Soyuz Molodyozhi (Union of the Youth, ) was an artistic group and an art magazine of
Russian avant-gardeThe Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
organized in 1910.
There were more than 30 members of the group and most of other Russian avant-garde participated in their exhibitions.
The Chairman of the society was a patron of the arts Levky Zheverzheyev (Левкий Жевержеев). The Manifesto of the group was written by
Olga RozanovaOlga Vladimirovna Rozanova Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova (also spelled Rosanova, Russian: (Ольга Владимировна Розанова) (1886-7 November, 1918, Moscow) was a Russian avant-garde artist in the styles of Suprematist, Neo-Primitivist, and Cubo-Futurist.-Biography:...
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Soyuz Molodyozhi (Union of the Youth, ) was an artistic group and an art magazine of
Russian avant-gardeThe Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
organized in 1910.
There were more than 30 members of the group and most of other Russian avant-garde participated in their exhibitions.
The Chairman of the society was a patron of the arts Levky Zheverzheyev (Левкий Жевержеев). The Manifesto of the group was written by
Olga RozanovaOlga Vladimirovna Rozanova Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova (also spelled Rosanova, Russian: (Ольга Владимировна Розанова) (1886-7 November, 1918, Moscow) was a Russian avant-garde artist in the styles of Suprematist, Neo-Primitivist, and Cubo-Futurist.-Biography:...
. Among notable members of the society were:
Varvara BubnovaVarvara Bubnova was a Russian painter and pedagogue.She was born in St. Petersburg, descending from an old noble Russian family distantly related to Alexander Pushkin....
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Mikhail MatyushinMichael Vasilyevich Matyuschin was a Russian painter and composer, leading member of the Russian avant-garde. In 1910–1913 Matyushin and his wife Yelena Guro were key members of the Union of the Youth, an association of Russian Futurists...
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David BurliukDavid Davidovich Burliuk was an one-eyed Ukrainian avant-garde artist , book illustrator, publicist, and author associated with Russian Futurism...
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Wladimir BurliukWladimir Burliuk was an avant-garde artist , book illustrator.-Biography:Burliuk was born on July 21, 1882 in Kharkiv, the brother of David Burliuk....
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Yuri AnnenkovYury Pavlovich Annenkov ; in Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire – 18 July 1974 in Paris, France), was a Russian artist mostly known for his book illustrations and portraits. He also worked for theatre and cinema...
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Kazimir MalevichKazimir Severinovich Malevich , was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement.- Life and work :...
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Pavel FilonovPavel Nikolayevich Filonov was a Russian avant-garde painter, art theorist, and poet.-Biography:...
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Vladimir TatlinVladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin worked as a painter and architect. With Kazimir Malevich he was one of the two most important figures in the Russian avant-garde art movement of the 1920s, and he later became the most important artist in the Constructivist movement...
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Ivan KliunIvan Kliun was a Russian painter, Avant-garde artist , graphic artist and sculptor.-Biography:Ivan Vasilyevich Kliun was born in 1873 in Bolshie Gorki village ....
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Ivan PuniIvan Puni or Puny was a Russian avant-garde artist .-Biography:Ivan Puni was born in Kuokkala to a family of Italian origins...
, Nadezhda Lermontova,
Aleksandra EksterAleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster was a Russian-Ukrainian painter , designer, and one of the founders of Art Deco.-Childhood:...
, Valentin Bystrenin,
Marc ChagallMarc Chagall ; [shuh-GAHL] , was a Russian-French artist, associated with several key art movements and was one of the most successful artists of the twentieth century. He forged a unique career in virtually every artistic medium, including paintings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets,...
(exponent of an exhibition),
Nadezhda UdaltsovaNadezhda Udaltsova was a Russian avant-garde artist and painter.-Biography:Nadezhda Udaltsova was born in town Orel in Russia...
, Svyatoslav Voinov, Pyotr Miturich, Nikolay Tyrsa, Alexey Grischenko, Lev Bruni.
In 1913 the group Soyuz Molodyozhi merged with group Giley (on the terms of federation) that included
Vladimir MayakovskyVladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian and Soviet poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.- Early life :...
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Velimir KhlebnikovVelimir Khlebnikov , pseudonym of Viktor Vladimirovich Khlebnikov , was a central part of the Russian Futurist movement, but his work and influence stretch far beyond it.Khlebnikov belonged to the...
and Elena Guro.
Besides organizing artistic exhibition, the group also organized thetrical performances. The most famous of which was the
Victory over the SunVictory over the Sun is a Russian Futurist opera premiered in 1913 at the Luna Park in Saint Petersburg.The opera was intended to underline parallels between literary text, musical score, and the art of painting....
(libretto by Aleksei Kruchonykh and Velimir Khlebnikov, music by
Mikhail MatyushinMichael Vasilyevich Matyuschin was a Russian painter and composer, leading member of the Russian avant-garde. In 1910–1913 Matyushin and his wife Yelena Guro were key members of the Union of the Youth, an association of Russian Futurists...
, the stage design by Kasimir Malevich, 1913).
The classical period of the group was 1910-1914 years ended with the
World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
. In 1917 the group resumed its work organizing the great
First Free Exhibit of Artists of All Trends at the
HermitageThe State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture situated in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
(1919). In 1921 the group became the
Union of the Newest Trends chaired by Vladimir Tatlin.