Soviet Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)

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The Soviet Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exposition was a monumental, constructivist-inspired showcase of Soviet industrial power and socialist ideology, famously facing off architecturally against Nazi Germany’s pavilion across the exhibition grounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World’s Fair pavilion
exhibition pavilion
architect Boris Iofan
architecturalStyle Constructivism-inspired
socialist realism
surface form: Socialist Realism
associatedWith Soviet monumental art
Stalinist architecture
awarded Grand Prix at the 1937 Paris Exposition
commissionedBy Soviet government
surface form: government of the Soviet Union
country Soviet Union
designFeature strong axial composition
tower-like volume supporting sculpture
use of modern materials
event Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
surface form: 1937 Paris Exposition

Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
surface form: Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
exhibited Soviet art and propaganda
Soviet industrial achievements
Soviet technological innovations
faced German Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)
surface form: Nazi Germany Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)
featuredWork Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
function cultural diplomacy
national representation
heightOfMainSculpture approximately 24.5 metres
influencedBy Russian Constructivism
surface form: Soviet Constructivism

monumental classicism
legacy iconic image of Soviet World’s Fair architecture
precedent for later Soviet exhibition pavilions
location Paris
mainEntranceOrientation toward Nazi Germany Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)
materialOfMainSculpture stainless steel
notableFor dramatic sculptural group on the roof
monumental façade
symbolic confrontation with Nazi Germany’s pavilion
partOf national pavilions at the 1937 Paris Exposition
politicalContext Soviet period
surface form: Stalin-era Soviet Union
politicalFunction international propaganda for the USSR
purpose to promote socialist ideology
to showcase Soviet industrial power
sculptor Vera Mukhina
status demolished
symbolism celebration of worker and peasant alliance
representation of Soviet progress and modernity
theme collectivist ideals
industry and technology
timePeriod interwar period
year 1937

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German Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition) opposedTo Soviet Pavilion (1937 Paris Exposition)