Lef and the Left Front of the Arts (Slavistische Beiträge)

by Halina Stephan

This study analyzes the artistic theory and practice of the Left Front of the Arts (Levyi front iskusstv - Lef) with a special focus on the journal Lef (1923-1925). Two themes are central to this the organizational activities of the Lef group directed toward making Futurism a formative force within the Soviet culture and the artistic proposals published in Lef that had the same goal.

242 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981