In October 1917, the Red Army joined the Revolutionists and put down once and for all the Tsarist Régime that had reigned over Russian since the fifteenth century. The streets were filled with joy, as all through Russia artists embraced the Revolution, calling for a change. Published in the AkhRR Exhibition of Studies, Sketches, Drawings, and Grap

Like Narkompros, the Vkhutemas art institution had the daunting task of creating a new cultural policy for Soviet Russia. Stocked with one of Russia's most brilliant artistic faculties including Malevich, Udaltsova, Kusnetova, Falk, Tatlin, Kandinsky, Rozanova, Pevnser and Favorsky, Vkhutemas sought to apply new concepts of art to all areas of life. One of the specific goals of Vkhutemus was the preparation of the artists to enter industry and to contribute in other ways to the new Soviet Society. The art produced here predominantly influenced Russian museums and prompted Russia to be the first country to display Abstract art in exhibitions. One of the most brilliant Constructivist artists, Bryansk Gabo, described Vkhutemas as being "a school and a free academy where not only the current teaching of special professions was carried out…but general discussions were held and seminars conducted amongst the students on diverse problems" (Gray 232). The visionary and revolutionary philosophy at Vkhutmas was entirely dictated by the newly erected Institute of Artistic Culture (Inkuhuk).

'The awakening, the activity of the forces that wish to create a new art and culture for Soviet Russia, is good, quite good…The violent tempo of this development is understandable and beneficial…but…of contemporary culture, I have the courage to appear a barbarian. I cannot appraise the works of expressionism, futurism, cubism, and other 'isms'…I do not understand them. I take no joy in them (London 65).

The formation of art schools, such as the Vkhutemus and IZO, was a direct result of the Revolutionary artistic fortitude. Following Lenin's Plan For Monumental Propaganda, the Department of Fine Arts (IZO) was created in 1918 under the Commissariat for People's Education (Narkompros). IZO was Responsible for organizing the country's artistic ideology under the new Soviet Government. According to Lodder, Narkompros was in charge with the task of "formulating the theoretical basis of a cultural policy for Socialist Russia" (50). Yet not only was IZO in charge of running administrative responsibilities for a new cultural identification, but were also in charged for carrying out political agitation.

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