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Protesters gathering on a sidewalk, St. Petersburg, 1978

Maker: Unknown

Date Made: 1978; 1970s
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: photographic paper; emulsion; ink; adhesive; craft paper; pencil
Method: photographic print
Measurements: full print : 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in (8.9 cm x 6.3 cm); image only : 3 1/4 in x 2 3/16 in (8.2 cm x 5.5 cm)
Language: rus
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs

A group of several hippies protesting war and nuclear weapons stand in circle on a sidewalk in St. Petersburg, 1978. The protesters nearest to camera stand with their backs to the camera. Protesters on the far side of the circle face towards camera. Two handdrawn signs for the protest rise above the group. At right, an "X" is drawn over a silhoutted bomb with an "N" on it. Farther back and to the left, a flower is painted. In the center of the flower, text reads, "мир" (peace). A building rises along the right edge. A street extends into the distance behind the group. A building with sign that reads, "Аэрофлот" (Aeroflot), rises in the distance at left. The Admiralty building is visible in the far distance.

Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.0986


		

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