Olga Lander

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexandrovna and the family name is Lander.
Olga Lander
Lander in Red Army uniform, facing the viewer with a camera to her eye, ready to take a photograph.
Born(1909-04-10)10 April 1909
Samara, Russian Empire
Died19 September 1996(1996-09-19) (aged 87)
Moscow, Russia
Alma materStroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry
Occupations
  • photographer
  • journalist
Awards

Olga Alexandrovna Lander (Russian: Ольга Александровна Ландер; 10 April 1909 – 19 September 1996) was a Soviet documentary photographer and journalist[1][2][3] who studied photography with Moses Nappelbaum and David Sternberg.[4] During World War II, Lander was a photojournalist and correspondent from the front of the Great Patriotic War. Lander accompanied the 3rd Ukrainian Front to areas including Kursk, Odessa and Vienna.[5][6][7] She photographed a wide range of activities, including distinguished soldiers, official events, the action of advanced units in the battlefield, and everyday activities that included soldiers, mechanics, medical personnel, and stage performers.[5]

During the war Lander rose to the rank of lieutenant. She was awarded medals for her photojournalistic work, including the Knight of the Order of the Red Star, and the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.[6] Following the war, she worked at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH) and as a photographer for the newspaper Sovetskaya Rossiya. She retired in 1974 and published a memoir of her life, Frontovymi dorogami in 1986.

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  3. ^ Hecker, Hans (1 May 2020). "Olga Lander, Sowjetische Kriegsfotografin im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Hrsg. vom Museum Berlin-Karlshorst e.V., Halle (Saale): Mitteldeutscher Verlag 2018, 152 S., EUR 18,00 [ISBN 978‑3‑96311‑117‑4]". Militaergeschichtliche Zeitschrift (in German). 79 (1): 277–279. doi:10.1515/mgzs-2020-0048. ISSN 2196-6850.
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  5. ^ a b Stigneev, Valery (1 January 2006). "Out of Russia: World War II Photographs by Olga Lander". In McCusker, Carol (ed.). Breaking the Frame: Pioneering Women in Photojournalism (1st Paperback ed.). Museum of Photographic Arts. pp. 53–82. ISBN 978-1878062062.
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