The Commissar Vanishes
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The Commissar Vanishes: The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin's Russia is a 1997 book by David King
about the censoring of photographs
in Stalin's Soviet Union
through silent alteration via airbrushing and other techniques. It has an introduction by Stephen F. Cohen.
Michael Nyman
created a companion album of the same title in 1999. The second disc of the two-disc album contains The Fall of Icarus, the score to an eponymous art installation by Peter Greenaway
from 1986
which had previously been unreleased. The first disc, The Commissar Vanishes, is a version of The Fall of Icarus that has been defaced similarly to the photographs reproduced in King's book.
Disc: 2: The Fall of Icarus
David King
David or Dave King may refer to:In sports:*David King , Australian rules footballer for the Kangaroos Football Club*Dave King , Scottish businessman, Rangers F.C...
about the censoring of photographs
Censorship of images in the Soviet Union
After Joseph Stalin rose to power in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and became Soviet leader, he initiated a number of purges that eliminated perceived enemies. At first, a purge meant expulsion from the Communist Party, but after the Great Purge in the 1930s members were arrested,...
in Stalin's Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
through silent alteration via airbrushing and other techniques. It has an introduction by Stephen F. Cohen.
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for the many film scores he wrote during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway, and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano...
created a companion album of the same title in 1999. The second disc of the two-disc album contains The Fall of Icarus, the score to an eponymous art installation by Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
from 1986
1986 in art
-Events:*19 August – Two weeks after it was stolen, the Picasso painting Weeping Woman is found in a locker at the Spencer Street Station in Melbourne, Australia.*Opening of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.-Awards:...
which had previously been unreleased. The first disc, The Commissar Vanishes, is a version of The Fall of Icarus that has been defaced similarly to the photographs reproduced in King's book.
Track listing
Disc 1: The Commissar Vanishes- Earth In Turmoil
- Jealousy And Revenge
- Look Out For An Enemy!
- Ordinary Citizens
- A Swift Exit
Disc: 2: The Fall of Icarus
- Disaster
- Wings
- Walls
- Water
- Utopia