"Theatrical October": conceptual split of artistic intelligentsia 1917-1921 yrs

Revolutions 1917 led to stratification of artistic intelligentsia, to «revolution in theatre». Its split concerns first of all artistic values and meanings. «Should the art be submitted to politics?» or «Politics should be submitted to the art»? he answer to this question involves pre-revolution»s artistic experience. Different stage directors, such as Stanislavsky, Uzhin, Nemirovich-Danchenko and Meierkhold, gave ifferent answers to October revolution»s challenge.