
Generous Earth (fragment of painting). 1976. G.I. Popov (born 1939, Vologda region). Oil on canvas. Soviet naive art 1974 All-Union exhibition
Soviet naive art 1974 All-Union exhibition
In essence, amateur art is one of the brightest social phenomena characteristic of our, the Soviet way of life. From the first years of the existence of Soviet power, the party and government attached great importance to the movement of independent activity. In addition, it was a means of education in every working person a harmoniously developed personality. Still, it was one of the most important factors in creating a rich spiritual culture of the people. It is well known, what attention the party and the government paid to the development of the amateur movement. In particular, the number of amateur circles, clubs, studios, full-time and correspondence forms of upbringing and education grew. Also, concerts, exhibitions, festivals of amateur art were systematically organized. And, finally, the special government resolutions of 1978 and 1979 consolidated the achievements of amateur art and opened the way for its development. In particular, the Resolution of the CPSU Central Committee (March, 1978) “On measures for the further development of amateur artistic creativity,” and a similar resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 275, March 1979.

G.I. Popov. Generous Earth. 1976. Soviet naive art 1974 All-Union exhibition
Soviet naive art 1974 All-Union exhibition

1976 Still life with water-melon. K.K. Kadirov

A.G. Tryapkina. Blooming time. 1976

A.M. Trushin. A boy with a kitten. 1975

Autumn on the Toimenka river. 1975. V.D. Melnikov

Autumn. 1976. N.A. Rzhevsky

Blooming time. 1976. A.G. Tryapkina

Blue yar. 1973. L.V. Kirves

Detail. A boy with a kitten. 1975. A.M. Trushin

E.A. Volkova. Siberian beauty. 1975

F.A. Shalaev. Tigers. 1975

F.I. Tkachenko. Still life with hare. 1976

Fragment. V.N. Ulyanov. Landscape. 1976

G.S. Bonza. Pushkin with gypsies. 1973

G.T. Pitkevich. Mountain river. 1975

Gifts of nature. 1976. O.S. Leonova

High-mountain meadow. 1975. R.A. Niyazbaev

K.K. Kadirov. Still life with water-melon. 1976

L.V. Kirves. Blue yar. 1973

L.V. Trokhaleva. Landscape. 1976

Landscape. 1976. L.V. Trokhaleva

M. Dzhafarov. Mother. 1972

M.M. Koppel. Sea. 1976

Mountain river. 1975. G.T. Pitkevich

N.A. Rzhevsky. Autumn. 1976

N.M. Nosenko. Winter evening. 1974

O.M. Ambartsumyan. Still life. 1975

O.S. Leonova. Gifts of nature. 1976

Pushkin with gypsies. 1973. G.S. Bonza

R.A. Niyazbaev. High-mountain meadow. 1975

Sea. 1976. M.M. Koppel

Sh.S. Ertuganov. The river. 1975

Siberian beauty. 1975. E.A. Volkova

Still life with hare. 1976. F.I. Tkachenko

Still life. 1975. O.M. Ambartsumyan

Stones. Yu.V. Gursky. 1976

The river. 1975. Sh.S. Ertuganov

Tigers. 1975. F.A. Shalaev

V.D. Melnikov. Autumn on the Toimenka river. 1975

V.N. Ulyanov. Landscape. 1976

Winter evening. 1974. N.M. Nosenko

Yu.V. Gursky. Stones. 1976