Les « nègres » juifs d'Anatoli Sourov, l'anti-cosmopolites

For historians of Soviet culture, Anatoly Surov is an extremely revealing phenomenon for at least two reasons, first of all, he played a key role in the persecutions, which were unleashed against "cosmopolitan" - that is to say, mainly, Jewish - theatre critics in 1948, during an explosion of State anti-Semitism. Second, he did not in fact write the six plays, that he signed between 1946 and 1953 and which earned him two Stalin Prizes, a considerable amount of money, a number of privileges and a prestigious position : he in fact used Jewish ghost writers, who were not fully consenting. As it turns out, there were many ghostwriters in the Soviet literature and dramaturgy. Surov's case helps to understand, what kind of processes went on, and also to better understand the protections used and enjoyed by some members of the Soviet elite.Vaissié Cécile. Les « nègres » juifs d'Anatoli Sourov, l'anti-cosmopolites. In: Revue Russe n°39, 2012. La Fabrique du ‘soviétique’ dans les arts et la culture.Construire/Déconstruire l’homme nouveau (avant 1953) pp. 195-205