Melnikov (1919 - 1946) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Repin graduate school to teach.1951 oil painting "in the field of peace" by the Soviet Union State award.1957 oil painting "the awakening" was awarded the silver medal of the USSR Ministry of culture.1963 won the "glory" Medal of the Soviet state.Academician of the Soviet Academy of Fine Arts in 1966.1968 by the Russian Federation of the people of the Republic of the artist.1977 oil painting "farewell" was awarded the Soviet Union State Prize, and in 1979 was awarded the Lenin medal.1981 oil painting "Spanish triptych" won the gold medal and Soviet art researcher Lenin prize.Elected people's representative in 1989.In 1990 the country to "labor hero" title and the Lenin Medal "hammer and sickle" gold medal.In 1999 won the national award of "the meritorious service medal.Melnikov's talented, and incredibly hard, continuous exploration and innovation, at the same time, it is a generalist oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, mosaics, murals have outstanding achievements. For years he has taught in the Russian Repin Academy of fine arts, presided over large-scale theme mural studio, peach Li all over the world, in the teaching using all the time carries on the artistic creation, in addition to the paintings, murals, sculpture, he also wrote a lot of watercolor, ink painting, drawing, printmaking works.He is currently the highest authority of the contemporary Russian painter.