THE HERITAGE OF THE SOVIET ART INDUSTRY IN THE PRODUCTION OF MODERN RUSSIAN ART GLASS MANUFACTURING

This article examines contemporary Russian glassmaking and explores how specialists interpret the legacy of the Soviet art industry. The relevance of this research stems not only from the growing attention paid to the Soviet artistic and industrial heritage. The study shows that modern domestic industries continue not only to rely on the experience of the Soviet industry, but also often follow the traditions that have strengthened in a particular region. The focus of the study was on the following modern Russian industries: the art glass workshop “RUSVUZDIZAIN” (Saint Petersburg), “Bakhmetyevskaya Artel”, “Nikolskie Crystal Workshops” (Nikolsk), Gus Crystal Factory named after A. Maltsov (Gus-Khrustalny), “Dyatkovo Crystal Factory Plus” (Dyatkovo). As a result of the comparative analysis, three main groups were identified, demonstrating the variants of interaction of modern authors with the Soviet heritage of the art glass industry: 1) reminiscences (associated with the reflection of the influence of works of Soviet enterprises on the modern art industry, most often manifested in the stylistic features of the works); 2) reinterpretations (variants of reinterpretation of recognisable objects); 3) reconstructions (reproduction of works of art glass of the past).

ART INDUSTRY, ART GLASS, SOVIET ART, SOVIET CULTURE OF THE 1950S-1960S