Gives a comprehensive analysis of modern Russian theater, and provides critical analyses of tradition and the transmission process. It is a valuable resource for academicians, researchers and students who study the history of the Russian theater.

International Journal of Russian Studies

The work, based on a rich theoretical reflection and on numerous primary sources, questions the processes of transmission in Russia in the so-called "modern" period. … The analyzed corpus [is] organized with clarity and ease.

Teatro e Storia (Bloomsbury Translation)

A tightly argued and extensively researched analysis of the Russian Theatre scene in the early decades of the 20th century … At a time when concerns over cultural appropriation and calls to 'decolonise the curriculum' are ubiquitous this book addresses the question of cross-cultural communication, interaction, and tradition building in a fascinating and innovative way.

Stanislavski Studies

Modern Russian theatre is an essential component in both educational and professional theatres ... Modern Theatre in Russia: Tradition Building and Transmission Process is a bit more specialized, but would certainly be at home in both history and theory courses. Levenson and Aquilina have contributed texts that belong on the shelf of the student of modern Russian theatre, and together they demonstrate the sophistication and enduring influence of both the major and the overlooked voices of the field.

Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism

In Modern Theatre in Russia: Tradition Building and Transmission Processes, Stefan Aquilina offers a methodologically savvy and historiographically sophisticated consideration of modern Russian theatre, drawing into his consideration events and figures both well-known and heretofore neglected. His findings enrich not only our understanding of 20th century modern Russian theatre, but also expose the complexity of modernism and its complicated relation to tradition.

Jonathan Chambers, Bowling Green State University, USA