Lyssenko Andrey, Sr
Graduated from the Vocational Art School of Krasnodar (1936) and moves to Moscow where he is admitted to the second year of study at the Art Institute "Surikov". Studied by famous painters such as Aristarch Lentulov, Sergej Gerasimov, Igor Grabar. The first student to receive a scholarship from the "Repin" Institute.
Member of the Union of Russian painters (1948).
Honoured Artist of Russia (1973).