This week’s blogpost is about a Russian futurism. This idea and style of both art and literary work had a very prominent Russian figure named Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky. The idealism behind this was to get rid of the normal traditional ways of Russian life, and to embrace industrialism and change within their society. Russian futurists liked […]
Russian Futurism came about in 1912 and followed the themes dynamics, speed and the modernization of the world. “A Slap in the Face of Public Taste”, the Russian manifesto for Futurism was written in order to explain theses themes. The paper talks about how the old thoughts must make way for the new modern ideas. The … Continue reading Emergence of the Future →
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The early 1900’s brought a new type of thinking group and movement to the surface of Russian art and literature. This new movement, called Futurism, was inspired by the modernization of Russia and the new and emerging technologies that were taking over countries from Washington DC to Moscow. This new type of art focused on … Continue reading Russians Ditch the Past and Turn the Future Red →
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