Русское музыкальное общество в Дальневосточной Республике: скрепы истории

Abstract

The article draws our attention to studying the phenomenon of the Russian Music Society (RMS) in the Far-Eastern Republic (FER), one of the regions of Russia the history of which is inscribed in the space of Russian musical culture. Exceeding the boundaries of Far Eastern regional studies, the authors accentuate their attention on the line of succession which allows them to speak about the Russian Music Society in the Far-Eastern Republic as the successor of the Imperial Russian Music Society (IRMS) which during the period of political modernization of the country provided the transition of musical heritage from Tsarist Russia to Soviet Russia. The real connection of historical epochs acquires meaning by means of analyzing of the documentary materials of the time. They act as a significant reference point in the evaluation of the historical role of the IRMS, and they are also indicative of the succession of the Far Eastern RMS to those forms and methods of socially oriented management, which were adopted by the IRMS and were widely implemented in pursuit of its statutory objectives. Ensuring the geographical inclusion of all the regions of the country in the process of cultivating Russian musical culture, this sociocultural work, evaluated in the category of “public good,” provided a lasting foundation for work for the perspective future. It was also a guarantee for an effective solution of the large-scale national project – the creation of a music infrastructure of the country. The activities of the RMS in the Far-Eastern Republic, the official recognition of the IRMS in the Sovietized unrecognized state proved to provide the necessary link which on a regional level created a true connection between the two successive historical epochs. Keywords: Imperial Russian Music Society (IRMS), Russian Music Society (RMS), Far- Eastern Republic (FER), history of cultural management, IRMS multi-vector network model.