Social conditions: Culture Flashcards
What appeared during the Tsarist era?
-Russian authors
-Russian ballet
Where was regarded as the home of Russian progressive art and expressionism under the Tsars?
-1914 St Petersburg
Who are two famous Russian authors under the Tsars and what did they write?
-Dostoevsky - “crime and punishment”
-Tolystoy- “War and peace”
Why was censorship a fluctuating issue under the Tsars?
-fear of a connection between authors and radical movements of the intelligentsia.
Which famous author was imprisoned under the Tsars?
-Dostoevsky
What was censorship like under Khrushchev in terms of art and culture?
-still existed but limited to criticism of communism and the state itself
-Destalinisation- criticism of brutal policies such as labour camps allowed.
Example of a film under Khrushchev which criticised Stalinist regime?
-One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich
What film was removed under Khrushchev and why?
-Dr Zhivago which did not permit the official view of the 1917 revolution and was banned.
Famous quote from Lenin about the arts?
‘I am a barbarian who dislikes expressionism, futurism and other isms.’
What did many artists do in 1917? (including who)
-fled Russia including composers such as Ramaniov
What did Lenin believe art should do?
-be understood by the ordinary person.
-establishes the ‘peoples commissariat for enlightenment’
When was there a brief moment of modernism?
-the 1920s
-Ministry of science in Moscow.
What did Lenin believe the most important art was?
-Cinema.
What concept of art did Stalin promote?
-‘soviet realism’
-Had to promote soviet achievements and himself.
What play did Alex Musalov write for Stalin?
‘the iron foundry’
