The Bolshevik 1920

"The Bolshevik" by Boris Kustodiev, painted in 1920, depicts a monumental figure of a Bolshevik leader striding across the snow-covered rooftops of a Russian city. The figure, depicted as a giant, carries a red banner and stands over a crowd of people, symbolizing the power and triumph of the Bolshevik revolution. The painting, now housed in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, is a prime example of Russian Realism and its portrayal of the Soviet Union.