Village Kluby

[Helena Goscilo]

Dear Natalie,

Although it does not deal with VILLAGE clubs, Nadezhda Azhgikhina's
"Russian Club Life" in STUDIES IN 20TH
CENTURY LITERATURE, Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter 2000 (pp.169-91) will give you a
start.

Helena

--On Monday, August 06, 2001 4:56 PM -0400 "Natalie O. Kononenko"
<nkm at UNIX.MAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU> wrote:r

> Dear List members,
>         First, I want to thank all those who helped me find
> sources for marriage statistics.
>         Second, I was hoping for help on another issue.  I am
> now looking at courtship and the village klub.  This was place
> for young people to meet and socialize in the Soviet era (many
> still function).  These establishments showed films, ran
> something that might be considered an equivalent of disco
> night.  What I need is some background information of the klub
> and again, I would really appreciate suggestions.
>
> Here are my questions:
>
> When did kluby start?  Am I right that they started
> proliferating after the war, basically under Khrushchev?
>
> Was there some sort of official edict or directive telling
> villages to set up kluby?
>
> Is there a description of what klub were supposed to be and
> what they were supposed to do?  Again, I am assuming, on the
> basis of oral interviews, that they were supposed to educate
> the masses and provide wholesome entertainment.
>
> I thank everyone in advance.
>
> Natalie Kononenko
>
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