The Russian Theatre After Stalin

This is the first book to explore theater in Russia after Stalin. Through his work at the Moscow Art Theatre Anatoly Smeliansky is in a key position to analyze contemporary events on the Russian stage and he combines this first-hand knowledge with valuable archival material. Smeliansky chronicles developments from 1953 and the rise of a new Soviet theater highlighting the social and political events that shaped Russian drama and performance. The book also focuses on major directors and practitioners and contains a chronology glossary of names and informative illustrations.