The Bedbug and The Bathhouse Exemplify Revolutionary Theater
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Censorship
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: 1929-1930
Article abstract: Vladimir Mayakovsky created a theater of spectacle in The Bedbug and The Bathhouse, which laid down the principles for revolutionary theater but were banned by Soviet authorities.
Summary of Event
Vladimir Mayakovsky had won accolades from Vladimir Lenin and had become the foremost poet of the Russian Revolution, but after the revolution, aspects of Western capitalism had been introduced into the Soviet Union under the New Economic Program (NEP). This plan fell into disfavor, and Lenin’s successor, Joseph Stalin, began to introduce...
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