Authors André Breton, Benjamin PéretPeople cited Vladimir Ilitch Oulianov, dit Lénine, Andreï Vichinsky
Manuscript of a text published in Médium, no. 4, January 1955 concerning the death of Vyshinsky.
‘The hyena among hyenas’: the Hebrew superlative isn’t an overstatement in vilifying Andrey Vyshinsky, a Soviet official whose death was commemorated by all the communist press in grandiose terms at the end of 1954. In this furious note co-authored with Benjamin Péret and published in Médium (new series, no. 4), Breton renders justice to this whole rhetoric and gives a blunt reminder of a few truths. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]
Handwritten manuscript, undated.
- 1/4 page in-4°, first draft of a handwritten manuscript by André Breton with deletions and corrections of this text published in Médium, no. 4, January 1955 relating to the death of Vyshinsky:
‘The murderer of Lenin’s companions, defiler of October, one world, the only one it might be desirable to inhabit, separates those who appreciated his “eloquence” and those who were happy to finally see the hyena among hyenas laid low.’ [Auction catalogue, 2003]
According to É.-A. Hubert, through this article in Médium Breton was responding to the ‘accommodating’ articles in Le Monde about Stalin’s State Prosecutor of the Moscow Trials. Will any reader able to confirm this be kind enough to correct this entry?
Thanks to Fabrice Pascaud, issue 4 of Médium is available as a (rather large file size) PDF. [Atelier André Breton website, 2015]
Translated by Krzysztof Fijalkowski
André Breton, Benjamin Péret, « Enfin », Médium, communication surréaliste, n° 4, janvier 1955, p. 14
José Pierre (dir.), Tracts surréalistes et Déclarations collectives (1922-1969), Paris, Le Terrain vague (Éric Losfeld éditeur), t. II, p. 135
André Breton (Édition publiée sous la direction d'Étienne-Alain Hubert avec la collaboration de Philippe Bernier et Marie-Claire Dumas), « Enfin », Alentours, Œuvres complètes, tome IV, Écrits sur l'art et autres textes, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Paris, Gallimard, 2008, p. 1053, notice p. 1444
| Creation date | sd [nov. 1954] |
| Bibliographical material | - André Breton and Benjamin Péret, ‘Enfin’, Médium, communication surréaliste, no. 4, January 1955, p. 14.
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| Date of publication | 01/01/1955 |
| Languages | French |
| Number of pages | 1 p. |
| Reference | 581000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2379 |
| Keywords | Work notes, Reviews and Journals, Tract |
| Categories | Manuscripts, Andre Breton's Manuscripts |
| Set | [Journal] Médium, Tracts surréalistes et déclarations collectives |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100171750 |
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Numéro 4 de la nouvelle série de la revue Médium, publiée en janvier 1955 sous la direction de Jean Schuster. La revue contient le tract contre Max Ernst à propos de la Biennale de Venise.
Deux images, une notice descriptive, une exposition, un lien.
[Journal] Médium, Tracts surréalistes et déclarations collectives
