{"id":12236,"date":"2026-03-07T04:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?page_id=12236"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:23:47","slug":"public-interventions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karagodin.com\/?page_id=12236","title":{"rendered":"Public Interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This section documents selected public and cultural interventions by Denis Karagodin<\/a>, including artistic collaborations, theatrical projects, and public discussions emerging from his research<\/a> and related projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2020 \u2013 2022
Collaboration with Dmitri Vrubel \u2014 artistic collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Denis Karagodin and artist Dmitri Vrubel during an online discussion of their collaborative projects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Artistic collaboration with Dmitri Vrubel<\/strong><\/em>, internationally known artist and author of the iconic Berlin Wall mural \u201cMy God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love<\/em><\/a>,\u201d addressing political imagery, historical memory, and contemporary media environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration developed in dialogue with materials from the KARAGODIN Investigation<\/a><\/strong>, which served as a conceptual reference point for artistic exploration. Vrubel engaged with the themes of the investigation and proposed various approaches to their visual and conceptual interpretation through contemporary artistic media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work included discussions and experiments with digital artistic forms, virtual environments, and conceptual installations<\/strong>, exploring how historical investigation can be translated into contemporary visual culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration included conceptual work and online performance projects exploring political symbolism, visual culture, and the transformation of historical imagery in contemporary media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project details<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format: Artistic collaboration
Medium: Conceptual work and online performance projects
Period: 2020\u2013202<\/span>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2019
Sweet for Memory \u2014 performance and public discussion at Teatr.doc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Denis Karagodin during a public discussion at Teatr.doc following the performance Sweet for Memory<\/em> (\u201c\u0421\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438\u201d), Moscow. From left to right: Viktor Shenderovich (playwright), Denis Karagodin, Varvara Faer (director of Teatr.doc).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, Teatr.doc<\/strong> in Moscow staged the play Sweet for Memory<\/em>, written by Russian writer and playwright Viktor Shenderovich<\/strong><\/em> and based on materials from the KARAGODIN\u00ae Investigation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the performance, Denis Karagodin<\/strong><\/em> participated in a public discussion with the audience together with the playwright Viktor Shenderovich<\/strong><\/em> and Varvara Faer<\/strong><\/em>, director of Teatr.doc. The conversation addressed the historical context of the investigation, questions of political memory, and the transformation of archival research into theatrical narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project details<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Teatr.doc, Moscow
Play: Sweet for Memory<\/em>
Playwright: Viktor Shenderovich
Format: Public discussion following the theatrical performance
Participants: Denis Karagodin, Viktor Shenderovich, Varvara Faer
Year: 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2017
Funeral of Stalin \u2014\u00a0theatrical performance project at Gogol Center, Moscow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Denis Karagodin speaking on stage during the performance \u201cFuneral of Stalin,\u201d Gogol Center, Moscow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Denis Karagodin speaking on stage during the performance \u201cFuneral of Stalin,\u201d Gogol Center, Moscow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFuneral of Stalin\u201d<\/em> (\u041f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u044b \u0421\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/em>) was a large-scale theatrical performance directed by theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, combining stage performance, artistic interventions, and public readings by invited participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project explored themes of political memory, historical violence, and the legacy of Stalinism<\/strong> through the staging of a fictional public funeral for Joseph Stalin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denis Karagodin<\/em><\/a> participated as one of the featured speakers of the performance<\/strong>, presenting materials from the KARAGODIN Investigation<\/a><\/strong> and addressing the historical context of Soviet political repression. His participation was included in the official program of the event and presented on stage as part of the performance structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gogol Center, Moscow
Invited by director Kirill Serebrennikov<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project details<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Gogol Center, Moscow
Format: Theatrical performance project
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
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