An Artist, a Time, a Thing
On the basis of extensive material, the author analyzes the evolution of Soviet artistic and material culture in their inseparable interaction and connections with socio-historical processes. The article covered the period of 1920-1980s. The article was first published in the Decorative Art of the USSR magazine (1987. No. 11. P. 8-38). The text is reproduced in a new version and with small abbreviations. The style of post-Soviet art criticism is preserved: the combination of essay and analytical approach to the history of art and society. The author considers the transformation of the everyday things as the embodiment of radical changes in the social structure and understanding of the ideal person. Plastic forms are interpreted in a wide context of theatre, literature, music, fine arts.