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- ↑ Sjeklocha, Paul; Mead, Igor (1967). Unofficial Art in the Soviet Union . University of California Press. p. 100.
- ↑ "Манежный скандал" Хрущева (in Russian)
- ↑ Фёдор Ромер, "Рыбий глаз", Еженедельный Журнал, January 15, 2002 (online copy)
- ↑ Никита Хрущев, отец русского авангарда, Kommersant , December 16, 2002
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