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Soviet history photography exhibition opens in BRAZIL

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Soviet history photography exhibition opens in BRAZIL


17.12.2017

Cosmonauts Training Centre  n\a GagarinPhotography exhibition dedicated to USSR history opened in Rio de Janeiro, TASS informs. It comprises 200 works of 6 photographers – Vladimir Bogdanov, Leonid Lazarev, Vladimir Lagrange, Viktor Akhlomov, Yuri Krivonos and Antanas Sutkus. The exhibition is located in the halls of Imperial Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the city, ex-residence of the Brazilian Imperial family in 18th century, and now the city cultural spot.

The exhibition is divided in several parts, according to the themes. Among them are “Changing World” representing photographs Perestroika times images and “Heroes” - portraits of famous Soviet athletes, actors, scientists, such as as ballerina Galina Ulanova, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, etc.

Most of photographs were made in the second part of 20th century, before USSR's collapse.

This exhibit was presented in other Brazilian cities, such as San Paolo and Curitiba. Rio de Janeiro show is dedicated to 100 years anniversary of Russian Revolution.

According to the curator Maria Vragova, spectators can learn about everyday life of Soviet people, find out positive and negative sides of that life. The main idea is that many people in USSR were happy, despite any complexities.

This exhibition attracts history fans as well as those engaged in the art of photography.

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