Philosophical and religious meaning of Y. L. Schwarts' satire Cover Image

Філософсько-релігійний сенс сатири Є.Л. Шварца
Philosophical and religious meaning of Y. L. Schwarts' satire

Author(s): Marina B. Stolyar
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Government/Political systems, Sociology of Culture, Phenomenology
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: soviet laugh-culture; totalitarian practices; phenomenology of evil; sacral; profane; eschatology;

Summary/Abstract: Analysing works by Y.L. Shwarts, the author explores the soviet laugh-culture resistance to totalitarian practices. Y. Shwarts’ dramaturgy is interpreted as the secularized Christian "phenomenology" of evil, which pointed out the spiritual base of all kinds of the totalitarism.