Sports Parade, Red Square
Dmitri Baltermants, Russian (born Warsaw, Poland), 1912 - 1990
negative May 9, 1945; print 2003
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from Harley and Stephen C. Osman, Class of 1956, Tuck 1957
PH.2003.56.845
Geography
Place Made: Russia, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
On view
Label
On May 9, 1945, the Soviet Union celebrated Nazi Germany’s surrender, which ended World War II, with a historic parade involving the nation’s athletes in Moscow’s Red Square. Titled Sports Parade, this photograph does not focus on the athletes themselves but rather the imposing image of Vladimir Lenin, who founded the Soviet Union. Its political leaders freely exploited athletics to assert state power and contribute to the formation of a collective national identity grounded in racial homogeneity, discipline, teamwork, and mental and physical strength. This photograph was taken by acclaimed photojournalist Dmitri Baltermants, whose work often captured Soviet life while reflecting strong psychological subtexts and Soviet ideologies.
From the 2024 exhibition, A Space for Dialogue 117, Sports Culture: Gender, Belonging, and Nationhood, Madyson Buchalski '24, Conroy Intern
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 117, Sports Culture: Gender, Belonging, and Nationhood, Madyson Buchalski '24, Conroy Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 9 - May 5, 2024
Published References
llus. FN (cover); PhPo cover and pl. 24. FN= Faces of a Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Nation, 1917-1991, by Theodore H. and Angela Von Laue, illus. by Dmitri Baltermants, Golden Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 1996. PhPo=French, "Photo Poche" series.
Provenance
Produced by the Dmitri Baltermants Collection, LLC, Scarsdale, New York; sold to present collection (arranged through Harley and Stephen C. Osman, Class of 1956, Tuck 1957), 2003.
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