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Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian Inventor of AK-47

and Eugene Stoner, the American Inventor of the automatic machine gun M-16 were BEST FRIENDS while the rest of the world was in the Cold War.......

With Mikhail Kalashnikov (center),

Inventor of the automatic machine gun AK-47, at the time of the portrait meeting.

With Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Nelson Mandela

With His Excellency V.V. Putin,

the President of Russia

Presidential Collection, Kremlin

With His Holiness Pope John Paul II

At the unveiling of Regis Philbin's portrait. From left to right:

Mr.&Mrs. I.Babailov, Dr. S.Ferrera, Tommy Lasorda, Regis Philbin and Joe DiMaggio's orthopaedic physician Dr. Rock Positano

The hockey legend "Golden Jet" Bobby Hull

with his portrait

With Frank Military,

Songwriters Hall of Fame, past President of the Warner Chappel Music, Inc.

and the life-time colleague and friend of Frank Sinatra

Carolina's portrait was commissioned to Mr. Babailov by her parents while he was a student at the Surikov Academy.

After the State Portrait Presentation to the hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak

With Senator Michael Pitfield

Harvard University unveiling of the portrait of

Dr. Robert Kimura- Leading U.S. researcher of the Inner Ear

Irina A. Pushkin,

the fifth generation grand-daughter

of the poet Alexander Pushkin.

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Alexander Rosenbaum - Russian celebrity songwriter and singer with his

portrait drawing in 1988.

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While teaching at the Florence Academy. With Daniel Graves, director of the Academy, and other instructors of the Academy. Florence, Italy, summer 1999.

In 1996 Mr.Babailov organized the very First Official delegation of the American artists to visit Russia, in conjunction with the Russian Parliament (Duma) and the Union of Artists

of the Russian Federation.

The unveiling of the portrait of Mr.J.Plangere,

former partner of "USA Today".

New Jersey

One of many Solo Exhibitions. This one consisted of almost 40 paintings.

With Mrs. J. Bianchi, Fisher Island, Florida

With Mr. Lawrence D. Glaubinger, CEO, Stern & Stern, New York, New York.

At the time of portrait sittings.

With clients and friends Mr.& Mrs. A. Lemire in St.Petersburg, Russia.

Second to the left is Rosa Babailova, the artist's Mother.

With family. From left to right: Vladislav (brother), Rosa Babailova (mother),

Valery Babailov (father).

Over 50 friends participated in organizing the surprise Visit of Igor's family from Russia for his 30th birthday.

The moment of the surprise meeting. On the far right is Peter Quaife, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the "KINKS", friend and the initiator of the Birthday Surprise.

With friends at Plein Air painting. From left to right:

Tony Watkins, Igor Babailov, Richard Whitney

in New England.

With Marshal Bouldin III, a fine artist and a kind man

Mrs. Sylvia Roberts with her portrait drawing.

Mr. M. Perron, CEO, Somiper Inc.

With the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada

Parliamentary Collection:

House of Commons

Interesting Fact:

Igor Babailov (second to the right) with his classmates from the Surikov College, located across the road from the Tretyakov Gallery (on the background)

in Moscow in 1979.

This New Hampshire couple saw the artist at work at Plein Air painting and purchased this oil of the local river right on the spot, before even it was completed.

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Life Commemorative sketch of Nelson Mandela

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Unveiling of the portrait of Frederick Hart

at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC

With actor James Gandolfini

( The "Sopranos" TV Show )

New York, NY

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Selected Photos

With Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. James Watson, discoverer of DNA and the brilliant pianist Byron Janis, at the unveiling of his portrait, Steinway Hall, New York City

Holding each other inventions

M-16 and AK-47.

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With Boomer Esiason (right), football commentator and NFL legend and John Bello (left), Chairman, The Original SoupMan - ®

and Founder of SoBe beverage

"Believe", portrait of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican Collection, in Castel Gandolfo

With His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

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Unveiling of the Portrait of Rudolph W. Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City.The attendees included Dr. Henry Kissinger ( left ). Collection: Giuliani Partners, NYC