Is Communism Good for the Arts?
Monday, March 05, 2007
On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Russian Revolution we look at the affects of communism on the arts.
Solomon Volkov, the musicologist and author of several books about Shostakovich, talks about how Soviet Russia fueled the struggle faced by Shostakovich and his contemporaries; Bright Sheng, a Chinese-born, American-based composer talks about the conditions he dealt with while growing up during the Cultural Revolution; and Robin Moore, author of "Music and Revolution: Cultural Change and Socialist Cuba," talks about the fascinating links between cultural and political activity in post-Revolutionary Cuba.
Solomon Volkov, the musicologist and author of several books about Shostakovich, talks about how Soviet Russia fueled the struggle faced by Shostakovich and his contemporaries; Bright Sheng, a Chinese-born, American-based composer talks about the conditions he dealt with while growing up during the Cultural Revolution; and Robin Moore, author of "Music and Revolution: Cultural Change and Socialist Cuba," talks about the fascinating links between cultural and political activity in post-Revolutionary Cuba.
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