ORIGINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTELLECTIAL MELEUI IN THE FAR-EASTERN RURAL AREAS IN 1950-1960'S
The paper discusses the process of creation and development of rural artistic intelligentsia in the Soviet Far East in 1950 - 1960's. The dynamics of the professional level of the creative community in rural areas is traced. The working and living conditions of intellectuals residing in villages and small towns are described. The activities of the Communist Party and regional Soviet governments are described that were aimed at improving the facilities of cultural institutions and upgrading the skills of rural creative intelligentsia.