Review of Russian Exhibits and Media Projects on the Centennial of the Russian Revolution
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Natalia Lipilina
Abstract
The Russian Revolution of 1917 altered the fate and political landscape not only of Europe, but of the world. The article discusses the many exhibitions in Russia on the centenary of the Russian Revolution in major museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in other parts of the country. In most exhibitions, poignant questions and conflicting memories put forth by different groups about the same events were strictly avoided, and many curators shied away from offering interpretations or making assessments as much as possible. What the jubilee year has shown is that the causes and consequences of the Revolution will continue to be studied and discussed.
Web Resources
The 100th Anniversary of the Revolution of 1917
Recreate the pulse of the revolution … Results of exhibition projects
“So that we no longer have any reason to create a museums of the revolution”
Russia celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Great October Revolution
Museums marked the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution
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