Aleksandr Laktionov, Soviet painter (died 1972)

Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov was a Socialist realism painter in the post-war Soviet Union. His meticulous and almost photo-real style was popular, but courted controversy among art critics and other artists.

May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the end of the year.