The article is devoted to the history of the formation of the so-called artistic political and enlightenment work, which dates back to the 1920s. Its goal was not only to bring the population of post-revolutionary Russia to the achievements of art, but also to spread the ideas of the Bolshevik Party among the workers and peasants. The key moments in the formation of this work are considered, and much attention is paid to the analysis of poorly researched materials of the First All-Russian Meeting on artistic political and enlightenment work that determined its tasks, forms and methods.
