Leo Lankinen
Leo Lankinen was a Karelian sculptor and painter.
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
- 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
- 1959: Meritorious Artist of RSFSR
In 2003 a collection Скульптор Лео Ланкинен was published, of memoirs of Zurab Tsereteli, Tair Salakhov, philologist, sculptor, and others about the sculptor.