Leo Lankinen (Langinen) (, Leo Fomich Lankinen) (13 July 1926 – 17 December 1996) was a Karelian sculptor and painter.Калинин Е. С. Художники Карелии, Petrozavodsk, 2000, pp.150—151, Карелия: энциклопедия, (Karelia: The Encyclopedia) vol. 2, Petrozavodsk, PetroPress Publishers, 2009, "Незабываемый Лео Ланкинен", Karelia, No. 61, June 8, 2006
His last work was the Cross of Sorrow, a memorial dedicated to Soviet and Finnish soldiers perished in the Winter War of 1939-1940.
Awards and recognition
2006: Karelian State Prize in Arts (posthumously)"УКАЗ ГЛАВЫ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАРЕЛИЯ", Karelia, No. 66, June 22, 2006 Ilya Repin State Prize 1986: Full member of the USSR Academy of Arts 1968: People's Artist of RSFSR 1967: Gold Medal of the USSR Academy of Arts, for the cycle "Мой современник" of portraits (<Сиркка>, <Спортсмен Миша Попов>, <Комсомолка 30-х годов>, <Помор>, <Тойво Антикайнен>) 1959: Meritorious Artist of RSFSR
The house in Petrozavodsk where he lived during 1960-1996 ( №16, ул. Куйбышева) bears a memorial plaque dedicated to him.
In 2003 a collection Скульптор Лео Ланкинен was published, of memoirs of Zurab Tsereteli, Tair Salakhov, philologist , sculptor , and others about the sculptor.Скульптор Лео Ланкинен ed. Zifa Yusupova (Зифа Юсупова), Petrozavodsk, 2003
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