“Repertoire Index” is the Only Source on Theatrical Censorship in the USSR

The repertoire index is a list of permitted and prohibited stage works, which is the official publication of the Main Repertory Committee and was supposed to act as guiding material in every theater and publishing house.The material in the "Repertoire List," in our opinion, has great potential for study.In addition, the first volume of the index contains such sections as: "List of permitted and prohibited children's repertoire, "Gypsy repertoire", "List of operettas permitted and prohibited by the State Committee for production", "List of vocal works prohibited for performance", "List of vocal works permitted by the GRK and usually prohibited locally by the Gublites."A complete analysis of the number and statistics of prohibited and permitted ones, much less divided by letters, has not been carried out.Thus, we see prospects for further research in a more detailed study of the Repertoire Index in three volumes, as well as its other issues, as well as in the study of the activities of the Glavrepertoire Committee as a whole.