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Radio 3,10 Nov 2017,15 mins

SeriesTen Artists that Shook the World

5 Tatlin

The Essay

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Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond. Academic and art historian Christina Lodder describes the work and influence of visionary sculptor Vladimir Tatlin, whose major revolutionary design would never be realised. Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture Producer Alison Hindell BBC Cymru Wales.

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