Zolotov Evgene Alexandrovich

     Zolotov was born on January 18, 1925 in the village of Michaelova Side of Suzdal region in Vladimir district.
     In 1940-1941 Zolotov studied at Art College in Mstera, but when the Great Patriotic War began it was closed and he worked at the kolkhoz in the village of Glebovskoye of Suzdal region in Vladimir district.
     On January 18, 1943 the painter conscripted into the army. From January till August of 1943 he did military service in the 7-th reserve rifle regiment in Gorky.
     In August of 1943 Zolotov was sent to the front line.
     He fought as infantryman in the 15-th rifle regiment of the 27-th army (it was considered the 15-th rifle regiment from August of 1943 till May of 1943), took part in forcing of the Dnepr river. Getting missile wound of the right forearm in the actions near the town White Church, Zolotov was hospitalized (military post N 53537) and stayed in the army ambulance from the 20-th May of 1943 till the 22-nd May of 1944. He fought in Poland and met the ending of the war in Germany near Breslau.
     After the end of the Great Patriotic War Zolotov continued military service at Czechoslovakia and Austria. Also he did military service in garrison hospital 4532 from May of 1947 till April of 1949.
     In May of 1947 he was demobilized.
     From 1949 till 1951 Zolotov studied at the art studio of the Vladimir House of amateur and folk arts under the direction of Professor Sychev Nikolay Petrovich.
     On November 24, 1949 Zolotov was accepted for employment as artist in the association "The Vladimir artist" later renamed "Vladimir artistic producing studios", where he acted as portrait painter till December of 1987.
     In 1967, 1980, 1982, 1989 the painter was sent to a business trip to Repin House of creation "Academy dacha" by the government of the Vladimir Union of artists.
     In 1987 Zolotov became a member of the Union of artists of the USSR.
     Since 1953 the artist took part in many art exhibitions.
     Repeatedly the regional bodies and the regional department of culture bought in lots of Zolotov's pictures from art exhibitions.
     Many of the paintings were sold by trade exhibition in Vladimir and Moscow.