- Konstantin Vasilyev
Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev ( _ru. Константи́н Алексе́евич Васи́льев); born
September 3 ,1942 , inMaykop , died in 1976) was aRussia nillustrator , who left more than 400paintings anddrawings . His range of works includedportrait s,landscapes , realistic compositions,Russian epic s,mythology andbattle-painting s.Legacy
He was buried in the village of Vasilyevo, which was renamed in his honor.
A
minor planet 3930 Vasilev , discovered by Soviet astronomerLyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1982 is named after him. [cite book | last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. | coauthors = | title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names | pages = p. 335 | edition = 5th | year = 2003 | publisher = Springer Verlag | location = New York | url = http://books.google.com/books?q=3930+Vasilev+1982 | id = ISBN 3540002383]References
External links
*ru icon [http://tatarstan.kai.ru/vasiliev/vasiliev.htm Konstantin Vasilyev Gallery (Major Works) on tatarstan.kai.ru]
*ru icon [http://varvar.ru/arhiv/gallery/russian/vasilyev/ Konstantin Vasilyev Gallery on varvar.ru]
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