Stone-cutting art of Tuva in the 1965-1970's: origins, problems and tendency of development

The history of the development of stone-cutting art of Tuva in the 1965-1970s has been studied. The exhibition activity of the Tuvinian stonecutters has been presented. The work of the Congresses of the Tuva Union of Artists has been analyzed. The biographies of individual carvers of the older generation, i.e. the founders of the stone plastic art of Tuva have been considered.