'Portrait of Joseph Stalin', 1933. Artist: Isaak Brodsky

'Portrait of Joseph Stalin', 1933.  Artist: Isaak Brodsky

2-587-971 - © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images

'Portrait of Joseph Stalin', 1933. Born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzugashvili, Stalin (1879-1953) played a prominent role in the Russian Revolution of 1917. He became General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party in 1922, and after the death of Lenin in 1924, effectively became ruler of the Soviet Union. Stalin's rule saw massive social and economic upheaval. Soviet Russia was transformed into a major economic and military power, but millions died as a result of agricultural collectivization, political repression and in the struggle against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Found in the collection of the State Museum and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Isaak Brodsky, attributed to: Russian: Artist, painter, graphic artist, and collector
Subject
  1. Joseph Stalin: Russian: President of Russia, Secretary-General of the Communist Party

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Georgia

  1. 42 00 00 N , 043 30 00 E

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Politics Politicians


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3741x4698
File Size : 51,490kb


Aliases

  1. 7116
  1. 0760002448
  1. 2-587-971
  1. 2587971
  1. 7116


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