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Hippies relaxing on the steps of the Engineer's Castle, Leningrad, 1977

Maker: Unknown

Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: photographic paper; emulsion; ink; craft paper; adhesive
Method: photographic prints
Measurements: 4 3/4 in x 6 7/8 in (12.1 cm x 17.4 cm)
Language: Russian
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs

Description

Six hippies from Leningrad and the United States lounge on the steps of the Engineer's Castle in Leningrad, 1977. The group sits in a row-like cluster. Five people sit in a row across the same couple of steps. One girl sits a few steps lower at center; she sits facing toards the left. Behind her, Boris Grebenshikov sits in the center of the group; he plays guitar and sings. Two men sit to the left of him; both gaze in his direction. To the right of the man playing guitar, Gena Zaitsef and a woman sit. Both have an aloof look on their faces. The north facade of the Engineer's Castle occupies the background.

Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection / Photos of 2+ individuals, groups, etc.
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.0267

Subjects

• Leisure
• Hippies
• Singing
• Zaitsev, Genadii Borisovich
• Mikhaĭlovskiĭ zamok
• Grebenshchikov, Boris

Exhibition History

• Socialist Flower Power: Soviet Hippie Culture

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