L'anno 1910 in Russia

Abstract

1910 is a crucial year for Russian culture – the deaths of Lev Tolstoi, Vera Komissarzhevskaia and Mikhail Vrubel' symbolize a deep crisis. Symbolism discusses its own death, while the movements which will take its place (acmeism, futurism) move the first tentative steps. This volume is the output of the work of an international research team, analyzing the different parallel events that characterized Russian literature, visual arts, theater, music and cinema in 1910, aiming to compose a synoptic table, a map of the complex and intertwined phenomena that laid the foundation for future developments.