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Soviet-era photographs: 18 unique photographs presented at the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
Soviet-era photographs: 18 unique photographs presented at the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography

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Unique pictures presented at the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
Unique pictures presented at the Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography

The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, which opened in 2010, opens a new photo exhibition every 2 months. Practice shows that expositions dedicated to the legacy of the Russian Soviet era are of particular interest. Our roundup contains the best images that this center has ever presented.

1. "Bathing the Homeless", 1927

Illumination of life in the USSR. Photographer: Arkady Shaikhet
Illumination of life in the USSR. Photographer: Arkady Shaikhet

2. "Hands of a manicurist", 1929

The picture is part of the series "Hands" by photographer Arkady Shakhin. Photographer: Arkady Shaikhet
The picture is part of the series "Hands" by photographer Arkady Shakhin. Photographer: Arkady Shaikhet

3. "Technology is everything", 1930s

Diagonal foreshortening and bold cropping are the techniques that are characteristic of the work of the Oktyabr group of photographers
Diagonal foreshortening and bold cropping are the techniques that are characteristic of the work of the Oktyabr group of photographers

4. "Youth", 1937

The photograph of Boris Ignatovich shows how photographers gradually mastered the method of socialist realism, which meant not just a reflection of reality, but also a reflection of communist ideas
The photograph of Boris Ignatovich shows how photographers gradually mastered the method of socialist realism, which meant not just a reflection of reality, but also a reflection of communist ideas

5. "Diet Eggs", 1939

One of the many works by Alexander Khlebnikov, filmed in the 1930s
One of the many works by Alexander Khlebnikov, filmed in the 1930s

6. "Enemy", 1944

In the picture of Anatoly Yegorov, who was wounded in the war, the commander of the heavy machine gun crew, Stepan Vasilyevich Ovcharenko, opens fire on the enemy
In the picture of Anatoly Yegorov, who was wounded in the war, the commander of the heavy machine gun crew, Stepan Vasilyevich Ovcharenko, opens fire on the enemy

7. "Meeting of the winners", 1945

Photographer Georgy Petrusov immortalized the jubilation of the people after the end of the Great Patriotic War
Photographer Georgy Petrusov immortalized the jubilation of the people after the end of the Great Patriotic War

8. "Cement Plant", 1954

Vsevolod Tarasevich's works highlighted the achievements of science and technology
Vsevolod Tarasevich's works highlighted the achievements of science and technology

9. "Perfume", No. 8, 1958

The snapshot from a series of photographs of perfumes marks the transition of Alexander Khlebnikov to the genre of fashion and advertising photography
The snapshot from a series of photographs of perfumes marks the transition of Alexander Khlebnikov to the genre of fashion and advertising photography

10. "Physical laboratory", 1960

Photographer Anatoly Khrupov, playing on the theme of "physicists and lyricists" in the context of the achievements of Soviet science
Photographer Anatoly Khrupov, playing on the theme of "physicists and lyricists" in the context of the achievements of Soviet science

11. "Symphony No. 12", 1961

The portrait of the famous composer Dmitry Shostakovich marks a change in the field of Soviet portrait photography. Photographer: Vsevolod Tarasevich
The portrait of the famous composer Dmitry Shostakovich marks a change in the field of Soviet portrait photography. Photographer: Vsevolod Tarasevich

12. "Duel", 1963

Photo from the series "Moscow State University" by photographer Vsevolod Tarasevich
Photo from the series "Moscow State University" by photographer Vsevolod Tarasevich

13. "Lunch of Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro on a collective farm in Georgia", 1963

Cuban leader Fidel Castro spent more than 38 days in the USSR, having traveled almost the entire country during this time. His visit was widely covered in the Soviet press. Photographer: Vasily Egorov
Cuban leader Fidel Castro spent more than 38 days in the USSR, having traveled almost the entire country during this time. His visit was widely covered in the Soviet press. Photographer: Vasily Egorov

14. "University gymnastics", Moscow, 1973

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