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008			120822s2012 pau o 00 0 eng d
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020			_z9780822962144 (pbk.)
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040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP _dBD-SySUS.
100	1		_aEzrahi, Christina.
245	1	0	_aSwans of the kremlin _h[electronic resource] : _bballet and power in soviet russia / _cChristina Ezrahi.
260			_aPittsburgh : _bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (368 p.)
490	0		_aPitt russian east european
520			_a"A fascinating glimpse at the collision of art and politics during the first fifty years of the Soviet period. Ezrahi shows how the producers and performers of Russia's two major ballet troupes quietly but effectively resisted Soviet cultural hegemony during this period"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Classical ballet was perhaps the most visible symbol of aristocratic culture and its isolation from the rest of Russian society under the tsars. In the wake of the October Revolution, ballet, like all of the arts, fell under the auspices of the Soviet authorities. In light of these events, many feared that the imperial ballet troupes would be disbanded. Instead, the Soviets attempted to mold the former imperial ballet to suit their revolutionary cultural agenda and employ it to reeducate the masses. As Christina Ezrahi's groundbreaking study reveals, they were far from successful in this ambitious effort to gain complete control over art. Swans of the Kremlin offers a fascinating glimpse at the collision of art and politics during the volatile first fifty years of the Soviet period. Ezrahi shows how the producers and performers of Russia's two major troupes, the Mariinsky (later Kirov) and the Bolshoi, quietly but effectively resisted Soviet cultural hegemony during this period. Despite all controls put on them, they managed to maintain the classical forms and traditions of their rich artistic past and to further develop their art form. These aesthetic and professional standards proved to be the power behind the ballet's worldwide appeal. The troupes soon became the showpiece of Soviet cultural achievement, as they captivated Western audiences during the Cold War period. Based on her extensive research into official archives, and personal interviews with many of the artists and staff, Ezrahi presents the first-ever account of the inner workings of these famed ballet troupes during the Soviet era. She follows their struggles in the postrevolutionary period, their peak during the golden age of the 1950s and 1960s, and concludes with their monumental productions staged to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the revolution in 1968. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aPERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. _2bisacsh
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780822978077/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34777 _d34777