Soviet Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)

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The Soviet Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exposition was a monumental, constructivist-inspired showcase of Soviet industrial power and socialist ideology, famously facing off architecturally against Nazi Germany’s pavilion across the exhibition grounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World’s Fair pavilion ⓘ
exhibition pavilion ⓘ
architect Boris Iofan ⓘ
architecturalStyle Constructivism-inspired ⓘ
Socialist Realism ⓘ
linked to: socialist realism
associatedWith Soviet monumental art ⓘ
Stalinist architecture ⓘ
awarded Grand Prix at the 1937 Paris Exposition ⓘ
commissionedBy government of the Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to: Soviet government
country Soviet Union ⓘ
designFeature strong axial composition ⓘ
tower-like volume supporting sculpture ⓘ
use of modern materials ⓘ
event 1937 Paris Exposition ⓘ
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne ⓘ
exhibited Soviet art and propaganda ⓘ
Soviet industrial achievements ⓘ
Soviet technological innovations ⓘ
faced Nazi Germany Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) ⓘ
featuredWork Worker and Kolkhoz Woman ⓘ
function cultural diplomacy ⓘ
national representation ⓘ
heightOfMainSculpture approximately 24.5 metres ⓘ
influencedBy Soviet Constructivism ⓘ
monumental classicism ⓘ
legacy iconic image of Soviet World’s Fair architecture ⓘ
precedent for later Soviet exhibition pavilions ⓘ
location Paris ⓘ
mainEntranceOrientation toward Nazi Germany Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) ⓘ
materialOfMainSculpture stainless steel ⓘ
notableFor dramatic sculptural group on the roof ⓘ
monumental façade ⓘ
symbolic confrontation with Nazi Germany’s pavilion ⓘ
partOf national pavilions at the 1937 Paris Exposition ⓘ
politicalContext Stalin-era Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to: Soviet period
politicalFunction international propaganda for the USSR ⓘ
purpose to promote socialist ideology ⓘ
to showcase Soviet industrial power ⓘ
sculptor Vera Mukhina ⓘ
status demolished ⓘ
symbolism celebration of worker and peasant alliance ⓘ
representation of Soviet progress and modernity ⓘ
theme collectivist ideals ⓘ
industry and technology ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ
year 1937 ⓘ

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German Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) → opposedTo → Soviet Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) ⓘ
Soviet Union at world’s fairs → notableEvent → Soviet pavilion at Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (Paris 1937) ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)