28-10-2010, 18:48
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Re: The value of public funded art
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Originally Posted by garinda
The Bolshoi, and the Kirov ballet were founded in 1776, and the 1740's, respectively.
They flourished very successfully under private sponsorship from patrons, for nearly two hundred years, before Uncle Joe Stalin came along with state funding, decimating most other art forms in the union.
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Such a cultural giant was out Joe
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