The unsuccessful attempts to show the paintings of Mark Chagall in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, show that persistent censorship still exists in art as well as politics. Professor Brookes talks about post-Stalin leadership using Russian art and the avant garde painters and their fate as an example of the political direction the country is taking. Professor R. H. Brookes, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Victoria University.

Soviet Affairs was a quarterly discussion programme about the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

Primary Title
  • Soviet Affairs
Episode Title
  • Post-Stalin leadership
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 9 March 1967
Start Time
  • 21 : 10
Finish Time
  • 21 : 22
Duration
  • 12:04
Channel
  • 1YC
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YC
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • Soviet Affairs was a quarterly discussion programme about the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Episode Description
  • The unsuccessful attempts to show the paintings of Mark Chagall in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, show that persistent censorship still exists in art as well as politics. Professor Brookes talks about post-Stalin leadership using Russian art and the avant garde painters and their fate as an example of the political direction the country is taking. Professor R. H. Brookes, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Victoria University.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • Politics
Hosts
  • R. H. Brookes (Speaker)
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