institute, today the belarusian state academy arts people's artist of belarus, honored artist ivan yakimovi teacher. ivan yakimovich, good afternoon, good afternoon, how do you remember alexey konstantinovich? we always wanted students to get into the workshop, to see how the master touches the clay, the frame, how he communicates with nature, and something, some extraordinary people, this was the secret, he was really very sociable, always... to look at it better, no one has done a sculptural portrait to date, the image of francis is cut into sculpture , in wood, in bronze, in any other material, as he did, he felt it so wonderfully, i remember with what beauty, with such kindness he carved the tree, he cut this linden tree, then don’t forget that he magnificent... he was a sculptor and made a lot of sketches, so freely , what’s more, he sits like that, looks like a student, sculpting or drawing, so quietly he comes up, says: well, where is your instrument, give me, and two strokes, so it’s done and you think, it’s so simple and so easy, what did he pay attention to, what details, what rec