ABSTRACT

First published in 1934, Artists in Uniform confronts what the author describes as ‘two of the worst features of the Soviet experiment’ following Lenin’s death – bigotry and bureaucratism – and shows how they have functioned in the sphere of arts and letters. It is divided into three parts: The Artist’s International; A Literary Inquisition; and Art and the Marxian Philosophy.

part I|29 pages

The Artists'; International

chapter Chapter I|11 pages

the Kharkov Congress

chapter Chapter II|16 pages

The New American Literature

part II|141 pages

A Literary Inquisition

chapter Chapter 1|6 pages

The Three Phases of Soviet Culture

chapter Chapter II|6 pages

The Workers Reach Toward the Stars

chapter Chapter III|5 pages

The Minstrels Seek Bohemia

chapter Chapter IV|10 pages

Yessenin's Suicide

chapter Chapter V|3 pages

The Suicide of Several Poets

chapter Chapter VI|12 pages

Maiakovsky's Suicide

chapter Chapter VII|7 pages

Art Tries to Be a Hermit

chapter Chapter VIII|12 pages

The Framing of Eugene Zamyatin

chapter Chapter IX|7 pages

Romanov's Recantation

chapter Chapter X|3 pages

The Silence of Isaac Babyel

chapter Chapter XI|22 pages

The Humiliation of Boris Pilnyak

chapter Chapter XII|23 pages

Trotsky Speaks for Art's Own Laws

chapter Chapter XIII|7 pages

Voronsky's Fight for Truth

chapter Chapter XIV|5 pages

Polonsky's Persecution

chapter Chapter XV|11 pages

The “Revolution” of April 23, 1932

part III|42 pages

Art And The Marxian Philosophy

chapter Chapter I|5 pages

The Word Dialectic

chapter Chapter II|7 pages

The Religious Heritage of Scientific Socialism

chapter Chapter III|10 pages

What Dialectic Meant to Marx and Lenin

chapter Chapter IV|4 pages

Utilities of the Dialectic Faith

chapter Chapter V|6 pages

The Marician Aesthetics

chapter Chapter VI|8 pages

The Soul of Man under Communism

part |38 pages

Supplement Lenin's Views of Art and Culture