A revolução nos palcos russos: O Mistério-bufo (1918/1921) de Vladímir Maiakóvski

Abstract

We present some reflections on the play Mystery-Bouffe and its reception. Written by Russian poet and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky, the play was staged by the Russian actor and theater director Vsevolod Meyerhold. Initially made for the one-year celebrations of the Russian Revolution, the play was criticized by both artists and party members, so that it could be rewritten by Maiakovsky and reassembled three years later, succeeding. The reasons for these changes will be analyzed here. In addition, the views of the three main political leaders of the Soviet Union, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin, on the work of Mayakovsky, will be analyzed in order to provide reflections on possible similarities and distinctions between the artistic vanguards and the political vanguards.