The aim of the Union was to achieve party and state control in the field of literature. For professional writers, membership of the Union became effectively obligatory, and non-members had much more limited opportunities for publication. The result was that exclusion from the Union meant a virtual ban on publication. However, the history of the Union of Writers also saw cases of voluntary self-exclusion from its cadre. Thus, Vasily Aksenov, Semyon Lipkin, and Inna Lisnyanskaya left the Union of Writers in a show of solidarity after the exclusion of Victor Yerofeev and Yevgeny Popov in punishment for self-publishing.
Andrei Zhdanov gave the opening address to the first Soviet Writers' Congress in August 1934, stating the "tendentious" purpose of literature as forming Marxist ideology in the minds of Soviets and illustrating the centrality of ideologically-pure literature to the Soviet and Stalinist project:
Our Soviet literature is not afraid of the charge of being "tendentious". Yes, Soviet literature is tendentious, for in an epoch of class struggle there is not and cannot be a literature which is not class literature, not tendentious, allegedly non-political.[2]
From January 1946 to December 1990 the Union published a journal titled Soviet Literature Monthly. The title was later shortened to Soviet Literature. The journal published translations of Soviet literature. It was issued in English, French, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, and Slovak editions.
^Garrard, John; Carol Garrard (1990). Inside the Soviet Writers' Union. London: Tauris. p. xv. ISBN9781850432609.
^Maxim Gorky; Karl Radek; Nikolai Bukharin; Andrey Zhdanov; et al. (1977). Soviet Writers' Congress 1934, The Debate on Socialist Realism and Modernism. London: Lawrence and Wishart. ISBN085315-401-5.
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union, soviet, writers, ussr, union, writers, soviet, union, writers, russian, Союз, писателей, СССР, romanized, soyuz, sovetstikh, pisatelei, creative, union, professional, writers, soviet, union, founded, 1934, initiative, central, committee, communist, part. The Union of Soviet Writers USSR Union of Writers or Soviet Union of Writers Russian Soyuz pisatelej SSSR romanized Soyuz Sovetstikh Pisatelei was a creative union of professional writers in the Soviet Union 1 It was founded in 1934 on the initiative of the Central Committee of the Communist Party 1932 after disbanding a number of other writers organizations including Proletkult and the Russian Association of Proletarian Writers The aim of the Union was to achieve party and state control in the field of literature For professional writers membership of the Union became effectively obligatory and non members had much more limited opportunities for publication The result was that exclusion from the Union meant a virtual ban on publication However the history of the Union of Writers also saw cases of voluntary self exclusion from its cadre Thus Vasily Aksenov Semyon Lipkin and Inna Lisnyanskaya left the Union of Writers in a show of solidarity after the exclusion of Victor Yerofeev and Yevgeny Popov in punishment for self publishing Andrei Zhdanov gave the opening address to the first Soviet Writers Congress in August 1934 stating the tendentious purpose of literature as forming Marxist ideology in the minds of Soviets and illustrating the centrality of ideologically pure literature to the Soviet and Stalinist project Our Soviet literature is not afraid of the charge of being tendentious Yes Soviet literature is tendentious for in an epoch of class struggle there is not and cannot be a literature which is not class literature not tendentious allegedly non political 2 After the end of the Soviet Union the Union of Soviet Writers was divided into separate organizations for each of the post Soviet states The Russian section was transformed into the Union of Russian Writers Contents 1 Chairmen 2 Publication 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksChairmen EditThe post of chairman of the Union of Writers has been held by Maxim Gorky 1934 1936 Vladimir Stavsky 1936 1938 Alexander Fadeyev 1938 1944 and 1946 1954 Nikolai Tikhonov 1944 1946 Alexey Surkov 1954 1959 Konstantin Fedin 1959 1977 Georgi Markov 1977 1986 Vladimir Karpov 1986 1991 Publication EditFrom January 1946 to December 1990 the Union published a journal titled Soviet Literature Monthly The title was later shortened to Soviet Literature The journal published translations of Soviet literature It was issued in English French German Spanish Hungarian Polish Czech and Slovak editions See also EditFirst Congress of Soviet Writers List of Russian language writersReferences Edit Garrard John Carol Garrard 1990 Inside the Soviet Writers Union London Tauris p xv ISBN 9781850432609 Maxim Gorky Karl Radek Nikolai Bukharin Andrey Zhdanov et al 1977 Soviet Writers Congress 1934 The Debate on Socialist Realism and Modernism London Lawrence and Wishart ISBN 085315 401 5 External links EditSpartacus Educational Encyclopedia of Soviet Writers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Union of Soviet Writers amp oldid 1125370949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
