Soviet émigré artists often returned to USSR [audio 30min]

Martin Sixsmith presents a series examining the relationship between artists and the authorities in Soviet Russia. Millions fled Russia following the Bolshevik Revolution, including many artists, such as the poet Marina Tsvetaeva, composers Stravinsky and Prokofiev and the celebrated writer Maxim Gorky. However, each in turn was tempted to return. Contributors include Sviatoslav Prokofiev, Stephen Walsh, Gerard McBurney, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Elaine Feinstein.