Abstract:

Music, a powerful communication tool, has also been used by political authorities in some periods to give societies/people a common identity. Especially when the nationalist understanding began to settle at the end of the 19th century and gained importance in the 20th century, the direction of the art of music changed.  In these periods, music played an essential role in shaping education, propaganda, and nationalist understanding. This study deals with the 20th century Georgian Soviet Socialist Republics Union Period, under the state authority of music policies. It is known that the sanctions on the art of music were quite heavy, especially between the years of 1932-1953 during the martial law. Nevertheless, the attitude of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in those years changed the direction of music in the countries under the republic of the union. The study is a qualitative study and consists of data collection, document analysis, and interviews conducted in Georgia.

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