The architect died at age 91; It happened about half the second night, his assistant said.
Zurab Tsereteli died – a Russian sculptor of the Georgian origin, architect, president of the Russian Academy of Arts. He died at the age of 91. His death was announced by Assistant Sergei Shagulashvili in a commentary to the Interfax agency.
He noted that Tsereteli died for about half the second night.
Tseteteli is one of the most popular artists of the post -Soviet space. He is the one who sets the twelve -huge projects in various countries of the world.
Among the most popular works:
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Watch Peter I (Russia);
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Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Russia);
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History of the Monument of Georgia (Georgia);
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Friendship Monument Forever (Georgia);
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The good monument defeated evil (USA);
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Copper birth sculpture of a new person (France, Spain).
From 1997, to the end of his life, Tsereteli led the Russian Academy of Arts.
In 2003, he was given Russian citizenship for special merits.
It should be noted that in March 2014, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation said the sculptor, along with other Russian culture figures, “signed a letter” in support of the Russian president’s position regarding Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
Sergei Shagulashvili later denied this statement in an interview with the Georgian news agency and the Rustavi-2 channel on television.
“Mr. Tsereteli is not interrupted and does not interfere with politics. Never do this. He has never signed any political documents. And he has not signed under this letter … The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has with Zurab Ceres in the list of signators without demanding,” explained the list of signatures, “explained Shagulashvili.
Remember, a person’s deputy, a member of Ukraine Vladimir Moroz’s deputy group restoration died at the age of 57.
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