The Commissar Vanishes
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 and fraudulent creation of "photographs" in Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union through silent alteration via airbrushing and other techniques. It has an introduction by Stephen F. Cohen.[1][2]
Album
Music for David King's Book The Commissar Vanishes The Fall of Icarus | ||||
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Studio album by Michael Nyman | ||||
Released | 8 November 1999 (United Kingdom) November 18, 1999 (United States) | |||
Genre | Contemporary classical, minimalism | |||
Label | Virgin Venture, EMI | |||
Michael Nyman chronology | ||||
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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.
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
Documentary
A documentary was made about David King and The Commissar Vanishes called, Facing the Dead by Gabrielle Pfeiffer. The film was commissioned by Arte and broadcast internationally. It won the "Golden Gate Award" at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
References
- ^ Machmut-Jhashi, Tamara (Oakland University) (November 1998). "The Commissar Vanishes: Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin's Russia, Review". H-Russia. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ King, David (October 15, 1997). The Commissar Vanishes: The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin's Russia (Hardcover) (1 ed.). New York, NY: Metropolitan Books. p. 192. ISBN 0805052941. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
External links
- "Commissar Vanishes". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09 – via Internet archive.
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