Dulenkov Boris

1918 — 1992

Boris Dmitrievich Dulenkov — Soviet film artist, People's Artist of the RSFSR — was born in 1918 in Moscow. His parents died of typhus, when the boy was not even a year old, and his aunt raised him, who instilled in him a love for art. In 1939, Dulenkov graduated from the regional art school in Moscow, where he studied with such masters as Petrovichev, Gritsai, Krymov. In 1951, he became a graduate of the art faculty of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), after which he worked at the Central Film Studio of Children's and Youth Films named after Gorky as a production designer.

In 1956, Dulenkov became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. In 1969 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1970 he received the State Prize of the Soviet Union for the film “Live until Monday”, and in 1970 he won the Russian State Prize named after Vasilyevs for his work on the legendary TV series “Seventeen Moments of Spring”. Boris Dmitrievich was also awarded the Order of the October Revolution. In 1982, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.

During his creative life, the artist participated in works on 35 films, among which: "Evdokia", "Carnival", "Mother's Heart", "He submits the sky", and the last was "The Glass Labyrinth" in 1989. His work entered the golden fund of Soviet cinema.

Boris Dulenkov died May 30, 1992 in his hometown of Moscow. In October 1998, a personal exhibition of works by the great artist was held in the White Hall of the Cinema House of Russia.