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Mikhail Evstafiev

Born	1963 Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Field	Painter, writer, photojournalist
Movement	expressionism

"The sky over the city where we were happy" by Mikhail Evstafiev, oil on canvas, 2006

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Evstafiev (Russian: Михаил Александрович Евстафьев; born in 1963), is a Russian artist, photographer, and writer. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an Emotional effect it is a subjective art form An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making Sails Tents Marquees Backpacks and other functions Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms

He began painting and photographing at an early age. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e His mother, grandmother and great grandfather — all prominent Russian sculptors — inspired him to develop his own style in art. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual His work is listed in "Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon" (The World Biographical Dictionary of Artists).

In the late 1980s he volunteered to serve in Afghanistan and spent two years in the Soviet army, stationed in Kabul, witnessing the numerous combat operations and the 1989 withdrawal of Soviet troops. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He later published the novel Two Steps From Heaven about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Two Steps From Heaven is a novel by Russian author Mikhail Evstafiev. The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving

Working for leading international news organizations in the 1990s, he also covered the wars and armed conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, Georgia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Tajikistan and Transdniestria, as well as the Soviet coup attempt of 1991 and the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. News agency (alternative A news agency is an organization of Journalists established to supply News reports to organizations in the News trade Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between For the republic see Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh is a Region in the South Caucasus. Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ( August 19 - August 21, 1991) also known as the August Putsch or August Coup was a three-day The Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 began on 21 September when Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the country's legislature ( Congress of People's

Mikhail Evstafiev's paintings and photographs have been exhibited in different countries, including in Austria, China, Russia and the United States, in places such as the Hofburg Congress Centre, the State Kremlin Palace, the Maly Manezh Exhibition Hall and the Central House of Artists in Moscow, and in the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hofburg Imperial Palace is a palace in Vienna, Austria, which has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg The State Kremlin Palace (Государственный Кремлёвский Дворец formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of "Grand Central Station" redirects here For other uses see Grand Central. The City of New York

His paintings and photographs are in the collections of the Moscow House of Photography and SOLMS, Gallery der Leica Camera AG, and in private collections in Andorra, Austria, Britain, France, Poland, Russia and the United States. Moscow House of Photography is a Russian Museum, which maintains a large collection of old and contemporary Russian Photographic masterpieces and Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland His work appeared in leading international magazines and newspapers and was published in numerous books. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together

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