Съюзът на артистите в България в първите месеци след преврата от 9 септември 1944 година
The Union of the Artists in Bulgaria in the First Months after the Coup of 9 September 1944
Author(s): Hristiyan DanchevSubject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Comparative history, History of ideas, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, History of Art
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: theater; purge; Fatherland Front; Union of Artists in Bulgaria
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to examine the relations between the government and the theater in the first months after the coup of 9 September 1944.The main focus is on the conduct of the “purge” in the Union of the Artists in Bulgaria, which is part of the transformations in the cultural organizations after the Fatherland Front came to power. For this purpose, the method of historical analysis is applied. The study reveals that the leadership of the Union of the Artists take the initiative to “eradicate fascism in culture” by carrying out a “purge” in its rows, thus fulfilling the task set by the new government of the Fatherland Front. Data is presented on the number of members “purged”, along with information on the charges against them and the fate of some of them in the following years.
Journal: История
- Issue Year: 31/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 49-64
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Bulgarian
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