An Introduction to “Visualizing Russian History” The Russian Revolution Centennial: Exhibitions,Collections, Audience |
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| Authors: | Daniel Orlovsky |
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| Institution: | 1. Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USAdorlovsk@mail.smu.edu |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe Russian Revolution Centennial has called forth many exhibitions of the vast holdings of libraries, archives, museums and other collections. This special issue reviews major exhibitions, the history of the collections and the conceptions and strategies of curators. Revolution’s centennial in 2017 called forth numerous conferences, programs, lectures, publications, and other events. One of the richest avenues of celebration and scholarship was the many brilliant exhibitions organized by archives, museums, and other repositories. The centennial provided an occasion for assessing and for rethinking the modes of presentation and the significance of many types of collections. What to show, how to show it, and for whom became big questions to which curators, archivists, art historians, and many others came up with big answers. These exhibitions and initiatives have pointed the way toward new and welcome collaboration between curators, archivists, historians of art and photography, and political and social historians of the Russian Revolution. |
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| Keywords: | Russian Revolution collections exhibitions photographs artworks |
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