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Nikolai Getman

Russian artist (1917-2004) · Russia · On the map · Artists · Died at 86

Nikolai Ivanovich Getman or Mykola Ivanovich Hetman was a Ukrainian and Russian artist. He was a prisoner from 1946 to 1953 in forced labor camps in Siberia and Kolyma, where he survived as a result of his ability to sketch for the propaganda requirements of the authorities.

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He is remembered as one of few artists who has recorded the life of prisoners in the Gulag in the form of paintings.

Country
Russia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2004 · aged 86