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Monument to the First Printer Ivan Fedorov of Sergei Mikhailovich Volnukhin

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.37816/2073‑9567‑2026‑80‑269‑285
  • УДК / UDC: 73.03
  • Publication Type: Research Article
  • For Citation:

    Korina, D.N. “Monument to the First Printer Ivan Fedorov of Sergei Mikhailovich Volnukhin.” Vestnik slavianskikh kul’tur, vol. 80, 2026, pp. 269–285. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37816/2073‑9567‑2026‑80‑269‑285 
  • Author 1: Nataliya D. Korina
  • Information about the Author 1:

    Nataliya D. Korina, PhD in Art History, Senior Researcher of Russian Academy of Arts Research Institute, Prechistenka St., 21, 119034 Moscow, Russia

    ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009‑0003‑0045‑9946

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  • Abstract: This study is dedicated to one of the greatest representatives of the Russian sculptural tradition of the late 19th – early 20th centuries, Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts Sergei Mikhailovich Volnukhin (1859–1921). The most important work in his oeuvre was the monument to the first printer Ivan Fedorov, the creation and installation of which in Moscow in 1909 came to be a true phenomenon of the cultural life of the ancient capital of those years. The paper involves archival sources related to this significant event for the first time. Despite the fact that his name is not well known in comparison with other contemporaries, for example, P.P. Trubetskoy, A.S. Golubkina or S.T. Konenkov, and some key works have been lost, however, the surviving legacy gives an excellent idea of his talent: in addition to urban monuments, he was also a master of small‑scale cabinet sculpture. For three decades, Sergei Mikhailovich directed the sculpture workshop at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (and later at VKHUTEMAS until his death), playing a vital role not only in the professional development of young sculptors at the turn of the century but also in the formation of the Russian school of sculpture as a whole. The information presented in this study characterizes the artist's professional and personal life.
  • Keywords: S.M. Volnukhin, the monument to the first printer Ivan Fedorov, Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow School of Sculpture, Russian Art of the 19th – 20th centuries
  • Funding Sources: The study was performed with support of the Association of Art Critics
  • Страницы / Pages: 269–285
  • Received: August 23, 2024
  • Approved after Reviewing: January 23, 2026
  • Publication Date: June 25, 2026

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