The Steps of Nemesis
A Dramatic Chronicle in Six Scenes from Party Life in the USSR (1936–1938)
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- 8 hodin čítania
In the 1910s, Russian director Nikolai Evreinov championed the theatricalization of life. In exile in Paris, he reacted to Stalin's political show trials by writing a play based on their transcripts. His work critiques false confessions and conspiracies, offering an imaginative glimpse into the true nature of the theatricalized reality under Stalin.