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Marina A. Merkovskaya
Marina A. Merkovskaya, Senior Researcher, Maxim Gorky Museum (Moscow), А.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Malaya Nikitskaya, 6, 121069 Moscow, Russia.
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Abstract:
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution the Gorky Museum faced the challenge of formalizing an exhibition related to this jubilee theme. Undoubtedly, the mythological theme “Gorky — Petrel of the Revolution” has long been rooted in the public consciousness, therefore, when searching for the main artistic concept of the exhibition, the main principles were formulated-based on art collections from the museum’s funds, to present materials not in the traditional historical and documentary manner, but in addition this, and in artistic-figurative.
Keywords: exhibition, Soviet book graphics, museum.