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Arts
Growing restrictions on arts and theater -
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Avant Gard
Some even claim this umbrella term to extend into the 1960's -
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The Silver Age
Most famous for poetry. this age embraced the fervor of revolution. Some authors include: : Alexander Blok, Sergei Yesenin, Valery Bryusov, Nikolay Gumilyov, and Innokenty Annensky. -
"The City" published by Alexander Blok
The most eminent poet of the pre-revolutionary intelligentsia who tried to understand the Revolution was Alexander Blok. He focused on religion and in this work depictd the ugliness of industrialization. -
Rayonism developes
Russian art movement founded by Mikhail F. Larionov. First beginnings of abstract art in Russia. -
Russian Futurism
Artistic movement that valued the power of the machine. It began in Italy and was part of Russian avant gard. -
Suprematism
Trying to avoid the deception of objects, this artistic movement aimed to focus on emotion. The works were mostly basic shapes. Kazimir Malevich was the founder. -
Proletkult
Proletkult movement started in support of the dictatorship of the proletariat -
Private Schools
Private schools banned. Education now under exclusive control of state. -
October Revolution
Art museums become protected and enriched. -
Russian congress meets and plans education for all
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Komsomol formed
( All-Leninist Communist League of Youth) formed -
Constructivism began
The idea to use art for social purposes. Art was no longer anonymous and led way to modernism movements. -
War with Poland
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Komsomol
Lenin gives speech to Congress declaring ideas for Komsomol. Students need to interact with communism first hand. -
Drop in Komsomol
Drop in Komsomol membership due to initial introduction to NEP -
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Stalin
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Youth organizations
Now aimeded to engage members in education and service or industrial activities -
The Declaration of Universal Flowering
Coined by Pavel Filonov, this movement was a cubo-futurist combination. Created by a process of general to specific. -
For the first time in Russian history the majority of the population could read
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Call for Defeat of Art
The Constructivist group of artists in Russia issued a manifesto calling for the defeat of art, which they regarded as the enemy of technology. -
Constructivist group of artist founded
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956), a painter turned photographer founded Constructivist group of artists. -
Socialist Realism
Central Committee of the Communist Party decreed that all existing literary and artistic groups and organizations should be disbanded. Officially approved art was required to follow the doctrine of Socialist Realism -
All-Russian Union of Artists was organized.
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Education Law
Allowed teachers to practice stricter methods on discipline. Students had to memorize the twenty rules of behavior. -
Komsomol war
Komsomol members active in armed forces during war. (famous Komsomol soldiers include Zoya Kosmodemyankaya and Aleksandr Matrosov) -
Schools change
1946
New curriculum in schools. Along with gender separate classes, teachers and students were vulnerable to strict punishment to rule breaking. Curriculum in natural sciences, social sciences, humanitites and arts. -
Growth against Socialist Realism
Moscow artist Ely Bielutin encouraged his students to experiment with abstractionism, a practice thoroughly discouraged by the Artists’ Union, which strictly enforced the official policy of Socialist Realism.
