Red Letter Day: Soviet Holidays
Soviet holidays and celebrations in works from the collections of Rosizo and the Institute of Realistic Art, including Stalin's holiday speech in the Kremlin, a meeting with Yury Gagarin and folk festivities.
Creating decorations for Soviet holidays grew into a whole industry; from demonstrations to parades, hero celebrations and city and family festivities, there were occasions aplenty. Mikhail Khmelko, Solomon Boim, Natalya Nesterova, Boris Kustodiev and more.
