The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Soviet life . Satire aimed against the vices , foibles , and absurdities of Soviet officials was freely tolerated , provided it did not attack the accepted principles of the new order . Among the best - known satirists in fiction of the ...
... Soviet life . Satire aimed against the vices , foibles , and absurdities of Soviet officials was freely tolerated , provided it did not attack the accepted principles of the new order . Among the best - known satirists in fiction of the ...
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... Soviet partisan fighter who died for his country . At the end of the war he wrote a victory piece for large orchestra , Ode to the End of the War ( 1945 ) . In 1948 , along with other major Soviet composers , Prokofiev became the target ...
... Soviet partisan fighter who died for his country . At the end of the war he wrote a victory piece for large orchestra , Ode to the End of the War ( 1945 ) . In 1948 , along with other major Soviet composers , Prokofiev became the target ...
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... Soviet period , Glière , com- poser of the monumental Ilya Murometz Sym- phony ( 1911 ) , wrote a revolutionary ballet , The Red Poppy ( 1927 ) . The Russian Sailor's Dance from this ballet became universally popular . Vassilenko wrote ...
... Soviet period , Glière , com- poser of the monumental Ilya Murometz Sym- phony ( 1911 ) , wrote a revolutionary ballet , The Red Poppy ( 1927 ) . The Russian Sailor's Dance from this ballet became universally popular . Vassilenko wrote ...
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