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<p>This paper analyses the historical genesis of Aleksandr Bogdanov’s conception of proletarian culture. In particular, the author deals with Bogdanov’s activity during his exile in Vologda, his organization of the <italic>Vpered group</italic>, and the debates over cultural politics amongst Russian Marxism in emigration. The systematic focus of the paper is on the concept of culture as based on the material and non-material capacities of the comprehension and the working and living conditions of the worker. The role of art in a system of culture is another important systematic focus of this analysis.</p></abstract>

This paper analyses the historical genesis of Aleksandr Bogdanov’s conception of proletarian culture. In particular, the author deals with Bogdanov’s activity during his exile in Vologda, his organization of the Vpered group, and the debates over cultural politics amongst Russian Marxism in emigration. The systematic focus of the paper is on the concept of culture as based on the material and non-material capacities of the comprehension and the working and living conditions of the worker. The role of art in a system of culture is another important systematic focus of this analysis.

Aleksandr Bogdanov’s Concept of Culture: From Workers’ Circles to the Proletkult Movement

Cultural Science

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This paper analyses the historical genesis of Aleksandr Bogdanov’s conception of proletarian culture. In particular, the author deals with Bogdanov’s activity...

Aleksandr Bogdanov’s Concept of Culture: From Workers’ Circles to the Proletkult Movement

Article Category: Research articles

Published Online: Dec 22, 2021

Page range: 191 - 199

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/csj-2021-0015

Keywords
proletarian culture, art, science and philosophy, Proletkult organization, proletarian university, proletarian encyclopedia

© 2021 Jutta Scherrer, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Aleksandr Bogdanov’s Concept of Culture: From Workers’ Circles to the Proletkult Movement

Article Category: Research articles

Published Online: Dec 22, 2021

Page range: 191 - 199

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/csj-2021-0015

Keywordsproletarian culture, art, science and philosophy, Proletkult organization, proletarian university, proletarian encyclopedia

© 2021 Jutta Scherrer, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
proletarian culture, art, science and philosophy, Proletkult organization, proletarian university, proletarian encyclopedia