The Bathhouse
1930 Russian-language satirical play by Mayakovsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bathhouse (Баня, Banya) is a play by Vladimir Mayakovsky written in 1929, for the Meyerhold Theatre. It was published for the first time in the November, No.11 issue of Oktyabr magazine and released as a book by Gosizdat in 1930. The play premiered at the People's House's Drama Theatre, in Leningrad on January 30, 1930.[1] The "6-act drama with the circus and the fireworks" (according to the subtitle), satirizing bureaucratic stupidity and opportunism under Joseph Stalin,[2] evoked strong criticism in the Soviet press, particularly from the Russian Association of Proletarian Writers.[3]
Quick Facts Author, Original title ...
Author | Vladimir Mayakovsky |
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Original title | Баня |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Genre | Play |
Publisher | Gosizdat |
Publication date | 1930 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | The Bedbug (1929) |
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