Viktor’s work is defined by its realism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Narva is Liberated!
Viktor Pavlovich Sokolov (Born Moscow, 1923; died Moscow, 1980) Andrei Ivanovich Plotnov (Born Dankov, 1916; died Dankov, 1997) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

Donbass Is Reviving!
Viktor Pavlovich Sokolov (Born Moscow, 1923; died Moscow, 1980) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

Glory to Railway Workers, Heroes of Socialist Labor
Viktor Pavlovich Sokolov (Born Moscow, 1923; died Moscow, 1980) Inna Mikhailovna Levidova (Born St. Petersburg, 1916; died 1988)

Armor for the Field and Tourney
South German or Austrian (Probably Innsbruck)

The Alcoholic
Gilbert & George Gilbert Proesch; British, born 1943; George Passmore; British, born 1942

The Time for Vengeance is Approaching
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961

You Reap What You Sow
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Irina Petrova (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Final Conclusion of His Bloody Dictatorship
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961

The Moralistic Wolf (A Fable)
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

"Neutral" Switzerland
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (Born Moscow, 1898; died Moscow, 1949)

Portions of a Field Armor
Austrian; Innsbruck

Fluted Field Armor
German, Nuremberg

The German Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961

On Berlin's "Avenue of Victories"
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (Born Moscow, 1898; died Moscow, 1949)

Jazz Bowl
Designed by Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008) Cowan Pottery Studio (American, 1913–1931) Rocky River, Ohio

Patriots of Yugoslavia!
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Viktor Pavlovich Sokolov (Born Moscow, 1923; died Moscow, 1980)

The Liberation of Rome
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak (Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964)

Fascist Reports, False Reports
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Nikolai Ernestovich Radlov (Born St. Petersburg, 1889; died Moscow [?], 1942) Samuil Iakovlvich Marshak (Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964)

Along a Familiar Path
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov

The Land of Suvorov
Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov