This is where Warhol’s genius lies: in his ability to transform the mechanics of propaganda into a critique of itself. The Lenin series is not merely an homage to a historical figure ...

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) is best known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founding of the Soviet Union. Lenin symbolized for many people the principles and ideas of the ...

Lenin’s place in the Soviet hagiology ... chief of the Party Central Committee’s Bureau of Propaganda and Agitation, delivered the memorial address: “Consolidating its ranks around Comrade ...