Expropriation Collection

How the Bolshevik commandos of Latvians and Chinese confiscate bread, destroy... c1918-1919. Creator: Unknown artist
How the Bolshevik commandos of Latvians and Chinese confiscate bread, destroy villages and shoot farmers, c.1918-1919. Private Collection

Peter and Vasily or a Village in Sovdepien (White Guard Poster), c.1919. Creator: Unknown artist
Peter and Vasily or a Village in Sovdepien (White Guard Poster), c.1919. Private Collection

New Life, 1932 (oil on canvas)
6041463 New Life, 1932 (oil on canvas) by Evgrafov, Nikolay Ivanovich (1904-1941); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images; Russian, out of copyright

The first Tractor. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The first Tractor. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Cooperation Day in a village, 1926. Artist: Tcheptsov, Yefim Mikhailovich (1875-1950)
The Cooperation Day in a village, 1926. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Kolkhos women on the field, Early 1930s. Found in the collection of State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg

New Life, 1932. Artist: Evgrafov, Nikolay Ivanovich (1904-1941)
New Life, 1932. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Building of Avenue de l Opera, Butte des Moulins, 15th October 1876 (engraving)
XIR280134 Building of Avenue de l Opera, Butte des Moulins, 15th October 1876 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lix, Frederic (1830-97); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Expropriations during the extension of Avenue de l Opera, inhabitants moving
XIR280133 Expropriations during the extension of Avenue de l Opera, inhabitants moving from the Butte des Moulins, October 1876 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

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Celebrating Cooperation: A Village Transition (1926) by Tcheptsov, depicts a harmonious community coming together on this Cooperative Day. Contrastingly, Expropriation, a harsh reality, is portrayed in Requisition of Cattle for the Red Army (1920), where villagers are forced to part with their livestock. The New Life series (1932) by Evgrafov and Lissitzky illustrate the collective farming spirit and the introduction of modern technology, such as tractors, replacing the old ways. Yet, progress came with challenges, as seen in Building of Avenue de l Opera (1876), where inhabitants were displaced during its extension. Through these artworks, we witness the complexities and transformations of rural life during periods of change.