Nikolay Blagodatov graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Water Communications in 1962.[2] In 1975, he became interested in collecting works of modern art. At the moment, his collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art (1970-1990) is one of the most significant in Russia.[3] Since 1979, he has been writing articles about art (more than 250 articles).[4] As a collector, organizer and participant of more than 50 exhibitions, including 8 personal collections.[5] He is a partner of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists.
He personally meets with many representatives of Soviet Nonconformist Art.[6][7]
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Subjective spaces of the city. — Petersburg Art History Notebooks, issue 67, St. Petersburg: AIS, 2021. — pp. 66–68. (RUS) ISBN978-5-906442-31-4
Blagodatov N., Herman M., Dmitrenko A.; scientific hands. Petrova E. N. Alexey Stern. Graphics, painting, sculpture: Exhibition catalog (Rus & En). — Saint Petersburg: Palace Editions, 2004. — 144 p.
Walking with memories // THE! — 2004. — No. 4.
Art is a search, search is an art. — Neva, No. 2, 2002. — P. 253—255. (RUS).
^Субъективные пространства города. — Петербургские искусствоведческие тетради, выпуск 67, СПб: АИС, 2021. Subjective spaces of the city. — Petersburg Art History Notebooks, issue 67, St. Petersburg: AIS, 2021. — С. 66-68. ISBN 978-5-906442-31-4.