Soviet SUMMER through the eyes of artist Arkady Plastov (PICS)

Culture
ALEXANDRA GUZEVA
Arkady Plastov, one of the most famous Russian painters of the 20th century, was a classic of socialist realism. You can literally feel the heat coming from his canvases, praising the collective farm life in the summer season!

Collective Farm Holiday, 1937

Troika (Children by the River), 1937

Bathing Horses, 1938

Tractor Women. 1943-1944

Haymaking, 1945

Harvest, 1945

Peter Chernyaev (with a Rake), 1948–49

Children on Walk, 1950

Dinner of Tractor Drivers, 1951

In Summer. Mushrooms, 1953–1954

Youth (Rest), 1954

When Peace is on Earth, 1957

Noon, 1961

At the window (Portrait of a grandson). 1960s 

Sun, 1965-1966

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