A Composer in the Totalitarian System of the Soviet Culture of the 1920s–1930s

Abstract

The article studies the topical problem of a composer’s spiritual being in a culture. The author analyzes the social conditions of a composer in the totalitarian system of the Soviet culture of the 1920s–1930s when an artist’s status had significantly changed in culture as compared to the pre-revolutionary times. Additionally, the author considers the issue with reference to authentic documents and materials published in recent research works in the sphere.

Keywords

• социальный статус
• композитор
• тоталитарная система
• советская культура
• социалистический реализм
• советская музыка.