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What Do You Dream About, Cruiser Aurora?
Date Made: 1990-1991
Country: Soviet Union
Method: Tempera paint on fiberboard
Measurements: 60 cm x 90 cm; 23 5/8 in x 35 7/16 in
The famous cruiser "aurora" made that single gun shot in 1917 that was a signal to storm the Winter Palace in St.Petersburg and since then was considered in the Sovit Union the beginning of the Bolshevik Revolution.“Aurora” was made into a floating museum and permanently anchored in Leningrad. On this poster, the cruiser is shown on the Moscow River by the walls of the Kremlin as if it were about to start the new Perestroika revolution. The cruiser, built in St. Petersburg between 1897 and 1900, took an active part in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 and was used in the Tsusima battle, in which most of Russia's Pacific fleet was destroyed. After the war, the ship was used for personnel training. During the October revolution of 1917, it gave the signal (by firing a blank shot) to storm the Winter Palace, which was being used as a residence by the democratic but largely ineffective Provisional Government. During World War II and the 900-day Siege of Leningrad, the guns of the ship were taken down and used on the front line of the city's defenses. After the war, the ship was carefully restored and turned into a free museum and training ship for cadets from the nearby Nakhimov Navy School. "Aurora" is depicted in this poster in the Moscow river adjacent to the walls of the Kremlin as if it were about to fire a shot to start a new Revolution. There is a copy of this work done by the artist. See accession no. 2009.053.111
Accession Number: 2009.053.093
Item Name: Painting
Credit Line: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris
Collection/Series: The Ferris Russian Collection, Donated by Tom and Jeri Ferris