Petersburg: Crucible of Cultural Revolution

Description

One of the most creative periods of Russian culture and the most energized period of the Revolution coincided in the fateful years 1913-1931. During this time both the Party and the intellectuals of Petersburg strove to transform backward Russia into a nation so advanced it would shine like a beacon for the rest of the world. Yet the end result was the Stalinist culture of the 1930s with its infamous purges. Contents Preface Introduction: Ecology of Revolution 1. Revolution as Revelation: The Avant-Garde 2. Imperial Petersburg, 1913 3. Masquerade 4. Theater and Revolution in the New Republic 5. Petrograd: Ritual Capital of Revolutionary Russia 6. NEP and the "Art of Capitulation" 7 Revolutinary Culture Meets the Jazz Age 8. The Establishment of Soviet Culture 9. Promethean Linguistics 10. Straight Talk and the Campaign Against Wagner 11. The Sacralization of Everyday Life 12. The Ultimate Cultural Revolution Epilogue: The Thirties Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgements Index