People's Artist of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, architect Anatolii Chornoshchokov passed away on August 23, 2021 at the age of 73.
In 1972, graduate of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" (then architectural faculty of the Poltava Engineering and Construction Institute) made a significant contribution to the development of Poltava and science. He worked as a major artist and deputy chief architect of Poltava, deputy director of urban development and architecture of the State Institute of Urban Planning «Miskbudproiekt».
Scientific activity of Anatolii Chornoshchokov was related to the substantiation of the concept and leadership of the Reconstruction of the Spaso-Prebrazhenska Church (Velyki Sorochyntsi), the historical-reference plan of Lubny, the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (Vasylivka), the Temple of the St. Archangel Michael (Petrivka), led the creation of museums expositions of the Gogol National Museum-Reserve (Hoholeve), State Museum-Reserve «The Field of Poltava Battle" (Poltava), Makarenko Museum-Reserve (Kovalivka), Local History Museum (Lubny), the exhibition "Expo-93" (Stuttgart).
For his achievements, Anatolii Chornoshchokov was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine in Architecture for the complex reconstruction of the historic center of Poltava (2000), as well as the Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for special merits to the Ukrainian people (2004).
The professional and earthly path of Anatolii Chornoshchokov ended when he was in the position of the head of the Fine Arts Department of the Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University.
"Such events are always unexpected, especially when it happens to such optimists, endowed with life-affirming energy, as the People's Artist of Ukraine Anatolii Chornoshchokov was. We cooperated as a member of the jury of children's creative competitions held by the Poltava Art Museum (Art Gallery) named after Mykola Yaroshenko. Having close communicative relations, I was repeatedly convinced of his versatility and uniqueness. It is difficult to speak of a man who has done much for art and, in particular, sacred architecture, in the past. But my dear colleague deserves a bright and eternal memory," – commented the Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Poltava Polytechnic, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, the International Association of Critics and Art Critics in Paris AICA, Candidate of Art History Tetiana Zinenko.
The farewell took place in the Poltava temple, where he was the author of the project of the building, painting and iconostasis – the Temple of Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sofiia.
In loving memory of the graduate, colleague, teacher and professional.
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