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Balagans, Kustodiev, 1917

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Balagans – Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. 1917. Oil on canvas. 93×80

Shrovetide is a wide, colorful, riotous and delicious holiday. So Kustodiev portrayed him in the picture. The booth is an indispensable attribute of Russian festivities. As the brightest example of folk art, it is for the artist – the main source of inspiration.

Jumping fair devils and parsley, beat buffoons in the drums. Noisy, fun, interesting. The colorful sleigh of the cabmen delivered a sedate audience to the beginning of the festivities. Posters promise strong men and many other entertainments. Near the malls: hot sbiten, pancakes, caviar, cold vodka. The carousels will be spinning all day for the fun of the people.

And around winter, the trees are shrouded in dazzling hoarfrost. Frost. Spring is only in hope …

Year of creation of the work – 1917. There were no Pancake week festivities, there were no merry booths. The picture is a memory of another, lost life."

And all the best they did

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