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Lazar Markovich Lissitzky better known as El Lissitzky was a Russian artist, designer, architect, typographer, and photographer. He was an important figure of the Russian avant-garde and he helped develop the Suprematism art movement which focused on basic geometric shapes. His work had a great influence on the development of the Bauhaus and constructivist movements and later on his experimentation with production techniques and stylistic devices in the 1920’s and 1930’s went on to dominate and…

Throughout history, Church Architecture has played a great role in how Catholics worship and actively participate in the liturgy. Church Architecture influenced actual participation during the Liturgical Movement in that it guided reformation emotionally using visual images and objects. The Real Presence is represented throughout the beautiful details put into the doors, walls, columns, pews, altar, and windows of a church. Members of the Church are able to live a life in Christ, learning from…

their reforms were not to the liking of the Russian working class. The Provisional Government was blamed with food shortages and rising prices due to continuing to fight in World War One despite the Russian people opposing this action. The Provisional Government wanted to continue fighting so the allies would continue to support them. Another reason why the Provisional Government was disliked was due to failing to hand out land to peasants. The Russian government told farmers to claim their land…

family in search of a better life. Some background information on who my great grandfather Shmuel was. My great grandfather Shmuel a Jewish farmer living in Eastern Russia, now a part of modern day Ukraine, however, he will call himself, Soviet or Russian in his journal because Ukraine doesn’t exist at this point. He doesn’t have much to his name, which is why he thinks communism is a great idea at first but I’ll let him explain. Without further ado, here is his first entry. November,…

During the Russian Civil War (1918-1923) between the Red Army (Bolsheviks) and White Army (counter-revolutionaries), the Soviet Union experienced two vastly differing economies, both incredibly significant for the country. The earlier of the two economic policies - War Communism - was more of a purist’s communism, whereas the later reforms - the New Economic Policy - were a more socialist view on Russia’s economy, which the Bolsheviks were forced to impose due to loss of widespread public…

beginning of the Great Patriotic War. My family was from Byelorussia, and immigrated to Russia in the 1800’s and settled down in Stalingrad, where I lived before I joined the army. My grandmother used to tell me stories of how my grandpa fought in the Russian Civil War, against the Tsarist White Army in the Saratov region. He served as a Senior Lieutenant, commanding his own motorised rifle platoon. He was probably the most decorated soldier of my entire family, and I looked up to him very much.…

On October 1917, the Bolshevik party seized control over the Winter Palace in Petrograd without firing a single shot. They had been in search of this opportunity for several years. As the opportunity arose, the Bolshevik party arose with the power of giving in to the needs of the people by taking advantage of the provisional government. The Bolsheviks ability to take advantage of the provisional government enable them to take control over Russia. Although, the Bolshevik party was able to take…

Boris Groys. The Total Art of Stalinism: Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond. Translated by Charles Rougle. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1992. 126 pp., $13.49 (paper). The Total Art of Stalinism is not only a historical book on art, but it is also a political provocation of the well-known histories of 20th century Soviet art and literature. Originally published in German, this book was the first major work of Groys to have been translated into English. This…

When in power, revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, was forced to modify his ideals with an aim to appeal to the Russian public, fix the damaged society and economy, and stay in power. The Bolshevik government, led by Vladimir Lenin, was determined to achieve power in 1917 Russia due to the incompetence and ineptitude of the Provisional Government. The Russian people resented the lack of change, therefore in April 1917, Lenin disturbed the opposition to the Government by creating a set of promises and…

The icy cold winter night echoed with the sounds of the rioters and protesters in Petrograd, they were angry at the terrible working conditions in the factories. Many people became very disheveled and angered once Russia entered the Great War, Russia was not very prepared for war with the much more developed German military. Everyday, there were shortages of basic necessities, food shortages, and fuel as well, not to mention, the people’s anger that millions of their soldiers had died on the…