Yuri Pimenov towed the party line and was one of the most famous artists of the official Soviet art. He created propaganda paintings with scenes of idyllic life in the USSR. Whether they are accurate or not, they were completed in an incredibly talented way.

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… [W]hat is most important, that which constitutes the very gist, the living soul, of Marxism—is a concrete analysis of a concrete situation — Vladimir Lenin

Tamara Stoffers uses soviet era photos to create optimistic photomontages of soviet citizens, they stay true to the original photographer's intention

Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930) was a poet, playwright, artist and actor. He cut a rather dashing, nay swashbuckling figure—with his shaved head and Crowleyan features—during the height of the Russian Revolution. He dressed like a dandy. He was hailed as the “artistic genius of the Revolution.” Performed poetry exhorting workers to rally to the cause. Produced plays that were considered the greatest of their day. And he created a series of agitprop posters—promoting news and political ideas—that became an art form launching a whole new approach to Soviet propaganda and graphic design. In the 1980s, I was fortunate enough to see an exhibition of Mayakovsky’s artwork at the the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh. The exhibition was dominated by his bright, colorful posters with their (often simplistic) political messages. These fragile yellowed sheets of paper had once been displayed in shop windows or distributed to the countryside to inspire the largely illiterate Russian populace. When he was a student in 1907, Mayakovsky claimed that he’d: Never cared for fiction. For me it was philosophy, Hegel, natural sciences, but first and foremost, Marxism. There’d be no higher art for me than “The Foreword” by Marx. ...

The author's painting portrait of a 126-94 oil on canvas 1970s G This original painting is presented exclusively in one copy. One of a kind. Buying this painting, you will become the owner of a unique painting by an outstanding Ukrainian artist. All photos are relevant, so you buy what you see in the photo. If the description of the painting indicates that the material is CARDBOARD, then this painting will be sent in a cardboard box (without a wooden frame). If the description indicates that the material is a CANVAS, then this painting will be rolled up and packed into a special pipe (without a wooden frame). Please note that this ancient paintings and they may have some damage. All this can be seen in the photo. Feel free to ask me any questions.

Olga Starikovskaya’s photograph of a statue of Marx in the fields of the Tver region, Russia

It was a dramatic moment in the history of modern Christendom. It was 1917, and the Bolsheviks, under the iron resolve of Vladimir Lenin, had just seized power in a Russia that politically had all …

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Fifty years ago, the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia killed more than 100 people and shattered that country’s attempts to reform communist rule.

The evolution of propaganda posters reflected what Soviet women were supposed to be like and their changing image and role in society.

Du joug tatare et de la Horde d'Or à la République populaire de Mongolie «Grattez le Russe et vous trouverez le Tartare.» (Joseph de Maistre) Note. Le français dit Tartare ou (conformément à l'étymologie) Tatare, le russe татарин, pluriel татары (ou [forme vieillie] татаре). Emprunté au latin médiéval Tartarus «Tartare, Mongol», altération, sous l'influence de Tartarus désignant l'enfer dans la mythologie gréco-romaine, d'un mot d'origine turco-mongole introduit à l'époque de Gengis Khan. Un tatouage de prisonnier La célèbre bataille de Koulikovo (Куликовская битва ou битва на Куликовском поле), livrée entre les Mongols de la Horde d'Or et les Russes conduits par Dimitri IV. Elle se tint le 8 septembre 1380 dans la plaine de Koulikovo (le «Champ des bécasses»), près du Don (actuellement dans l'oblast de Toula) et fut remportée par les Russes. Cette grande victoire détermina l'expulsion définitive des Mongols du Nord de l'Europe et valut à Dimitri IV le surnom de Donskoï. Le célèbre baron von Ungern-Sternberg, rêvant de restaurer l'empire de Gengis Khan Исход (1968) Une série autour du baron: Вепрь (2005) Советская Бурят-Монголия (1951) Его зовут Сухэ-Батор (1942) Cinéma de Mongolie Потомок Чингисхана (1928) Комета (1929) Песня табунщика (1956) Золотой дом (1959) Die goldene Jurte (1961) (RDA-Mongolie) Моабитская тетрадь (1968) Через Гоби и Хинган (1981) Урга — территория любви (1991) Cinéma bis Un tatouage de prisonnier Le célèbre steak dit "tartare" Son extension aux légumes Et la sauce dite "tartare"

“Wall mural by Slavko Pengov, Bled, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 1948”