the works of sergei zarva caused a public outcry.ple call this painting an act of violence against the soviet past and where were the organizers looking? anastasia ivanova sorted it out. i work without a spark, but with hatred for the soviet people. this is recognized by both artists and art critics, but not by the gallery where a ukrainian painter or simply a russophobe was exhibited. the center for contemporary art venzavod did not bother to comment selection of this exposure. this is how artist sergei zarva sees the cover of ogonyok magazine from the soviet era. instead of leading workers , diligent schoolchildren and close-knit families have been turned from posters into monsters with faces. inside out, the artist says irony, and telegram channels write, dehumanization of russians, authors of patriotic public pages are indignant, zarva’s exhibition is nothing more than a symbolic act of violence against the soviet past, 30 years ago it was selling like hot cakes, the boundaries of what is acceptable have changed, expectations fro