| Sergei Orlov | |
| Birth Name: | Sergei Mikhailovich Orlov |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality: | Soviet |
| Known For: | Painter, ceramicist and sculptor |
| Notable Works: | Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy |
| Awards: | Stalin Prize |
Sergei Mikhailovich Orlov (; 14 September 1911 - 18 November 1971) was a Soviet painter, ceramicist and sculptor specializing in depicting Russian historical figures.[1] [2]
Orlov worked in ceramics and porcelain for decades until his first large-scale commission, the 1954 equestrian statue of Yuri Dolgorukiy on Tverskaya Street, which he won by competition.[3] Other work includes the 1955 monument to Russian explorer Afanasy Nikitin in his medieval home of Tver,[4] a group called "Belorussian Partisan" in a passage in the Belorusskaya (Koltsevaya line) station of the Moscow Metro, and work on the Main Gate of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy.