“The fall of the squadron” play by A. E. Korneichuk
Journal: Bulletin of the South Ural State University Series «Social Sciences and the Humanities»
Year: 2018

The aim of this article is to study the history of “The Fall of the Squadron” play in the theatres of Soviet Union. The plot of the pay is based on actual events of 1918 when the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire was deliberately sinked as a result of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. From the standpoint of 1930’s the play aimed to imprint the past as a projection of Revolution. The performances of the play mainly contained the heroic and revolutionary spirit of the Black Sea seamen and their “second