Art for the Workers : Proletarian Art and Festive Decorations of Petrograd, 1917-1920.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9789004355682
- Arts and society-Russia (Federation)-Saint Petersburg-History-20th century
- Festivals-Political aspects-Russia (Federation)-Saint Petersburg-History-20th century
- Communism and art-Russia (Federation)-Saint Petersburg
- Working class-Russia (Federation)-Saint Petersburg-History-20th century
- Saint Petersburg (Russia)-Civilization-20th century
- 701/.03
- NX180.S6 .M877 2018
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Transliteration and Conventions -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Roots of Proletarian Culture -- Chapter 2. Festivals and Proletarian Art under the Tsars and the Provisional Government -- Chapter 3. Narkompros versus Proletkult: Festivals and Proletarian Art after the Bolshevik Revolution -- Chapter 4. The Victory of Figuration over Futurism: from Cultural Diversity to Military Parade -- Chapter 5. Street Art 2013 Collective, Politicised: the New Public Spectacle -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
An exploration of the mythology and reality of post-revolutionary proletarian art in Russia as well as its expression in the festive decorations of Petrograd between 1917 and 1920.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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