Portrait of Peter I

The artist is Caravak Peter I the Great (Petr Alekseevich; May 30 / June 9, 1672, Moscow − January 28 /8 February, 1725, St. Petersburg) − The last king of all Rus’ from the Romanov dynasty (from 1682) and the first Emperor All -Russian (since 1721). He was the fourteenth child of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich,…

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Appassionate. (Builders of communism)

The artist is self -wrapping From the book of memoirs of the artist “My Creative Way”: “In a working club or red corner near the marble bust in.AND. Lenin is opened by the piano. Already a pre -draft hour. The invited pianist in memory of Lenin performs his favorite work – "Appasionate" Beethoven. Everyone gathered….

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Portrait of Starenar f. AND. Konovalova

The artist is silver Konovalov Fedor Ilyich (1909–?) – steel of the Leningrad Kirov Plant, advanced manufacturer (“Stakhanovets”). The portrait of Konovalov is not the only case of the artist’s appeal to what was called “production theme”, but within a typical author always revealed the individuality of his models. For the happiness of the people….

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Smolny – Headquarters of October

The artist is Nikonov Nikonov is one of the main representatives of the “harsh style” born of the era “thaw”. In his work, the desire for the showing of unnecessary life realities is combined with the search for a new visual language, dating back to its laconicism and monumentality to a wide circle of predecessors…

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Alexander Blok in a working picket

The artist is self -wrapping Samokhvalov wrote his picture at the end of the “thaw”, when the images of the revolution were intensively updated and the artists tried to bring them closer to the world of young contemporaries. At this time, romance and poetry came to the fore. In his memoirs, the artist wrote: “I…

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March. Weekdays

The artist is the corn The plot of the picture is very simple, it is a mundane household scene of spring collective farm everyday life, which "Spied" In Old Ladoga, where he sought to go to the creative cottage as soon as possible in the spring to catch his favorite transition state of nature between…

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People in the Great Patriotic War

The artist is Deineka To give a capacious image of the country experienced, the artist turns to a poster compositional solution, precisely verified linear rhythm, combines several diverse plots. He actually sees the episode as a reflection of an important historical event. The figure in the foreground is filled with an allegorical meaning-the motherland-mother, escorting…

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