The historical and cultural situation and its reflection in the fine arts of 1950s-1970s in the Stavropol territory

The study considers the historical and cultural situation of the Stavropol Territory in 1950s-1970s. The analysis of the influence of ideas and policy of socialism on the development of trends in paintings of regional artists has been performed from a historical perspective. The historical and cultural approaches serve as a methodological background of the study. The relevance of evaluating the pieces of socialist realism art is theoretically substantiated. The study reveals the peculiarities of reflecting the events of 1950s-1970s in the artistic culture of the Stavropol Territory. The collections of Stavropol museums served the example for identifying the historical context and main ideas of artistic paintings, in which local artists depicted the regional history. It is concluded that the essence of the basic aesthetic principle of the considered time period was artistic communication. The scientific novelty of the study is to apply a historical approach in the analysis of artistic museum collections. The results of the research can be used when studying the history of the Stavropol territory during the Soviet period. They can also be applied in higher and secondary institutions providing education in fine arts when developing special courses on the history of fine arts in the Stavropol Territory.