2026-09-21T12:56:59Z https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/14632 2023-07-10 col_2142_5131 col_2142_14844 com_2142_5130 com_2142_14843 com_2142_8903

Koenker, Diane P. Koenker, Diane P. Hamm, Kristen E. 2010-01-06T16:20:09Z 2010-01-06T16:20:09Z 2010-01-06T16:20:09Z "This project places the art form of Soviet classical ballet within the political and cultural context of the Khrushchev-era Thaw. It traces the Soviet Union's long-standing nationalities policy--envisioned by Lenin even before 1917 and championed by Stalin throughout his tenure--and its connection to the proliferation of state-sponsored classical ballet theatres across the ethnically diverse, non-Russian regions and republics of the USSR. Classical ballet served a dual purpose in fulfilling the Soviet Union's claim to be the most culturally, scientifically, economically, and politically advanced country on earth. First, the internationally-heralded achievements of Russia's two oldest ballet institutions--the Bolshoi and Kirov Theatres--served to demonstrate Soviet cultural superiority to the rest of the world. Second, by founding state-sponsored ballet theatres in its peripheries, the Soviet Union utilized the art form of classical dance as a part of its civilizing mission to spread culture to its own ""backward"" regions. The artistic achievements of these provincial and republic ballet theatres served as a powerful source of propaganda, not only to Moscow and Leningrad, but also abroad, emphasizing the Soviet Union's dedication to cultural development even in traditionally under-developed regions." Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf (zulauf@illinois.edu) on 2009-11-11T18:40:29Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 Hamm_Kristen.pdf: 516336 bytes, checksum: b6516e1c85bdddd063a4d68e912ce844 (MD5) Hamm Kristen thesis.doc: 1319424 bytes, checksum: ab326e1a5756ed02fc498d96a78bf11a (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2010-01-06T16:20:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 license.txt: 4060 bytes, checksum: 34d6f52d817bbbf9a424f492a43f2daa (MD5) Hamm_Kristen.pdf: 516336 bytes, checksum: b6516e1c85bdddd063a4d68e912ce844 (MD5) Hamm Kristen thesis.doc: 1319424 bytes, checksum: ab326e1a5756ed02fc498d96a78bf11a (MD5) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14632 en Copyright 2009 Kristen E. Hamm Soviet Union--Cultural History Soviet Union--Ballet Soviet Union--Government Policy--Minorities """The friendship of peoples"": Soviet ballet, nationalities policy, and the artistic media, 1953-1968" 2009-12 Russian,E European,Eurasn Ctr 1553 Russian, E Eur, Eurasian St 4097 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.A. MA:Rus,E Eur, & Eursn St -UIUC 10KS4097MA