the cities that rise out of the blue in the middle of nowhere in a twinkling of an eye. Well, let’s just say that it was the time of great people with gigantic vision and the will-power that had the courage to face the reality and create the future. Behind the grey façade of the epoch, behind the drab existence it resulted in for millions of people, behind the mud it was thrown into by the media and the public opinion, you see the common people of unbelieavable strength and vision who gave their life and happiness to pave the way for the generations to come.

Genre paintings in social realism are full of enthusiasm and excitement integral to the style – they celebrate the little steps the soviet people made to help their country and their dream rise from the ashes of the wars. They depict the small grey days, the mediocre settings wildly unappealing to the modern eye, the shabby life unable to meet the humblest needs, and the people that nevertheless lived their dream.