FIST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Proletkult, Vladimir Lenin
Document Summary
The russian revolution and the formation of the ussr. Russia currently under a monarchy- under leadership of czar ii. Russian people dissatisfied with striated class system, unequal distribution of wealth, lack of industrial infrastructure and democratic representation. Series of coups beginning in 1917, imperialist government falls. Didn"t want any bit of the old rules regime with czar was completely ridden of including the arts. Rejection of classical realism, embrace of new experimental forms. Abstraction in art-new forms: not associated with the old order of politics/social systems. A lot of art member named themselves in the constructionist group- the use value of industrial materials, and art. Official soviet forces-not always at ease with these new art experimental art forms. Claimed to work isn"t really for the people. Forces didn"t appreciate the art being made at the time. By 1932 experimental and abstract veins of representation shut down by the government. Socialist realism becomes the official art of the ussr.
