The simplicity of the image recalls Soviet-era posters — art meant to galvanize and indoctrinate. Yet, Warhol subverts this tradition by isolating Lenin from the ideological clutter of his legacy.

A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton ...

The father of the world’s proletarians and leader of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, continues to inspire artists to this day!

Lenin was a master of propaganda, and in that respect he understood, in particular, the power of art. One of his first acts was to start decorating the city with new art and political posters.

The former Soviet republic, which used to have the most Lenin statutes per capita, has dealt with its old communist monuments in a myriad of ways.

The Gao Brothers, as they are often referred to in the art world, have created something like a brand name in repurposing the images of communism’s most prominent historical figures.

Find out why the latest preferred photo-op for young Russians appears to be posing with statues of the late Communist leader Vladimir Lenin.

Re: “Dear Seattle: We need to talk about Lenin” : Columnist David Volodzko views this public art piece as honoring Lenin. I, like many Fremonsters, view it very differently. It doesn’t honor ...