ABSTRACT
“An artist who knows the class character of art will therefore throw over all contrary theories,” concludes Voronsky, “decide to which class his thoughts and feelings belong, and if he is on the side of the proletariat think how he can best ‘remove the veils’ in the interest of his class.” Since reality is an evolution toward communism, the “rising class” which sees it so, has a truer vision than the classes in decline which see it otherwise. Nevertheless, the opposition between Voronsky and the leaders of the Inquisition was absolute—more absolute perhaps than theoretic disagreements can be. For within the limits of the State Religion, Voronsky was defending the right of artists to an independent vision of the world. Voronsky’s “fat journal” was called Krassnaia Nov, which means “Red Virgin Soil.” Its founding was inspired by Trotsky, and its policy was based upon that concept which he shared with Lenin of the revolutionary power as a gardener.
