Театральная жизнь уралмашевцев на страницах заводской газеты в период с 1934 по 1939 год

Abstract

The article examines the theatrical life on the territory of the urban microdistrict Uralmash in Yekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk. The Uralmash residential area was built in the period of the 30s of the 20th century, simultaneously with the Ural Heavy Machinery Plant "UZTM", a brand of the Soviet industry. The study provides an anthropological description of Uralmash in the 30s as a new type of settlement – "soc.the city". The analysis of theatrical events spanning from 1934 to 1939 in the conditions of constructing a social city reflects the growing interest of researchers to the processes of cultural construction during the first fiveyear plans and to the policy of the Soviet state aimed at formulating a new cultural standard. The purpose of the article is to characterize the theatrical life of the working district during the period of cultural construction. The research objectives are the following: to systematize and chronologically restore information about the theatrical events of the period of the 30s of the 20th century in Uralmash. The method of investigating the processes associated with the theatrical life of Uralmash is the analysis of 1934-1939 publications from the large-circulation newspaper "For Heavy Engineering". The article includes authentic texts from the factory edition. The materials of the newspaper "For Heavy Engineering" are conditionally divided into several blocks–"visiting performances", "tours", "amateur art", "organizational work", "reviews (including impressions and gratitude from the audience)", "performance announcements", "information about theater figures of the capital, republican and Sverdlovsk theaters"--and arranged chronologically . Theatrical life in the period from 1934 to 1939 at Uralmash was diverse, interesting and eventful. The strategy of building a cultural policy in the "sotsgorod" Uralmash was aimed at ensuring the accessibility of theatrical art by all categories of citizens. Theaters, as social institutions, built their activities and repertoire policy, correlating them with the slogan of that time – "Art should belong to the people." The factory's multi-edition "For Heavy Engineering" played a significant role in this process. Being the only mass media, the newspaper formed the theatrical culture of Uralmash residents. The newspaper provided coverage of events related to theatrical activity in all their aspects. The analysis makes it possible to restore the undeservedly forgotten history of cultural formation processes during the emergence of the Soviet society