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ix Fig. 1. Kazimir Malevich, The Knife-Grinder (Principle of Glittering), 1912–13. Yale University Art Gallery/Art Resource, NY. 33 Fig. 2. El Lissitzky, Tatlin at Work on the Monument to the Third International, 1921. Private collection care of Grosvenor Gallery, London. 34 Fig. 3. Liubov’ Popova, set design for The Magnanimous Cuckold by F. Crommelynck, Actor’s Theater. Studio of V. Meyerhold of the State Actors’ Studios, 1922. St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. 70 Fig. 4. Scene with the Cowherd. Zinaida Raikh as Stella, Igor’ Il’insky as Bruno, N. Bogoliubov as the Cowherd in The Magnanimous Cuckold, Act 3, 1928. A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, f. 688, n. 180170/29, l. 30, exhibit number MF 29/37. 73 Fig. 5. Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass), 1915–23. Philadelphia Museum of Art/Art Resource, NY. 74 Fig. 6. Bruno (I. Il’insky), Estrugo (V. Zaichikov), and Stella (M. Babanova) in The Magnanimous Cuckold, Actor’s Theater. Studio of V. Meyerhold of the State Actors’ Studios, 1922. St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. 75 Fig. 7. Igor’ Il’insky as Bruno in The Magnanimous Cuckold, Actor’s Theater. Studio of V. Meyerhold of the State Actors’ Studios, 1922. St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. 76 Fig. 8. Vladimir Tatlin, the first model of The Monument to the Third International, 1919–20. Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies, London. 102 Illustrations x Illustrations Fig. 9. Vladimir Tatlin, The Monument to the Third International, published on the cover of N. Punin, The Monument to the Third International. St. Petersburg: Izdanie Otdela Izobrazitel’nykh Iskusstv, 1920. 104 Fig. 10. Vladimir Tatlin, The Monument to the Third International, in N. Punin, The Monument to the Third International. St. Petersburg: Izdanie Otdela Izobrazitel’nykh Iskusstv, 1920. 105 Fig. 11. Vladimir Tatlin, counter-relief, 1915. Reproduced in Brigada Khudozhnikov, no. 6, 1932. 107 Fig. 12–13. Vladimir Tatlin, the model of Letatlin. Reproduced in Brigada Khudozhnikov, no. 6, 1932. 108–9 Fig. 14. Vladimir Tatlin, Letatlin, drawing of the body position in flight. Reproduced in Brigada Khudozhnikov, no. 6, 1932. 110 Fig. 15. Vladimir Tatlin, Letatlin, detail of the wing. Reproduced in Brigada Khudozhnikov, no. 6, 1932. 110 Fig. 16. Tatlin and assistants working on the model of The Monument to the Third International, 1920. Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies, London. 114 Fig. 17. Velimir Khlebnikov, drawings of architectural structures, 1920. Pushkinskii Dom, St. Petersburg. 119 Fig. 18–20. Georgii Krutikov, the “City of the Future” project, 1928. State Shchusev Museum, Moscow. 128–30 Fig. 21. Aelita, The Queen of Mars, costume design by Alexandra Exter. Aelita, The Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov, 1924). 197 Fig. 22. Futuristic skyline of the Martian city, set design by Alexandra Exter. Aelita, The Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov, 1924). 198 Fig. 23. “American” poster advertising tires manufactured by the company Anta Odeli Uta and featuring the skyline of New York and the Statue of Liberty. Aelita, The Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov, 1924). 199 Fig. 24. Porfirii Podobed in the role of Mr. West. Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (Lev Kuleshov, 1924). 210 Fig. 25. Cowboy Jetty (Boris Barnet) riding on top of the car. Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (Lev Kuleshov, 1924). 211 Fig. 26. Cowboy Jetty (Boris Barnet) climbing the high wire between two buildings. Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (Lev Kuleshov, 1924). 212 Fig. 27. The Shukhov radio tower in penultimate shot of Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (Lev Kuleshov, 1924). 213 ...

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