© Michail RozanovA new photo exhibition by the Museum of Moscow, called Clearness of Purpose, is due to open to the public on January 23.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
A new photo exhibition by the Museum of Moscow, called Clearness of Purpose, is due to open to the public on January 23.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe author, renowned photographer Mikhail Rozanov, presents a vision of Soviet architecture from the mid-20th century.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
The author, renowned photographer Mikhail Rozanov, presents a vision of Soviet architecture from the mid-20th century.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovPhotos of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Frunze Military Academy and the All-Russian Exhibition Center form the centerpiece of the upcoming exhibition.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
Photos of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Frunze Military Academy and the All-Russian Exhibition Center form the centerpiece of the upcoming exhibition.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovRozanov has tried to conjure the power and persuasiveness of Soviet mythology and its impact on the architecture of that period.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
Rozanov has tried to conjure the power and persuasiveness of Soviet mythology and its impact on the architecture of that period.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe All-Russian Exhibition Center was a project combining the politization of art and aestheticization of politics, offering ordinary Soviet citizens a glimpse of the Communist utopia to come.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
The All-Russian Exhibition Center was a project combining the politization of art and aestheticization of politics, offering ordinary Soviet citizens a glimpse of the Communist utopia to come.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe exhibition displays how the Soviet 'clearness of purpose,' despite its majestic and monumental architecture, ultimately failed to become a reality.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
The exhibition displays how the Soviet 'clearness of purpose,' despite its majestic and monumental architecture, ultimately failed to become a reality.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe exhibition is scheduled to close on March 1.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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© Michail Rozanov
The exhibition is scheduled to close on March 1.
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)