Dying Village | Vladimir Filonov | Granta Magazine

Dying Village

Vladimir Filonov

Art & Photography
Granta 30
2nd February 1990

First published in Die Zeitgenössische Photographia in der Sowjetunion, Edition Stemmle, Schaffhausen.

Vladimir Filonov

Vladimir Filonov is one of the Soviet Union's most accomplished photographers, having taken part in 280 exhibitions and received 128 awards. ‘Dying Village’ is part of a series on Russia's roads.

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