The actual discourse of boychukizm: illustration cycle by B. Blank and M. Fradkin 1935

The article is devoted of detailed analysis the illustrative cycle two Ukrainian artists, followers Boychuk school — Ber Blank (1897–1957) and Moses Fradkin (1904–1974) to famous novel «The Legend Thyl Ulenspiegel Lamme Goedzak» (1867) by Belgian novelist Charles De Coster. Their graphic interpretation both reflection totalitarian contradictions their era challenge its conventions. actual discourse not devoid doom: they are contemporaries Stalinist dictatorship, also victims. But trying metaphorically show horror time, embodied, for example, in torture Inquisition, persecution dissidents. Subsequent illustrators that were so pessimistic (especially, Evgeniy Kibrik, future brilliant illustrator Nikolay Gogol Romain Rolland), but paid more attention Ulenspiegel, informal Flanders rebel leader. However, rather a without hero. They prefer depicts crowds people engulfed suffering (as it was accepted at Boychuk’s school). There little resistance invaders, which feels doomed 1930s. much denunciation representatives clergy (they especially persecuted Soviet power). It interesting artists ignored comic element Coster’s novel, discovered post-war based on theory laughed culture Mikhail Bakhtin. only monument time. Long before Second World War Holocaust, already foresaw world catastrophes material European history XVIth century. At same did abandon expressive decorative style characteristic teachers, even continued this style, slightly modifying.