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1886, Sofronovo, Tver Province — 1965, Leningrad

All-Russian Festival of Labour on 1 May 1920

1935

  • oil on canvas. 150,5 х 252
  • ЖБ-1829

  • Received in 1935 via the Leningrad City Council from the First Exhibition of Leningrad Artists


Pyotr Buchkin depicts one of the first national Communist subbotniks in Leningrad. This picture was possibly painted for the First Exhibition of Leningrad Artists (1935), where the themes of labour and shock workers were virtually de rigeur. These working Saturdays, necessary during the civil war and accompanying economic crisis, later became a widespread movement. This one was dedicated to planting the first trees on Victims of the Revolution Square, as the Field of Mars was then known. But in this event the artist was attracted by the theme of modernity, shared holidays, and public festivities. The painting was created based on sketches and drawings from the actual event.


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