"Victory. Style Epoch

[Евгений]

In the United States came the bust of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. The bronze sculpture was placed in a memorial park in Bedford, Virginia, in just days before the annual celebration in honor of the anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The U.S. first day of any military operation is traditionally designated as "D-Day", landing in Normandy, or Operation "Neptune" - the most famous of them.
Installing bust planned long ago, but from year to year was postponed because of sharp debate in society. With the advent of the monument they have not stopped, but flared up even more, reports The Roanoke Times.
According to the newspaper, many veterans refused to participate in Sunday's celebrations, believing that Stalin would now offer honors as well as other leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Their busts have long been installed in Memorial Park, Bedford.

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In contrast to these monuments, under the bust of Stalin placed a plate on which summed up all the atrocities of the Soviet leader. In particular, it reads: "In memory of the tens of millions perished in the reign of Stalin and all those who heroically at the cost of personal sacrifice denied victory of his followers in the Cold War."

Guide memorial also explained that the bust of Stalin is not a tribute to his merits as a reminder of his prominent role in the Second World War. In particular, it is a reminder that Soviet troops were distracted by all the attention of Hitler's armies, to allow the Allies free to land in France and open a second front.

Only a small number of American veterans agree with this opinion. One of them, 75-year-old Weyburn Norfleet, believes that the installation of the bust is absolutely justified: "We can not destroy the memory and history." He recalled the words of General Dwight Eisenhower said in his address at Auschwitz: "We need to gather as much evidence, photographs and video frames, certificates, so that one day and the hour when some son of a bitch will say that it never happened."

Most believe that a monument to Stalin insults veterans, who were traditionally celebrated during the memorial events. One association American Veterans has announced that he would seek demolition of a bust of Soviet dictator. According to them, in order to recall the role of Stalin, just one tablet.

Some point out that the bust of Stalin's disgrace to the entire memorial, and reduce the level of attendance, and therefore - adversely affect the funding.

Recall, in Russia arguments about the role of Stalin before the anniversary of the Victory turned into "poster war". In different cities on the initiative of individuals or departments CPRF attempts were made to fly the image "Great Leader". The Moscow authorities, in particular, wanted to decorate the streets of such posters.

Human rights activists and foreign media viewed these efforts as an attempt to glorify Stalin and give it a decisive role in the victory in WWII. They talked about the rebirth of Stalinism, supported by the Russian authorities.

But President Dmitry Medvedev in the pre big interview with "Izvestiya" rejected the allegations, stating that when assessing the personality of Stalin Russia's leadership comes primarily from the fact that he committed mass crimes against its people. In November 2009, the President publicly announced the Stalinist regime as criminal.

http://www.newsru.com/world/04jun2010/stalinbust.html

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One of them, 75-year-old Weyburn Norfleet,

Born in 1935? Veteran? (Probably the Vietnam War veteran)

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American veterans shocked bust of Stalin, set in the U.S.

Delirious articles, where truth is only that:

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"You can not destroy the memory and history."

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Human rights activist, executive director of the Russian movement "For Human Rights" Lev Ponomarev commented placement of posters with the image of Joseph Stalin in Moscow in 15 museums and exhibition halls. According to him, this is another step towards a split society.

"In museums and exhibition halls are more suitable, but it would be good at this museum," wrote cautiously, entering into this room, you may encounter with a portrait of Stalin. It is clear that the ban is not the end. Portrait of Stalin, we are not allowed. He divides society, no doubt. Stubborn people, the Stalinists are trying to impose on us the memory of Stalin, Stalin's portrait and so on. In this sense, they are extremists. Nothing else I can not say, "- said Ponomarev

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The exhibition is too much with images of Stalin .. portraits, rugs, vases, etc. better to show ordinary soldiers, ordinary Soviet people, is a "style of the era," not a dictator ...

Subdivision 1. Painting.
"The selection of works of art organizers tried uchityvayat and that one important feature of art artists of the time." Style "Victory" (as the final stage of the Big Soviet style) actualized such a thing as a "great artist" - masters in something give up their own creative research, consciously became the translator of artistic pathos of the era, the executor of her tasks.
Given the rich diversity of creative fashion and individual styles of the leading Soviet artists in this exhibition offers the work of painters Easel, monumental art, artists, stage sets, the most typical for this time. Painting - a "piece goods", but here among individuals can be identified in common, what unites them.

For paintings, monumental-decorative works of the postwar period was characteristic of the desire for typing events and images, and portrayed the events of great public zachimosti in search of a new pictorial language, more emotional and expressive, which showed a massive passion for art so-called "wide letter" - swinging texture painting techniques and plastic molding forms. The predominance of substance over form: fine, easel, plot, literary - all generic features paintings of those years, and on this basis will be selected works. "
 (Astrakhantseva TL)
Maybe join us and herself Tatyana Astrakhantseva. The project's author and curator of the exhibition.

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Especially for Nata Nova publish one of my favorite sections!

Subsection 4. Architecture

"Paphos Victory gave a powerful impetus to the rise architecture. Restitution peaceful life begins immediately, as soon as the towns and villages were freed from the invaders. Already in late 1942 to create architectural workshops led by leading experts of the country (A. Shchusev, K. Alabyanom, B. Iofanom, L. Rudnev, N. Colley, and others). Before them rose an unheard of scale urban development problem: not only had to restore once ¬ struction of the city, but do so in a fundamentally new style.
In fact, in place of the old city to create new architectural organisms. The main focus of their creators focused on the centers, which bore the main ideological burden. In most projects - a broad street, esplanade, which began flanked by symmetrical and ceremonial buildings, towers. The area was the main place of action - communication, celebration, grief, memory. The dominant feature was the inevitable Cultural Palace, adjacent to the area, as well as a fountain in its scope and vivid sound track reminiscent of the Soviet Era. Importantly - and reflected in the exhibition - that disclosure of the heroic theme in the architecture of Soviet cities was only possible in a monumental architectural ensemble, could not materialize individual monuments, triumphal arch or monument of the hero.

Capital received 7 new dominants - famous Moscow "skyscrapers" symbolic "temples". As the historical successors of the church and fortress of the Moscow architecture, they brought in themselves the same idea of the temple, which was built in Russia after the military victory, at the same time, they have those monumental verticals, triumphant accents, so necessary metropolis. Stalinist skyscrapers settled extremely advantageous in terms of urban development - indeed, they "kept" the city that holds historic amorphous, heterogeneous Moscow architecture. On the other hand, high-rise buildings have revived the tradition of old Russian architecture (overall silhouette, pyramidal lines and details, parallels with the towers of the Kremlin Boris Ogurtsova).
July 4, 1944 the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that under the Garden Ring metrostroevtsy paved a few meters tunnel loop line - respectively, the new style came in the one ¬ some very important, with TZ synthesis of the arts, the direction, as under ¬ Zemke.

Paphos Victory Gala, a festive mood is the main perception of the new Moscow metro station and, especially, the Circle line, constructed in 1945-1955, respectively. This is reminiscent of spacious, bright central underground halls, the suite with luxurious chandeliers, an abundance of light, decorative colored stones, mosaics and reliefs, decorations and ornaments, and materials used in them. Best station differed unity of style and harmony and in full compliance with the style of the victory "(Metro Circle Line -" Komsomolskaya "1951, architect. A. Shchusev Taganskaya," October "(Kaluga)," Prospect Mira "(" Botanical Garden "), etc.). "
TL Astrakhantseva.
Ph.D.,
Honored Worker of Culture of Russia

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inega, All this is understandable, do not understand only one thing: why do so many images of Stalin?

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inega, thanks, Cho illustrate my point (at Courtyard surrounds I concluded that you accept my idea or not understood at all, or misunderstood.)
I do not put on no view, no doubt Astrakhantseva (incidentally, it would be nice to indicate the year of writing these lines)

Repeat his idea: Builders 'temples' (better not say!) And "fairy tales on the ceiling" (c) the sharpest manner themselves need housing, because living (at my glance) in inhumane conditions of overcrowding (komunalkah, barracks and camps )

"The Man" (with a capital letter, like individuality, personalities) with totalitarianism suschestvut and arhitertura - "stagnation Policy (c) ilyustrirueteto shortest and naiyarchayschim way.
The main idea and its voposchenie.Lyubymi means .. You can tell show-off (sort of). When Prince Potemkin was worth the scenery to show the prosperity of "People" queen, Stalin built a real "temple" to show the world the victory and prosperity ..
I want to bridge the gap with the United States the same time. (May be slightly out of place with the time-I do not remember by heart, but the main thing here-approach to the person as an individual and the interpretation of Ideas)

Bill Levitt and his "Levittauny" (Bill Levin priduial and put it on the flow of cheap houses, which could get hold of virtually every working American) He has made interest-free loans (for a shelter) from the government.
His main argument was: "When a person has a property, it will not bother communist ideals, it will be something to do" (Then just time the Cold War)

http://www.peoplesru.com/undertake/founder/levitt/

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they brought in themselves the same idea of the temple

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Stalinist skyscrapers settled extremely advantageous in terms of urban development - indeed, they "kept" the city that holds historic amorphous, heterogeneous Moscow architecture.

 

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new style came in that ¬ something very important, with the TZ synthesis of the arts, the direction, as under ¬ Zemke.

 

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Paphos Victory Gala, a festive mood is the main perception of the new Moscow metro station and, especially, the Circle line, constructed in 1945-1955, respectively. This is reminiscent of spacious, bright central underground halls, the suite with luxurious chandeliers, an abundance of light, decorative colored stones, mosaics and reliefs, decorations and ornaments, and materials used in them. Best station differed unity of style and harmony and in full compliance with the style of the victory "(Metro Circle Line -" Komsomolskaya "1951, architect. A. Shchusev Taganskaya," October "(Kaluga)," Prospect Mira "(" Botanical Garden "), etc.).

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Capital received 7 new dominants - famous Moscow" skyscrapers "symbolic" churches ».

If you still do not understand me, nor my mind, explains: I am a holistic holichesky "approach, free from narrow-mindedness of propaganda.
Threat: I reread the link about Leviticus (which is specifically found for you) and came kvyvodu, how much more hostile in fact (as any dictatorship, any totalitarianism) "Style of Victory" to the man and his basic needs.
inega, many times I mentioned Maslow's pyramid. You can not jump over a step (especially leaders)

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organizers, offering a conceptual view, take into account this feature, which did not allow objects that carry the idea of war and peace, and reveal the artistic ideals and the taste of victory generation, become sickly" positive ", the pseudo -heroic exaltation (so characteristic of the art of fascism), or a statement of horrific scenes of death and destruction

The juxtaposition of the art of fascism is incorrect, on both of these totalitarian art common than differences (see my post number 22) This is twins.
About cloyingly positive "(an excellent definition!).
 Just he and features ("paint deystvitnlnosti") almost any totalitarian Art vo.Kotoroe I should mention it at all "psychologically gentle." (As news-no planes crashed, the ships did not sink, and plans-only oprezhalis and overfulfilment)

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which originated in 1930. special "Soviet Art Deco",

 
 

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style is great if bares its political nature ».

Art Deco child of freedom, not dictatorship, and therefore "Soviet Art Deco" is nonsers! (IMHO)

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Actually there is one in Moscow (random and probably the only built in the USSR) is a unique private home with Art Deco (Melnikov House, "Round House" Krivoarbatskiy per.10-mail was in Sov.vremya) who designed it and ..
Used (even in quotes) "Soviet Art Deco" - incompetent, there is absolutely no internal logic. (Is that "totalitarian Art Deco" No, absolutely impossible. "Totalitarian art-style Victory is understandable ...
Can also be called a "style of the Soviet nomenklatura" .. (in the barracks and komunalki except string of elephants and samovyazannyh /embroidered napkins and any style would not fit, and their standard of living of a particular style did not have) ... "Art Deco" ... What are you?
And the original (English) Art Deco perfectly represented in the series of Hercule Poirot (P Davidow Suchet, based on novels by Agatha Christie). That's where love for detail! (Rare! And costumes, and household items, and interiors and architecture, and cars, etc., etc.)