VietNamNet Bridge - Ilya Glazunov went to Vietnam in 1967, during the Vietnam War. The Russian painter recorded images of the Vietnamese militia, the One Pillar Pagoda, Ha Long Bay ...

Ilya Glazunov was born in 1930. He is one of the most prominent painters of the 20th century of Russia. Glazunov is the founder and principal of the Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after him. He is an academician of the Russian Academy of Arts. Glazunov was awarded the Picasso Gold Medal for his contribution to world culture by the UNESCO.

In 2004, the Glazunov National Gallery opened in downtown Moscow. The Gallery showcases his artworks, including paintings of Vietnam during the war of resistance against the US.

Some paintings about Vietnam by Glazunov:

Russian painter Ilya Glazunov.

Painter Glazunov standing next to a painting of Vietnam’s countryside in his gallery in Russia. 

Ha Long Bay.

One Pillar Pagoda.

Female militia Nguyen Thi Tanh. 

A militia.

A female guerrilla in Hon Gai. 

Soldier Nguyen Thi Lan. 

Vinh City after the 1967 bombing. 

A Vietnamese woman.

A hospital after the bombing. 

Nights in Vietnam. 

Thanh Hoa’s boy who was injured by a bomb. 

The man who was injured after a bombing. 

Portrait of an artist. 

A militia who lives in a coastal town.

An upland militia. 

Artillery soldiers.

Infantry troops are making road for tanks.

An old man. 

A Vietnamese woman. 

Photo: Russia Pedia & Visual Rian