The Dada Movement - Russian Avant-garde on the World Wide Web Russia witnessed an artistic revolution during the late 20th century that attempted to overturn the place of art in society . Today we are witnessing a new revolution that is growing at an alarming rate and attracting a variety of people every day. This phenomenon is known as the Internet. The World Wide Web is more than a medium for education and research, but serves as a tool for preserving and glorifying the treasures of art. This article will argue that through the Internet, society still inhabits the world created by the Russian avant-garde, whose legacy lives on in art, dance, music and social groups. Members of the Dada movement in pre-revolutionary Russia found themselves unable to communicate the enthusiasm of the avant-garde, however, with the Internet, that enthusiasm has been revived once again. The International Dada Archive at the University of Iowa is one example of how the Internet is used as a tool to immortalize the works of the Dada movement. The purpose of the archive is to preserve and disseminate the written word of the Dada movement. Unlike contemporary art, the artists and writers of the Dada movement did not aim to create eternal works of art and literature (Shipe 2). Tristan Tzara and Hugo Ball, leaders of the movement, reacted to the First World War and wanted to pave the way for a new art and a new society. Although the Dadaists published books and exhibited their work, the true Dada spirit was in the events: cabaret shows, demonstrations, confrontations, distribution of flyers and small magazines (Shipe 2). These documents exist but can only be found within diaries, court hearings, newspaper reports and throwaway leaflets. Documents are made... in the middle of paper ......formations regarding all types of art with a simple click of the mouse. As millions of people have access to the Internet, the art itself will have a greater appreciation and broader understanding. The World Wide Web is more than a medium for education and research, but serves as a tool for preserving and glorifying the treasures of art. Works Cited Heartfield, John. Available: http://burn.ucsd.edu/heart.htm.Mital-Underground. Available: http://www.mital-u.ch/index.html.Turner, Ron. Available: http://www.connect.net/ron/dada.htmlShipe, Timothy. International Dada Archive, University of Iowa Libraries. Iowa City: University of Iowa. Available: http://www.uiowa.edu/dada/about.html 1997.Stoppard, Tom. Disguises. New York: Grove Press, 1975.Zygonov, Victor. The Nuemerz Manifesto. Available: http://www.smalltime.com/nowhere/neumerz/manifesto.htm.