by JenBurdoo » Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:45 am
Espionage relevant? No. Comrafes relevant? Assuming you meant "comrades," there is a relevant friendship. Communist greeting? No. Communist regime? Yes. Communist culture? 5 years plans? Proletariat? Communist songs? Money? Rich people? Others? No to the rest. Role played by the english charachter = a spy? Occasionally. A sport man? A turist? A military man? There are two relevant characters, one of whom has military experience. Is his political belonging relevant? Communist? Anti-communism? No to the rest. Musician? Yes. Artist? No. An author. Yes. (were the authors of the fiction russian? No. Was the plot oroginally made by soviet people? No. Adapted by soviet authors? Only slightly. Changed? Only slightly.)? Free artist (i.e. publishing not censored pieces of art)? Slight censoring was involved, but surprisingly little. Is it something like "music or art normally censored was made public using the english charachter"? No. (i.e. formally it was a critique to Western culture, but practically it was allowed by censorship since it came from an english charachter and fiction producers hidden it as a critique) No.
Could it have been another regime rather than the communist one theoretically? Yes. Or it only worked with communism? At the time, I believe it was only used in Europe, which would limit it to communist countries.
Could the theme be easily exchanged for another version of the song? Yes, but... A communist-approved one? Yes, but... Is the fact that the song does not have words relevant in the sense that authors could easily say that the song was not the same as the one known in the rest of Europe? No. Or maybe they could say that European copied the song? No. Or that it was the Russian version of the song? It was.
Did people know that the song was known in the rest of Europe? Yes. If so relevant how? Yes. Did they have access to western music? Yes. Or maybe the song was part of russian culture? No. Something like a discussion about who composed the song first?! No. Is it a song that is popular all over the world (i.e. with the same melody all over the world but different words, like "happy birthday"?)? Not in that sense. Is the song known nowaday? Yes. Is it sung every day in the world? It can be heard in certain contexts. Is it a song sung in a particular context? Yes. Church? During festivity? During Christmas? All together? None of these. While doing something prohibited in soviet union? Oh, yes. While celebrating something? No.
Reference to the english charachter --> was it a direct and evident reference? No, indirect. A reference "by exclusion" No. (i.e. since russian/communists were not allowed to do something, the only one who could be referred the song was the english person. Or maybe he could be the only one singing it explicitly?)? Reference = dedicated to him? No. Revealed the importance of the english charachter to the plot? Not exactly.
Definitely some progress here!