Russian Revolution spanned a period of time from 1917 till 1923 (although is widely to be thought started in 1905 with The Bloody Sunday massacre). It was a period of historical change – Russia abolished its monarchy and adopted socialism. Russian Constructivism emerged in 1914. Founded in 1915 by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko. Artists of the Constructivism movement put forward an idea that art is no longer for art’s sake, art serves a social purpose. The most recognisable characteristics of Constructivist art are symmetry and use of geometric primary forms, rejection of colourful palettes, instead embracing primary colours, often opting for darker shades, an Art of the Russian Constructivism movement has to serve some kind of purpose and be practical. Constructivism influenced all art mediums – architecture, painting, consumer market, and even music. Towards the mid-1940s, when Lenin’s ideas were being altered by Stalin and his bureaucratic regime, Constructivism was replaced by the Socialist Realism movement. Stalin hated the abstraction of the Constructivist artworks, which becomes apparent by the straightforward and purely practical look of the Socialist Realism art. Its main purpose was to present an idealised idea of the government and leaders, their bestowed ideologies. Bauhaus was the poster child of Russian Constructivism, a lot of constructivist elements can be recognised in modern sculpture, architecture, and, of course, graphic design.