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Make-Believe

(project in progress)


MAKE-BELIEVE

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Research

Film still from S. Eisenstein's 'October', 1927-28

Film still from S. Eisenstein's 'October', 1927-28

"The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food", Soviet cookbook, 1953

"The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food", Soviet cookbook, 1953

Gulag prisoners' utensils ( Gulag Museum at Perm, gulaghistory.org )

Gulag prisoners' utensils ( Gulag Museum at Perm, gulaghistory.org )

Prisoners at work in Gulag, 1936-37 (NYPL)

Prisoners at work in Gulag, 1936-37 (NYPL)

Newspaper 'Pravda' announcing death of Stalin, 1953

Newspaper 'Pravda' announcing death of Stalin, 1953

Khrushchev at UN General Assembly, 1960 (Library of Congress)


Installation at Soap Factory, Minneapolis