Boris Eremeevich Vladimirski, (February 27, 1878 – February 12, 1950), was a Soviet

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of the

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school.

Life and work

Vladimirski was born in

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. He began his artistic studies at age 10, later attending the newly established Kiev Art College (1900-1904) where he studied with Ivan Seleznyov, followed by the Academy of Arts and the

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School in Munich (1904-1908). He exhibited his first painting in 1906. As an official Soviet artist his work was well received and widely exhibited. His works were aimed at exemplifying the work ethic of the Soviet people; they were displayed in many homes and federal buildings. He is also known for his paintings of prominent public officials. His work "Roses for Stalin" is often considered a classic example of

Socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ch ...

and Soviet propaganda. ”Black Ravens”, which depicts

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(

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) that came at night to disappear people, is regarded as a piece that transcended the values of

. "It is still unknown how this work passed censorship."Azerbaijan International, Winter 2005, p.10

References

External links

Some of Vladimirski's most important paintings, Free Source: Virtual Museum of Political Art

Literature

Matthew Cullerne Bown: Russian and Soviet Painters. Ilomar, London 1878 births 1950 deaths Artists from Kyiv Socialist realist artists Soviet painters Ukrainian painters Ukrainian male painters Painters from the Russian Empire {{Ukraine-painter-stub