Vytautas Kolesnikovas (25 October 1948 – 1 October 2021[1]) was a painter, graphic artist, politician, and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[2]

From 1968 to 1974 Kolesnikovas studied art in Moscow. After returning to Lithuania he worked at several regional firms in Alytus and presented his artwork at several exhibitions.[3] In 1988 he joined activities of the Sąjūdis movement and was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR. Kolesnikovas was a member of the Commission of Science, Education, and Culture in the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas.[3] After the 1993 elections, he returned to Alytus and joined Department of Cultural Heritage. In 2008, after more than 20 years since last exhibition, Kolesnikovas organized a personal exhibition of his work in Alytus.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vytautas Kolesnikovas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
  2. ↑ "1990-1992 m. kadencijos Seimo narys Vytautas KOLESNIKOVAS" (in Lithuanian). Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos AKTO Dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo signataras Vytautas KOLESNIKOVAS" (in Lithuanian). Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Mosteikaitė, Alma (20 September 2008). "Nepriklausomybės Akto signataras užsimerkęs nupieštų Lenino portretą ir kiaulės snukį". Alytaus naujienos (in Lithuanian).
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