Vukolov's diptych appears to present a cosmonaut and a woman contemplating a mission to Mars: the cosmonaut is ready yet shadowed too by the mournful woman and figure in the background, perhaps signifying the loneliness of those left behind on Earth.
Source: The State Tretyakov Gallery
Credit: The State Tretyakov Gallery
Object no: L2014-4266
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