The products of the Leningrad Art Glass Factory as an object of art historical analysis in the 1950–1980s

In the 1950s and 1960s, interest in decorative and applied art was awakened in the USSR, which was the subject of large-scale research and the specialized magazine Decorative Art of the USSR. At the same time, the Leningrad Art Glass Factory is often cited as a reference for the organization of an enterprise and an art laboratory. This article is devoted to the history of the study of the Leningrad Art Glass Factory creative heritage in Soviet art studies. It analyzes both general theoretical works on decorative and applied arts, which examine the style and individual works of the Leningrad Art Glass Factory, as well as articles devoted to individual artists or exhibitions. The relevance of the research topic is determined by the steadily growing interest in the study, cataloging and collecting of objects made by the Leningrad Art Glass Factory. For the first time, the plant’s activities are being considered through the assessment of Soviet art critics. Such a research perspective is of particular interest, since criticism, and especially articles in leading art journals, had a significant impact on the development of art, including decorative and applied. It was criticism that often functioned as a driving force in the organization of the art industry, the formation of style, interior design, and exhibitions. As a result, the general methodological principles and characteristic features of the considered sources have been identified, which can become the basis for further research.