The General Line
Drama
Also known as The Old and the New (Staroye i Novoye), The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.
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A sweeping, earnest ode to collective farming and industrial progress. It feels like a grand, almost documentary-style celebration of Soviet ambition, showcasing the monumental shift from agrarian life to a new, mechanized future with a powerful, albeit propagandistic, spirit.
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