Abstract
<jats:p>The purpose of the research is to identify the main aesthetic principles of the productions of the Moscow Kamerny Theatre (MKT) in 1943-1949, as well as the historical reasons that influenced their transformation. The article examines the theatrical decorative art of the Moscow Kamerny Theatre under the direction of A. Ya. Tairov during the final phase of the theatre’s existence. The author analyzes the historical patterns that affected the aesthetics of Tairov’s theatre and their transformations, as well as the scenographic solutions of key productions. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that, for the first time, a detailed analysis of the MKT scenography of the little-studied period of 1943-1949 is carried out in connection with the historical events of the country and the artistic life of postwar Russia. As a result of the research, a number of basic aesthetic principles of the Kamerny Theatre’s scenography at this stage are identified, both those that underwent transformation and those that remained unchanged, against the backdrop of the expressionist worldview that was fundamental and unshakable for A. Ya. Tairov. At the same time, it is demonstrated that the scenographic explorations of the Kamerny Theatre’s artists were always maximally integrated into the context of Russia’s artistic life.</jats:p>