In Soviet times, he became the chief artist of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, and since 1997 he headed the Russian Academy of Arts for three decades. One of the most famous works of Ceretel is the 98-meter monument of Peter and on the shore of Moscow Rica. Cereteli also worked on the interior decoration of the Moscow Church of Christ the Savior, whose service is often visited by the head of the Kremlin Putin.
Ceretelli was generally close to Putin-in the mid-2000s he even created his bronze sculpture in more than two human growth. One of the latest works of Tseretel is the so -called alley of Russian rulers, where you can see, in particular, the busts of Lenin and Stalin. According to Russian resources, the Ceretels plan to bury in Tbilisi.
In March 2014, Zurab Cereteli, along with a number of other Russian figures, signed a letter in support of the Russian Federation's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. He later created several sculptures to be installed on the occupied peninsula. In 2017, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture added Cereteli to the list of persons who threaten the national security of Ukraine. Recall that in 2013, Zurab Tsereteli opened a bronze monument to the Holy Apostle Paul in Greece.
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