“The International Exposure of Russian Art in 1957-1991: Social and Historical Analysis of Art Transfers and Circulations, the Case of Soviet Non Official Art””
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My doctoral research revolves around the international acknowledgment of a localized artistic movement, specifically focusing on unofficial Russian art from the latter half of the 20th century, which defied the Soviet doctrine of socialist realism. Through an analysis of its artistic and market valuation process, I explore four pivotal reception and dissemination hubs: French, German, Anglo-Saxon, and East European contexts. Leveraging a database of visual artists who challenged state-sanctioned norms of creativity in the USSR during the 1950s and the 1960s, my research work delves into the individual and collective trajectories of these artists. Moreover, it underscores the pivotal role played by a diverse cohort of actors, both domestic and foreign, whose interest in this art emerged during the early stages of the thaw period, actively contributing to its dissemination and legitimization. Continue reading Vera Guseynova – Research & CV
Olesia Totska is a professor at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Ukraine. She has the scientific degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences, the academic title of professor. She is the author of 272 publications, of which 236 are individual (as of August 1, 2024).
Tetiana Karabin is a head of the Department of administrative, financial and informative law, Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine. She specializes in administrative law, administrative procedure, ratio of powers of public authorities. The issues of Ukrainian administrative law transformation of norms under the influence of European integration processes and the principles of good administration as well are in the focus of her interests. She is the author of the book Rozpodil povnovazhenʹ publichnoyi administratsiyi (Distribution of powers of public administration). Uzhhorod: Hrazhda, 2016 [in Ukrainian]. 
Roman Dzyk holds a PhD in Philology and currently serves as the Head of the Department of World Literature and Theory of Literature at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree (2007) and master’s degree (2008) in philology with honors from the same university. In 2012, he successfully defended his PhD thesis in literary theory.