Mystery-Bouffe
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Mystery-Bouffe (; Misteriya-Buff) is a socialist dramatic play written by Vladimir Mayakovsky in 1918/1921. Mayakovsky stated in a preface to the 1921 edition that "in the future, all persons performing, presenting, reading or publishing Mystery-Bouffe should change the content, making it contemporary, immediate, up-to-the-minute."
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Mystery-Bouffe (; Misteriya-Buff) is a socialist dramatic play written by Vladimir Mayakovsky in 1918/1921. Mayakovsky stated in a preface to the 1921 edition that "in the future, all persons performing, presenting, reading or publishing Mystery-Bouffe should change the content, making it contemporary, immediate, up-to-the-minute."
==Plot== Mayakovsky defined the theatre as "an arena reflecting life". The play's production laid the foundations of agitational theatre; it was the first experience of political satire in the Soviet theatre. It combined revolutionary pathos, the vocabulary of a mass rally, and the organic nature of a street show with its farcical nature and major key. The play coexists with topical facts of the political moment and poetic and philosophical digressions. The main theme is the unshakable faith in the victory of the people.
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1918 plays1969 filmsCultural depictions of David Lloyd GeorgeCultural depictions of Georges ClemenceauCultural depictions of Leo TolstoyFiction about the DevilPlays by Vladimir MayakovskyPlays set in hellPolitical satire playsRussian plays adapted into filmsRussian political playsRussian political satire