Word: therussia
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Dates: during 1987-1987
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...helps to have some knowledge about theRussia of this time period to appreciate howclosely the artists of the period molded thehistorical trends of Russian life into theirpaintings. It's sometimes hard to remember that atone time the visual arts were understood torequire a serious political and social content,when the political content of modern American arthas rarely risen above the fatuous. But even ifone can't tell a Romanov from a roman candle, theFogg's exhibit is an admirable introduction to theweltunshauung of a nation far tooimperfectly understood in America...
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