Valentin Yudashkin
Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin (; 14 October 1963 – 2 May 2023) was a Russian fashion designer. Career 
Yudashkin born in Moscow Oblast, Yudashkin came to prominence during the 1980s, dressing Raisa Gorbacheva. He is considered the first post-Soviet designer to have brought a contemporary Russian look to the international fashion world all the while having wowed critics with sumptuous theatricality as well as wearable styles. His designs have been exhibited in museums such as the Musée de la mode et du textile in Paris, the California Museum of Fashion in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the State Historical Museum in Moscow. In 2010, he redesigned Russia's military uniforms, creating 85 designs to dress all branches of the Russian armed services. Yudashkin died from kidney cancer on 2 May 2023, at the age of 59. References

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1963 births
2023 deaths
Russian Jews
Russian fashion designers
Russian male artists
People from Odintsovsky District
Academic staff of Moscow State Textile University
People's Artists of Russia
Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Arts
Full Members of the Russian Academy of Arts
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Deaths from cancer in Russia
Deaths from kidney cancer
Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery