Peter Fishman

Peter Fishman (Russian: Пётр Аронович Фишман; born in Kyiv in1955) is a Russian sculptor and painter of Jewish ancestry, Professor ordinarius in sculpture at the Smolensk University for Humanities.

In 1978 he successfully defended his final project for a master's degree and earned praise of the state commission.

From 1980 to 1986 Fishman worked as a fine art restorer at the Smolensk State Museum.

Currently, in addition to creative and educational activities he is engaged in restoration of historic and artistic monuments.

In 2005 he was the artistic director of the creative team for the cultural exchange between the twin cities of Smolensk and Hagen, Germany.

Working on the bust of Vice-admiral Makarov