Pushkin Square, Leningrad

Solomon Samsonovich Boim (1899–1978) was a Soviet graphic artist and painter. From 1922 to 1929, he studied in the graphic department of Vkhutemas-Vkhutein under N.N. Kupriyanov, P.N. Lvov, and P.V. Miturich. Starting in 1929, he illustrated books for the Detgiz publishing house. During the Great Patriotic War, he served as the chief artist of the Political Directorate of the Baltic Fleet. He was also involved in teaching at the VTsSPS studio, the Moscow Art Institute, and the Moscow Regional Art Pedagogical College in memory of 1905.