Art And Society

A collection of articles on art, art theory, aesthetics, and its implications for society from a Soviet perspective.

Many thanks to Daniel Baker for the original scans.

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The Humanism of Soviet Art. By A. Dymshits 5
The Essence of Socialist Realism. By V. Kudin 22
Socialist Realism and Social Reality. By I. Kulikova 35
Soviet Society and the Aesthetic Ideal. By O. Larmin 44
Object and Subject, Objective and Subjective in Art. By K. Dolgov 55
The Heroic in Reality and in the Art of Socialist Realism. By N. Kiyashchenko 65
The Tragic in Soviet Art. By D. Sredni 74
The Comic. By Y. Borev 84
Aecsthetics and Morality. By A. Klwrchev 92
Music and Reality. By A. Ryzhkin 98
Creative Freedom and Moral Responsibility. By M. Ovsyannikov 114
World Outlook and Artistic Originality. By Y. Gromov 121
Art and the National Artistic Tradition. By A. Kuznetsov 132
The Nature of Imagery in Art. By N. Leizerov
Art and Myth Making. By Y. Yakovlev 155
Problem of Alienation. By A. Vistin 161
Artistic Imagery. By G. Pospelov. 171
Art and the Development of Science and Technology. By S. Mozlmyagun 181
Nature, Society and Art. By P. Trofimov 194
On the Social Need of Aesthetic Education. By V. Razumny 205
Classical Art Today. By N. Goncharenko 217
Social Functions of Aesthetic Education. By 22G
Some Social Aspects and Traditions of Soviet Theatrical Art. By T. Knyazevskaya 237
The Non-Interchangeability of the Arts. By A. Zis 248
On the Problem of “Mass Art”. By A. Kukarkin 261
The Aesthetic Principles of the Avant-Garde. By P. Paliyevsky 273
Progressive Developments in the Arts. By A. Yegorov 288
Aesthetic Culture of the Individual and Society. By A. Bazhenova 342

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