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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796783103321

Autore

Murray Natalia

Titolo

Art for the workers : proletarian art and festive decorations of Petrograd, 1917-1920 / / by Natalia Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2018

ISBN

90-04-35568-5

Edizione

[Roots of proletarian culture -- Festivals and proletarian art under the tsars and the Provisional Government -- Narkompros versus Proletkult : festivals and proletarian art after the Bolshevik Revolution -- The victory of figuration over futurism : from cultural diversity to military parade -- Street art-collective, politicised : the new public spectacle.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 pages)

Collana

Russian history and culture ; ; v. 20

Disciplina

701/.03

Soggetti

Arts and society - Russia (Federation) - Saint Petersburg - History - 20th century

Festivals - Political aspects - History - Russia (Federation) - Saint Petersburg - 20th century

Communism and art - Russia (Federation) - Saint Petersburg

Working class - Russia (Federation) - Saint Petersburg - History - 20th century

Saint Petersburg (Russia) Civilization 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Roots of Proletarian Culture -- Festivals and Proletarian Art under the Tsars and the Provisional Government -- Narkompros versus Proletkult: Festivals and Proletarian Art after the Bolshevik Revolution -- The Victory of Figuration over Futurism: from Cultural Diversity to Military Parade -- Street Art - Collective, Politicised: the New Public Spectacle -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Art for the workers explores the mythology and reality of post-revolutionary proletarian art in Russia as well as its expression in the festive decorations of Petrograd between 1917 and 1920. It covers this brief period chronologically, and so permits a close inspection of the development of artistic policies in Russia under the Provisional Government followed by the Bolsheviks. Specifically, this book focuses



on the pre-and post-revolutionary debate about the nature of proletarian art and its role in the new Socialist society, particularly focusing on festive decorations, parades and mass performances as expressions of proletarian art and forms of propaganda.