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Zagorodniuk, I. 2026. Oleg Spivakov, a museologist, artist, and unrivalled taxidermist (on the occasion of his 60th birthday). Novitates Theriologicae, 18: 391–394. https://doi.org/10.53452/nt1835

title

Oleg Spivakov, a museologist, artist, and unrivalled taxidermist (on the occasion of his 60th birthday)

author(s)

Igor Zagorodniuk (National Museum of Natural History, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-133X

abstract

Oleg Spivakov is one of the most notable taxidermists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, especially the first decades of the 21st century. A graduate of the Taurida University, he worked at the natural history museums of the Karadag Biological Station (1982–2008) and Kyiv National University (2009–2020). The master worked easily with various groups of animals, including fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. He is the author of many taxidermic figures in state and private zoological collections. His works are distinguished by an extremely high level of taxidermy and are, in essence, works of art. In May 2025, he retired and, due to his health, no longer works in taxidermy.

language

Ukrainian, with English summary

references

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date

online: 30.01.2026; print: 30.01.2026