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The beacon of inspiration that still burns brightly
The impact of the 1917 revolution on global culture is as strong as ever, says MIKE QUILLE
CHRIS SEARLE wallows in an evening of high class improvised jazz, and recommends upcoming highlights in May
MARY CONWAY applauds the revival of a tense, and extremely funny, study of men, money and playing cards
MEHDI ACHOUCHE explores the constant fascination of cinema with Marxist alienation from Fritz Lang and Chaplin to Bong Joon Ho
FIONA O’CONNOR steps warily through a novel that skewers many of the exposed flanks of the over-privileged
MARY CONWAY applauds the study of a dysfunctional family set in an Ireland that could be anywhere
MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
THE REVOLUTION not only liberated the Russian population politically and economically, it also gave a massive boost to the arts and culture.
There was a creative explosion in the visual arts, film, theatre, ballet, poetry, literature and music and in sport and fashion, accompanied by a massive improvement in working people's access to, and participation in, the arts and other cultural activities.
Progressive educational policies were linked to bold, imaginative attempts to connect the masses to culture, an example being the agit-trains and agit-boats carrying the political art of Vladimir Mayakovsky, El Lissitsky and Kasimir Malevich to hundreds of thousands of workers and peasants.
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