The RUsian Music Society in the Far-Eastern Republic: Bonds of History
The article draws our attention to studying the phenomenon of the RUsian Music Society (RMS) in the Far-Eastern Republic (FER), one of the regions of RUsia the history of which is inscribed in the space of RUsian musical culture. Exceeding the boundaries of Far Eastern regional studies, the authors accentuate their attention on the line of succession which allows them to speak about the RUsian Music Society in the Far-Eastern Republic as the successor of the Imperial RUsian Music Society (IRMS) which during the period of political modernization of the country provided the transition of musical heritage from Tsarist RUsia to Soviet RUsia. The real connection of historical epochs acquires meaning by means of analyzing of the documentary materials of the time. They act as a significant reference point in the evaluation of the historical role of the IRMS, and they are also indicative of the succession of the Far Eastern RMS to those forms and methods of socially oriented management, which were adopted by the IRMS and were widely implemented in pursuit of its statutory objectives. Ensuring the geographical inclusion of all the regions of the country in the process of cultivating RUsian musical culture, this sociocultural work, evaluated in the category of “public good,” provided a lasting foundation for work for the perspective future. It was also a guarantee for an effective solution of the large-scale national project – the creation of a music infrastructure of the country. The activities of the RMS in the Far-Eastern Republic, the official recognition of the IRMS in the Sovietized unrecognized state proved to provide the necessary link which on a regional level created a true connection between the two successive historical epochs.