Golubitsky, Yu. A. Art Metaphor as a Space of Socio-Cultural Analytics

Abstract: The article explores the intense interest towards ‘little’ Netherlandish paintings from the side of the Soviet society during the fi rst post-war years and reveals why the generation of winners was attracted to bourgeois culture. The author analyzes the phenomenon of the Soviet ‘petty bourgeoisie’ as a gnoseological factor of the USSR dissidence Art metaphor is described as a social indicator.

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