Audiosfera opowieści mitycznej. Przypadek komunizmu
The Soundscape of the Communist Myth

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to examine the role and meaning of soundscape in the communist myth. Three main issues are pointed out: acts of collective singing and mass songs lyrics; the tension between sounds of nature and industrial sounds; the dichotomy between noise and silence. The soundscape presented in socialist realist creative writing is dominated by loud sonic phenomena. Noisy sounds are recognised as a sign of creating the brand new society and industrial world, while silence and muffled sounds are considered threatening to the new order.

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