Bas relief of the Soviet pavilion presented in Paris in 1937 on the occasion of the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques of Modern Life.they represent the allegories of the eleven Soviet republics.
The Face of Nations
The woman pictured wears the traditional finery and clothing of Azerbaijan and clutches a cotton bale, a typical crop of the country, in her skirt. The body tense with work is opposed by a serene face, with regular features and a proud expression. Allegory of the Azeri people, the figure was inserted into a monumental frieze, consisting of eleven couples representing the unity and smooth functioning of all the socialist republics of the USSR.
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