russian futurism was a movement of russian poets and artists who adopted the principles of filippo marinetti's "manifesto of futurism," which espoused the rejection of the past, and a celebration of speed, machinery, violence, youth, industry, destruction of academies, museums, and urbanism; it also advocated the modernization and cultural rejuvenation. the manifesto celebrated the “beauty of speed” and the machine as the new aesthetic. marinetti explained the “beauty of speed” as “a roaring automobile is more beautiful than the winged victory” further asserting the movement towards the future. artforms were greatly affected by the russian futurism movement within russia, with its influences being seen in cinema, literature, typography, politics, and propaganda. the russian futuristic movement saw its demise in the early 1920s.