DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2023.3.36694

Abstract: The subject of this study is the analysis of the exhibition activities of the Msterskaya and Kholuyskaya artels of lacquer miniature in the 1930s - the period of the origin and formation of these famous crafts of Russian folk culture. The purpose of this article is to show the beneficial role of the Soviet state in the development of folk art by the example of the participation of these crafts in Soviet and foreign exhibition projects. The author compares the events of the 1930s with the state of lacquer crafts in modern Russia and suggests using the Soviet experience of informational and organizational assistance to lacquer miniature crafts to overcome their current state of crisis. Using the method of comparative analysis, as well as the historical and systematic method of research, the author shows the success of the exhibition practices of the Msterskaya and Kholuiskaya artels in the 1930s, as well as the support provided to lacquer crafts by the state authorities of the USSR. The scientific novelty of the study consists in an attempt to overcome the prevailing view of the current crisis state of Russian lacquer crafts as a result of only insufficient "innovative" leadership on the ground. The author's position is that the reason for such a crisis state should be sought, first of all, in the general situation of the lack of real support for Russian lacquer crafts from the state, which is the main conclusion of the article.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.10.36728

Abstract: The subject of the study is the analysis of ways to restore the ornamental techniques of the Lukutinsky lacquer miniature craft, lost by the end of the XIX century and recreated during the Soviet period. The article examines the activity of miniature artists of the Fedoskinsky Labor artel - the successor of the Lukutinsky enterprise – to revive forgotten technologies for creating ornaments on lacquer products. Special attention is paid to the assistance in this process provided to the fishery by the Soviet state. The purpose of the article is to show the significant role of state support in the development of Russian folk art of the Soviet period by the example of a successful solution to the problem of restoring the lost ornamental techniques of the Fedoskinsky craft.   Using comparative-historical, historical-typological, as well as historical-genetic methods, the author characterizes various ornamental techniques of Lukutinsky products, comparing them with the features of Fedoskinsky products of the twentieth century. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the analysis of the activities of the experimental laboratory at the Fedoskin labor artel, which restored the ornamental techniques of the Lukutin miniature, as well as the contribution made to this process by Fedoskin masters M. S. Chizhov, V. V. Korsakov, S. N. Tardasov. The main conclusion of the article is the statement of the importance of studying these fishing techniques for understanding the reasons for the flourishing of ornamental motifs in Fedoskinsky products in the late Soviet period, as well as the present.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0625.2022.8.36523

Abstract: The subject of the study is the analysis of illustrations created by the Palekh artist Ivan Ivanovich Golikov for the "Words about Igor's Regiment" – the largest monument of book graphics of Palekh art. The background, the reasons for giving I. I. Golikov an order to illustrate the book by the publishing house "Academia", the progress of I. I. Golikov's work on its implementation, as well as the impression that this publication made on customers and Soviet society are revealed in detail. The purpose of the article is, in addition to showing the possibility of fruitful work of a miniature artist in the field of art that is not related to the traditional lacquer miniature for Palekh, to analyze the creative method of I. I. Golikov when working on the illustration of this publication. Using the method of comparative analysis, as well as historical-systemic and iconographic research methods, the author at the same time focuses on the qualities of I. I. Golikov as an innovator and experimenter in art, which predetermined both the order for the illustration of the "Word" to this particular Palekh master, and the grandiose success that fell to the share of this book edition. It is in the study of these innovative qualities of I. I. Golikov, who is trying to "get away" from the stylistics of the lacquer miniature in his work on the publication "Words", that the scientific novelty of the study consists. The main conclusion of the article is the statement about the universality of I. I. Golikov as an artist, which allowed him to illustrate the publication "Words about Igor's Regiment", which immediately after its release became a universally recognized masterpiece of the art of Soviet book graphics.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.6.37011

Abstract: The subject of the proposed research is a historical analysis of the works of the masters of the Palekh craft of the 1930s - 1970s in the field of design of theatrical productions – a little-studied phenomenon of Russian folk culture of the twentieth century. The author of the article draws the most illustrative examples, referring to the sketches created by Palekh artists for productions of the Soviet theater. Special attention in the study is paid to the largest figures of the craft who worked in the field of theatrical design: I. I. Golikov, P. D. Bazhenov, N. M. Parilov, A. A. Kotukhina. The purpose of the article is to show the importance of the creative contribution of the Palekh masters to the development of theatrical and decorative art of the Soviet era on the extensive material of numerous productions of major theaters in Moscow, Leningrad and other cities.   Using the method of comparative analysis, as well as historical-systemic and iconographic research methods, the author emphasizes the importance of knowledge about the works of Palekh artists in the field of theatrical productions for a correct understanding of the general history of Palekh craft in the twentieth century. The scientific novelty of the research consists in an attempt to analyze the topic under consideration as a single complex phenomenon. The main conclusion of the article is the thesis about the inseparable connection of Paleshan's "theatrical" works with lacquer miniature: the theatrical design works of Palekh masters appear at the same time with their experiments with lacquer miniature; the largest Palekh miniaturists worked with theaters; during the entire Soviet period, Paleshan's experience in theatrical and decorative art was in demand as much as and their lacquer miniature.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.6.37077

Abstract: The article is devoted to the phenomenon of art postcards in the Palekh lacquer craft in the 1960s - 1980s – a little-studied field of folk art of the late Soviet period. The subject of the study is the analysis of over 20 sets of Palekh art postcards that were widely popular among art connoisseurs, including works by K. S. Bokarev, B. N. Kukuliyev, A.M. Kurkin and E. I. Pashkov. The purpose of the article is to show the importance of studying this topic on a wide range of material attracted by the author for the knowledge of the history and artistic specifics of the Palekh lacquer craft in the XX century, as well as for the successful revival of these traditions in our time.   Using the method of comparative analysis, as well as iconographic and historical-systematic research methods, the author emphasizes the importance of the chosen topic, pointing out that, unlike all other types of artistic products of the craft, it was the Palekh postcard, published in millions of copies, was a truly folk product, which was found in almost every house in Soviet times. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the very attempt of a comprehensive analysis of this topic; in particular, the author points out that the main genres of postcard products of the craft in the 1960s - 1980s were illustrations of Pushkin and Russian folk tales, as well as epics and ideologically significant texts. The main conclusion of the article is the justification of the importance of graphic works by Palekh miniature painters for understanding their overall creative evolution.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.5.36910

Abstract: The study is a continuation of the article "Exhibition activity of the Palekh lacquer miniature craft (1923-1939)", published in the scientific journal "Man and Culture". The subject of the proposed work is an analysis of the exhibition activity of the Palekh lacquer craft in the post-war period, limited to the second half of the 1940s and the end of the 1980s. The purpose of the article is to use historical, typological and structural research methods, as well as a historical and systematic approach, to show the specifics of this period in the history of the exhibition activity of the Palekh craft. Emphasizing the continuity of the exhibition activities of the 1940s - 1980s with the pre–war period, the author at the same time points out the new features that appear in the exhibition practices of the craft in the post-war period.   The scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that the author analyzes the most important art shows of the Soviet Union, where the products of the Palekh lacquer miniature were exhibited in the 1940s – 1980s. The article pays special attention to the activities of the State Museum of Palekh Art, which after its opening in 1935 became an important exhibition center for lacquer craft products, personal, retrospective, thematic and traveling exhibitions are considered. The main conclusion of the article is the substantiation of the importance of the considered topic for understanding the public recognition and fame that the Palekh lacquer miniature craft acquired in the late Soviet period, as well as in the post-Soviet period.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.4.36650

Abstract: The subject of the study is the analysis of the ways of development of the Palekh lacquer miniature fishery in the 1980s - the last decade of the Soviet period, which also became the last relatively prosperous time of the development of the fishery itself. Special attention in the article is paid to the analysis of the so–called Palekh "split" - the destruction of the unified organization of the Palekh art and production workshops, which followed in 1989 and ended the Soviet period in the history of the Palekh craft. The purpose of the article is to characterize the state in which one of the most prosperous Soviet crafts of folk art – the famous craft of the Palekh lacquer miniature – entered the tragic era of the 1990s. The scientific novelty of the study consists in an attempt to comprehensively study the late stage of the history of the Palekh lacquer craft in the 1980s, which also makes it possible to realize the problems of its modern crisis situation. Using the historical and systematic method, as well as the method of comparative analysis, the author of the study comes to the conclusion that the 1980s (before the "split" of 1989) became, like the previous decades of the history of the Palekh lacquer miniature fishery (despite some individual costs), the time of its progressive development, and the main reason for the collapse the financial disagreements of its participants became a single organization of the fishery in 1989.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.4.36799

Abstract: The subject of this study is an analysis of the exhibition practices of the Fedoskin lacquer miniature craft in the post-war period (from 1945 to the early 1970s). The purpose of the article is not just to tell about the exhibitions of Fedoskin lacquer products of the post–war period, but above all to show those important changes that allow us to consider the post–war period as an important stage in the history of the development of the craft and his exhibition activities. Having briefly reviewed the bibliography of the issue and given a description of the exhibitions of the Fedoskino labor artel in the pre-war period (1920s – 1930s), the author analyzes in detail the most remarkable post-war exhibitions of the craft, finding both common features with the previous period and the features of the differences on which the author focuses his attention.   Using the method of comparative analysis, as well as historical-systemic and problem-chronological research methods, the author characterizes the various forms of exhibition activity used to exhibit products of the Fedoskinsky lacquer craft both in the post-war period and earlier. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the analysis of the activities of museum workers and craft artists in the popularization and public recognition of the products of the Fedoskin lacquer miniature in the post-war period. The main conclusion of the article is the statement of the importance of studying the exhibition practices of the Fedoskinsky fishery of the post-war period for the most complete study of its history and public recognition.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.4.36873

Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the exhibition activity of the masters of the Palekh lacquer miniature. The author has chosen as a chronological period the first fifteen years of the existence of this fishery – from its inception in the first half of the 1920s to the beginning of the Second World War. The subject of the study, therefore, is an analysis of the exhibition practices of the Palekh art craft of the pre-war period (1923-1939). The article shows the importance of the exhibition activity of the Palekh lacquer craft at all stages of this brief, but nevertheless extremely eventful period. The purpose of the article is to show the importance that the exhibition activity had for the success and public recognition of Palekh as a new and quickly became the most famous lacquer craft in Russia.     The scientific novelty of the article consists in the fact that, using historical-typological and structural research methods, as well as a historical-systematic approach, the author analyzes the most important domestic and foreign shows of the 1920s - 1930s, at which the products of the Palekh lacquer miniature were exhibited. The author emphasizes an important circumstance: the very formation and strengthening of the Palekh lacquer miniature craft in the first half and mid-1920s was caused precisely by the success of the prototypes exhibited at the largest exhibitions of that time, such as the All-Russian Exhibition of 1923 in Moscow, as well as the International Exhibition in Paris of 1925. At the same time, it is shown that Palekh's products continued to be successful at the shows (the exhibition "10 years of October" in 1927, the Soviet Exhibition in New York in 1928, the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 and many other exhibitions analyzed in the article). Thus, it is the justification of the success of the exhibition activity of the Palekh lacquer miniature craft as an important factor of its public recognition that is the main conclusion of the article.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.3.36593

Abstract: The subject of this study is the analysis of the 50th anniversary of the Soviet craft of the Palekh lacquer miniature of 1974. The background and the course of the festive celebrations are revealed in detail, the characteristics of those areas of activity that were used by the Soviet state, the intelligentsia and society to popularize and recognize the Palekh craft are given. The purpose of the article is to try to prove the important role of the official celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Palekh lacquer miniature for the development of this craft, as well as to approve the fundamental thesis about the importance of studying this phenomenon - celebrating the anniversaries of the Palekh lacquer miniature craft of the Soviet period – for studying its history. Using narrative, retrospective and historical-systemic research methods, the author focuses on the importance of state and society support for the life of the Palekh fishery of the Soviet period, which is an extremely urgent problem in our time, when the fishery, according to many Palekh artists, is experiencing decline due to insufficient attention from the state. Thus, the scientific novelty of the study consists in an attempt to comprehensively describe a specific historical phenomenon that can serve as a model for future state policy towards Palekh as a unique heritage of Russian culture. The opinion expressed about the need to repeat the Soviet experience is the main conclusion of the proposed article.

DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2021.2.32765

Abstract: The subject of this research is the analysis of works of the three prominent artists of various Russian manufacturing centers of lacquer miniatures of the XX century – P. D. Bazhenov (Palekh), I. K. Balakin (Mstyora), V. A. Belov (Kholuy). The goal of this article consists in the attempt to create a “comparative biography" of the artists of various lacquer crafts, as well as demonstrate fruitful work of the miniaturist-innovator in different fields of art that are not a part of the traditional folk art. Among the manifestations of such innovation, the author indicates that the listed miniature artists found themselves in other fields of fine art, such as easel paintings, stage performance, posters, caricatures. The application of biographical method of research allows focusing attention on experimentation and innovation as the key feature that unites all three masters of lacquer crafts: P. D. Bazhenov in Palekh (1930s), I. K. Balakin in Mstyora (1940s – 1950s), V. A. Belov in Kholuy (1960s – 1970s). The scientific novelty lies in studying the practices of implementation of peculiarities of the aforementioned types of art in the works of lacquer miniatures. The main conclusion consists in the fundamental provision on justification of the artistic pursuit by any artist of folk art, which was oppugned during the Soviet period of the history of Russian folk art.