Polis: Revista de Stiinte Politice (Dec 2022)
De la proletcultism la național-comunism. Publicistica lui George Călinescu între 1950-1965
Abstract
In this study, we analyze the evolution of the cultural scene of the Romanian Popular Republic from 1950 to 1965 as reflected in the journalistic activity of Romanian writer and literary critic George Călinescu. As Romania succumbed to Soviet occupation, its old culture was abolished and the Soviet proletkult was imposed on Romanian intellectuals and journalists, which meant that the esthetic was subordinated to the ideology and all cultural works that did not glorify the communist doctrine were censored and the authors were sent to prison. George Călinescu’s intellectual journey in this hostile climate remains an example of an ideological compromise in order to be able to salvage what could be saved of the Romanian cultural heritage.
