Proletkult and the Avant-Garde, 1917–29 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Stalin's description of artists
Stalin's description of artists
Engineers of the human soul
Meaning of 'avant-garde'
Meaning of 'avant-garde'
Advance guard/vanguard, experimental art cutting edge
Lunacharsky's position in Soviet govt
Lunacharsky's position in Soviet govt
People's Commissar of Enlightenment
What was Proletkult?
What was Proletkult?
Proletarian culture movement
Proletkult membership by 1920
Proletkult membership by 1920
84,000 members in 300+ studios
When Proletkult merged w/ Commissariat of Education
When Proletkult merged w/ Commissariat of Education
October 1920
What was agitprop?
What was agitprop?
Department of Agitation Propaganda, est. 1920
El Lissitzky's famous 1918 Civil War poster
El Lissitzky's famous 1918 Civil War poster
Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge
Dziga Vertov's documentary series name
Dziga Vertov's documentary series name
Kino-Pravda (film-truth)
Eisenstein film about 1905 Revolution naval mutiny
Eisenstein film about 1905 Revolution naval mutiny
Battleship Potemkin