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In the 20th century there have been many artistic movements that define the way we view art. In 1961 there was not a defining movement, but a transition to a contemporary style that would set the pace for the rest of the century. Many painters wanted to follow t ....

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.... limestone sculpture of B.L. Pasternak which is located at the Tret'iakov Gallery was finished by Sarra Lededeva. These exhibits helped make 1961 a great period for art. There were other publications that helped characterize this time. Many great works were done in architecture. Nikolai Nikolaevich Voronin, a n archaeologist who studied architecture published Architecture of Northeastern of the 12th-15th Centuries. This was such a fine paper discussing Ancient n towns it won the Lenin Prize in 1965. There were many performances done in Ballet that were note worthy. The NutCracker was a very popular performance at this time, as was The Stone ....