Honored Coach of Russia in synchronized swimming, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, author of studies on the cinema history, numerous publications on art and culture, founder of one of the first festivals of films of spiritual and moral content "The Image of Faith". The water performances director, the Teatr na vode founder. During his lifetime, he was a member of the Cinematographers Union of Russia, a member of the Writers Union of Russia, a Senior Researcher at the State Institute of Art Studies.
Vladimir Maximov was born on September 19, 1940 in Moscow.
He graduated from Moscow State University, and later completed postgraduate studies at the State Institute of Art Studies, successfully defending his dissertation and becoming a candidate of philosophical Sciences. He worked at the State Institute of Art Studies in the department of Folk Art Culture for more than 40 years. During the years spent at the Institute, he published several dozen of his works, took an active part in round tables, reviewed the work of specialists from other departments.
In parallel with his scientific activities, he was actively engaged in cinematography. He worked in the field of children's, documentary and amateur films, took part in the work of selection film commissions, was repeatedly a member of the jury of various film festivals. In 2000, he became a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, collaborated with the Guild of Film Critics and Critics. In 1993, he organized the First Secular Film Festival "Image of Faith", which in 1994 was approved by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Confederation of the Cinematographers Union of Russia.
In 1970, together with his wife (Maria Maksimova), the SKIF-Burevestnik synchronized swimming team was created. In the 1980s this team was the strongest in the country for several years. For 12 years, Vladimir Maksimov worked as the First Deputy Head of the Synchronized Swimming Federation of the country. On his initiative, international competitions for the prize of the magazine "Soviet Woman" were created and held, which gained prestige both domestically and abroad, the world ballet star M.M.Plisetskaya was invited to the role of President of the Federation, discharge standards were developed, a lot of work for to create the All-Union commission for synchronized swimming at the USSR Swimming Federation was made
Work in synchronized swimming gradually led to the creation of the Teatr na vode collective. For more than 30 years, Vladimir Maximov not only directed the theater, but also staged compositions on the water, engaged in technical and artistical training of Theater artists. More information about V.N. Maksimov can be found on the website:
www.vladimirmaximov.ru