Епос по сталински. Екранизацията на „Под игото“ от 1952 г.
A Stalinist Epic. The Film Adaptation of “Under the Yoke” from 1952

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the adaptation of the novel “Under the Yoke” from 1952 as a paradigmatic example of the transformation of the literary source, subjected to the ideological dictates of the era of Bulgarian Stalinism. It traces the application of the Theses of the Screenplay Commission from 1949 by the creators of the film, paying attention to the main points where Vazov’s novel had to be “straightened,” i.e., altered at the level of the plot and dialogue: the class origin of the characters, the presentation of the revolutionary organization, and the attitude towards Russia. Special attention is given to the elimination of the comic-carnival layer in the novel and the foregrounding of the “rural” through the character of Borimechkata. The article also explores the analogies between the “straightening” of Vazov’s novel in the era of Stalinism and the criticisms of the novel by authors such as Vasil Baldzhiev and Iliya Milarov at the end of the 19th century.

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