title: 1979 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
text: # 1979 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
  
  The year 1979 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.
  
  ## Events
  
  * Spring Exhibition of works by Leningrad artists was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
  * Exhibition of works by Yuri Neprintsev dedicated to 70th Anniversary was opened in the Museum of the Academy of Arts of the USSR in Leningrad.
  * Exhibition of works by Gevork Kotiantz was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
  * Exhibition of works by Alexander Lubimov (1879–1955) dedicated to 100-years Anniversary was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * February 23 — Mikhail Natarevich (Russian: Натаревич Михаил Давидович), soviet painter (b. 1907).
  