Professional and Creative Direction of Activity of the Regional Branches of the All-Russian Theater Society in the era of Late Socialism (1964–1985)

Relevance. Appeal to the historical experience of the activities of public organizations in the field of professional art is significant and relevant in the light of the formation of civil society institutions at the present stage of social development. An important circumstance is overcoming the spiritual and aesthetic crisis in modern society by drawing positive lessons from various aspects of the activities of creative public organizations for the development of theatrical culture.
The purpose of the study is to study the professional and creative activities of the Ural branches of the AllRussian Theater Society in the context of the socio-political reality of the late Soviet period.
Objectives: to determine the political and ideological conditions and their impact on the functioning of the AllRussian Theater Society, its regional branches; to analyze the main aspects of professional and creative activity of creative unions, their influence on the development of theatrical culture of the Urals.
Methodology. The study was carried out on the basis of a system-historical approach. It is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity, consistency, following which contributed to the achievement of the goal. When studying the professional and creative direction of activity, historical-systemic, retrospective, comparative-historical methods were used in combination with universal methods of analysis, synthesis, and modeling.
Results. Regional branches of the All-Russian Theater Society were structural elements of theatrical culture. The activities of creative organizations were under the control of party and state bodies, which regulated and directed their work in the right ideological direction. During the period under study, this control acquired an increasingly formal character. Diverse aspects of the professional and creative direction in the activities of the regional branches of the All-Russian Theater Society contributed to the development of Soviet theatrical art, increasing the professionalism of stage workers, expanding the theater space by involving the villager in the orbit of their activity and involving young people through the implementation of measures for the aesthetic education of the population.
Conclusion. In the conditions of a somewhat weakened party and state control, the regional branches of the All-Russian Theater Society in the Urals carried out effective work in the professional and creative sphere, contributing to the development of theatrical culture in the region.

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