# Leonid Lazarev

Leonid Nikolaevich Lazarev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Лазарев; 14 July 1937 – 4 May 2021) was a Russian photographer and photojournalist. Lazarev died on 4 May 2021 in Russia, at the age of 83.

## Art Biography

1957 – Won the second prize in the Moscow Festival of Youth and Students photo contest.
1957–1960 – Took part in a series of photo exhibitions called "Our Youth."
1958–1963 – Worked as a photojournalist in a "Soviet Woman" magazine.
1960 – Prize-winner of a "Soviet Woman" magazine.
1961 – Prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition.
1961 – Prize-winner of an all-USSR photo exhibition for the 2nd time.
1964 – Worked as a photojournalist in a "Krugozor" magazine.
1972 – Graduated from the Journalistic Mastery Institute.
1974 – Prize-winner of an international contest by the "New Time" magazine.
1977 – Graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, cameraman faculty.
1985 – Prize-winner of an all-USSR "40 years of Great Victory" photo exhibition.
1999 – Awarded with a Kodak-Master title.
2008 – Personal photo exhibition in a "Photo Soyuz" gallery.
2010 – Personal photo exhibition in Orens Anz art gallery in New York, USA.
2010 – Sold works to Tretyakov Gallery.
2011 – A photo exhibition of Leonid Lazarev was held in the U.S. Congress. The opening was attended by Dan Russell, Deputy assistant Secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia; Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on international Affairs; and Natalia Kolodzei, curator of the exhibition and Director of the Kolodzie Art Foundation.
2013 – Russian Museum exhibited Lazarev's photographs from 05.09.2013, No. 2459/2.
2013 – Opening of "Penza Arts International-2013" in The Penza Savitsky Art Gallery. Author's project "Generation."
2014 – Exhibition in the style of "Visionism" at the international exhibition "Penza Art International" in The Penza Savitsky Art Gallery.
2014 – The University of Arizona in the United States art gallery presented 18 photographs by L. Lazarev.
2015 – The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil) presented 19 photographs by L. Lazarev.
2016 – State Central Cinema Museum (Moscow) was replenished with 5 photographs by L. Lazarev, from 12.03.2015, No. 199.
2016, 21 March – The opening of a personal exhibition of L.N. Lazarev at Columbia University in the United States.
2016 – The Museum of Moscow received 47 photographs by L. N. Lazarev from 18.11.2016 No. 90.
2016 – Lazarev created a bronze sculpture called "Photographer." The sculpture was acquired by The State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve "Homeland of VI Lenin." Act PP-30/16.

## Photographic publications in press

* 1958–1963 – Soviet Woman magazine – 110 published works.
* 1962 – Photography Yearbook – 1962 (edited by Nornam Hall, GB).
* 1964–1993 – Krugozor and Kolobok magazines – 720 published works.
* 1986 – Set of large format postcards "USSR Malyi Theater."
* 1988 – Set of large format postcards "Moscow State Academic Children's Theater by the Name of N.I Satz"
* 2003 – History of Russian Customs – illustrated book.
* 2004 – Moscow in races – illustrated encyclopedic atlas.
* 2007 – History of Moscow in XII – XX centuries – illustrated book.
* 2007 – "Photo 60–70" – book series "Anthology of Russian Photography of the XX century".
* 2008 – Selected works – author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev—publisher: I. Gorshkov.
* 2009 – "Vishva-VDNKh-VVC" – jubilee illustrated edition (4 books).
* 2009 – "Moscow – Waiting for the Future" – author's catalogue of L. N. Lazarev.
* 2010 – "Icons 1960–1980".
* 2013 — The seven-volume multimedia edition of Rasul Gamzatov's work, with photo illustrations by Leonid Lazarev. Publisher: The Russian Book Union.
* 2014 — «I Live Twice» is Leonid Lazarev's book of authorial stories. It is published by the publishing center of Ulyanovsk State University.
* 2015 — A book dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of Der Bent. Filming Staged by Leonid Lazarev.
* 2015 — «No powder and no paint», photobook by Leonid Lazarev. "Planeta" publishing house (according to the Moscow government's publishing program).
* 2017 — «Bullet for Takamura». Short stories by L. Lazarev. Publishing House "Alfa-Design."
* 2021 – Natalia Kolodzie; Road to the Stars: Recollections of the Photographer Leonid Lazarev about 14 April 1961. Leonardo 2021; 54 (1): 8–11.