Alexei Afanasyevich Kokel (1 March 1880 – 4 February 1956)[1] was a Chuvash painter who rose to prominence in Russia and Ukraine during the pre-Soviet and Soviet eras.
Alexei Kokel was born into a large family in Tarkhany, Simbirsk Governorate, Russia (now Batyrevsky District, Chuvash Republic).
In his later youth, he followed his brother's path by attending Simbirsk Chuvash teacher's school.
[4] From 1916 onward, Alexei lived and worked in Ukraine and participated in the development of higher art education.
"In The Tea Room" (1912), "Family Portrait" (1914), "On Guard" (1927), "Awarding of shock troops" (1930), "Educational program" (1935), "Cooperative Market" (1936) Self-Portrait (1939), "Winter" (1943).