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The commissar vanishes
The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin's Russia
Book • 1997
The Commissar Vanishes explores the practice of altering and falsifying photographs and art during Stalin's rule.
The book details how photographic retouchers in Soviet Russia used techniques like airbrushing to erase political opponents from photographs and other artworks.
It highlights the extensive campaign of visual censorship and the physical eradication of Stalin’s political opponents, as well as the broader impact on Soviet society and culture.
The book details how photographic retouchers in Soviet Russia used techniques like airbrushing to erase political opponents from photographs and other artworks.
It highlights the extensive campaign of visual censorship and the physical eradication of Stalin’s political opponents, as well as the broader impact on Soviet society and culture.
