▁Y uri ▁Alexand rov ich ▁Me z hi rov ▁( ; ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁L ening rad , ▁USS R ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia ) ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁Russian ▁painter , ▁graph ic ▁artist ▁and ▁art ▁teacher , ▁People ▁artist ▁of ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Union ▁of ▁Art ists ▁( before ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁— ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Union ▁of ▁Art ists ), ▁who ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁L ening rad ▁- ▁Petersburg . ▁Me z hi rov ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁school ▁of ▁painting . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Me z hi rov ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁P ain ting , ▁S cul pt ure ▁and ▁Architecture ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ▁O res hn ik ov ▁work shop ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁artist ▁of ▁painting . ▁His ▁degree ▁work ▁was ▁a ▁painting ▁titled ▁" At ▁the ▁Front ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Me z hi rov ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Union ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Art ists . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁Art ▁Ex hib itions , ▁painted ▁genre ▁and ▁historical ▁painting , ▁land sc apes , ▁city sc apes , ▁still ▁life . ▁ ▁Me z hi rov ▁died ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁His ▁paint ings