ɐ jˈɪɹ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə kəmˈɛns ʌv ðæt ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, hiː tˈeɪks pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə pˌænhɪlˈɛnɪk ɛksɪbˈɪʃən æt ðə zˈæpeɪən dɪsplˈeɪɪŋ hɪz pˈeɪntɪŋz “nˈuːd”, “kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən” ænd “fˈɪɡjɚ”ænd ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmoʊz ɡɹˈuːp ɛksɪbˈɪʃən hˈɛld fɹʌm dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ˌʌp ʌntˈɪl dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ʌvðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, wˌɛn, wɪð ɐn ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðə sˈoʊviət ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, jˈɪæniz vˈɪzɪts ɹˈʌʃə ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌv kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈɜːkəlz ɪn ɡɹˈiːs ænd ˈʌðɚ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈʌntɹiz.
A year following the commence of that undertaking, in 1952, he takes part in the Panhellenic Exhibition at the Zappeion [displaying his paintings “Nude”, “Composition” and “Figure”] and in the Armos group Exhibition held from December of the same year up until January of the following year in 1953, when, with an invitation from the Soviet Government, Yiannis visits Russia along with other representatives of cultural and political circles in Greece and other European countries.