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Boris Yefimov

Soviet and Russian political and propaganda artist (1900-2008) · Russia · On the map · Artists · Died at 108

Boris Yefimovich Yefimov was a Soviet and Russian political cartoonist best known for his critical political caricatures of Adolf Hitler and other Nazis produced before and during the Second World War, and was the chief illustrator of the newspaper Izvestia.

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2008Died1 October 20082005Order of HonourAward1998Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"Award1990Hero of Socialist LabourAwardOrder of LeninAward1985Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"Award1976Order of LeninAward1972USSR State PrizeAward1970Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1967People's Painter of the USSRAward1965Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"Award1960Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1958People's Painter of the RSFSRAward1950Stalin PrizeAward1932Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicAward1900Born28 September 1900

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Awards

Order of Honour2005
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"2005
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"1998
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"1995
Hero of Socialist Labour1990
Order of Lenin1990
Order of the October Revolution1985
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"1985
Order of Lenin1980
Order of Lenin1976
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"1975
USSR State Prize1972
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1970
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"1970
Order of the Badge of Honour1967
People's Painter of the USSR1967
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"1965
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1962
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1960
People's Painter of the RSFSR1958
Stalin Prize1951
Stalin Prize1950
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"1948
Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic1932
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Order of Cyril and Methodius
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude
Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour

About this person

During his 90-year career he produced more than 70,000 drawings.

Country
Russia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 2008 · aged 108

The same award as Boris

Aleksandr DeynekaBoth received People's Painter of the RSFSRIgor GrabarBoth received People's Painter of the RSFSRVasily PolenovBoth received People's Painter of the RSFSRKonstantin YuonBoth received People's Painter of the RSFSRIlya GlazunovBoth received People's Painter of the RSFSRSergey Timofeyevich KonyonkovBoth received People's Painter of the RSFSR