REALISM Alexander Afonin (1966) a gift inherited from his father, an art teacher, and the skills developed in art school and College of his native city of Kursk. After graduating from the Moscow Academy of painting, sculpture and architecture, remained in the University as a lecturer in the Department of landscape painting. He was awarded the title of associate Professor, Professor of painting, and later honored artist of Russia. And today he is the head of landscape workshop of the Academy of...