Georgij Breitburd and Soviet Reception of Italian Neo-Avant-Garde by Anastasia V. Golubtsova

“…The study focuses on the focal episode of Neo-Avant-Garde polemics, that is, on Breitburd’s article in “Novy Mir” (March 1967) dedicated to Group 63 and on Italian discussion around it, which took place mainly in left-wing periodicals, like newspaper “Unità,” magazines “Rinascita” and “Quindici,” but also in moderate and center-right newspapers “Il Messaggero” and “La Discussione.” The article proves that Breitburd played a crucial role in the Soviet reception of Italian Neo-Avant-Garde. …”
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