Donzov, Alexej

Alexey Nikolaevich Dontsov graduated from LEIS named after Professor M.A. Bonch-Bruevich. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia, Creative Union of Decorative and Applied Arts, holder of the orders of Carl Faberge, Mikhail Perkhin and Franz Birbaum. Working for the good of the church is one of the main objectives for Alexei Nikolaevich. In 1990, he received the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II and Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga John, and later Vladimir. Icons and church utensils created by Alexei Dontsov are in Orthodox churches and monasteries in Russia, Finland, Greece (Athos), Georgia and in private collections. Alexey has received the Grand Prix at the jewelry art competition of the Gokhran of Russia in 2016.