«Slapdash», «Service», «Creation»: Attitude to Labour as means of Siberian Art Intelligentsia Self-Identification (1920-1960s)

The article is devoted to differentiation of labour activities in consciousness of Omsk painters (1920-1960s) and reflects the dynamics of values hierarchy and the change of self-appraisal not only among painters but in the Soviet society on the whole. A particular attention is paid to the opposition « work-creation» which emphasizes the dependence of art intelligentsia on social institutions.

Soviet culture, intelligentsia, socio-cultural type, painters, consciousness, self-identification, aesthetic, social, vital values, creation