The Body as a Machine in the Works of Soviet Artists of the 1920s and 30s
Journal: Kultura i Edukacja
Year: 2019

The article discusses the work of artists active in the 1920s and 1930s in Russia, 2 the form and content of which links them with the idea of man-machine, which grew in popularity in the age of heightened industrial development and system changes in the 20 th century. The article seeks to present the influence of official guidelines (including cultural and educational policies) and technological change on imagery, and, essentially, to point up the relationship between politics and the form and