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Protest signs rising above pedestrians, 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: 2 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in
Language: rus
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs

Individuals march at an anti war and anti nuclear weapon protest on the street, St. Petersburg, 1978. The camera looks down a sidewalk in St. Petersburg. On the left side of the sidewalk, pedestrians walk towards the camera; pedestrians walk away from camera on the right side of the sidewalk. In the mid-ground and from the right side of the sidewalk a sign that reads, "Нет Войне" (No War), hovers over the heads of the pedestrians. Some people glance towards the protest. At right, buildings rise above the sidewalk. At left, a street trolley passes down the street.

Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.0987


		

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