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Belkin, Veniamin Pavlovich (1884-1961)
Porcelain plate celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the Russian Revolution. designed AD 1919, made AD 1920. This plate was made at the State Porcelain Factory in Petrograd. The plate is emblazoned in the centre with the slogan 'OCTOBER 1917'. A contrast is made between a classical temple on the right and a group of factories on the left, their chimneys belching smoke. The temple symbolizes the old capitalist regime, while the factories symbolize the new Communist state with the workers in control. A second slogan painted in Cyrillic (Russian) script around the rim reads 'The victory of the workers'. D: 23.5 cm.  reg. no: PY 1981,1208.2. 
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART365945 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 3072px × 2759px 
Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY 
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Tags
Anniversary
Ceramic
Communism
Cyrillic script
Factory
Futurism
Graphic Design
Plate
Porcelain
Revolution of 1917 (October Revolution), Russia
Soviet Union, Topography