Lenin's Funeral

Isaak Brodsky · 1925

Why it's great

Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, lies in his coffin surrounded by red flags and officials in January 1924. Isaak Brodsky painted this memorial scene in 1925.

🏛️ Part of history

The Russian Revolution (1905–1922) — Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, lies in his coffin surrounded by red flags and officials in January 1924.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Isaak Brodsky

1884–1939 · born in Sofiivka · died in Saint Petersburg

Isaak Brodsky was a Russian painter born in 1884 in what is now Ukraine. He trained in Odessa, Saint Petersburg and Italy, and after the revolution became a leading Soviet painter, known for his portraits of Lenin. He died in Leningrad in 1939.