From Alexandropol to Moscow: the life and creative path of the academician Sergey Markorov Sergey Dmitrievich Markorov was born on October 26, 1881 in Alexandropol (now Gyumri) to a family of Greek Mercuridians who moved to Transcaucasia from Karin (Erzorum). From a young age he showed an interest in art and philosophy. After graduating from a real school in Tiflis, he entered the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, but was expelled for participating in student unrest. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich, where he studied philosophy and first heard the speeches of Vladimir Lenin. In Switzerland he became a student of the sculptor Adolf Meyer, and then entered the Academy of Arts in Munich. In the years 1905-1907 he lived in Paris, where he became acquainted with the work of Auguste Rodin, who greatly influenced his style. In 1907 Markorov returned to Russia and soon gained fame as a death mask artist. His first work was the mask of the Catholicos Makartich Hermyan, and then - Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Mayakovsky and other prominent figures. He brought this technique to the level of high art, combining realism and philosophical depth. From 1910 he lived in Moscow and actively participated in art life. His monumental works became part of the Soviet program of "monumental propaganda". Among the most famous are the monuments to Lenin and Stalin, including the three largest monuments to Stalin: in Yerevan (1950), at the entrance to the Moscow Canal (1937) and at the VDNH (1939). His works differed in their scale, strict style and symbolism of power. During the Great Patriotic War, Markorov continued to work, and in 1943 he received the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union. In the years 1944-1950 he headed the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, where he distinguished himself as the guardian of cultural heritage. In 1947 he became one of the first full members of the Academy of Arts of the Soviet Union. Awarded the Stalin Prize twice in the first degree (1941, 1951).

From Alexandropol to Moscow: the life and creative path of the academician Sergey Markorov Sergey Dmitrievich Markorov was born on October 26, 1881 in Alexandropol (now Gyumri) to a family of Greek Mercuridians who moved to Transcaucasia from Karin (Erzorum). From a young age he showed an interest in art and philosophy. After graduating from a real school in Tiflis, he entered the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, but was expelled for participating in student unrest. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich, where he studied philosophy and first heard the speeches of Vladimir Lenin. In Switzerland he became a student of the sculptor Adolf Meyer, and then entered the Academy of Arts in Munich. In the years 1905-1907 he lived in Paris, where he became acquainted with the work of Auguste Rodin, who greatly influenced his style. In 1907 Markorov returned to Russia and soon gained fame as a death mask artist. His first work was the mask of the Catholicos Makartich Hermyan, and then - Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Mayakovsky and other prominent figures. He brought this technique to the level of high art, combining realism and philosophical depth. From 1910 he lived in Moscow and actively participated in art life. His monumental works became part of the Soviet program of "monumental propaganda". Among the most famous are the monuments to Lenin and Stalin, including the three largest monuments to Stalin: in Yerevan (1950), at the entrance to the Moscow Canal (1937) and at the VDNH (1939). His works differed in their scale, strict style and symbolism of power. During the Great Patriotic War, Markorov continued to work, and in 1943 he received the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union. In the years 1944-1950 he headed the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, where he distinguished himself as the guardian of cultural heritage. In 1947 he became one of the first full members of the Academy of Arts of the Soviet Union. Awarded the Stalin Prize twice in the first degree (1941, 1951).