Many artists are now longing for the days of censorship. Many great Soviet playwrights stopped writing. Theatre of struggle and hatred makes great theatre. Russians are no longer interested in American issues. Russians don't understand how a whole nation quit smoking.
Theatre is now of a lower social status.
Now it is funded thru trade of cigarettes and vodka. In Russia, it has bought none in the last 10 years. Our freedom is not inspiring. After the Russian revolution there was great art because there were great beliefs. Wait though, it's only been ten years.