He Stirred the Sleep of the World

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Thema

Er rührte an den Schlaf der Welt (He Stirred the Sleep of the World) in Halle-Neustadt painted by Erich Enge in 1971.

Beschreibung

This mural's title refers to a famous GDR song from 1967 by Ernst Busch, which is based on a 1929 poem about Lenin by Johannes Robert Becher. The song celebrates Lenin's contributions to literacy, land reform and electricity as the leader of the Soviet Union. Enge depicted these themes surrounding Lenin's portrait. In the 1990s, the mural's 66 cement plates were dismantled, cleaned and remounted in their original location. It is one of 24 monuments dedicated solely to Lenin that remain in public spaces in the former GDR.

Urheber

Erich Enge, artist

Carlos Gomes, photographer

Quelle

Lenin Is Still Around

Datum

1971

Photograph: January 25, 2020

Rechte

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Original Format

mural

Physical Dimensions

110 square meters

Sammlung

Murals

Schlagwörter

1970s, 1971, art, communism, DDR, Erich Enge, GDR, Halle, Halle-Neustadt, Malerei, mural, Sachsen-Anhalt, Vladimir Lenin, Wandbild

Zitat

Erich Enge, artist und Carlos Gomes, photographer, “He Stirred the Sleep of the World,” Public Art in East Germany, accessed 21. Oktober 2026, https://charlottedc.net/cms/items/show/7.

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