I tried illustrating the storming of the winter palace, I like how it turned out, it was only a rough sketch but I think it is quite atmospheric, it illustrates a feeling of revolution and anger against the dark, towering palace. It gave me an idea that maybe I could start trying to illustrate the timeline of the revolution - from life under the Tsar to Lenin gaining power as there would be some key, striking imagery within that. It could be in the form of a book perhaps and be educational - possibly for older children, to teach about that period of time, as not many people are taught that period of history in schools. This might not be a solid idea but I think its a good starting point to start creating imagery.
Once in power, Lenin used all the resources at his disposal to spread the word of communism, Russia is a massive country, with masses of countryside no where near cities so he branded trains, tractors with the Bolshevik message to make sure the whole country was behind him. I thought that could be interesting to illustrate, and although its rough there is a sense of narrative within this image.
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