Sujets :
Histoire des arts du cirque - Russie
Histoire des arts du cirque - 20e siècle
Arts du cirque - Russie - Aspect politique
Artistes de cirque - Russie

Dépouillement du document :
Introduction
Revolutionizing the Russian Circus
The Great Transformation of the StalinEra Circus
The Circus at War
Soviet Women and Western Menace in the Postwar Cold War Circus
The Soviet Circus Finds Itself Abroad
The Clown as Everyman in the Late Soviet Circus
Conclusion
Notes

Résumé :
For more than seven decades the circuses enjoyed tremendous popularity in the Soviet Union. How did the circus—an institution that dethroned figures of authority and refused any orderly narrative structure—become such a cultural mainstay in a state known for blunt and didactic messages? Miriam Neirick argues that the variety, flexibility, and indeterminacy of the modern circus accounted for its appeal not only to diverse viewers but also to the Soviet state. In a society where government-legitimating myths underwent periodic revision, the circus proved a supple medium of communication.

Between 1919 and 1991, it variously displayed the triumph of the Bolshevik revolution, the beauty of the new Soviet man and woman, the vulnerability of the enemy during World War II, the prosperity of the postwar Soviet household, and the Soviet mission of international peace—all while entertaining the public with the acrobats, elephants, and clowns. With its unique ability to meet and reconcile the demands of both state and society, the Soviet circus became the unlikely darling of Soviet culture and an entertainment whose usefulness and popularity stemmed from its ambiguity. [editor summary]

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : En commande

Cote : 791.309 47 N415w 2012

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