Evsey Moiseenko

Yevsey Yevseyevich Moiseyenko (Russian: Евсе́й Евсе́евич Моисе́енко; 28 August [O.S. 15 August] 1916 in Uwarowichi – 29 November 1988 in Leningrad) was a People's Artist of the USSR (1970), full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1973), and Hero of Socialist Labor (1986).

Since 1936 Moiseenko lived in Leningrad. He was trained at the Academy of Arts under Alexander Osmerkin and taught at the Academy from 1947, becoming a professor in 1957. Moiseyenko developed the theme of romantic heroism, which can be seen his paintings such as The Reds came, 1961; Comrades, 1964; Sweet Cherries, 1969; all of which are exhibited in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.

In 1974, Moiseyenko was awarded the Lenin Prize. The poetry of the village and city landscapes is demonstrated in Tulsky Lane, Leningrad, 1963, (in the State Russian Museum), while Boys, painted in 1974 and exhibited in the State Tretyakov Gallery, captures the romanticism of youth.

He also painted portraits: portrait of artist A. A. Osmerkin, 1970; portrait of art historian G. V. Kekusheva, 1971, exhibited at the State Russian Museum and still-lives. The series of paintings Memory (1976–80) was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1983. During the last years of his life he worked on a series devoted to Alexander Pushkin, to the Poet's Memory, 1985. He lived on 56 Suvorovsky Avenue, where a memorial plaque is located. He was buried at Literatorskie Mostki.

• Кекушева-Новосадюк Г. В. Евсей Евсеевич Моисеенко. Л., 1977;
• Леонова Н. Г. Евсей Моисеенко. Л., 1989.