TIMELINE

 

1924
Born in Tuchkovo, USSR
Studied drawing and poetry under her father Evgeny Kropivnitsky

 

1950
Married Oscar Rabine, moved to Lianozovo, a village in the outskirts of Moscow

 

1958
Artist and poets meetings began taking place at their apartment in Lianozovo

 

1964
Moved to Moscow, their apartment continued to be a meeting place for unofficial artists

 

1978
During a trip to France, the Rabine family was forced into political exile by the Soviet government

 

1978
Kropivnitskaya’s first solo exhibition is held at Parkway Focus Gallery, London

 

1990
The Supreme Council of the USSR restored the citizenship of the Russian Federation for Valentina Kropivnitskaya, Oscar Rabine and Alexander Rabine

 

2008
Died in Paris

 

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