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New Year holiday in Soviet art

New Year holiday in Soviet art

Pyotr Kozlov. Old toys. New Year holiday in Soviet art

New Year holiday in Soviet art

25 years ago the Soviet Union ceased to exist, but in a good holiday traditions, the Soviet feast remains typically Soviet. Again and again, on December 31 people sit at the Soviet New Year’s table, watching on TV traditional Soviet congratulation, now from the President, and best Soviet films “Irony of fate…” and “Carnival Night”, drink “Soviet champagne”, and eat Soviet tangerines and Soviet salad “Olivier” .
Despite all the changes of recent years, many families still preserve the Soviet Christmas cards just because they are nice. A paintings of Soviet artists on the New Year theme reminiscent of those who are no longer with us, and force to recall our childhood – the most beautiful time in everyone’s life. That is why the Soviet New Year’s painting – a piece of history of the country and of each individual family.

New Year holiday in Soviet art

A.A. Dolinina. New Year. At the tree

A.A. Dolinina. New Year. At the tree

Alexander Mokhov. 31 December, 2005

Alexander Mokhov. 31 December, 2005

Alexandr Gulyaev. 'New Year'. 1967

Alexandr Gulyaev. ‘New Year’. 1967

Alexandr Levchenkov. Morning of New Year

Alexandr Levchenkov. Morning of New Year

Artist Usikov. Lenin and children at Christmas tree

Artist Usikov. Lenin and children at Christmas tree

Dmitry Kolupayev. Celebration of New Year at school. End of 1940s

Dmitry Kolupayev. Celebration of New Year at school. End of 1940s

E. Tkachenko. New Year. 1959

E. Tkachenko. New Year. 1959

E. Tkachenko. New Year

E. Tkachenko. New Year

Elena Khmeleva. New Year's day

Elena Khmeleva. New Year’s day

F. Reshetnikov. Arrived for holidays. 1948

F. Reshetnikov. Arrived for holidays. 1948

Filipp Kubarev, 'New Year'

Filipp Kubarev, ‘New Year’

I.P. Yakovlev. New Year present. 1954

I.P. Yakovlev. New Year present. 1954

Ilya Glazunov. Morning of a new year. 1956

Ilya Glazunov. Morning of a new year. 1956

Irina Rybakova. 'Christmas tree'. 2012

Irina Rybakova. ‘Christmas tree’. 2012

Maxim Tsagarev (b. 1951). At New Year tree. 1991

Maxim Tsagarev (b. 1951). At New Year tree. 1991

Mikhail Ancharov (1923-1990). New Year

Mikhail Ancharov (1923-1990). New Year

Mikhail Bobyshev. New Year tree on Manezhnaya square. 1947

Mikhail Bobyshev. New Year tree on Manezhnaya square. 1947

New Year tradition in Soviet art

New Year tradition in Soviet art

Nikita Rodionov (1947-1998). Interior with New Year tree. 1982

Nikita Rodionov (1947-1998). Interior with New Year tree. 1982

Pavel Radimov 'At New Year tree'. 1943

Pavel Radimov ‘At New Year tree’. 1943

Sergey Belov. Yellow line

Sergey Belov. Yellow line

Sergey Dunchev. New Year's eve

Sergey Dunchev. New Year’s eve

Svetlana Shevchuk (b. 1961). New Year train

Svetlana Shevchuk (b. 1961). New Year train

T.V. Bessonova. 'New Year'. 1955

T.V. Bessonova. ‘New Year’. 1955

Unknown artist. Lenin with children on Christmas day party

Unknown artist. Lenin with children on Christmas day party

V. Shcherban. Before New Year's day

V. Shcherban. Before New Year’s day

Yegor Zaitsev. Christmas tree. 1996

Yegor Zaitsev. Christmas tree. 1996

Yekaterina Tarakanova (b. 1932). Before New Year. 1951

Yekaterina Tarakanova (b. 1932). Before New Year. 1951

Yuri Kalabukhov. New Year's day party

Yuri Kalabukhov. New Year’s day party

Yuri Vasnetsov (1900-1973). New Year is coming. 1969

Yuri Vasnetsov (1900-1973). New Year is coming. 1969