A Blog about Soviet Cultures
Source One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn describes his time in a labor camp through the eyes of a character named Ivan Denisovich. In the book, Solzheitsyn describes a typical of a prisoner in a soviet labor camp, specifically for political prisoners. He describes the harsh environment that prisoners have to … Continue reading Day in the Life of Ivan
Ilyshun-II Stormovik Post World War II, veterans came home to a bleak reality. The economy was in ruins which meant there was no work available. Veterans numbered almost 11 million by the end of the war, with the Army discharging 8.5 million veterans, many regions of the Soviet Union saw unemployment rise to almost 50%. … Continue reading Story of a Real Man
The poem Wait for Me was a poem written during World Ward II, 1941, by Konstantin Simonov. Simonov was poet, playwright, and novelist. He served a a corrspondent for the military paper Red Star. Geldern and Stites describe the poem, " His love poem was heard on the radio throughout the war, recited by millions as though … Continue reading Wait for Me
Lenin and Stalin source Lenin's style of leadership was much different when compared to Stalin's. Lenin led by charisma, not fear. This can be seen in literature. Stalin created the Writer's Congress to censor literature and allow only works that showed him, the Party, and Communism in a good light, in other words, propaganda. In … Continue reading Literature: Lenin to Stalin
Revolutionary culture was a tool used by the Bolshevik Party during the early years of Soviet Russia to win over Russian citizens to the ideal of the Bolsheviks, mostly the working class. Trotsky's ideas his work, "Vodka, The Church, and the Cinema." on how to do this are two fold. " The one is the … Continue reading Trotsky on Revolutionary Culture
"Religious Procession in Kursk Governate" is a Russian realist painting by Ilya Repin, was part of the Wanderers. The Wanderers were a group of painters who dropped out of the Art Academy so they would not have to follow the rules of the Academy. "Religious Procession in Kursk Governate" was completed between 1880 to 1883. The … Continue reading Religious Procession in Kursk Governorate
