1986 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
# 1986 in fine arts of the Soviet Union

The year 1986 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.

## Events

* Exhibition of works by Elena Kostenko was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
* Traditional Exhibition of works of Leningrad artists – the Great Patriotic war veterans was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists on the eve of Victory Day (9 May).
* Exhibition of works by Boris Lavrenko was opened in the Museum of the Academy of Arts in Leningrad.
* Exhibition of works by Boris Shamanov was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
* Exhibition of works by Yaroslav Nikolaev (1899–1978) was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
* Exhibition of works by Piotr Fomin was opened in the «Manezh» Central Exhibition Hall in the Moscow.
* Exhibition of works by Piotr Buchkin (1886–1965) was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
* Exhibition of works by Yaroslav Krestovsky was opened in the Central House of Artists in Moscow.

## Deaths

* February 12 — Elena Skuin (Russian: Скуинь Елена Петровна), Russian soviet painter and graphic artist (b. 1908).
* March 27 — Mikhail Poniatov (Russian: Понятов Михаил Осипович), Russian soviet painter (b. 1905).
* June 8 — Victor Tsiplakov, (Russian: Цыплаков Виктор Григорьевич), Russian soviet painter, People's Artist of the RSFSR (b. 1915).
* June 26 — Vadim Sidur (Russian: Сидур Вадим Абрамович), Russian soviet sculptor (b. 1924).
* August 2 — Vsevolod Bazhenov (Russian: Баженов, Всеволод Андреевич), Russian soviet painter (b. 1909).
* August 6 — Nikolai Mukho (Russian: Мухо Николай Антонович), Russian soviet painter (b. 1913).
