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Diego Rivera – the great Mexican painter
When the Great October Socialist Revolution took place in Russia, a revolutionary struggle was going on in Mexico for seven years. Armed peasants opposed the dictatorship of the rich and the priests, the landowners who seized fertile land, against the dominance of foreign capitalists. The war was unusually stubborn and cruel. The reactionary militia malice, American troops twice invaded Mexico. The bourgeoisie traitorously turned its weapons against the peasant detachments led by the popular leaders Francisco Villa and Emiliano Zapata. The rebels showed heroism and won great victories.
In February 1917, a constitution was adopted. Continue reading
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masters saw in reality
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variety of color
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studios were located
direct observations
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painters from England
social activity gradually
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makes several
linear perspective
easel paintings
figures are graceful
picture telling
monuments of the city’s
drew themes from these albums
statue was created
most picturesque places
huge cycle of murals
years of reaction
could not recover
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aspiring artist
thus emphasizing
ambassador to Greece
naming the artistic
Mexican graphic until
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outlines of buildings
joyful beauty
uniquely individual
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beautiful and majestic
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technique of oil painting
tense in mood
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