Spitsyn, Sergey Nikolaevich

One of the prominent book and easel schedules of St. Petersburg. Winner of the Gold Medal of the Academy of Arts (2003).

Born in the Children's Village . He spent his childhood on Krestovsky Island and, from 1930 to 1941, in Ligovo (historical district) . His father, Nikolai Vasilievich Spitsyn , was a member of the religious and philosophical society “Resurrection” by Alexander Meyer , was repressed in 1929, and died in the Solovetsky camp . ^[2]

Member of the Great Patriotic War from July 1941 until the end of the war, May 14, 1945. As part of the 9th Rifle Regiment of the 20th Division in the beginning of November 1941, he participated in battles on the sacrificial patch of Nevskaya Dubrovka. ^[3] From December 1941 to March 1942 he was in besieged Leningrad , continuing his studies at the secondary school . At the end of March 1942, together with other students and faculty SHSH evacuated to Samarkand. In August 1942 he was drafted into the army, returned to the front. ^[4] Since the fall of 1943, as part of the 27th Yaslovsky Order of Kutuzov of the Guards Mortar Brigade, the commander of the radio communications division of the battalion went to Prague. He has military awards (Order of the Patriotic War, medals "For courage", "For military merits", "For the victory over Germany" and others).

Graduated from the Art School (1948) and the Academy of Fine Arts (1954). Member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1955. Permanent participant in city, zonal and all-Union exhibitions, exhibitions of easel and book graphics (more than 200) and several group foreign exhibitions (Italy, USA, Mexico, Australia, Germany, England, France, Holland); including six personal.

In 1980-1990 He participated in the opening of the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael in Oranienbaum, Peter and Paul Cathedral in Peterhof .

In 1994-1995 paints (according to his own design) the altar apse of the church of St. Sergius of Radonezh (architect A.M. Gornostaev , 1861) in the Trinity-Sergius coastal desert near St. Petersburg.

In 2006, he painted altar icons for the church of St. Andrew the First-Called in Peterhof.

In 2009 he was awarded the silver medal of St. Peter the Apostle.

Died March 25, 2014 in St. Petersburg. He was buried at the Babigonsky cemetery in Peterhof .

Daughter - Spitsyna Elena Sergeevna, art historian, researcher of the Russian avant-garde. ^[5]

In 1954-1962 enters into the circle of Leningrad artists of "severe style" . Works of this time: a series of lithographs for the poem by A. Twardowski “The House by the Road” (1955-1956); a series of etchings "41 th year": "Retreat", "Fight", "calm" (1956-1957). In 1961-1962 made a well-known series of etchings "Worker Train", in 1962 the series "Worker Youth".

After 1962, rejects the opportunities created to successfully work in official Soviet art ^[6] .

In 1963-1973, drawing closer to the artist V.V. Sterligov , a follower of Kazimir Malevich , he entered the pictorial and plastic tradition of Russian avant-garde art. This change in the artist’s creative career was due to the fact that from the beginning of 1962 V.V. Sterligov began to develop the theory of K. S. Malevich about new surplus elements in the fine arts, ^[7] and discovered the surplus element of art of this time: “ straight curve. ” In this discovery, he devotes several artists, including S.N. Spitsyna; together they begin to develop this idea and work in a new plastic form ^[8] .

This narrow artistic circle of associates in art was called the “Staropetergof School”, as meetings of artists, joint work and exhibitions were held at S.N. Spitsyna in Old Peterhof (a suburb of St. Petersburg). "Staropeterhof school" was created by V.V. Sterligov and S.N. Spitsin in 1963-65; The circle of this “school” included artists, including artists T. N. Glebova , V. P. Volkov, G. P. Molchanova, E. N. Alexandrova, P. M. Kondratyev, and art historians A. V. Povelikhin and E. F. Kovtun . The "Staropeterhof School" continued to exist until 1973.

Since the early 1970s S. N. Spitsyn is working on the development of his own plastic principles, combining the achievements of the Russian avant-garde and the tradition of Russian icon painting. In 1982-1983 makes the first series of works “based on Russian frescoes”, since then developing this theme for many years. Series of works: Yenisei (1966-1968), Sixteen Fridays (1968-1969), Senezh (1970), three Crimean series (1984, 1987, 1990), Frescoes of Dionysius. Ferapontovo ”(1980s), pictorial and graphic series“ Farewell to the Gulf of Finland ”(1980s-1992),“ Hierarchs ”and“ Monks ”(1991-2000).

In the 1960-1970s. participates in the preparation and holding of exhibitions of artists Russian avant-garde in the exhibition halls of the Leningrad branch of the Union of artists, promoting their "return":

• Exhibitions by P. N. Filonov 1968 (preparation of the exhibition and exposition)
• the first post-war exhibition K.S. Malevich 1968 (preparation, booklet)
• the first exhibition of L. A. Yudin 1973 (preparation, booklet, exposition, memorial evening)
• V. M. Ermolaeva 1972 (preparation, booklet, exposition, memorial evening)
• Exhibitions by P. I. Sokolov 1971 (preparation, booklet, exposition, memorial evening)
• exhibitions of M.F. Larionov and N.S. Goncharova in December 1971, as well as exhibitions of V.V. Sterligov and T.N.Glebovoy.

In 1985, he prepared and held the first solo exhibition of the artist, a member of the group "13", O. N. Hildebrandt-Arbenina at the House of Writers. V.V. Mayakovsky.

The author of the memoirs of artists L. A. Yudin ^[9] , P. N. Filonov , V. V. Sterligov, P. M. Kondratiev, P. I. Basmanov , V. N. Petrov , and John Wendland .

He worked in book graphics from 1954 to the 2000s. Since 1954, he began working with publishers: Detgiz , Lenizdat, Goslitizdat, Soviet Writer, Children's Literature and others. He mainly illustrated books for children and youth (more than a hundred editions).

He designed and illustrated almost all the published books of the Leningrad writer Radiy Pogodin .

The most famous works in book graphics are illustrations for books:

• Prokofiev A. On the way. L.: Young Guard, 1953
• Steffens Lincoln . A boy on a horse: Autobiographical novel / Per. from English; Fig. S. Spitsyna. Ed. 2. L .: Detgiz, 1955
• The magazine "Neva" . (L.), 1955. № 1 (April). Cover
• Twardowski A. House on the road. 1955 Not published.
• Andreeva E., Andreev Yu. / Fire born / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1957
• Bondarenko I. / In the besieged city: A Tale / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1957
• Young defenders of Leningrad Pavel Luknitsky, Mikhail Streshinsky, Ivan Frantishev, R. Fedorov, Arif Saparov, V. Karp, Mikhail Sonkin, E. Polyakov, A. Beilin, E. Vechtomova, M. Lanskoy, B. Rozov L L.: Publisher : Publishing House of Children's Literature, 1958
• Ganselka I. , Zikmund M. Africa of dreams and reality / Design and Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1958
• Moor Y. TVT or The Story of how pioneers were indignant against the yoke of things and surprised the whole world, how they learned to see what others did not see, and how Tsybuk got points / Transl. from Belarusians. A. Tonkel; Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1959. (School room)
• Ofin E. Russian Baltic / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1959
• Irinin G. (A. Belyaev). Plan "X - 19". L.: Soviet writer, 1959
• Rennes L. Noby / Per. with it; Fig. S. Spitsyna. M .: Det. lit., 1959. (School bk)
• Lewis, Sinclair . The main street. Fig. S. Spitsyna. L.: Soviet writer. 1960.
• Efremov I. / Athaneor, daughter of Acharhellen . J. "Neva", 1960, No. 1.
• Ingvall Swinsos. In retirement. / Fig. FROM . Spitsyna. J. "Neva", 1960, No. 8.
• Gernet N. Sis: Tale / Fig. L. Podlyasskaya and S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1960
• Shomburgk G.G. Pulse of wilds / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1960
• Ostrovsky A. Your friends are legion. Story. L.: Soviet writer, 1960
• German Yu. Our acquaintances. L.: Soviet writer, 1960
• Belykh G. , L.Panteleev :. "The Republic of Shkid" L .: Gos.izd of Children's Literature. Ministry of Education. RSFSR, 1960, reprint. 1961; M. Det. 1965, 1973, 2009
• Semin L. The search for golden bees / Fig. S. Spitsyna. Ed. 2. L .: Detgiz, 1961
• Voevodin V. There is no peace. L.: Soviet writer, 1961
• Ofin E. Private Forest Republic: A Story / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1961
• Amber Room: Sat science fiction. and adventure. novels and stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna; Repl. ed. A. Plyusnina; Art. - Ed. Yu. Kiselev. L .: Detgiz, 1961
• Belykh G. , L. Panteleev .: "The Republic of Shkid" L .: State Publishing House of Children. Ministry of Education. RSFSR, 1961
• Yarmagaev V. The time of our maturity. L .: Lenizdat, 1962
• Kirnosov A. A man goes on a journey: (Tale) / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Detgiz, 1962
• Tomin Yu. G. Borka, I and the Invisible: The Story / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1962
• Brazhnin I. One hundred steps into a fairy tale / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1963
• B. Kornilov . My Africa: Poem. M .; L .: Sov. writer Leningr.otdelenie 1963
• Pogodin R. Expectation: A Tale / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1963
• Pogodin R.P. Morning Beach: Tales and Stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1964
• TVT. An unprecedented bird. Stories about happy people and good weather: Anthology / Author: J. Mavr, Yu. Sotnik, R. Pogodin. Publishing house lit., 1964. (B-pioneer)
• Want to know everything! / Ed. Coll .: M.G. Veselov, G. Gore, M.E. Ivin and others; Comp. L. A. Jalalbekova; Binding, title and bookend B. Kreutzer; Fig. Voishvillo E., V. Bekaravaynogo, Spitsyna S. et al .. L .: Det. lit., 1964
• Belykh G. House of merry beggars / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1965
• Belykh G., Panteleev L. Shkid Republic / Fig. S. Spitsyna. M .: Det. lit., 1965
• Pogodin R. Stories about happy people and good weather / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1965. (School bk)
• Tomin YG was walking around the city magician . Borka, me and the Invisible / Fig. B. and C. Kalaushina Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1965
• Shefner V. Happy loser. Story. L .: Soviet writer, 1965
• Kirnosov A. Country of the Wise: Tale-Tale / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1966
• Pogodin R. Tren Nourishment. Expectation. L .: Det. lit., 1966
• Panova V. Satellites. L.: Soviet writer, Leningrad branch, 1967
• Pogodin R. A step from the roof: Stories / Drawings by S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1968
• Tomin Yu. Borka, I am invisible. Today the opposite is true: The Story / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1968
• Berzin Yu. The end of the ninth regiment. L.: Sov. writer, 1968
• R. Pogodin . Roosters. L .: Det. 1969
• Migdalova L. Touch. Poems. M.: Soviet writer, 1969
• Levasheva G. Your friend music / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1970
• Shefner V. Headroom. L. Soviet writer. 1970
• Glinka M.S. Shore of Change: Tales and Stories / L.: Soviet writer, 1971
• Berggolz O. Daytime stars. M., L.: co-writer, 1971
• Kirnosov A man goes on a journey / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Children's literature, 1971
• Semin L. The search for golden bees / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1971
• Tomin Yu. A wizard walked around the city. Vitka Murash is the winner of all / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1971
• Pogodin R. Waiting. Three tales of the same / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1971
• The mystery of all secrets: [Sat.] / Comp .: E. Brandis, V. Dmitrevsky; Design. and yl. S. N. Spitsyna. L .: Lenizdat, 1971. (In the world of science fiction and adventure)
• Pogodin R. Turn on the northern lights / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1972
• Shim E. Guys from our yard / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1973
• Granin D. Going to the storm / IL. S. Spitsyna. L .: Hudozh. lit., 1973
• Gaidar A. Tales. L.: Lenizdat, 1973
• N. Dzgoev. Amazing chess. L.: Lenizdat, 1973
• Belykh G. , L. Panteleev .: "The Republic of Shkid" L .: State Publishing House of Children. Ministry of Education. RSFSR, 1973
• Moor Y. TWT: A Tale with Ill. / Authorization. per. with Belarus. A. L. Tonkel; Fig. S. Spitsyna. Ed. 6. L .: Det. lit., 1974
• Musakhanov V. Ya. At home: Tales and short stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Lenizdat, 1974
• Pogodin R. Tales and Stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1974
• Pogodin R. Tales and Stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna. M: Det. lit., 1975
• Ivanov A. Day of worries. L.: Lenizdat, 1975
• Twardowski A. Son. M .: Detlit., 1975 (My first books)
• Prikhodko V. Do not forget about the sparrow: Poems / Fig. S. Spitsyna. M .: Det. lit., 1976
• D. Harms . What was it?. L., 1976
• Shim E. guys from our neighborhood: The modern novel in several unfinished stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1976
• Tomin Yu. Today, the opposite is true. L .: Det. lit., 1977
• Pogodin R.P. Book about Grishka / Fig. S. Spitsyna. M .: Det. lit., 1977
• Kazakevich E. G. Star: A Tale / Preface. A. Twardowski; Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. Lighted., 1978
• Kopecky V. Tales and Stories / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1978
• R. Pogodin About colt Misha and mouse Terence: Tale / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. Lighted., 1978
• Poluyanov I. The Same Grass: A Story / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1979. (Ist.-revol. bk)
• Sergunenkov B. Forest horse. L.: Detl., 1979
• Abramov F. Wooden horses. L.: Lenizdat, 1979
• Smolnikov I. According to these steps: Documentary and journalistic essays / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1980
• Titov A. Summer on the waters: A Tale of Lermontov / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1980
• Tomin Yu. G. Walked around the city wizard: Tales / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1981
• Frolov V. G. Two steps from the war: A Story / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1981
• Mosiyash S. Alexander Nevsky. L .: Det. Lit., 1982
• Chirskov F. Key in the grass / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1984
• Sergunenkov B. Forest guard / Fig. S. Spitsyna. L .: Det. lit., 1985
• Frolov V. G. Two steps from the war: A Story / Fig. and decorated. S. Spitsyna. Ed. 2. L .: Det. lit., 1986
• Butin E. The Golden Fire of Ugra: A Tale / Fig. S. Spitsyna. M .: Young Guard, 1987
• Corr Eleanor . Sadako and a thousand paper cranes. L.: Det. 1987
• D. Harms. Liar. L .: Children's literature, 1989
• Kublanovsky Yu.M. In memory of Petrograd. 1992 (not published)
• White GG, L. Panteleev SHKID Republic: A Tale / start. Art. S. Marshak; Fig. S. Spitsyna. M .: Det. lit., 2005.446 s. (School bk)
• Belykh G. , L.Panteleev :. "The Republic of Shkid" M. Det.lit. , 2009
• Tomin Yu. Borka, I am invisible. M.: Publishing House Meshcheryakova, 2015.

• S. Spitsyn. “Let us bow down” // Space of Sterligov. St. Petersburg, 2001.S. 56-62. Fig. by decree
• At the monastery walls: Group exhibition catalog. Kolomna: The Blago Foundation, 2003. Il. by decree
• C. Spitsyn. “December 1941 ...” // P.N. Filonov. LA (USA), 2005. (Experiment / Experiment: Journal of Russian culture. No. 11). S. 297-299.
• Experiment: Journal of Russian Culture. No. 16: Sixteen Fridays: The second wave of the Leningrad avant-garde: At 2 o’clock / LA (USA), 2010. S. by decree.
• With Spitsyn. About Yudin / Lev Yudin. To say your own ... Diaries. Documents. Letters. Evidence of Contemporaries / Russian Avant-Garde Foundation. 2018 / C. 838-840.
• Valery Traugot. Memories. Spitsyn. // Experiment / Experiment: Russian Culture Magazine. No. 16: Sixteen Fridays: The second wave of the Leningrad avant-garde: In 2 hours / LA (USA), 2010. N T. ", S. 160-161.

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