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'''Yuriy Vasilyevich Abramochkin''' ({{lang-rus|Юрий Васильевич Абрамочкин}}; normally rendered in English as Yuriy or Yuri Abramochkin, born 11 December 1936) is a [[Soviet]] and [[Citizenship of Russia|Russian]] photographer and photojournalist.
'''Yuriy Vasilyevich Abramochkin''' ({{lang-rus|Юрий Васильевич Абрамочкин}}; normally rendered in English as Yuriy or Yuri Abramochkin, born 11 December 1936) is a [[Soviet]] and [[Citizenship of Russia|Russian]] photographer and photojournalist.


Abramochkin started to work as a photojournalist at 21, in the office of "Mosstroy" (Main department of building and planning in Moscow) with the primary job of photographing plans. He got a chance to try himself in photography in 1957 when he was offered the position of official photographer of the [[World Festival of Youth and Students]] in [[Moscow]]. He also took photos of ''Komsomolskiy Prospekt'' for "Mosstroy" and those photos were published by ''[[Soviet Weekly]]'', the Soviet newspaper for capitalist countries. Abramochkin worked for ''Soviet Weekly'' for forty years. In 1961 he started to work as a photographer of the news agency [[RIA Novosti|Novosti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beautifulrus.com/yuri-abramochkin-reportage-photographer/|title=Russian Personalities|work=Russian Personalities|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>http://www1.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/rian1961_1990/default.htm</ref> Yuri Abramochkin is one of 15 Russian photojournalists included in the encyclopedia ''Contemporary Photographers'', published by St. James Press in 1995.
Abramochkin started to work as a photojournalist at 21, in the office of "Mosstroy" (Main department of building and planning in Moscow) with the primary job of photographing plans. He got a chance to try himself in photography in 1957 when he was offered the position of official photographer of the [[World Festival of Youth and Students]] in [[Moscow]]. He also took photos of ''Komsomolskiy Prospekt'' for "Mosstroy" and those photos were published by ''[[Soviet Weekly]]'', the Soviet newspaper for capitalist countries. Abramochkin worked for ''Soviet Weekly'' for forty years. In 1961 he started to work as a photographer of the news agency [[RIA Novosti|Novosti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beautifulrus.com/yuri-abramochkin-reportage-photographer/|title=Russian Personalities|work=Russian Personalities|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/rian1961_1990/default.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=April 13, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150413164601/http://www1.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/rian1961_1990/default.htm |archivedate=April 13, 2015 }}</ref> Yuri Abramochkin is one of 15 Russian photojournalists included in the encyclopedia ''Contemporary Photographers'', published by St. James Press in 1995.


Abramochkin worked with Soviet and world leaders, politicians and celebrities, making among others the photos of [[Nikita Khrushchev]], [[Leonid Brezhnev]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], [[Charles de Gaulle]], [[Willy Brandt]], [[Francois Mitterrand]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Urho Kekkonen]], [[Jacques Chirac]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Yuri Gagarin]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Valentina Tereshkova]] and [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikon.ru/ru_RU/local_content/Celebrities/Photographers/13-abramochkin.page?lid=3&lidsub1=1&lidsub2=1&lidsub3=0&lidsub4=0&sParamValueLbl=&sParamValue=&sParam1ValueLbl=&sParam1Value=&sSubnav2ParamLbl=&sSubnav2Param=&dcr=|title=Nikon Россия|work=nikon.ru|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://telegraf.com.ua/kultura/iskusstvo/1698406-redkie-foto-sdelannyie-legendoy-sovetskoy-fotozhurnalistiki-foto.html|title=Редкие фото, сделанные легендой советской фотожурналистики (Фото)|work=Телеграф|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref>
Abramochkin worked with Soviet and world leaders, politicians and celebrities, making among others the photos of [[Nikita Khrushchev]], [[Leonid Brezhnev]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], [[Charles de Gaulle]], [[Willy Brandt]], [[Francois Mitterrand]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Urho Kekkonen]], [[Jacques Chirac]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Yuri Gagarin]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Valentina Tereshkova]] and [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikon.ru/ru_RU/local_content/Celebrities/Photographers/13-abramochkin.page?lid=3&lidsub1=1&lidsub2=1&lidsub3=0&lidsub4=0&sParamValueLbl=&sParamValue=&sParam1ValueLbl=&sParam1Value=&sSubnav2ParamLbl=&sSubnav2Param=&dcr=|title=Nikon Россия|work=nikon.ru|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://telegraf.com.ua/kultura/iskusstvo/1698406-redkie-foto-sdelannyie-legendoy-sovetskoy-fotozhurnalistiki-foto.html|title=Редкие фото, сделанные легендой советской фотожурналистики (Фото)|work=Телеграф|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref>

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Yuriy Abramochkin
Born (1936-12-11) 11 December 1936 (age 87)
NationalityUSSR, Russia
Known forPhotography
MovementSoviet art, photojournalism

Yuriy Vasilyevich Abramochkin (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Абрамочкин; normally rendered in English as Yuriy or Yuri Abramochkin, born 11 December 1936) is a Soviet and Russian photographer and photojournalist.

Abramochkin started to work as a photojournalist at 21, in the office of "Mosstroy" (Main department of building and planning in Moscow) with the primary job of photographing plans. He got a chance to try himself in photography in 1957 when he was offered the position of official photographer of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow. He also took photos of Komsomolskiy Prospekt for "Mosstroy" and those photos were published by Soviet Weekly, the Soviet newspaper for capitalist countries. Abramochkin worked for Soviet Weekly for forty years. In 1961 he started to work as a photographer of the news agency Novosti.[1][2] Yuri Abramochkin is one of 15 Russian photojournalists included in the encyclopedia Contemporary Photographers, published by St. James Press in 1995.

Abramochkin worked with Soviet and world leaders, politicians and celebrities, making among others the photos of Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Charles de Gaulle, Willy Brandt, Francois Mitterrand, Richard Nixon, Urho Kekkonen, Jacques Chirac, Bill Clinton, Yuri Gagarin, Ronald Reagan, Valentina Tereshkova and Elizabeth II.[3][4]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • 1970 - Photographs from the U.S.S.R., City Museum, Sopron, Hungary[5]
  • 1972 - Yugoslavia
  • 1974 - U.S.S.R.: Country and People, Photo Artists' Salon, Belgrade[5]
  • 1976 - From the Photographer's Album, House of Culture, Prague[5]
  • 1976 - Photographs from the U.S.S.R., Exhibition Pavilion, West Berlin[5]
  • 1978 - Photographs from the U.S.S.R., Soviet Cultural Centre, Damascus[5]
  • 1978 - Sowjetunion: Land und Leute im Foto, Majakowski Galerie, West Berlin[5]
  • 1979 - From the Photographer's Album, Photo and Cine Club, Belgrade[5]
  • 1981 - India
  • 1981 - Romania
  • 1984 - Bulgaria
  • 1988 - Yugoslavia
  • 2001 - Moscow
  • 2002 - France[6]
  • 2009 - Yuri Abramochkin - Photoessay. Brothers Lumière Gallery. Moscow[7]

Group exhibitions

  • 1961: National Photo Exhibition, Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow
  • 1962: International Photo-Agency Exhibition, Prague
  • 1964: WorldPress Photo, Amsterdam (and 1965–69, 1975–76, 1978)
  • 1966: Interpress Photo '66, Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow
  • 1975: Fotosuit de Sovjet Unie, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
  • 1976: Photographs from the U.S.S.R., Trade Fair Hall, West Berlin
  • 1979: Interpress Photo '79, Havana
  • 1980: Sportas Ambassador of Peace, Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow

Books

  • Yuriy Abramochkin, Russia as I see her: Photoalbum 1960–2013. Moscow: Scanrus, 2013. ISBN 9785435000436. Text in English. (Here at Issuu.com.)

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Russian Personalities". Russian Personalities. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Nikon Россия". nikon.ru. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Редкие фото, сделанные легендой советской фотожурналистики (Фото)". Телеграф. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Yuri V(asilyevich) Abramochkin", Contemporary Photographers. New York: St James Press, 1995. ISBN 1558621903; ISBN 1558621830.
  6. ^ "Центр фотографии им. братьев Люмьер - Фотографы". lumiere.ru. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ Юрий Абрамочкин. Фотоочерк, Photographer.ru. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ Sputnik (2004-06-23). "RUSSIA'S CULTURAL LIFE / Sputnik International". Sputnik International. Retrieved 2015-04-26.