The Steps of Nemesis
A Dramatic Chronicle in Six Scenes from Party Life in the USSR (1936–1938)
In the 1910s, Russian director Nikolai Evreinov championed the theatricalization of life. In exile in Paris, he reacted to Stalin's political show trials by writing a play based on their transcripts. His work critiques false confessions and conspiracies, offering an imaginative glimpse into the true nature of the theatricalized reality under Stalin.
