“They Should Be All Liquidated...” Discussion on the Fate of the Former Imperial Theatres after the February Revolution

Abstract

Analyses discussions around the fate of the former Imperial Theatres during the rule of the Provisional Government in Russia. The author addresses the contemporaneous dedicated publications in mass media and archive materials to reveal the struggle between the former Imperial and private theatres confronted with the upcoming theatre reform (which was not effected because of the Bolsheviks’ rise to power).