Anastasia Lishnevskaya

Anastasia Lishnevskaya
RUSSIAN ICONS IN GERMANY: The Exhibitions of 1929

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In 1929, a landmark international cultural project took place in Germany: an exhibition of Old Russian icons was brought from Russia and displayed in four German cities - Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich. On the surface, the subject of the exhibition may seem surprising given that the Soviet Union aggressively pursued an anti-religious policy at the time, however, there were several elements at play that led to this event being held.