The Bedbug
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The Bedbug is a satirical play by Vladimir Mayakovsky that critiques Soviet society through a darkly comic, futuristic storyline.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ |
| author | Vladimir Mayakovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | former worker turned philistine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| critiques |
Soviet bureaucracy
ⓘ
ideological hypocrisy ⓘ petty bourgeois mentality ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | dramatic work ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
stage productions
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
absurdist elements
ⓘ
grotesque humor ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Ivan Prisypkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Soviet political climate of the 1920s ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Futurism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dark comedy ⓘ |
| notableComposerForProduction | Dmitri Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirectorOfProduction | Vsevolod Meyerhold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Vladimir Mayakovsky bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
cryogenic freezing of the protagonist
ⓘ
revival in a future communist society ⓘ |
| setting |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
future society ⓘ |
| structure | multiple acts ⓘ |
| symbol | bedbug ⓘ |
| symbolism | persistence of bourgeois habits ⓘ |
| theme |
bourgeois values
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bureaucracy ⓘ conformism ⓘ critique of Soviet society ⓘ |
| timeOfFirstPerformance | 1929 ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | "Клоп" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| writer | Vladimir Mayakovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1928 ⓘ |
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