Vitkovskie is one of the most respected and well-known artists in the former U.S>S.R>, having attained the status of Honorable Artist in both Ukraine and the Soviet Union. Many of his paintings are exhibted in the principal art museums in Moscow, Kiev, and Odessa, and large numbers of his oils were sold by the Ministry of Cultrue to private collectors in Canada, Australia, and Japan.
Vitkovskie achieved national prominence in 1975, when his oil, "To Live or Die", was selected as the best painting depicting the Soviet Union's struggle with Germany in World War II. After winning this honor, "To Live or Die" remained on exhibit in Moscow for more than a year. It was then proudly exhibted throughout the Soviet Union, until finding its home in the Odessa Museum of Art. It was aquired by the Fleischer Museum in 1996.
Though still holding a professorship at the Kiev Art Institue, Vitkovskie now devotes the majority of his time to painting in the Crimea. His Crimean landscapes are highly sought after by collectors. Vitkovskie's son is also a well-known painter.