“October” (Arman Cinema)
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Completed: 1967
Artists: Viktor Konstaninov
Genre: Soviet relief, former USSR
The sculptural composition was created on the western wall of the cinema to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. Another panel titled “Science” decorates the eastern facade of the cinema and is by the same artist.
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