THE ORIGINS OF THE FORMATION OF A UNIFIED LITERARY AND CREATIVE ORGANIZATION IN THE TASSR (the 20s of the XX century)

DOI: 10.47026/2712-9454-2023-4-3-43-49

УДК 947(470.41)“19”:82

ББК 63.3(2РОС=ТАТ)6:83

Ilyuza G. MUKHAMETZYANOVA, Ekaterina N. KOSTINA

Key words

theater, proletarian culture, the twenties, literary organization, the Tatar ASSR

Abstract

This article is devoted to the process of formation and activities carried out by literary organizations that existed in the 20s of the XX century.

The purpose of the study is to consider the trends of formation and some aspects of the activities carried out by literary and creative organizations in the 20s of the XX century in the territory of the Tatar ASSR. This period is characterized by creation of many literary organizations, as well as uniting writers and theater workers in associations, which becomes a prerequisite for the formation of a single literary organization.

Materials and methods. The methodological foundation for examining the subject of research is made by the principles of historicism and historical reconstruction, as well as the descriptive-narrative method. Based on the results of analysis of archival documents and published sources, the article reflects: the history of creation and some aspects of the activities carried out by literary organizations of the TASSR in the context of socio-cultural policy in the 20s of the XX century. The research materials made it possible to supplement the existing source base and can be used when writing scientific papers and preserving the historical and cultural heritage of the region.

Study results. The article presents information about the activities of some literary organizations of the 20s of the XX century. The analysis of their activities showed that literary organizations were very active in their desire to reinforce proletarian culture.

Conclusions. The association of writers and artists is considered as a necessary trend in the conditions of a new ideological paradigm evolvement, as the foundation of their professional, cultural, political identification in the new historical realities. Writers’ organizations of the 20s of the XX century contributed to preservation of literary heritage and gave impetus to the development of fiction in the Soviet period. In the early 30s of the XX century, a movement aimed at creating a unified literary organization was set out and intensified.

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Information about the authors

Ilyuza G. Mukhametzyanova – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Kazan Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Russia, Kazan (ilyuzam80@mail.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9050-3026).

Ekaterina N. Kostina – Candidate of Philosophy, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Kazan Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Russia, Kazan (kostina2010@inbox.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8680-134).

For citations

Mukhametzyanova I.G., Kostina E.N. THE ORIGINS OF THE FORMATION OF A UNIFIED LITERARY AND CREATIVE ORGANIZATION IN THE TASSR (the 20s of the XX century). Historical Search, 2023,  vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 43–49. DOI: 10.47026/2712-9454-2023-4-3-43-49 (in Russian). 

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