The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin Amelin
This article is a reconstruction of travel experiences of Swedish artist Albin Amelin in Moscow in 1937–1938, based on archival materials. It focuses on the exchange between the Soviet Union and Western artists in the interwar period and shows international Soviet art contacts as part of the state’s...
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| description | This article is a reconstruction of travel experiences of Swedish artist Albin Amelin in Moscow in 1937–1938, based on archival materials. It focuses on the exchange between the Soviet Union and Western artists in the interwar period and shows international Soviet art contacts as part of the state’s diplomatic work. This case study enables a detailed observation of the elements of the Soviet hospitality industry, and a description of various practical aspects of the artist’s stay in Moscow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e07729bc806414e95ccbdccb8a4c4062024-02-23T15:06:52ZengMDPI AGArts2076-07522024-01-011311410.3390/arts13010014The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin AmelinKatarina Lopatkina0The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas, 33210 Tampere, FinlandThis article is a reconstruction of travel experiences of Swedish artist Albin Amelin in Moscow in 1937–1938, based on archival materials. It focuses on the exchange between the Soviet Union and Western artists in the interwar period and shows international Soviet art contacts as part of the state’s diplomatic work. This case study enables a detailed observation of the elements of the Soviet hospitality industry, and a description of various practical aspects of the artist’s stay in Moscow.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/13/1/14art diplomacySwedenSoviet Union1930sindustry of hospitalitythe Great Terror |
| spellingShingle | Katarina Lopatkina The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin Amelin Arts art diplomacy Sweden Soviet Union 1930s industry of hospitality the Great Terror |
| title | The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin Amelin |
| title_full | The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin Amelin |
| title_fullStr | The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin Amelin |
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| title_short | The Western Artist in Stalin’s Moscow: The Case of Albin Amelin |
| title_sort | western artist in stalin s moscow the case of albin amelin |
| topic | art diplomacy Sweden Soviet Union 1930s industry of hospitality the Great Terror |
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