About Mikhail German
Lived 1933 – 2018 (aged 85). Mikhail German was a Russian and Soviet writer, prose writer and art historian.
Mikhail Yurievich German (; 23 February 19337 May 2018) was a Russian art historian, active in St. Petersburg. The elder son to novelist Yuri German and half-brother to filmmaker Aleksei German, he was known for monographs on Western painting.
Awards Tsarskoselskaya art award (2007) Prize "Nevsky Prospekt" Prize of the Government of St. Petersburg in the category of "prose" for the book "The Elusive Paris".
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Who was Mikhail German?
Russian art historian (1933–2018)
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Mikhail German was born on 23 February 1933 in Saint Petersburg.
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Mikhail German died on 7 May 2018 in Saint Petersburg.
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Mikhail German was a writer, prose writer and art historian.
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Mikhail German was Russian and Soviet.
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