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Lenin Cinema

Artwork size: 20 x 30

Technique: Oil on canvas

Year of creation: 2021

“Of all the arts, cinema is the most important for us.” Vladimir Lenin pronounced this phrase shortly after the victory of the communist revolution in Russia. He knew what he waw speaking about; In a country with 80% illiteracy, radio and cinema became the best way of transmitting the ideology of the new regime to the masses.