Mikhail Savitsky

Mikhail Savitsky
Born(1922-02-18)February 18, 1922
DiedNovember 8, 2010(2010-11-08) (aged 88)
NationalityBelarusian
CitizenshipBelarus
OccupationPainter

Mikhail Andreyevich Savitsky (Belarusian: Міхаі́л Андрэ́евіч Саві́цкі, Russian: Михаи́л Андре́евич Сави́цкий) (February 18, 1922 – November 8, 2010)[1] was a Belarusian painter. Born in 1922, he served on the Eastern Front in World War II from 1941, but was captured and not released until the end of the war. Some of the paintings Savitsky did were the 1967 Partisan Madonna and the picture cycle "Figures on the Heart." For his artwork, he was awarded the title Hero of Belarus in 2006.[2]

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  2. ^ "Государственные награды Республики Беларусь - Герои Беларуси". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-01-15.