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Masks of fascism
As part of the International Forum “Nuremberg, Tokyo, Khabarovsk: World Practices in Condemning Nazism, Extremism and Inciting Ethnic Hatred,” the exhibition “Nuremberg. Casus Pacis.” The exposition left Moscow for the first time.
The portraits of the Third Reich’s first persons were painted by the People’s Artist of the USSR Nikolai Zhukov. He was present at the Nuremberg Trials as a journalist.
In just forty days of work, he created over 250 drawings. This immersion in the theme of crimes, genocide, and military aggression shook the artist’s health. After returning to Moscow, he fell ill and was recovering for a long time.
Nikolai Zhukov did not paint separate portraits of the Nazis while working at the Nuremberg Trials. More than 10 years after the tribunal, he created large portraits in white pastel on black paper and two scenes that vividly reflect the process of the trial.
The works of Nikolai Zhukov were gained by a museum (now the Central Armed Forces Museum) during the life of the artist. The exhibition was created last year, timed to the 75th anniversary of the completion of the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice. To be presented at the forum “Nuremberg, Tokyo, Khabarovsk: World Practices in Discussing Nazism, Extremism and Inciting Ethnic Hatred” at USUE, the exposition left Moscow for the first time.
“This is compelled by the events that have been recently taking place: Nazism has awakened again, and, unfortunately, on the territory of Ukraine. Especially after a statement that people responsible for crimes in the current situation should be convicted by the International Tribunal, this exhibition became relevant,” Aleksandr Nikonov, director of the Central Armed Forces Museum, explained.
