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The people of the Soviet era – photos by Alexander Rodchenko
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Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (1891-1956), a Russian graphic artist, sculptor and photographer, was a true genius of Soviet propaganda, one of the founders of constructivism, the founder of design and advertising in the USSR.
Rodchenko is probably the most famous Russian photographer, almost everybody in Russia has seen at least a couple of his photos. Let’s get acquainted with some of his works. Source: humus.
On the corner of Myasnitskaya Street in Moscow (1920s)
The poet Vladimir Mayakovsky with Scottie (1924)
The poet Vladimir Mayakovsky in the editorial office in Moscow (1927)
The literary critic Osip Maksimovich Brik (1924)
Mother (1924)
The producer Vitaly Zhemchuzhniy (1924)
The artist Alexander Shevchenko (1924)
The poet Sergei Tretyakov (1925)
Demonstration of workers (1925)
Cabby (1926)
Selling cigarettes on Strastnaya Square (1926)
Vase (1928)
Woman with child (1929)
Radio amateur (1929)
On pavement (1930)
Pioneer (1930)
Pioneer with horn (1930)
Pioneer (1930)
Girl with Leica (1933)
Mounting the worms for bait (1933)
Diver (1934)
Athletes on the Red Square (1935)
Athletes on the Red Square (1935)
Foil fencers (1936)
Lilya Brik
Fire escape
Laughing children
Alexander Rodchenko (1924)
Tags: Soviet past
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