Cell on Shpalernaia Street

Description

Rendering of Leningrad Internal Prison cell. Painted by Nikolai Evgenevich Lansere between 1931 and 1932. Shows the prisoner's bed, painting tools, and the washing facilities. Medium: watercolor and pencil on paper.

Creator

Nikolai Evgeneevich Lansere

Source

International Memorial Society, Moscow

Bibliographic Citation

Nikolai Evgeneevich Lansere, "Cell on Shpalernaia Street." Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives, Item #28 (accessed May 27 2021, 1:07 pm)