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“Fascinating Story … well-crafted film captures the flavor of the region, but the most arresting sights are inevitably those of the bold, richly colored paintings themselves.”
Variety -
“Must See Documentary… a portrait of defiant vision blended with tremendous contemporary art.”
Santa Barbara Independent -
"The film blends lively protagonists with images of artworks that blend influences from the School of Paris, Russian Constructivism and the Islamic cultures of Uzbekistan.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer -
"The audience is left yearning for the story of every artist whose works are housed there – and this is much more than any documentary can ever provide."
Morph Magazine, New Zealand
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"One of the most remarkable collections of 20th-century Russian art"
New York Times -
"Le Louvre des steppes"
Télérama Magazine, France -
"One of the most outstanding museums of the world."
Guardian, United Kingdom -
"Nearly all the gulag-era works in the museum share a similarly wrenching story."
Newsweek
Funders
Open Society Institute, National Endowment for the Arts, USC Zumberge Grant, USC School of Cinematic Arts, SahanDaywi Foundation, Lois M. O'Brien M.D., Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, CEC Artslink, Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity & The Cynthia Lasker Foundation
