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Mikhail Kugach (born January 2, 1939) is a prominent Russian realist painter and a leading member of the Moscow River School. He is an active academician.

Training
The son of famous Russian artists Yuri Kugach and Olga Grigoryevna Svetlichnaya, Mikhail Kugach studied at the Moscow Secondary Art School from 1949 to 1956. From 1956 to 1962 he studied painting at the Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute.

Work
From 1967 to 1968 Kugach had the opportunity to work under Boris Ioganson in the studio of the Soviet Academy of Arts. From 1987 to 1989 he was the director of the "1905" Moscow Art Institute. In 1995 he was selected to be the member-correspondent (Academician) for the Russian Academy of Artists. He is also an active member and has been the president of the Moscow River School. Mikhail continues to paint today primarily in the Tver region, along the Msta River. This Russian countryside is a reoccurring theme in the artist's work. Kugach is known for landscapes and sensitive genre scenes. He has numerous works in Russian museums and is exhibited in many countries.