Soviet art

artist duo Komar and Melamid. In comparison to Komar and Melamid who applied to emigrate twice in 1977, Kabakov was reluctant to leave his country, admitting that he would have remained in the Soviet Union “forever if perestroika hadn 't come”. Nonetheless, this was not due to any deep patriotism to the Soviet Union. Though he still retained his official position as a children’s book illustrator, he was seen as an unofficial artist and continued to quietly produce his own work in his spare…

by Boris Pasternak was published in the U.S. The book had been banned in the Soviet Union but still won the Nobel Prize for Literature that same year. Boris Pasternak was born in Russia in 1890 and by the time the Russian Revolution broke out he had become a well-known avant-garde poet. His work was frowned upon during the 1920s and 1930s when under the communist regime Joseph Stalin put strict censorship on Russian art and literature. It was during this time that Pasternak made a living as a…

Cold War Propaganda Happening concurrently with the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States was the Cold War. As relations were deteriorating with each new conflict, both governments started creating and distributing propaganda in order to maintain public support and a unified home front. Propaganda materials, such as posters and art, were abundant in both the US and the USSR. In the Soviet Union, there are various posters that utilized many socialist symbols as well as the…

The Language of Art: How to Prosper in the Creative World As the wise Henry David Thoreau once stated, “This world is but a canvas to our imagination. Thoreau, a non-conformist similar to myself, understood the means it took to separate oneself from society’s standards and restraints in order to be individually successful. Throughout my life, I have seen the difficulties an artist must endure in order to be successful in the typical sense. However, I have also learned that success can come…

Communism in modern times often brings to mind the Soviet Union. However, few think to deeply consider the smaller nations affected by the Soviet Union's widespread control. Oppressed for years following World War II, Poland fought for the sake of its own nation in the 1980s. On September 1, 1939, World War I began with Germany's invasion of Poland. Though Britain and France provided some assistance to Poland, no effective assistance was given. By the end of that September, Hitler along with…

were trying to prove their superiority in every way, and used sports as an effective method to do so. Soviets and the West were tight rivals, and would go to any limit to prove their superiority against their opposer. The actual sports had meaning to authorities, but what pleased them more was the medals. Athletes were mere amateurs at first, and spent all their time training in state-of-the-art Russian facilities, instead of…

The Soviet Union was a communist monster and to many, an enemy. After World War I came the Russian Revolution and then the Soviet Union was born. Throughout the following 70 years, it advanced to be known as a world “superpower” which left many marks on the world history of the 20th century. Russia remains, but the 15 Soviet Republics are all independent today. The highs and lows of Soviet Union brings an eventful past in which students are able to gain knowledge. The real question is, what…

then continued his academics at the Moscow University, which was the premier school in the Soviet Union. Gorbachev graduated in 1955 from the university with a law degree (Biography, 2015). Gorbachev’s political career began while still in high school where became a candidate member of the Communist party. However, it was not until 1952 that he was…

Throughout the painting there are crumbling buildings and architecture. These buildings represent the fear that comes with the destruction of society and morals. The possibility of nuclear war created a hazy image for most of society. The U.S and Soviet Union during this time period were blinded by their own control issues and needed to have an upperhand on the other. By wanting a greater authority over the other both powers brought in extreme weapons to show their dominance. The thought of…

films of the Soviet Union and their relevant content very closely mirrored the changing eras and political climate of the times they were released. Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, film played a critical role in both perpetuating and diminishing the socialist ideologies of the Party, while providing artists and auteurs with a creative outlet in a relatively totalitarian state. Film as an art form was highly compatible with communism and the socialist ideologies of the Soviet Union…