Mikhail Tkachev

Mikhail Evdokimovich Tkachev
Born	November 10, 1912 Kalach, Voronezh Province, Russian Empire
Died	December 10, 2008 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Education	Tavricheskaya Art School
Known for	Painting
Movement	Realism
Awards	Honored Artist of Russian Federation

Mikhail Evdokimovich Tkachev (Russian: Михаи́л Евдоки́мович Ткачё́в; November 10, 1912, Kalach, Voronezh Province, Russian Empire - December 10, 2008, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet, Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscape paintings.

Mikhail Evdokimovich Tkachev was born November 10, 1912, in the large cossack stanitsa of Kalach, Voronezh Province, Russian Empire, located at the confluence of the Tolucheyevka River and Podgornaya River, 294 kilometers (183 mi) from Voronezh. The Kalach was established in 1716 and was granted town status in 1945.

In 1929 the family moved to the city of Armavir, where Michael Tkachev goes to the Artistic and Technical School, which graduated in 1932.

Since 1932 Michael Tkachev in Leningrad. In 1932-1937 he attend an evening class of Tavricheskaya Art School, then the Art Studio of the Leningrad House of Officers of Red Army, studied of Mikhail Avilov, Sergei Prisyolkov, Pavel Naumov, Yefim Cheptsov.

In 1939-1945 Mikhail Tkachev took part in the Red Army in the Winter War (1939–1940) and in the Second World War. He was wounded and received military awards.

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