Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-23 | Page 23 | Struggle Against Czars Depicted in Art Exhibit

Struggle Against Czars Depicted in Art Exhibit MOSCOW Jan 22 United Press One of the grimmest exhibitions iii hi Europe has just been opened at Moscow It tells b by oil paintings and drawings the tho long story of the reckless revolts against the czarist system which culminated in the successful revolution ot of 1917 The scenes of other revolts which the czars czar's forces put down are painted without pity There Isa Js Is a canvas showing a Wounded girl hUddled alone In the center ot of a snow covered square the street around her trampled by the horses of the Cossacks as they rode into the mob There are wild scenes of the ro royal al horsemen charging crowds in the streets scenes of execution exec exe- cutiOn of peasants of workmen armed with clubs resisting troops armed with rifles of women hiding their husbands and their at the tho approach of the czars czar's police From all over Russia revolutionary revolution revolution- ary pictures have been secured to tomake tomake make this graphic history of revolt It is one of the many methods adopted by the soviet government to prove why It its revolt was necessary and to explain whY czarism was overthrown The exhibition Is proving proY- proY Ing extremely popular and peasants coming to Moscow Moscow- on other affairs seldom tail fail to visit it It