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In Conversation With : Olga Nefedova Part 1

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A series of in depth interviews with Arthur Debsi, writer and researcher at Dalloul Art Foundation where he discusses various subjects with professionals in the Arab world

Olga Nefedova – Art historian, associate professor at the National Research University, Moscow

Part 1. The links between some countries in the Middle East and the USSR progressively strengthened as of the 1950s. The USSR became a powerful sphere of influence, which was particularly manifested through cultural and artistic exchanges. In the first part of the conversation, Olga Nefedova presents her essay entitled Arab Artists of the Mediterranean World: the Early History of Art Education for Artists from Syria, Lebanon and Algeria in the USSR in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. She explains the works of the Arab students, the education program they followed, and the impacts of the USSR artistic culture on their artworks.

Video recorded on Zoom by Arthur Debsi

Edited by Christine Labban

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