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Soviet Women and Their Art : The Spirit of Equality by Lavery, Rena; Lindsay, Ivan; Kapushesky, Katia is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This new publication provides a cross-disciplinary examination of early 20th century feminism and gender politics in the Soviet Union in relation to the rise and development of prominent female artists and sculptors. The book covers the period from the end of WWI and pre-Revolutionary Russia to Gorbachev's perestroika and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It consists of a collection of essays by leading specialists in the field, academics and independent scholars, covering major events in Soviet history, art and culture and exploring the role of women in society, the representation of women in art, and discussing the oeuvre and artistic practices of Soviet female artists. The book initially examines the emergence of prominent female artists, leaders of the Avant-garde movement in the 1910s-1920s. Following this, a chapter delves into Stalin's era which saw only a handful of outstanding female artists such as V. Mukhina rising to the top of the cultural artistic elite. Many of the female artists and sculptors were driven into obscurity and mainly worked as stage designers or book illustrators. Then the book focuses on the arrival of Khrushchev's Thaw which temporarily and partial

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Author

Lavery, Rena; Lindsay, Ivan; Kapushesky, Katia

Publisher

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 1)

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781912690626

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Art, Political Science