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1922 In Fine Arts Of The Soviet Union
The year 1922 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts. Events * The last Exhibition of the oldest Russian art group Peredvizhniki was opened in the apartments of former Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. The participants were Mikhail Avilov, Isaak Brodsky, Konstantin Gorbatov, Nikolay Dubovskoy, Aleksandr Makovsky, Vladimir Makovsky, and other important Russian artists. * The Exhibition of Mir iskusstva art group was opened in Petrograd in the Museum of City (former Anichkov Palace). The participants were Alexandre Benois, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Vladimir Konashevich, Elizaveta Kruglikova, Boris Kustodiev, Alexander Matveyev, Dmitry Mitrokhin, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Zinaida Serebriakova, Georgy Vereisky, Vsevolod Voinov, and other important Russian artists. * The Peredvizhniki group was halted by the existence. In his place the «Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia» (russian: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Matveyev
Alexander Terentyevich Matveev (Russian: Александр Терентьевич Матвеев; 25 August 1878 – 22 October 1960) was one of the leading Russian sculptors of his generation, working in a simple, vigorous, modern classical style similar to Aristide Maillol of France. Biography In 1941, following the outbrake of the Great Patriotic War, together with professors and students of the Academy of Arts evacuated to Moscow and then to Samarkand; before leaving for Central Asia, he took part in an exhibition of the best works of Soviet artists. In 1942, while in Samarkand, he worked on a project for a monument to Alisher Navoi. In 1944 he moved to Zagorsk. In connection with the 25th anniversary of his pedagogical activity, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Participates in the competition for the right to create a monument to Maria Yermolova. In 1945 he participated in the competition for projects of a monument to Chekhov and created a portrait of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Veselova
Nina Leonidovna Veselova (russian: Ни́на Леони́довна Весело́ва; January 6, 1922, Petrograd, Soviet Russia – March 3, 1960, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and graphic artist, Doctor of art-criticism (1954), who lived and worked in Leningrad. She was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists and regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting. Biography Veselova was born January 6, 1922, in Petrograd (former Saint Petersburg), Soviet Russia. From 1934 to 1941 Veselova studied at the Secondary Art School at the All-Russian Academy of Fine Arts, where she was student of Vladimir Gorb, Piotr Kazakov, Leonid Sholokhov, and Alexander Zaitsev. In 1941, after graduating, Veselova entered at the Department of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After the beginning of the German-Soviet War, Veselova continued studying in the institute until its evacuation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shterenberg
David Petrovich Shterenberg (russian: Давид Петрович Штеренберг; Zhitomir – May 1, 1948 Moscow) was a Ukrainian-born Russian Soviet painter and graphic artist. Life Born to a Jewish family in Zhitomir, Ukraine, Shterenberg studied art in Odessa and then from 1906-1912 based himself in Paris where he studied with, amongst others, Kees van Dongen. He studied at the Académie Vitti in Paris. He was influenced by the works of Paul Cézanne and by Cubism. He made return visits to Russia but did not settle there until after the Revolution of 1917, when he was supported by his acquaintance Lunacharsky, who was the People's Commissar responsible for culture. He attended the ''Conference of Authors, Artists and Directors'' on cooperation with the Soviet Government at the Smolny Palace in Petrograd (St.Petersburg) with Nathan Altman and others . In 1917 -1918 he was a Commissar for Artistic Matters. In 1918 he had an exhibition with the group ''Jewish Society fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Russian Art Exhibition
The First Russian Art Exhibition (german: Erste Russische Kunstausstellung Berlin) was the first exhibition of Russian art held in Berlin following the Russian Revolution. It opened at the Gallery van Diemen, 21 Unter den Linden, on Sunday 15 October 1922. The exhibition was hosted by the Soviet People's Commissariat for Education, and proved controversial in relationship to the current developments in avant-garde art in Russia, most notably Constructivism. Preparations In 1918 the Fine Arts section (IZO) of Narkompros established an International Bureau which included Nikolay Punin, David Shterenberg, Vladimir Tatlin and Vassily Kandinsky. They worked with Ludwig Baehr, an artistically inclined ex-Officer in the German Imperial Army. Baehr had been on the German negotiating team for the Treaty of Brest Litovsk and was subsequently assigned to making links with the Russian intelligentsia. He established links with the Novembergruppe and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst (Workers' Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Dormidontov
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nikolay II, last Emperor of Russia, from 1894 until 1917 * Prince Nikolai of Denmark (born 1999) Other people Nikolai * Nikolai Aleksandrovich (other) or Nikolay Aleksandrovich, several people * Nikolai Antropov (born 1980), Kazakh former ice hockey winger * Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948), Russian religious and political philosopher * Nikolai Bogomolov (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman * Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician * Nikolai Bulganin (1895-1975), Soviet politician and minister of defence * Nikolai Chernykh (1931-2004), Russian astronomer * Nikolai Dudorov (1906–1977), Soviet politician * Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (born 1952), Soviet serial killer * Nikolai Goc (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKhRR
The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (russian: Ассоциация художников революционной России, ''Assotsiatsia Khudozhnikov Revolutsionnoi Rossii'', 1922–1928), later known as Association of Artists of the Revolution (Ассоциация художников революции, ''Assotsiatsia Khudozhnikov Revolutsii'' or AKhRR, 1928–1932) was a group of artists in the Soviet Union in 1922–1933. Diverse members of the group gained favor as the legitimate bearers of the Communist ideas into the world of art, formulating framework for the socialist realism style. It was a large association of Soviet artists, graphic artists and sculptors, which, thanks to the support of the state, was the largest and most powerful of the creative groups of the 1920s. Founded in 1922, AKhRR was active for about 10 years before it disbanded in 1932. During this time it was the forerunner of the united Artists' Union of the USSR. Original founding me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vsevolod Voinov
Vsevolod or Wsewolod (russian: Все́волод ; uk, Все́волод ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princely name, "Vladimir" or "Volodymyr"). It is equivalent to the Belarusian ''Usievalad'', Polish ''Wszewład'', Lithuanian ''Visvaldas'', Latvian ''Visvaldis'' and German ''Wissewald''. The corresponding Russian patronymic is Vsevolodovich. Vsevolod may refer to: Medieval princes * (c. 983–1013), Prince of Volyn', son of Vladimir I of Kiev * Vsevolod I of Kiev (Yaroslavich) (1030–1093), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' * Vsevolod Mstislavich (other) * Vsevolod II of Kiev (Olegovich) (d. 1146), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' * Vsevolod III Yuryevich aka Vsevolod the Big Nest (1154–1212), Prince of Vladimir * Vsevolod IV of Kiev (Svyatoslavich the Red) (d. 1215), twice Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' and Prince of Chernigov * Visvaldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgy Vereisky
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Georgy may refer to: *Georgy (given name) *Diminituve for Georgina *Georgy, the protagonist in ''Georgy Girl'' novel, film, and song * ''Georgy'' (musical), a musical from the novel ''Georgy Girl'' See also *Georgi (other) *Georgiy, a given name *Georgii (other) Georgii may refer to: ;Given name *Georgii Zantaraia (born 1987), Ukrainian judoka of Georgian origin *Georgii Karpechenko (1899–1941) Russian and Soviet biologist *Georgii Frederiks (1889–1938), Russian geologist *Georgii Zeliony (187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinaida Serebriakova
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (russian: Зинаида Евгеньевна Серебрякова; – 20 September 1967) was a Russian and later French painter. Family Zinaida Serebryakova was born on the estate of Neskuchnoye near Kharkov (now Kharkiv, Ukraine) into the artistic Benois family in the Russian Empire. Her father, Evgenii Lansere, was a sculptor and her mother, Ekaterina Lansere, was a painter. Her grandfather, Nicholas Benois, was a prominent architect, chairman of the Society of Architects and member of the Russian Academy of Science. Her uncle, Alexandre Benois, was a painter, founder of the ''Mir iskusstva'' art group. One of Zinaida's brothers, Nikolay Lanceray, was an architect, and her other brother, Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Lanceray, had an important place in Russian and Soviet art as a master of monumental painting and graphic art. The English actor and writer Peter Ustinov was also related to her. Youth In 1900, she graduated from a women's gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
