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Creating for the state: an Introduction
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Abstract
This introductory article presents the study of the state artist in the context of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the USSR through several case studies. This introduction places the analyses gathered here of the relationship between artists and the state in different phases of the commu... view more
This introductory article presents the study of the state artist in the context of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the USSR through several case studies. This introduction places the analyses gathered here of the relationship between artists and the state in different phases of the communist regimes, and in different artistic expressions, as well as in several countries. While the focus is on Romanian cases of study, the articles bring forward possible comparisons with neighboring communist regimes. Some of the articles included in this special issue deal with visual arts, literature, photography, amateur rural comedy brigades, and specific cases of artists (Ion Irimescu and Ion Grigorescu), while other articles discuss the specific institutional contradictions of the Soviet cultural framework. This issue advances thus a little bit further in the comparative institutional archive-based study of cultural institutions during communism.... view less
Keywords
Eastern Europe; USSR; artist; communism; trade union; national state; cultural policy; fine arts; literature; theater; photography; institution; culture; cultural institution
Classification
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 243-246
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 17 (2017) 3
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0