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Lenin in Shushenskoe
Lenin in Shushenskoe
Lenin in Shushenskoe

Lenin in Shushenskoe

Artist (1918 - 1989)
Date1985
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions77 in x 79 in
ClassificationsVISUAL WORKS
Credit LineGift of the Jurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady Collection
Object number2019.12.064
DescriptionAs the work’s title indicates, Lenin is portrayed during his exile in the village of Shushenskoe, in southern Siberia. In 1895, Lenin was arrested as a leader of the Marxist “Union of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class.” He spent over a year in prison, and in early 1897 the 26-year-old Lenin was sentenced to three years of exile in Siberia. There are many accounts of his exile; some of them claim that Lenin’s exile in Siberia was quite pleasant for the young revolutionary: good food, healthy climate, lots of exercise including hunting and ice skating, lots of studying and writing. Lenin even got married in Shushenskoe.
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