Artistic autonomy and the Soviet Cultural project : the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet companies, 1953-1968

How did Russia's formerly imperial ballet fit into the Soviet cultural project? This dissertation analyzes how the Kirov and Bolshoi ballet companies negotiated the restrictive and intrusive framework set for artistic creation by the Soviet regime, focusing on the period between 1953 and 1968....

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Main Author: Ezrahi, Christina Felicitas
Published: University College London (University of London) 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505137