Born in the Oryol region in 1935 and In 1957 he graduated from the Yelets art school. Member of the Union of artists since 1964, Honored art worker of the Mari ASSR. Laureate of the USSR Union of artists.
Honored art worker of the Mari ASSR. Laureate of the Union of artists of the USSR and the Komsomol Central Committee in 1962 In 1959 he graduated from the Yelets art school, studied with Vladimir Dudchenko, V. Sorokina, N. Marevskaya, A. Bark. Member of the Union of artists since 1964, Participated in regional, zonal, Republican and all-Union exhibitions. A. I. Butov exhibited in museums of Samara, Saransk, Yoshkar-Ola, Kozmodemyansk, in private collections in Russia and abroad. Work "Marika at the well" is stored in the National Museum of Madrid.
Solo exhibitions were held in 1976 and 1986 in Yoshkar-Ola
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