Yuri Abramochkin, the legend of the Russian photo reportage, has died

Today, on April 5, Yuri Abramochkin, a legendary Soviet and Russian photojournalist and world—famous photographer, passed away. He started his career as a photographer at the age of 21, when he was offered the position of official correspondent of the World Festival of Youth and Students. Throughout his career, he participated in many international exhibitions and festivals, was awarded the Golden Eye Award from the World Press Photo contest and included in the list of contemporary photographers from St. James Press.

The heroes of his works were both heads of state and great cultural figures, as well as ordinary people. He took pictures throughout his life, and the lens caught not only moments from people's lives, but also significant events in the history of the country.

Here are some of the famous works of the master of national photography.

Source: Rosbalt

Yuri Abramochkin with Yuri Gagarin, 1961."The Birth of a ballerina", 1966."Virgin land has grown younger", 1962.Traffic controller, Moscow, Red Square, 1962.Yuri Gagarin in Sochi, 1961.Hero of the Soviet Union Valentina Tereshkova at the International Women's Congress in Moscow, 1963."A short snack and school news", 1965."Dzhigits", Dagestan, 1968.Portrait of Fidel Castro, 1976.Aeroflot office in Paris, 1974.Group Boney M. on Red Square in Moscow, 1978.American Samantha Smith (center) during a vacation at the children's camp "Artek", 1983.The queue to the Mausoleum, 1987.Reagan and Gorbachev meeting in Geneva, 1985.Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a speech at the UN, 1988."Cosmetic cleaning after the parade", 1989.Moscow, protests of 1993.Veterans celebrate the 54th anniversary of the victory at the Bolshoi Theater.New Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with former President Boris Yeltsin, 2000.Traffic jams in Moscow.Moscow, protests of 2012.