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The Turning of History (Lowering the double-headed eagle on the Kremlin Tower)
The Turning of History (Lowering the double-headed eagle on the Kremlin Tower)

The Turning of History (Lowering the double-headed eagle on the Kremlin Tower)

Mark Markov-Grinberg (Russian, 1907–2003)
1935 (printed later)
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
DimensionsSheet: 55.9 x 40 cm (22 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Nancy and Ronald Shaich
Accession number2011.2442
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
Provenance2011, year-end gift of Ron Shaich, Brookline, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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