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The Interaction of Provincial Drama and the Capital Scene: the Historical and Theatrical Aspect
Authors: Vera K. Krylova
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In the article, for the first time, taking into account the assessments of the leading directors and, what is very important, the audience, researched the significance of the playwright A.V. Vampilov in the theater space not only of the former USSR, but also abroad. On the basis of the historical-theatrical method, through the analysis of printed sources, which included records from rehearsals (in particular, at the St. Petersburg Theater BDT), as well as notes, especially valuable personal observations of the coryphaeus of Soviet direction G.А. Tovstonogov and other directors about the playwright's work, showed the role of his healing provincial reality endowed with "moral confession". It is no accident that the emphasis is placed on the performance "Last summer in Chulimsk", which had a special psychological impact not only on the provincial, but also on the metropolitan viewer. In the conclusion emphasized the gracious role of Vampilov's "soviet hinterland", which was perceived almost with children's immediacy by the audience and transformed the actions of the heroes into the inner feelings of everyone sitting in the hall. Also, one can not but admit that even today the world of the "Soviet province" Vampilov has not lost its significance. It is still in demand, it needs both theaters and spectators. For some, it is important for an original, multifaceted, bright artistic phenomenon in the theater space, for others – with the healing purity of human feelings, having experienced that, "I want to embrace the whole world, create, live, love and believe!".