they produced costumes and set designs for constructivist theater such as these by popova. ceramics were also an effective way of continuing the themes of work and revolution. these designs were based on the suprematist compositions of malevich in 1923. the revolution had given artists a unique opportunity to express their utopian visions. this structure was to be the constructivist masterpiece-- vladimir tatlin's tower, designed as a monument to celebrate the third anniversary of the revolution. it would have been the communist party's headquarters. the sphere at the top was to be a broadcasting station the cylinder-- an information center, the pyramid-- to house the secretariat the cube-- a debating chamber. the structure was to spring from the ground, standing twice as high as the empire state building. but in 1919, there wasn't enough steel in russia to build tatlin's tower. many other constructivist projects were never realized because of lack of resources. between 1914 and the early 1920s, russia was isolated from the rest of europe and, rather like a closed laborator