Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal. 2026. № 2 (58). P. 261—267

 

HISTORICAL SCIENCES
REVIEW

Book review

UDC 94(470.55/.58)“1946/1956”+78(09)(049.32)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2026.58.16

“Musical theatre is a multifaceted phenomenon, the most synthetic of all the arts”: on M. S. Trifonova’s book “The Activities of Institutions of Musical Culture in the Southern Urals in the Post-War Decade (1946—1956)”

Ramazan R. Magomedov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Orenburg State Pedagogical University, Orenburg Branch of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Orenburg, Russia, rr-magomedob@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-3972

 

Abstract

Marina S. Trifonova’s monograph under review addresses a pressing issue in South Ural historiography, focusing on the activities of professional and amateur musical institutions in the region in the post-war decade. The book has a traditional structure, including an introduction, two chapters, a conclusion, a bibliography, and an appendix. The conclusions at the end of each chapter and in the conclusion part align with the stated research objectives. The author introduces previously underutilized archival materials into scholarly circulation. Of particular interest are the historical topics devoted to the repertoire of regional musical theaters and the artistic and creative activities of philharmonic societies in the Southern Urals. The book examines the organization of amateur art festivals and their importance for the development of amateur artistic creativity in the Bashkir ASSR and in the Chkalov and Chelyabinsk regions.

Keywords

Historiographical tradition, All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), repertoire policy, philharmonic society, music education, musical theater, children’s music school, music college, amateur art contest.

For citation:

Magomedov R. R. “Musical theatre is a multifaceted phenomenon, the most synthetic of all the arts”: on M. S. Trifonova’s book “The Activities of Institutions of Musical Culture in the Southern Urals in the Post-War Decade (1946—1956)”. Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2026, no. 2 (58), pp. 261—267. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2026.58.16.


© Magomedov R. R., 2026. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY 4.0


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