VSEVOLOD MEYERHOLD VE “BÜYÜK TEMİZLİK” DÖNEMİ
VSEVOLOD MEYERHOLD AND THE “GREAT PURGE” PERIOD

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of the 20th century, profound changes occurred in various fields, including theater. Theater discovered another creative entity beyond the playwright - the Director. The Director became the central figure of Theater, which was enriched with new artistic and aesthetic tools of the time. Directors who sensed the demands of their era with creative intuition and aimed to present sufficiently good works of art validated their profession through new reforms. One of these directors is Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold. He is one of the directors who not only influenced but also shaped the face (aura) and visibility of 20th-century Russian theater thought. Meyerhold, with his creatorship of producer (constructivist) stage design and biomechanical acting approach, has a rich creative heritage as a theater director, theorist, actor, and educator. This study discusses Meyerhold's innovations in Russian theater during the period he lived, his stance against Stalin’s “Great Purge” (Stalin Repression) policy, and his approach to the political developments of his time. Meyerhold, one of the victims of the "Great Purge", brought an innovative approach to stage decoration, bringing the stage and the audience together and involving the audience in the stage.

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