02713nam 2200601 450 991078721320332120210614050625.00-7391-9932-30-7391-9931-5(CKB)3710000000331658(EBL)1913307(SSID)ssj0001401382(PQKBManifestationID)12607340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401382(PQKBWorkID)11345009(PQKB)11339241(MiAaPQ)EBC1913307(Au-PeEL)EBL1913307(CaPaEBR)ebr11027819(CaONFJC)MIL688830(OCoLC)900344097(EXLCZ)99371000000033165820150311h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican-Soviet cultural diplomacy the Bolshoi Ballet's American premiere /Cadra Peterson McDanielLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (295 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-57548-7 0-7391-9930-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Ideological goodwill : American and Soviet cultural exchange plans -- Restricted repertoire : planning for the Bolshoi's 1959 tour -- The class struggle and Shakespeare : the Soviets' interpretation of Romeo and Juliet -- Imperial communism : the Soviets' reinterpretation of P.I. Tchaikovsky' Swan lake -- Preserving and elevating the classics : Giselle -- State approved innovations : the stone flower -- Soviet highlights : the very eclectic Soviet artistic scene -- Tempered success : ballet's role in the cold war.This book is the first full-length examination of a Soviet cultural diplomatic effort. In her work, McDaniel focuses on the key role that the Soviets assigned to the arts in transforming societies and demonstrates that the Soviets conceived of the arts as a kind of "artful warfare"; a valuable weapon in winning the Cold War.DancePolitical aspectsSoviet UnionHistoryCultural diplomacySoviet UnionHistorySoviet UnionRelationsUnited StatesUnited StatesRelationsSoviet UnionDancePolitical aspectsHistory.Cultural diplomacyHistory.792.8/0947McDaniel Cadra Peterson1984-1525148MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787213203321American-Soviet cultural diplomacy3766313UNINA