1889, Vladimirovka, Astrakhan Province — 1953, Moscow
Portrait of Georgy Zhukov
- Location in museum The St Michael’s Castle, Room 206 Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
- Period Early 20th century
- CategoryPortrait
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Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896–1974), Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943), four-times Hero of the Soviet Union (1939, 1944, 1945, 1956), deputy USSR People’s Commissar for defence and deputy Commander-in-Chief (from 1942). Commander-in-Chief of the group of Soviet Forces in Germany and high commander of the Soviet Administration (1945–1946). He was also a Hero of the Mongol People’s Republic. The artist painted this portrait of the outstanding commander during the period when Georgy Zhukov was Commander-in-Chief of the group of Soviet Forces and Head of the Soviet Administration in Germany.
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