Alexander Deineka. Cheremushkin P.

Alexander Deineka is a recognized classic of Russian art of the twentieth century. Everyone knows its canvases, combining pathos and lyrics, glorifying combat exploits and peaceful work of Soviet people. Working in a variety of genres - painting, sculpture, mosaic, poster, book illustration - he sincerely served the idea of ​​communism, but was not caressed by the priests. All his life he was accompanied by accusations of “formalism” and “cosmopolitanism”, denunciations and gossip.

In the first complete biography of Deineki, the art historian Petr Cheremushkin explores all the stages of the artist’s work, without ignoring his active social activity and personal Life.