| Popis: |
Some consider valid the premise that the destructive and anti-cultural vocation of communism has been clear ever since its appearance. However, in his essay ‘Communism as a Cultural Formation’ (Surrey, Summer 1985), Leszek Kolakowski raises the following query: How can we explain the fact that, given certain historical conditions, international communism, as a ruling ideology, and while aspiring to power, has proven so culturally fecund? In other words, how did it prove capable of inspiring works of art which should still be considered part of European civilization and which have at least not been consigned to the rubbish bin, and how did it manage to attract a considerable cross-section of the cultural elite, among them individuals of outstanding ability? |
