New characters in Russian revolutionary years art

The new government, established after 1917, began to dictate its rules and principles not only in politics, but also in culture and art of the time. The introduction of official and unofficial symbols in the artistic culture of Russia allows us to analyze the relationship of political culture and aesthetics of power. The formation of the official (hammer and sickle, red star) and unofficial symbols (the image of the plowman and sower, the formation of a new festive canon, the figure of a «simple» person, etc.) gave rise to the formation of a new post-revolutionary culture, where the symbols and their interpretation played a leading role. They engage in a dialogue between authorities and society: on the one hand reflects the interests of the government, on the other hand, in the symbolism reflected the idea of the struggle and those public problems that prompted to take up arms.