people's artist of belarus leonid dmitrievich shimelev is a legendary figure for belarusian and soviete in collections national art museum of the republic of belarus, funds of the belarusian union of artists. history of the city of minsk, many regional and district museums of belarus, the state tretyakov gallery in moscow, funds of the ministry of culture of the russian federation, as well as in private collections around the world. leonid dmitrievich, like no one else, was able to create a sophisticated , yet eric poem about human life in all its complexity. his works intertwine modernity and the history of the country, love, sadness, hope, pain of war and joy. victory. the beauty of the earth and nostalgic memories of youth. still lifes, portraits, landscapes, the artist worked in all genres of easel painting and created many graphic works. being a participant in the great patriotic war, he was wounded in the battle for mozyr, but even the war had no power over his dream of becoming an artist. lack of recognition, criticism, poverty tested his strength, and love became the guiding st