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Clearness of Purpose: The Mythology of Soviet Architecture

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A new photo exhibition by the The Museum of Moscow History called 'Clearness of Purpose' is due to open to the public on January 23. The author, renowned photographer Mikhail Rozanov, presents a vision of Soviet architecture from the mid-20th century.
© Michail RozanovA new photo exhibition by the Museum of Moscow, called Clearness of Purpose, is due to open to the public on January 23.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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A new photo exhibition by the Museum of Moscow, called Clearness of Purpose, is due to open to the public on January 23.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe author, renowned photographer Mikhail Rozanov, presents a vision of Soviet architecture from the mid-20th century.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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The author, renowned photographer Mikhail Rozanov, presents a vision of Soviet architecture from the mid-20th century.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovPhotos of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Frunze Military Academy and the All-Russian Exhibition Center form the centerpiece of the upcoming exhibition.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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Photos of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Frunze Military Academy and the All-Russian Exhibition Center form the centerpiece of the upcoming exhibition.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovRozanov has tried to conjure the power and persuasiveness of Soviet mythology and its impact on the architecture of that period.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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Rozanov has tried to conjure the power and persuasiveness of Soviet mythology and its impact on the architecture of that period.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe All-Russian Exhibition Center was a project combining the politization of art and aestheticization of politics, offering ordinary Soviet citizens a glimpse of the Communist utopia to come.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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The All-Russian Exhibition Center was a project combining the politization of art and aestheticization of politics, offering ordinary Soviet citizens a glimpse of the Communist utopia to come.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe exhibition displays how the Soviet 'clearness of purpose,' despite its majestic and monumental architecture, ultimately failed to become a reality.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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The exhibition displays how the Soviet 'clearness of purpose,' despite its majestic and monumental architecture, ultimately failed to become a reality.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
© Michail RozanovThe exhibition is scheduled to close on March 1.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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The exhibition is scheduled to close on March 1.

Above: All-Russian Exhibition Center (VDNKh)
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