My profession

by Sergei Obraztsov, Doris Bradbury (Translator)

Autobiography of the famous Soviet puppeteer and director of principal puppet theater of the Soviet Union.

Translated from Russian.

Genres: Nonfiction

326 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (Cyrillic: Серге́й Владимирович Образцов) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica with "establishing puppetry as an art form in the Soviet Union." Rod theaters in many countries of the world owe their establishment to Obraztsov's influence. His collection of exotic puppets was the largest in Russia and one of the largest in the world.

Reviews

[Zek · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Everybody works according to his ability, some doing more, some doing less, but everyone ought to know whether he is doing good or harm. Artists are not released from that obligation, especially as there are no works of art which do neither harm nor good. If a book, a picture or a melody is accepted by a reader, a spectator or a listener, it means that the reader, spectator or listener has had his emotions stirred; and emotions must be either harmful or useful. They cannot be neutral.”
― Sergei Obraztsov