Aleksandr Petrov (animator)

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Aleksandr Petrov
Александр Петров
Alexander Petrov in 2023
Born	(1957-07-17) July 17, 1957 (age 67) Prechistoye
Alma mater	Yaroslavl Art School
Occupations	Animator filmmaker
Years active	1984–present
Awards	Honoured art worker of the Russian Federation, State Prize of the Russian Federation (1994), Krupskaya State Prize of the RSFSR, 72nd Academy Awards

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Petrov (also Alexander or Alexandre) (Russian: Александр Константинович Петров) (born 17 July 1957 in Prechistoye, Yaroslavl Oblast) is a Russian animator and animation director.