The industrial theme had the great ideological significance and was one of the mayors in the Soviet art. The exposition gives viewers the opportunity to feel the atmosphere of the Soviet epoch, to walk along the improvised alley of the labour heroes and to see the works having the monumental sonority and civic inspiration. The heroes of these works are showed in the course of the labour on the metallurgical plants, factories, oil-extracting fields or on the industrial building projects. The basic ways of development of the Soviet art in the 1920-1930’s are reflected in the industrial landscapes by K. Bogayevsky, A. Kuprin, V. Rozhdestvensky and in the paintings by A. Deineka, K. Petrov-Vodkin. A. Samokhvalov, V. Pakulin and the other masters.
The special section presents the paintings and sculptural portraits of the Heroes of the Labour that may be regarded as the classical examples of the Socialist realism of the after the II World War period. Alongside with these works there are presented the paintings by the masters of the “Severe style” with the new plastic and image interpretation of the industrial theme. The dynamic atmosphere of the labour had been represented also in the posters by G. Klucis and N. Kochergin, in the works by the classic of the Leningrad graphic V. Vetrogonsky, in the porcelain articles and in the unique examples of the artistic textile of the 1920’s.
Anna Golubkina (1864–1927). 160th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth
21 February—13 May 2024
28 January 2024 marks the 160th anniversary of Anna Golubkina’s birth, an outstanding Russian sculptor. The jubilee exhibition presents typical works of the sculptor from different years.
We Never Forget! On the 80th Anniversary of Complete Liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi Siege
27 January—8 April 2024
Unique in its scope and diversity of genres, the exhibition is dedicated to the heroic feat of Leningrad defenders and residents during the siege. The exhibition includes over 200 works of painting, graphic art and sculpture, mainly created in the besieged Leningrad and shown for the first time.
The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.
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Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
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