დასავლური მუსიკა და მუსიკოსები საბჭოთა პერიოდის ოფიციალური პერიოდული გამოცემების ფურცლებზე „უძრაობის“ ხანაში

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This article explores the representation of Western music and musicians in the official Soviet periodical press, focusing on the ideological, cultural, and political frameworks that shaped such portrayals. By examining a range of Soviet newspapers and magazines from the post-war decades through the late Soviet era, the study investigates how Western musical phenomena – particularly jazz, rock, and pop – were framed within a discourse of ideological confrontation and cultural control. The analysis reveals the complex interplay between censorship, propaganda, and selective openness that characterized the Soviet media’s engagement with Western culture. While official publications often condemned Western music as a symbol of capitalist decadence or moral decay, they simultaneously appropriated certain stylistic or performative aspects that could be aligned with socialist values. This ambivalent discourse reflected broader tensions within Soviet cultural policy: the desire to maintain ideological purity while acknowledging the growing popularity and influence of global musical trends among Soviet citizens. By situating the discussion within the context of Cold War cultural diplomacy and internal Soviet media strategies, the article contributes to a deeper understanding of how music functioned as both a site of ideological struggle and a channel of cultural exchange. The study ultimately argues that the Soviet portrayal of Western music served not merely as propaganda but as a revealing mirror of the regime’s anxieties, aspirations, and adaptive mechanisms in the face of transnational modernity.