Artist Vladimir Akimov
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Brief biography of the artist
Vladimir Akimov graduated with hornors from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after Ilya Repin, where he studied at the art studio of Academician Andrei Mylnikov, a famous painter. Since 1982, he has been participating in exhibitions of different levels, including international ones. He arranged one-man art shows at friendship centres in Russia, Berlin, Vienna and Paris. In addition, he collaborated with private galleries and ran exhibitions in Germany in such cities as Gütersloh, Oldenburg, Leningen and Cloppenburg. In 2005 and 2007, he arranged exhibitions in the private gallery of Rolly, USA and delivered a lecture and held a show at the Duke University. In 2007, he took part in the ARTEXPO-2007 World Exhibition in New York, where 3 pictures were sold. Journalists and art experts who supervised the exhibition highly appreciated the painter.
More than 120 works of the painter are currently displayed in private collections in the USA, 110 in Germany, 40 in Austria as well as several works in many other countries of the world. In Russia, his paintings are displayed at big state museums in Kazan and Cheboksary, as well as in well-known private galleries like Melaruss (Moscow), Gallery of the XX century (Moscow), Aesthetics (Saratov) Alaprima (Kazan) and in many private collections of banks and individuals. In 2013, during a big one-man show at the Central House of Artists (Moscow), 12 works of the artist were bought by a Chinese collector for his gallery in Beijing. Akimov was awarded diplomas and state awards of Russia proving his titles of a People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan and an Honored Artist of Russia.
The artist works in different styles without limiting himself in manners, trends and use of materials. Flexibility is the artist’s motto, which he adopted from the Renaissance artists whom he admires.
An excellent portrait painter Vladimir Akimov made more than a hundred portraits of famous statespersons and individuals including the Mintimer Shaimiev, the former President of Tatarstan, chief executive officers of the largest banks of Tatarstan, the oil industry enterprises and etc.
Today he is a professor of design at the branch of the Kazan Federal University in Naberezhnye Chelny, where he permanently resides.
A member of the Expert Committee of the International Eurasian Art Council at the Central House of Artists, Moscow
Dallas | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:39 1 History
00:02:49 1.1 Pre-colonial settlement
00:04:04 1.2 Settlement and development
00:05:45 1.3 20th and 21st centuries
00:08:43 2 Geography
00:09:50 2.1 Architecture
00:11:26 2.2 Neighborhoods
00:11:35 2.2.1 Central Dallas
00:12:34 2.2.2 East Dallas
00:13:29 2.2.3 Southern Dallas
00:15:55 2.3 Districts
00:16:05 2.4 Topography
00:21:22 2.5 Climate
00:28:17 3 Demographics
00:35:47 3.1 Religion
00:41:19 3.2 Crime
00:42:40 4 Economy
00:53:58 5 Arts and culture
00:54:08 5.1 Cuisine
00:54:31 5.2 Arts and museums
01:00:34 5.3 Libraries
01:01:24 5.4 Events
01:03:24 5.5 Places of interest
01:03:34 6 Sports
01:04:16 6.1 Major league
01:07:36 6.2 Minor league
01:08:36 6.3 College
01:10:00 7 Parks and recreation
01:11:25 7.1 Fair Park
01:12:00 7.2 Klyde Warren Park
01:13:13 7.3 Turtle Creek Park
01:14:04 7.4 Lake Cliff Park
01:14:57 7.5 Reverchon Park
01:16:16 7.6 Trinity River Project
01:17:10 7.7 Katy Trail
01:18:08 7.8 Preserves
01:19:14 7.9 Dallas Zoo
01:19:40 8 Government
01:19:49 8.1 Local
01:21:15 8.2 Federal and state
01:22:04 8.3 Politics
01:24:30 9 Education
01:24:56 9.1 Colleges and universities
01:25:33 9.1.1 Colleges and universities in the Dallas city limits
01:30:56 9.1.2 Colleges and universities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area
01:34:38 9.1.3 University Research Center
01:34:46 9.2 Other area colleges and universities
01:36:34 9.3 Primary and secondary schools
01:39:32 9.3.1 Private schools
01:40:48 10 Media
01:45:43 11 Infrastructure
01:45:53 11.1 Health care
01:47:34 11.2 Police and fire
01:48:42 12 Transportation
01:50:45 12.1 Highways
01:53:06 12.2 Transit systems
01:57:13 12.3 Airports
01:59:23 12.4 Utilities
02:00:13 13 Sister cities
02:01:12 14 See also
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Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.3 million people as of 2017. Dallas is the seat of Dallas County. Sections of the city extend into Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.
Dallas and nearby Fort Worth initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle, and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center, and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways, and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.Dallas is rated a beta(+) global city. The economy of Dallas is considered diverse, with dominant sectors including defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It serves as the headquarters for 9 Fortune 500 companies within the city limits. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts additional Fortune 500 companies, including American Airlines (Fort Worth), ExxonMobil (Irving), and J.C. Penney (Plano). The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and the sixth-largest LGBT population in the United States.
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00:02:39 1 History
00:07:55 2 Geography
00:09:08 2.1 Architecture
00:10:32 2.2 Neighborhoods
00:10:59 2.2.1 Central Dallas
00:11:49 2.2.2 East Dallas
00:12:38 2.2.3 South Dallas
00:14:33 2.3 Districts
00:14:41 2.4 Topography
00:19:07 2.5 Climate
00:24:57 3 Demographics
00:28:01 3.1 Race and ethnicity
00:32:36 3.2 Sexual orientation and gender identity
00:33:26 3.3 Religion
00:38:12 3.4 Crime
00:39:24 4 Economy
00:49:18 5 Arts and culture
00:49:28 5.1 Arts and museums
00:54:51 5.2 Libraries
00:55:36 5.3 Places of interest
00:55:45 5.4 Events
00:57:30 5.5 Cuisine
00:57:50 6 Sports
00:58:30 6.1 Major league
01:01:35 6.2 Minor league
01:02:57 6.3 College
01:04:12 7 Parks and recreation
01:05:27 7.1 Fair Park
01:05:57 7.2 Klyde Warren Park
01:07:01 7.3 Turtle Creek Parkway park
01:07:47 7.4 Lake Cliff Park
01:08:34 7.5 Reverchon Park
01:09:46 7.6 Trinity River Project
01:10:34 7.7 Katy Trail
01:11:26 7.8 Preserves
01:12:25 7.9 Dallas Zoo
01:12:48 8 Government
01:12:57 8.1 Local
01:14:13 8.2 Federal and state
01:14:56 8.3 Politics
01:17:04 9 Education
01:17:28 9.1 Colleges and universities
01:17:59 9.1.1 Colleges and universities within Dallas city limits
01:22:24 9.1.2 Colleges and universities within Dallas County
01:25:21 9.1.3 University Research Center
01:25:28 9.1.4 Other area colleges and universities
01:25:38 9.2 Primary and secondary schools
01:28:12 9.2.1 Private schools
01:29:19 10 Media
01:33:34 11 Infrastructure
01:33:43 11.1 Public safety
01:34:36 11.2 Health care
01:36:08 11.3 Utilities
01:36:53 12 Transportation
01:38:41 12.1 Highways
01:40:43 12.2 Airports
01:42:36 12.3 Transit systems
01:45:58 13 Sister cities
01:46:49 14 See also
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Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2018 population of 1,345,047, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people as of 2018. The city's combined statistical area is the seventh-largest in the U.S. as of 2017, with 7,846,293 residents.Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.Dallas is a beta(+) global city. Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Dallas is home to 9 Fortune 500 companies within the city limits. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts additional Fortune 500 companies, including American Airlines (Fort Worth), ExxonMobil (Irving), and J. C. Penney (Plano). Over 41 colleges and universities are in its metropolitan area which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and one of the largest LGBT co ...