chernihiv Regional Prize. Kotsyubinsky Anatoly N. skins. Welcoming the renowned folk artistby assigning him an honorary citizen of the city, the mayor thanked him for his active social position, conscientious work, considerable personal contribution to the art and culture of the city. "I am proud that I live with such contemporaries" - said O.Sokolov. "You know, in 1930, when our family moved to Chernihiv city naliheard up to 20 thousand. residents, now Chernihiv - handsome. I thank you for recognizing my creative way, I just did their job and did not expect to differences ", - said Anatoly skin. Reference: Arts Pelt A. expanded history of Ukrainian realistic art. The artist created more than a thousand paintings in the genres of historical and thematic paintings portPETA, landscape, still life and monumental panels and dioramas. More than 50 paintings and graphic works of the artist are kept in the collection of the Chernihiv Regional Art Museum named after H. Galagan, the overwhelming share personally donated by the author. Among them are portraits of prominent and famous countrymen: Dovzhenko, Kotsyubynskoho Kotsyubinskogo Yu, M. TkachO. Brik, S. Laevsky, V. Murashko, I. Ralchenko and others. Among the latter, presented in 2013, a unique collection front graphic drawings created by the artist back in the years 1943-1945 Actively engaged in social, cultural and educational activities as a representative of the Chernihiv regional organization of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, SkinsAN O created conditions for the development and functioning of the local school of painting and strongly supported the talented youth of Chernihiv region, initiated the construction and organization of the work of artists in the House Sedniv, actively participated in the design of Baturyn palace (NIKZ "Hetman's Capital"). In 1992 he became Shkurko AN laureatom Chernihiv Regional Prize Kotsyubynskoho in 1994 awarded the diploma of the Chernihiv Oblast Executive Committee, in 1996 he received the honorary title "Honored Artist of Ukraine", and in 2010 - "People's Artist of Ukraine". Throughout creativity Anatoly N. was a regular participant in national and internationalthese exhibitions, presenting dignity Chernihiv school of painting, not only in the regions of Ukraine, but also abroad. In particular, actively participated in the exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of Independence of Ukraine (m. Kyiv), the exhibition of paintings of veterans of World War II, devoted to the 70th anniversary of victory over fascism "Vstelyayte flowers road - soldiers,that peace in our region bore ... "(Museum of Modern Art" Plast-Art ", c. Chernigov). Enthusiastically supported the charity auction-exhibition "Artists - soldiers", providing for lots of his works to direct funds for material and technical equipment countrymen on the 13th, 41 th Battalions and the 1st Tank Brigade involved in the ATO on eastern Ukraine. KpUniversity of military-historical museum on the occasion of the 90th anniversary H.Kuznetsova an exhibition "Love of Life", a presentation of books author "Liskovytski Boldin mountains." At the celebrations attended by Deputy Mayor Stanislav Vikhrov. Public Relations Department of the City CouncilSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/