O teatre, kotoryj nikomu ne nužen [20-12-1937] - [D062]

Concise description of the directive:

Before the October Revolution, Meyerhold fought against realistic theatre, opposing it with a theatre that was far removed from real life, a ‘theatre of masks’ and not of living images; it was a conventional, aestheticising, mystical, formalist theatre. After the revolution Meyerhold pursued the same incorrect path. The story of Meyerhold’s theatre should serve as a lesson to those who still believe that one can create works of art for the people by persisting in detachment from real life without paying attention to the voice of our immortal people.