Andrey Serafimovich Tsybinov

Andrey Serafimovich Tsybinov was an artist, author of poetry collections, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, and the initiator of the establishment of a local history museum and an art gallery in the village of Rodino. He was born on December 17, 1926, in the village of Kayaushka, Rodinsky District. He took part in the Great Patriotic War. After the war he worked in government agencies, the district newspaper "Delo Oktyabrya" and cultural institutions.

Tsybinov was among the founders of the local history museum and the art gallery in the village of Rodino. In 1957, together with Lukich Konstantinovich Petrik, he founded the first rural local history museum in Western Siberia. In 1987 he took an active part in creating the art gallery and carried out significant work to convert the former pharmacy building for the needs of the museum.

Andrey Serafimovich was a talented artist and the author of poetry collections. He also initiated the establishment of the district society "Vinegrowers". His merits were recognized with high honors: he was an honorary citizen of the district and was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation (title conferred in 1978). Among his awards are the Order of the Patriotic War and the medals "For Military Merit" and "For Labour Distinction". Andrey Serafimovich Tsybinov passed away on March 2, 2013.