Nikolay Blagodatov | |
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Born | December 21, 1937 |
Citizenship | Russian |
Occupation | collector of Soviet Nonconformist Art |
Nikolay Innokentjevich Blagodatov (Russian: Николай Иннокентьевич Благодатов) is a famous Soviet Nonconformist Art collector in USSR and Russia. [1] He is a member of the Section of Criticism and Art Criticism of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists.
Nikolay Blagodatov graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Water Communications in 1962. [2] In 1975, he became interested in collecting works of modern art. At the moment, his collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art (1970-1990) is one of the most significant in Russia. [3] Since 1979, he has been writing articles about art (more than 250 articles). [4] As a collector, organizer and participant of more than 50 exhibitions, including 8 personal collections. [5] He is a partner of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists. He personally meets with many representatives of Soviet Nonconformist Art. [6] [7]