Victor Chizhikov
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Victor Alexandrovich Chizhikov (Russian: Виктор Александрович Чижиков; 26 September 1935 – 20 July 2020[1]) was a Russian children's book illustrator and the designer of the Olympic mascot, Misha, of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics).[2]
Chizhikov illustrated more than 100 children's books. He worked closely with writers Eduard Uspensky and Andrei Usachev.
Selected books
- Юбилейный альбом «Виктор Чижиков. Мои истории о художниках книги и о себе». Издательский Дом Мещерякова. (2015)
- 333 Kота (2005)
- Доктор Айболит (2003)
- Петя и Потап (2002)
- Аля, Кляксич и буква `А` (2002)
- Площадь картонных часов (2001)
- Винни-Пух и все-все-все (2001)
- Было у бабушки сорок внучат (2001)
- Приключения Чиполлино. Сказка (2001)
- Забытый день рождения (2001)
- Вниз по волшебной реке (1979)
- Приключения волшебного лебедя (1978)
References
- ^ "С грустью сообщаем, что сегодня 20 июля 2020 года ушел из жизни Виктор Александрович Чижиков" (in Russian). AST. 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Olympic mascots".
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