title: “Appointees” — directors of the Museum of A. M. Gorky in Kazan: The Soviet model of cultural management
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metadata.value: Gavrilova, Marianna F.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-02-09T16:33:27Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-02-09T16:33:27Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-09
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metadata.value: Gavrilova M. F. 2021. “Appointees” — directors of the Museum of A. M. Gorky in Kazan: The Soviet model of cultural management. The Issues of Museology 12 (2): 178–186.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu27.2021.203
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/34804
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metadata.value: In the presented article, the author analyzes the historical stages of development of one of the
  oldest literary museums in the Republic of Tatarstan, the “Kazan Museum of A. M. Gorky”
  (now “Museum of A. M. Gorky and F. I. Chaliapin”), in the context of the institution’s directors
  who were appointed by higher party bodies. Many appointees lacked experience in the
  museum sphere and did not have the corresponding educational background. This format of
  selecting candidates for key positions was characteristic of the Soviet period and was a kind
  of model for managing culture. However, the activities of the leaders of the museum — “appointees”,
  the intensive development of areas of work and dedication to the chosen profession influenced the formation of a special museum space in the republic, which united representatives
  of science, art, and outstanding writers of the region. The article emphasizes the special
  role of one of the first directors of the museum, Maria Nikolaevna Elizarova, who was not only
  a principled communist, but also a writer who led the museum for almost four decades and
  laid the foundations for its development strategy for many years. Elizarova’s cultural initiatives,
  as well as her predecessors’ and followers’, were significant in preserving the historical
  and cultural heritage of the region. Given the lack of existing facts on the history of the “Kazan
  Museum of A. M. Gorky”, and the activities of its employees, the material presented in the article
  is able to fill historical gaps and form a general idea in regard to the outstanding personalities
  who stood at the helm of the museum.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: The Issues of Museology;Volume 12; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: museum
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Gorky studies
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: exposition
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: restoration
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: exhibits
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: “Appointees” — directors of the Museum of A. M. Gorky in Kazan: The Soviet model of cultural management
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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