The mood of the Romanian intelligentsia in the early 1960s through the eyes of a young Soviet playwright Cover Image

Настроения румынской интеллигенции начала 1960-х годов глазами молодого советского драматурга
The mood of the Romanian intelligentsia in the early 1960s through the eyes of a young Soviet playwright

Author(s): Alexandr Stykalin
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: Romania in the 1960s; de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union; Soviet-Romanian literary contacts; imagology; perception of Romania in the USSR;

Summary/Abstract: The reports of Soviet writers who traveled to Romania on creative business trips are of some interest as a historical source, since they reflect the mood in Romanian society in the era of communist construction. We pay attention of the Romanian reader to a report on the stay in Romania in the spring of 1962 by the young playwright Mikhail Shatrov. A sincere supporter of the democratization of the Soviet system, Shatrov was pleased with the reception given to him in Romania and highly appreciated the state of theatrical culture. At the same time, based on conversations with Romanian interlocutors, he had the impression that the Romanian society was lagging behind the Soviet society in its readiness to break with the Stalinist legacy.

  • Issue Year: XVII/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 261-268
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian
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