further afield in Azerbaijan." He traveled to the country eighteen times for the project, focusing his research on the formative period leading up to the 1920s. He collected hundreds of old postcards from local people and stores, and found authors familiar with the old city's architecture and music to contribute. He also added material from archives such as the Public Library in St. Petersburg. The book was published in 2013 by Marquand Books in Seattle, and partly sponsored by Ulvi Kasimov, CEO of the investment company SFERIQ. Fakhraddin Gurbanov, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan, also contributed to the book's publication, and spoke at the September 2013 book launch event in London. Other hosts at the event included the Britain Azerbaijan Business Council and Asia House. Beyond English, it was also released in Russian. in 2018 he published Memories of Tiflis. Memberships, awards In September 2006, Iljine was awarded the Order of Friendship, on order signed by President Vladimir Putin. He is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Kandinsky Prize, and is an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. He has received honors in Venice, as documented by Artnet.com. He is also a member of the Paris Council of Emperor Alexander III for developing cultural and political ties between Russia and France. As of 2014 he is on the board for the Society of Historians of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Art and Architecture. Personal life Iljine has been married to his wife Christa since 1964, and together they have two grown children and two granddaughter. He Resides in Frankfurt am Main. A citizen of both France and Russia, since the early 1970s he has lived in the German city of Frankfurt, where he resided as of 2013. Publishing history Exhibits 1991–1993: The Great Utopia 1993: Chagall's Jewish Theater 1999: Amazons of the Avant-Garde 2003: Kazimir Malevich - Suprematism 2005: Russia! References External links Biography at The Russia Forum 2010 M.T. Abraham Foundation Guggenheim Foundation 1944 births Living people