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Soviet Plan to Spend 100 Million on Culture for Workers
Glaviskustra of the Soviet Central Committee outlines a five year program to spend 200 million rubles on cultural refinement of the proletariat. It covers theaters, cinema, circuses, cabarets, museums, and exhibits, with new theaters in Moscow and nationwide aim for a theater in every county. Workers trained as actors in factory schools to form amateur troupes, plus central bureaus for costumes and lighting. The movement centers on revolutionary works and propaganda to engage workers in culture.
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International News Service
Moscow
Glaviskustra
Central Committee For Cultural Affairs
Ate of
Russia
Leningrad
M. Svedersky