Za socialističeskij istoričeskij roman [17-11-1933] - [D099]

Concise description of the directive:

The historical novel has always been a weapon in the hands of different classes, useful to realise their political objectives at a given historical moment. Such was the historical significance of the novels of Scott, Dumas, Hugo and Tolstoy. The historical novel could also and especially play a great role for socialist realism.