Curator’s note:

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In 2020, the artist released the work "Give a birth to a cop/Рожай Мента" reflecting the struggles of Russians facing harsh crackdowns during protest rallies.

By 2023, following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the artist created a more concise piece titled "Give a Birth/Рожай" made from parts of toy soldiers. The piece critiques Russia's doctrine of promoting childbirth amid wartime losses, emphasizing policies that discourage child-free lifestyles and aim to increase birth rates through subsidies, prohibitions, threats, and blackmail.

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